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A lot of anti-work problems are also respect and lack of boundaries problems

https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/vkwf78/aitafor_ignoring_my_boss_and_blocking_his_number/ For example in this post where the boss needed help, he called his female employee multiple times while she was on vacation and even started emailing her when she didn't respond. Then wrote her up for not answering. Was the work-institution and culture the problem? Yes! It is what empowered the boss to think he could call the employee so many times. The power-trip is what made him write her up. But I noticed the boss only called and harassed her? He didn't call the other employees relentlessly. The problem was also that he didn't respect this specific employee. Or he had the least respect for her out of all employees. At some point, this man learned he could disrespect this woman. This is why we need to work on teaching people to respect us and to teach boundaries, especially to female employees in the workforce. Anti-work interplays with…


https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/vkwf78/aitafor_ignoring_my_boss_and_blocking_his_number/

For example in this post where the boss needed help, he called his female employee multiple times while she was on vacation and even started emailing her when she didn't respond. Then wrote her up for not answering.

Was the work-institution and culture the problem? Yes! It is what empowered the boss to think he could call the employee so many times. The power-trip is what made him write her up.

But I noticed the boss only called and harassed her? He didn't call the other employees relentlessly.

The problem was also that he didn't respect this specific employee. Or he had the least respect for her out of all employees.

At some point, this man learned he could disrespect this woman.

This is why we need to work on teaching people to respect us and to teach boundaries, especially to female employees in the workforce.

Anti-work interplays with culturally conditioned passiveness, sexism, and people-pleasing.

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