If you’re an employer, you would have experienced a fair share of workers coming up with all sorts of excuses under the sun for not clocking in for work.
This employee would probably take the cake as he had the audacity to turn up for work for a mere two days before going off the grid completely and reemerging from obscurity weeks later to ask for his salary.
Worked for 2 days before disappearing, then asked for pay
In a Threads post, the frustrated employer wrote that the worker reported for work on Aug 28 before being “missing in action” (MIA) from Aug 30 onwards.
Out of concern, the OP sent several WhatsApp messages inquiring about the employee’s wellbeing. Her husband also did the same but all of it went unanswered.
Three weeks later, the employee sent a message on Sept 18 asking a question that nearly had the OP’s jaw dropping to the ground:
Greetings, sis. I’m sorry to bother you but may I know whether will I be paid for the two days I worked?”
Needless to say, the OP was left feeling used by the employer and subsequently kicked him out of the company chat group.
“I was being so nice, waiting for him to reach out to me if he had an emergency. I was waiting and asking for an update for a week.
“After a week of not giving a single reply and leaving just blueticks, I officially removed him from the company (chat) group. This is the reality with finding workers nowadays. No quality or manners,” she fumed.
‘Fire him!’
In the comment thread, netizens gave several suggestions to the OP on how to deal with said employee.
‘Do what my husband did. Still pay the employee his salary, but delay it by 30 days.’
‘I meet this species (of workers) every month. I’d usually ask the HR department at headquarters to settle it, issue a show-cause letter and fire the worker.’
‘Next time, I suggest maybe coming up with an agreement before hiring people, where it outlines the terms and conditions to avoid such situations.’
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