Leadership said we couldn't celebrate a key team member's farewell because it cut into company time by 30 minutes. I guess we'll ignore the hours of overtime said team member has done in their time here... 👀

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Wait, what? Who the fuck is micromanaging time like this? Do you have to account for restroom breaks too?

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God forbid you have IBS. If time is treated like this by management, it should go both ways where employees can say "this unpaid overtime cuts into my work by 30 minutes, I can't start this last minute request to you before tomorrow at 9am", but we know how that'll go down

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What does cutting into company time mean? Can't you block off the time for a meeting and no one will know?

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Starts with a parmy and a pint and it's all downhill from there

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Please name the place

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As the only CD there I would out myself, but it's brand side in Australia

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They are probably perplexed as to why that person is leaving.

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Ultimately you are the boss of the team involved. It’s your job to apologize later for something your manager seems objectionable.

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