The company’s HR department called him in for a meeting to discuss his weekend activities. When it became clear where things were headed, the worker decided he’d rather not work for that company anymore.
The thread was shared on Reddit by the worker, u/InfiniteMaf.
The exact post said, “Got called by HR one day after someone there noticed I work on weekends doing gigs totally unrelated to my normal job. Normal job office is open M-F only.”
“After I told HR I wouldn’t stop bc it’s outside of office hours and not a conflict of interest (it’s not even close to the same field), an executive called me and said what’s in the title after explaining to me I was salaried exempt”, the post added.
The post further read, “I asked what could I be doing if the office is closed, and he said I could spend time helping make the company better. Come up with new strategies or develop training for other departments. After expressing my shock at this and arguing for a few minutes, I told him I quit.”
“Sent my letter of resignation to HR right after I hung up with the exec. They tried to convince me to stay. When that didn’t work they explained to me how I could never find another employer that would pay me the same”, the post added.
“Only took me a few weeks to find a new job. I make less in total now, but if you break down to an effective hourly I make much more per hour. You no longer need to work 60+ hour weeks with a maniac CEO who gives out daily fire drills and expects you to drop everything to get something done for him. Have more time with my family. Less stress. In the end, I’m glad this happened”, the post said.
“Fuck that old place. Edit: Wow didn’t expect this to blow up. Thank you all for the comments. Many confirm even more I made the right choice! Edit 2: To clarify I was doing work on the weekends in an area I am personally interested in. Nothing to do with the company or its industry at all. I didn’t do it for the money. I just happened to be getting paid for something I like doing. To those asking me to name the company sadly, I can’t and won’t. They are known to be litigious even against Glassdoor reviews. To those who don’t believe me. Ok. No hard feelings. No matter what I say I can’t convince you otherwise so no need to argue about it. Thanks!”, the post concluded.
