‘Think about your team!’: Manager demands worker choose between job or grad school; worker quits

Think about your team, the grouchy manager (who most certainly did not think of the team himself) bellowed. This was a simple manipulation tactic he liked to apply when employees got a little too 'independent'. What a generation, he must have thought while rolling his eyes. 'Dare ask for one shift a month off back in my day and you would have gotten fired.'

Of course, these are all more or less my own assumptions that I am graciously applying to this situation… I don't actually know what was going on this dear man's head, but perhaps the story below will make things a little bit clearer. Put bluntly, some managers really don't like giving their workers slack, usually if not especially when they need it. So, this is more or less a perfect example of such a situation. This manager thought it was fair to demand a worker choose between work and grad school.

Surprise, surprise, they chose grad school. Scroll down for the full story and for all the fun. Next up, another manager bites the dust as he kicks the wrong worker off grounds.