[lowbridge]

Video at link

[a fool in paradise]

Wasn’t it the responsibility of the “manager” to call into work and explain that (s)he would be running late?

Without authorization, employees can’t just extend their hours.

He should’ve called the late employee. Really?

[PubliusMM]

Initially, this is hilarious. On reflection, it is a wonderfully succinct indictment of this manager’s leadership style. One can only suspect that the manager would not have been pleased had the shoe been on the other foot.
It should be the manager who is reprimanded, even fired, IMO.

[ClearCase_guy]

I increasingly see workers who do not work and managers who do not manage. This worker Joe, as far as I can see, did the right thing. The manager is just irresponsible. And there is a lot of that. I know people who have been promoted and just blatantly said, "Now I don't have to do anything. I just tell other people to do stuff."

It doesn't work that way. It has never worked that way.

But a lot of leaders don't have a clue what leadership means (Obama is a grade A example of this). And a lot of workers do think that they are owed a paycheck and don't really need to make much of an effort.

Our society has become very broken.

[Truth29]

The manager was wrong for not calling, but public ridicule of the manager does not bode well for the employee. The help wanted sign next to the note is probably prescient.

[RightOnTheBorder]

God forbid an employee should work an extra hour unexpectedly. Hard to access the whole situation without all the facts but without extenuating services I would fire the guy.

[Usagi_yo]

Amazing whats passing for news today.

[morphing libertarian]

If employees are disgruntled or irresponsible they will stick it to the manager whenever the situation arises.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The BP manager, who declined to be named, said she was running “30 minutes late” because she slept through her alarm.

Running 30 minutes late is not 1 hour+.

Having worked at a gas station I will side with Joe.

When you have been up all night and your replacement does not show it is annoying.

When you have to get home because you have kids and your spouse who works first shift has to get to her job you get a bit upset.

[dinodino]

I’d fire the jackass who wrote the note.

[upchuck]

The note:

[Einherjar]

My old boss used to tell people “ you can say whatever you want on your last day “

[logi_cal869]

See the comment left by the competing Cutlerville ‘Sunoco’ station owner for Joe here

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/03/cutlerville_gas_station_manage.html

[Lazamataz]

If I owned this store, I would fire the manager, rehire him or her as help, and appoint Joe the manager.

[deport]

Man fired after note to boss goes viral

Article about it at the following link.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/03/31/x-man-fired-after-note-to-boss-goes-viral/20859884/?icid=maing-grid7%7Chp-desktop%7Cdl11%7Csec1_lnk2%26pLid%3D459380

[trisham]

I am guessing that there is more to this story. The note implies to me that the employee has built up a level of resentment due to continued misbehaviour on the part of the manager, but without more information, I can't be certain.

Imho, the manager is more to blame than the employee, because among her responsibilities is that of role model and leader. Without further facts, I can only conclude that she has failed in both.