14 Relatable Times Toxic Employers Lost It and Humiliated Themselves While Texting Their Employees
Sometimes, it can be difficult to tell whether your boss is deliberately toxic or simply withdrawn.
Monday morning is here again, and you have a report that’s due, but you're completely shaken. Regardless, you're certain your employer will find a way to undermine your efforts with various criticisms.
Or perhaps it's Friday, and your back is throbbing from the weight of supporting the entire team throughout the week. You look back and realize that your employer is so lazy, and you're beginning to wonder how the organization will survive when you're no longer there to do basically everything.
If these situations remind you of your work environment, then you might be noticing signs that your boss is toxic. Sometimes, it can be difficult to tell whether your boss is deliberately toxic or simply withdrawn at a given moment.
Toxic bosses can take many forms; some are critical and tyrannical, while others are so closed-off that you wonder how they got the job in the first place. They can order you to come in for work during Thanksgiving, send you an email asking you to work on something in the middle of the night, or even expect you to come to work despite being admitted to the hospital.
The list goes on and on, but for now, we’ll pause here and let you check out this list of texts from toxic bosses to their employees.
1. An employer trying to force their employee to work during the holidays, even though the employee made it clear they would be unavailable
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2. This employer trying to withhold their ex-employee's paycheck and wrongly accusing them of breaking equipment
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3. "My buddy's boss last night. Good for him, but I wouldn't have answered."
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4. A boss trying to schedule their employee for a 20-hour shift without obtaining their consent
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5. "So I'm five days into my COVID-positive reading, and my boss sends me this because she's short-staffed, and I'm still feeling absolutely ill. I'm in Florida for winter break, and she's back in NC, meaning I would have to fly while COVID-positive."
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6. A boss trying to get their ex-employee back
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7. "I quit a job where I was overworked and underpaid and found a more stable, better-paying job. My manager texts me months later."
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8. A boss who won't tolerate a second of lateness
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9. "I texted my boss that I couldn't make it in today."
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10. A boss giving three hours' notice to their employees
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11. "My boss texted me an assignment on my day off."
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12. "My boss just installed $6,000 cameras instead of paying for new bathroom pipes that stink up the restaurant."
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13. "The passive-aggressiveness from my boss. By the way, I’m only 17 and working a part-time job."
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14. "Look at what my friend's manager texted. As a manager, is she right to do this to my friend?"
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Having a toxic person as a boss is not something anyone would wish for. Besides the fact that they taint the working environment, they also create a culture where individuals are hesitant to speak out or request help.
As time passes, the toxicity can destroy the worker’s confidence, negatively influence their work, and diminish their mental capacity.
