So here I am, sitting asleep at the wheel, my last week at a job that I've grown to hate. My boss is your typical out of touch boomer: presses keyboard buttons like she's firing phasers on the 1960s Enterprise, drags every available staff member into interviews (sometimes topping 8-10 people), has more unnecessary virtual meetings than actual face time around the center.
I fully expected to not have to serve out two weeks notice based on things she's said about it in the past, but when you've had 10% of your workforce quit in the past week and nobody trained to backfill my position, I suppose compromises have to be made?
I have PTO in the bank and decided that I'm going to take a day off this week. Wednesday. I submit for the request and shoot her and another manager a quick text stating I'll be off on Wednesday. Not even two minutes go by and she swoops into my office saying it doesn't work for her. States it's not policy to give people time off after they've given notice. Goes on about how she needs everyone to be engaged and on deck this week.
My response? I calmly tell her it's not a request, and that I'm doing her the courtesy of saying I won't be in ahead of time, rather than calling off the morning of like all the other employees that have one foot out the door. Her response is that disciplinary action would be taken. I chuckle and remind her my last day is Friday or sooner anyway.
She stomps off and avoids me for the next hour before coming to tell me the request is approved 🤣