Employee Got Her Boss Fired For Not Allowing Her Read Newspaper During Work Hours

OP, the systems supervisor at a university-based group, managed a cutting-edge network connecting university libraries across England and Wales. Each morning, OP ensured the system was running smoothly for the libraries’ 8 am opening by checking overnight printouts for any errors. Despite arriving an hour early to complete this crucial task, OP’s boss, a rude and entitled individual, reprimanded OP for taking a brief break to read the news and have coffee at 8:05 am. In response, OP began working strictly to rule, refusing to restart the system until the printouts were checked at exactly 8 am. This led to a standoff with the boss, which was ultimately resolved when the deputy intervened, leading to the boss’s removal and OP’s promotion and pay raise.

So keep on scrolling down below to read the whole story narrated by OP, and make sure to read it till the end; otherwise, you won’t be able to let us know whether OP is an a-hole or not.

Source: Reddit

1. OP was the system supervisor. It was a joint venture at a university-based group funded by university libraries around England and the UK.

2. It’s a marvel of a network in libraries that does all their routine work and cataloguing. All this was run autonomously overnight while the system was up and running from 8 am until the library opened.

3. Before all this, printouts from the previous night had to be collected, and stacks of those printouts had to be checked to ensure no problems occurred. Then the system will reboot to online mode for libraries.

4. Going through stacks of printout logs took approximately an hour. So OP had to arrive early at work to double-check the logs, after that, OP would reboot the system. While doing all this, OP would get a cup of coffee and watch news headlines as a short break.

5. Then came OP’s boss, who is an educated manager of a university group. He had the personality of a century-old mill owner. Impudent, and imperious are not enough words to describe him. Previously, he had some disputes, but this was a real deal.

6. Boss came in and found OP drinking coffee while reading the newspaper at 8:05 am. He scolded OP and told him he wouldn’t want to see this again.

7. The following day, OP arrived at 8 am sharp. They went through the printout stack smoothly without any rush. Libraries had gotten frustrated before OP went through the process, they didn’t contact us but the boss himself.

8. Boss storms in at 8:30, demanding an explanation on why the system wasn’t up and running for libraries till now. OP told him the overnight logs need to be gone through for potential failures, and that takes time.

10. Boss said he would arrive early to go through this, but OP opposed it by saying that it would trigger a country-wide strike. Stall for 48 hours, while a deputy reached out and asked OP to a meeting with a board member.

11. Boss got out while Deputy got up the ranks, and OP got a promotion with a pay rise. OP requested a start time of 7 am. The issue was resolved, and all were happy, including the board, which had some beef with the ex-boss.

12. OP’s boss prevented OP from working extra hours and caused a rift at universities all around, which led to his demise and OP’s promotion.

13. This user said this is a great malicious compliance story, and indeed it is.

14. At least he was in the right place to learn!

15. No sugar is needed for OP after this win!

16. Exactly, OP was enjoying his job and was well dedicated towards it. That’s the reason he came one hour early to work.

17. Support is mandatory to pull great stunts like this!

18. This is a fact!

19. Now, that would have been hilarious.

20. That’s the biggest sign that you are working in IT

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