Treat Employees Better

u/THENATHE: “After three days, I had fully recovered and was back to working at 100%. A week later, my boss called me in and said, ‘I need you to take on nearly all of your co-worker’s responsibilities because you excel at it, and he’ll be assigned to something else.’ I replied, ‘Certainly, I’ll do my best, but I can’t guarantee I’ll complete everything.’ Consequently, I found myself juggling the workload of two people within the time frame meant for one person. I managed to finish 1 and 3/4 of the tasks when I was summoned to my boss’s office.”

“To my surprise, he accused me of ‘sabotaging him’ and ‘slowing down for too long.’ In response, I asserted, ‘If that’s the case, then go ahead and terminate me. I’m exhausted from carrying this additional burden, but I assure you, you’ll miss my contributions.’ I was indeed let go. However, two weeks later, my boss reached out, requesting my return. He admitted he couldn’t handle the workload alone.”