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RE: Quit All Her Previous Jobs 'Cause They Didn't Let Her Wear Flip Flops At Work 🤷😎✌️

in #freedom6 years ago

Encouraging story that is! I had to smile all along. It's the right thing to do when a boss is not respecting you. When things cannot be changed within a company it's useless to stay.

I think I am a sister in spirit on this.

Reminds me on my boss many years ago who wanted me to wear a mini skirt at a fair. I already was wearing the blazer (with the famous company logo on it! A huge one!) and told him that I will put on pants but no skirt. He couldn't do anything about it (other than firing me).

One afternoon when I packed my things to get ready for home he asked me why I never did late hours in the office. I asked him: "So, would you like me to do late hours just for your pleasure and because you'd delighted to see me hard working? I think I am doing a good job already and won't just sit here around pretending I am busy."

The year I left the company he wasn't paying me Christmas bonus but did so to all other employees. I was pretty aggravated and demanded that I as well would like to have my bonus. He answers: "Yeah, but you are leaving. And that bonus is for motivation for the coming year." I told him I believed it's for the work performed for the expired year and that I find it not fair to lose on that. I was not leaving his office until he finally gave in and gave me half the bonus. Actually, he was right and I was wrong, I found out later. :)

Really like that you work with your dad and run a garden with peppers! What a good work to "dirty" your hands and feet. Flip-flops are just perfect.

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Chapeau, so you got 50% of the bonus even though it was actually not part of the contract. Awesome!
Thanks for your detailed comment and for providing such a deep insight. It's fascinating how many have apparently experienced similar situations in business.

Sharing these stories with each other is kind of a relief, isn't it? :-)

Again thanks for stopping by! Have a great day @erh.germany

Yes, a relief! Sharing stories of getting out of a misery and finding something more fitting we all appreciate.

And another thing I was taught as well: Even when one actually is wrong about the legalities one can turn things by negotiation. There often is a difference between the actual law and the felt morals. For my former boss and me that meant both of us were not sure about the law (I think I even didn't have a contract) but handled the issue just between the two of us. I like negotiations a lot. :)

You too have a great day, Marly.