Employee is written up for not answering a work text while on vacation: 'They actually gave him a formal write up for delayed communication'

When you're on vacation, you're on vacation. It's kind of the whole point. Unless you're a doctor and you're on the beach relaxing and someone yells, "Is anyone here a doctor?" you're off the hook for doing whatever it is that you do. You're off the clock. More than that, you're off the grid if you want to be. Nobody should be expected to answer work calls while they're on vacation because the key thing about it is that you're not being paid. If you're taking PTO, you're being paid to not be there. It would be counterintuitive if they needed you to be there.

That doesn't stop many employers from asking too much of their employees. Some people don't have the boundaries around work that they should, and thus assume others have the same issues. Sometimes people see vacation as simply being away from the desk, not away from the job.

Advertisement

01
My friend got written up for not answering a work text while on vacation

via u/Brilliant_Outcome634
Advertisement
02

via Unsplash+ (Lala Azizli)

_{^{The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.}}
Like in this story, where a worker rightfully ignored a request his boss tossed him while he was taking time off. But instead of it being water under the bridge, like it should be, he came back to a formal, written warning. Read on for the story to see what happened.
03

via u/Brilliant_Outcome634
04

via u/Brilliant_Outcome634
Advertisement
05

via u/Brilliant_Outcome634
06
Commenters came in with stories of their own.

via u/xpacean
Advertisement
07

via u/xpacean
08

via u/xpacean
Advertisement
09

via u/xpacean
10

via u/xpacean
11

via Arcade Arena

_{^{The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.}}
Advertisement
12

via u/captainmadrick
13

via u/captainmadrick
14

via u/StolenWishes
Advertisement
15

via u/sparkydaman
16

via u/Faelinor
17

via u/RicketyJimmy
Advertisement
18

via u/Lexicon444
19

via u/Lexicon444
20

via u/shastadakota
Advertisement
21

via u/shastadakota
22

via u/mrrichiet
23

via u/minorcarnage
Advertisement
24

via u/teensyboop
25

via u/Telepathysiphon
26

via u/Telepathysiphon
Advertisement
27

via u/Telepathysiphon
28

via u/Telepathysiphon
29

via u/Telepathysiphon
Advertisement
30

via u/Telepathysiphon

Stay entertained and up to date by following us on Facebook and Instagram!

Tags

boss antiwork workplace-stories toxic-workplace job bosses work coworkers working reddit story toxic-boss workplace reddit thread bad bosses Reddit toxic-work-environment

Scroll Down For The Next Article

Also From Memebase

Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Lord of the Rings Memes This Week (July 8, 2025)

Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Lord of the Rings Memes This Week (July 8, 2025)

Next Article