Writing this just to get it off my chest because I wan’t to cry.
So, I’m (f22) a fresh grad and I got a job as an HR in a small firm. For context, I’m the only HR here and there’s less than 20 employees in my office. We just had an office outing a couple weeks ago, It’s basically a paid vacation for 3 days (with 2 days on the road and 1 day with full itinerary, I have my own opinion about this but that’s another story).
Back to the problem, today 2 of our employees submitted their resignation letter. This pissed my boss off because “we spent money for the outing and now they’re basically being ungrateful”. So my boss told me to make all of our employee sign a pact tomorrow that state:
- If the employee participated in the outing 2 weeks ago, they can’t resign for the next year
- If they want to resign, they need to pay around 60% of their monthly paycheck as penalty
- If they refuse to sign the pact, my boss won’t give out their reference letter
I was so shocked I started crying when I read my boss’ message. That’s BEYOND cruel. I’m currently going through the laws about workers right with my friend. I have no intention of making our employees sign that ridiculous pact.
I’m just bewildered and at loss for word.