Uh, seems like an odd reason to quit your job.
I'd have to quit my job twice a week if I left every time my boss said something dumb.
this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2023
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If they’re in a position where they can quit their job because their boss said something dumb, then why not?
Must feel pretty good.
My ex-wife was like this. Making snap decisions without planning 5 minutes ahead. She did this exact thing one time. Got a job at a gluten-free bakery. They told her she needs to wear a hat or hairnet, and would need to remove her long nails per local health code. She said no, and quit. Mind you, this was her first job in 6 months while I was supporting the household alone. She told me this was a boundary she had. Biggest. Bullshit. I've. Ever. Heard.
Ok food safety is a little different than degrading behavior.
I think he's saying her behavior was bs, not the other stuff
Not sure why you're being downvoted, that's definitely something I'd divorce for unless something changed.
In my mind it was more like, if you have the means (not necessarily by becoming a burden on someone else, but perhaps you have a few months of savings you can live off of) then sticking it to your arsehole boss (which I thankfully do not have) by just scampering, must feel pretty good.
Does it seem odd? Seems more odd to me to normalize a boss telling his employees that their parents deserved poverty
Plus this sounds like an escalating argument the boss made no effort to de-escalate. If the boss didn't get fired for it that says everything that needs to be said.
Your job is shit.
You'd be quitting less often if you stopped listening to your boss.
Taking away your labor power from chucklefucks who use the sweat of your brow to continue to oppress you is good praxis.
People talk about boycotting by not buying things from certain companies, but not enough people commit to not giving their labor to those companies in exchange for a paycheck. That's a boycott, too. When you're working for them, you're literally helping them believe the dumbfuck shit they believe, and allowing them to use their financial largess to influence the media to promote their dumbfuck bullshit.
Standing up for the people who no longer are "economically viable" means something. But go ahead, let your boss say your parents should just die when they're too damaged to work. Laugh with them about it. Go ahead and be a callous asshole who won't stand up for someone who can't stand up for themselves.
In 2023 we should be at a point where there is actual technique to management, and it's not just a position where a department leader gets to harrass their crew and make the workplace toxic.
A manager's duty is to know their crew and what keeps their morale and productivity high, whether that's letting them text with their kids all day or letting them keep tabs on the Ravens game. People like to be on a team that knocks out task bullet points and reaches goals. They don't like to be on a team where they have to escape the notice of their managers while trying to complete tasks.
The US has treated upper management and shareholders like aristocracy for so long that workplaces have gone toxic, that office and administration has to babysit bosses who behave like sex-starved pissed-off teenagers and don't even have a coherent vision for their company. (Case in point, Elon Musk)
You are not a good manager if your crew or HR or admin has to handle you like a drunken politician.
Weird that shit like this would even come up
WTF does your parents got to do with your job?
Nothing, but why work for a jerk if you've got other options?