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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/BlazinWasian757 on 2024-07-03 17:31:58+00:00.


Hey everyone, I’m new here. A buddy of mine is getting married this weekend. He’s had a really rough life, but he found a good woman and we’re all super happy for him.

Anyways, he’s a middle manager at his company and had his leave approved for this week and next weekend since February, six months ahead.

Yesterday, he was informed that due to another middle manager getting injured off duty, he will need to come in this weekend and at least half of next week (his scheduled honeymoon).

Obviously, he pushed back on his boss and explained (though he shouldn’t need to) that this is his wedding day and honeymoon, the leave was approved half a year ago, there are people from all over the country who cleared their schedules to be here, and thousands of dollars were invested in this. He was simply told that he’s a manager, so he needs to set the example and show he is serious about his obligations to the company. His manager cryptically threatened to fire him if he didn’t work on his wedding day and honeymoon.

He lives and works in North Carolina. Is this legal? Does anybody have experience or someone to contact to fix this? He really needs this job, so responses that say, “Just quit,” won’t be helpful. In the immediate, looking for any sort of help. Thanks, everyone.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Legal, no clue, but if they're that hard up I can't imagine they'd fire him. I've quit over a similar situation before, not my wedding though. No regrets, would say compromising his wedding/honeymoon in any way is a terrible way to start his marriage. Seek a legal counsel and killer them know in no uncertain terms he will not be available during that time as he has a higher commitment to his spouse.

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