Australia, Feb 17:
An Australian man has quit his job after receiving an “appalling” text message from his boss trying to
cancel his annual leave last minute. Taking to TikTok, user Michael Sanz, who is known for sharing
stories on employees’ bad boss experiences, shared the wild text exchange between the worker, Noel,
and his boss, Nick. In the clip, Mr Sanz revealed the first message was from the boss, who informed Mr
Noel that another staff member had resigned and therefore his time off scheduled for the following week
had to be cancelled. The boss claimed that it would be “all hands on deck” while they try to find a
replacement.
“We can push back a few months. I’ve advised HR it’s now changed for you. Appreciate your
understanding,” the boss texted, as per New York Post.
In between reading the messages, Mr Sanz explained how unfair it was to cancel the period of leave
without any type of conversation. “This guy sounds like a tool. He’s automatically cancelling leave without
any conversation,” he said.
According to Mr Sanz, the employee then responded saying that while he appreciates how “frustrating”
this situation would be for the company, he can’t cancel his leave as he has his brother’s wedding in Bali.
“All flights are paid for and my kids are in the wedding party,” he wrote. “I did book this in seven months
ago, so cancelling isn’t an option. I can help out more until I leave if that helps, but I can’t change my
leave dates,” Mr Noel said.
