Yesterday, our new boss told everyone that he's going to be on vacation all of next week. Cool.
Today, before close, ON A FUCKING SOCIAL MEDIA POST, he says that we get to work memorial day because we're so behind. Memorial day has always been a holiday and he knows this because he's been there for over a decade and just got promoted to his position a few months ago. Then says that he knows a lot of us planned to have the day off, so he'll have a few select spots open for requests off on a first come first serve basis so get your requests in, otherwise we have to burn a call in. Lunch will be provided.
It's going to be pizza. It's always pizza.
Dude takes off a whole week because it's been crazy at work. He fucking fired or forced seven people into quitting when he took over, and is shocked when no one wants to do physical labor for $11/hr! So we're working at half or lower capacity most days and, unlike him, are actually doing the labor part of the job sweating our asses off because he and our department manager are pushing us harder to make up for the lack of workers. So we're all exhausted and calling in because no one wants to get paid shit to be pushed beyond what's comfortable physically. So then he starts trying to get us to work Saturdays. Thankfully that doesn't catch on, but I can't help but feel like this is punishment for being “lazy”.
I hope no one shows up. Let him sit there on an empty production floor. Fuck this.