This isn't my story, but my boyfriend's. He works as a chef and had a new manager start about a week or two ago. She came in, immediately started being a corporate asshole, and drove two people to quit in the first week.
My boyfriend is now the only chef and had been put to work 6 days this week. On his own every day. No thanks, no appreciation, just “we need to keep the business operational.”
Here's the kicker. We just found out that his father has terminal cancer. We don't know how long he has but it's confirmed that he won't survive this. Naturally, we're struggling. My boyfriend went to work and rang his boss. Explained the whole situation, said he's struggling and needs Sunday off to drive his dad on some errands and to support his family through this difficult time. He asked for one day. Her response was, “Okay I understand, but we need to make sure the business stays operational.”
Didn't even ask him if he was okay or how he was feeling. Zero human empathy. Just an immediate reaction of “but what about the business?”. She's burned all her bridges with the staff with one comment. Fuck her.