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Want the legal right to ignore your boss outside working hours? Learn from the French | Alexander Hurst
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this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2024
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Hell I don’t even check my work phone outside work hours. I’ll answer when I’m being paid to
It blows my mind that more people aren't like you and I. I'm sure there's a reason (besides fear?) but I haven't figured it out. I answer the phone after hours if I'm on call. Otherwise, talk to you in the morning folks!
When I worked Ina warehouse/yard we'd regularly need to text each other in our off hours for very simple "hey where did you put x" or similar because management couldn't be fucked to help us organize efficiently
I'll help out a fellow wage slave if me taking 15s to reply would save them a few minutes of hassle
But I've only ever done that at non-corporate places where I actually like the co-workers on my pay level, the corporate jobs provided communication software and that shit was programmed to be muted the minute I was off automatically
Oh for sure. I will always answer if it's a co-worker because we're a team and we help each other. Just not for the boss. Fortunately it's rarely been an issue, I've been lucky to have mostly decent bosses in my career.
Bootlicker culture rooted in how we were educated it takes some economic security and pair of balls to undo the conditioning but most people chose to be bootlickers 🤡
I wouldn't call it bootlicking as much as, some people are absolutely terrified at the prospect of having to find a new job and will do anything they are told at work in order to avoid that. That's the best I've been able to come up with after watching this play out over and over at places I've worked.
I'm more of a "Nah, that doesn't work for me, cya" kinda guy.
Oh yeah it's totally bootlicker culture to not lose your job which pays for the roof over your head and your food. /s
Like seriously? Where the fuck is that a choice??