'[He] doesn't understand the consequences': Boss demands IT worker shut down company emails all weekend, quickly regrets locking himself out

Every worker at this company had a peaceful weekend after their boss cut off everyone's email access. 

This boss reminds me of cats who really want to go outside when it's raining, so you don't let them out. When they finally get you to let them out, they immediately get drenched and want to come back inside. They'll look at you with this squint of anger, but of course, it's the cat's fault. Basically, some lessons are learnt the hard way because you can't anticipate the consequences of your actions. 

U/Lucyiha worked in the IT field at a bank, where she was responsible for numerous levels of support for admin. She notes that all of her job duties don't mean that she's well paid — in fact, her boss brags about her "getting so much money for basically doing nothing." As if that wasn't infuriating enough, the OP's weekends are spent monitoring for server issues, since they could happen at any time. 

Everything changed when the big boss told this IT professional that in order to give his employees a break [read: not pay them overtime]. Instead of working on weekends, he decided the best solution would be to cut off the email access to absolutely everybody. Yes, everybody, and crucially, he demands no exceptions to the rule. Maybe you already know where this is heading… scroll down to check out this great story. 

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