{"id":3508,"date":"2023-05-01T17:09:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T11:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsunitedindia.com\/3508\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T17:09:52","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T11:39:52","slug":"boss-issues-toxic-memo-to-employees-urge-them-to-not-make-friends-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsunitedindia.com\/?p=3508","title":{"rendered":"Boss Issues Toxic Memo To Employees, Urge Them To Not &#8216;Make Friends At Work&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Boss Issues Toxic Memo To Employees, Urge Them To Not 'Make Friends At Work'\" alt=\"Boss Issues Toxic Memo To Employees, Urge Them To Not 'Make Friends At Work'\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-05\/h319fb18_boss-issues-memo_625x300_01_May_23.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">The boss signed off the memo with a photo of a Minion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>An employee recently shared a snapshot on Reddit of a toxic note by a boss. The memo dictates the new work policy demanding &#8220;no fun&#8221;. The memo printed on a piece of A4 paper left social media users appalled and it soon triggered outrage. The memo was posted on Reddit by an anonymous employee, and it soon went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The viral post read, &#8220;Attention employees of [blank]. Work is not meant to be fun. This is your job. Do not dedicate work time to discussion of non-work topics. Do not facilitate friendships during work hours. Exchange phone numbers and\/or hang out after work is complete. Reach me at [blank] if a co-worker is having non-work discussions on company time. Work is not your daycare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The boss signed off the memo with a photo of a Minion from the Despicable Me franchise.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" data-embed-height=\"500\" style=\"height:500px\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/mildlyinfuriating\/comments\/12vxblq\/work_is_not_meant_to_be_fun\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cwork is not meant to be fun\u201d<\/a><br \/>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DiorRoses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">u\/DiorRoses<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/mildlyinfuriating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mildlyinfuriating<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since being posted, the note has collected over 26,000 comments. The social media users labelled the boss as &#8220;toxic&#8221; and blasted the company for its unhealthy work culture.<\/p>\n<p>A user pointed out that work productivity increase when an employee enjoys their work.<\/p>\n<p>Another user wrote, &#8220;Reply to them with: Don&#8217;t put Minion on this poster, you&#8217;re having too much fun making the poster and we&#8217;re not having it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The third user wrote, &#8220;Attention Management. Work is an adult environment for serious business. Please refrain from using cartoons in your signage. If you must include graphics, a monochrome logo is permitted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had bosses like this, and they suck. I&#8217;m in charge of a section at work, and productivity is way higher if your workers enjoy their environment,&#8221; the fourth user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Click for more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/offbeat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trending news<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/offbeat\/boss-issues-toxic-memo-to-employees-urge-them-to-not-make-friends-at-work-3995025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The boss signed off the memo with a photo of a Minion An employee recently shared a snapshot on Reddit of a toxic note by a boss. The memo dictates the new work policy demanding &#8220;no fun&#8221;. 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