Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

When your boss classifies an event as 'optional,' we all know what that really means…if you don't attend, it will most probably be held against you for your whole career…but again, it's completely up to you…Most of our coworkers, including us, would likely attend to obtain that 'reliable' and 'cooperative' reputation. Undoubtedly hoping our boss remembers seeing our faces at the beach clean-up, or sandwich packing event when considering our raises!

But what if every single one of those unpaid 'volunteering' events occurs on a Saturday…and if instead of genuine charities, all the "team building projects" involve tasks that specifically benefit your boss's immediate circle of family and friends? Well, now we understand how this version of 'giving back' might not appeal to every employee! Especially this employee. There are only so many times she can clean her boss's friend's cafe, or paint her boss's sister's daycare, without eventually feeling like she's completely being taken advantage of by her boss! We're just not quite sure her other coworkers are ready to stand their ground and fight for their weekends!

This employee is well aware that not attending these fake ‘volunteering’ events will put her at a disadvantage in the workplace when it comes to project allocations and public praise. But she would rather receive one less project than spend her only time off cleaning up after her boss's friends and family. In fact, we're not even sure it's legal, but what we do know is that she will no longer be attending any of these events.
via sydaproductions

Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
Advertisement
AITJ for refusing to spend my weekends doing unpaid “team building” for my boss

via sornel_05
via sornel_05
via sornel_05
Advertisement
via sornel_05
via sornel_05
Advertisement
via sornel_05
via sornel_05
Advertisement
via sornel_05
via sornel_05
via kitti-kahotong

Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
Advertisement
via eeyorethechaotic
via Aiyokusama
via Turbulent_Object_201
Advertisement
via Interesting-Alarm211
via MorganFreemanCoPilot
via MorganFreemanCoPilot
Advertisement
via SugarBytess
via Tasty_Sample_5232
via gettysignature

Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.
Advertisement
via Tasty_Sample_5232
via Tenzipper
via Exotic-Rooster4427
Advertisement
via Local_Gazelle538
via Decent_Bandicoot
via NoFox2326