(Aside: This is a fantastic example of just how warped our conceptions of work have become. Only in a truly broken system could working the agreed upon hours be reframed as erecting a rigid, dangerous set of boundaries.)
I worked for a charter school in Arizona as a school director. The new district director refused to see me during regular hours. I once went to his office and waited for five hours to NOT see him.
One day he got upset by my lack of commitment ( I got to work at seven and left between five and six each night always taking work home with me). So he told me to be at his office at 6:15 the next morning.
There he told me that he expected my phone to be on at all hours and the weekend. He told me I was salary and was expected to act like it. This job paid $50k. That's it.
I worked for a charter school in Arizona as a school director. The new district director refused to see me during regular hours. I once went to his office and waited for five hours to NOT see him.
One day he got upset by my lack of commitment ( I got to work at seven and left between five and six each night always taking work home with me). So he told me to be at his office at 6:15 the next morning.
There he told me that he expected my phone to be on at all hours and the weekend. He told me I was salary and was expected to act like it. This job paid $50k. That's it.
What an asshole.
Accurate, but also kinda old news. A lot of us have been having this conversation for well over a decade. And there are several typos in here.
Part of me wonders if Warzel banged this out in 15 minutes while working on something else more important.
Lol, typos should be no reason to fire that newsletter from your inbox?
I’m late to this party. Reminds of the more recent /r/antiwork AOTD.