Veronika's Weekend Policy😂:No Office Extracurriculars Should Interrupt her Family Time And Dog Time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
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"It's voluntary" and "we had you down on the roster". Then it's not voluntary. Don't volunteer me for things I didn't personally sign up for.
In the Navy, the Marines I worked with called that *_VOLUNTOLD_*
@@HM2SGT😂 that’s a good one.
@@HM2SGT It's a good thing most of life isn't the marines.
@@burnyizland my father was navy, and he had told me never to join the marines. I know the backstory behind why he told me that.
@HM2SGT Yep, you hear it in other government positions too.
They should have asked before putting Veronica down to play.
She tried to "voluntell" Veronica. Being voluntold doesn't fly with your average worker.
Lol! Thank you for the new term!!! Voluntell 😂
@@LightBrightShiningthat term is used heavily in the non-profit space
@@BlackNella I first heard it in the Army. Lol! Drill sergeants would ask for volunteers. If nobody stepped up, a few recruits would get "voluntold".
So while being "voluntold" might not fly with the average, strong willed civilian worker, we in the Army (regardless of how strong willed we might be) weren't so lucky. 🤣
@@martok2112 lol I was in the Air Force so long ago the the term prolly didn't exist yet 😂
“What’s the charge code for this?” That will shut up any manager.
666
Auburngrad never heard of that!
Yea, those 149,000 degree days just take it right out of you...
Lol!! IKR??!! 😅
She didn't even mention the alligators!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Being a Floridian, it’s only a slight exaggeration 😂
😂
@@AuburnGrad2008 Yep, it's only 95 degrees. It's the humidity that's 149 thousand percent.
They only say "we were counting on you" to try to make you feel guilty
The response: "And here I was counting on YOU not to be so stupid. I guess we're both disappointed today."
“We were counting on you”. Reply, “Why?”
"You were counting on me to get heat stroke? Sorry, not sorry."
“I’m not going to die because of you guys… It’s a hundred-forty-nine-thousand degrees out there.”
As a Floridian, I approve of this message! 😅😂
Boom!
Yeah, those 149,000°F days of playing Kickball will definitely mess up your equilibrium!!! ROFLMAO 😂...I'm dying!! 😅
I Screamed!🤣🤣🤣
Why I am FROM Florida. Ok I moved to Arizona, but I have decent air conditioning, which I couldn’t get in Florida,(because everyone said the summer was short and you could just open the windows) and for eleven months of the year, there is no humidity.😊still had Veronica’s attitude toward outside work events😂
the way i just hollered!!!!
I love it when Veronica said, spending time with co workers that she didn’t even know. But she left out the bit about, and I don’t even like
I think she does of them, just not management or that one bitch that doesn’t like it when Veronica speaks Spanish around her.
"We had you down... we were counting on you." Why? Did you talk to me about it? Did you ASK me if I was planning to be there? No? Then why would you expect me? On top of that, why would you put everyone else on the "team" in that position, to be dependent on someone whose attendance is unconfirmed? If there was no conversation, there should be no expectation. And any imagined scenarios that you invented in your mind for what you *wanted* to happen is on you, *not* on me. But yeah, have fun.
I had a corporate job where my manager would schedule district meetings for people from five states in a central location. Of course the meetings always included evening activities for "team building" and "bonding." (Barf) I got spoken to by several coworkers who were angry I wasn't a "team player" and didn't go to a scavenger hunt one night when I was sick, after attending work meetings all day. I was also harassed by my boss because I wouldn't do shots at a dinner out. I really should have gotten a lawyer for that one...
Damn, do you work in Japan? 😅
I teetotal. They would have hated me!😂
They gave you grief for not taking part in a scavenger hunt because you were sick? Talk about harassment! And that boss... don't get me started!
@@bronxishomenomatterwhereig3149 No, but weirdly, it was at a Japanese restaurant.
Where the owners and staff mostly Japanese?
And if you get injured at the voluntary work kickball game that will be on you and not your work. No thank you
Exactly! Don’t charge a person’s leave when they get injured in non-work activities !
“I’m not going to die for you people.” 😂😂😂
I'm with Veronica... I got signed up for a softball tournament w/out being asked. Needless to say, I bailed. I suck at softball btw so they really should have been happy that I was a no show. 😂
Nah.
You should've played. Guaranteed you'd never be 'picked' again 😊
SHE FORGOT TO SEND THE RECAP E-MAIL!!!
RIGHT! I've started living for those recap emails😂
The video remembers me to a gym fiasco that went viral on hispanic social networks a few days ago. What happen was that an employee from a mexican gym revealed screenshots of a conversation with his boss who fired him because he didn't attend to his (boss) father in law's funeral and instead used his free day (Everyone received a free day because the gym temporarily closed due to mourning) to spent time with his own father.
Unfortunately, a lot of corporations turn themselves into cults, I work for Amazon and Amazon call their associates Amazonies instead of people, they have a million of different groups for you to do extracurricular activities non-paid and on your time off.
Amazon isn’t the only corporation that sees itself as a cult where you worship the company, do extra work for free, and spend your time off, unpaid with the company.
When you say, I’m only here for a paycheck, they get super offended that you won’t worship the company and they make your life super difficult and target you for harassment
Amazombies was right there and they didn't snatch it up?
If you really wanna see a culty company, read Edwin Black's "IBM and the Holocaust".
Sounds like a giant step backward to the industrial revolution and the Mills of the 18th and 19th centuries, the days of Getty, Rockefeller and Carnegie; robber barons & company towns
*Shades of **_Arbeit macht frei_*
You should try working for Apple... super duper creepy cult vibes. Don't get me wrong- the pay was good, and the facilities were gorgeous, but there was still a very strong sense of "other-ness" if you weren't on the Apple products/"Apple Way" bandwagon.
The one that turns my stomach is the “we are family” line people throw out.
This is me at work. Every time the "Sunshine Committee" or my boss ask why I'm not going to some function after-hours, I always ask if it's mandatory and/or paid. "Because I'm not here to make friends - that's unprofessional. I'm here to work and get paid; my unpaid free time is mine to keep and not negotiable."
I'm almost 60 and I am now realizing this is why I have had so many jobs, they just don't put up with me calling them out like Veronica does..idgaf
I also don’t ‘pool together ’ money to buy a card or a gift for coworkers. Over the 10 years I worked for my first employer, I gave an average of $100 per annum. When I left for maternity leave I was given some old stock worth $20. I gave it to a thrift store because it was useless. Keep your money and your ‘caring’ attitude to yourself!
Same here. Every time someone has a baby, kid graduates, family member dies, Christmas gift exchange rolls around…..I finally put a stop to it for myself. They rarely ever ask me. My mom died and I didn’t hear shit from them. Also when a particular work cycle shows up and they have potluck lunch at home they’ll frequently forget to text me to bring something. Then when that happens I just eat what I brought from home for lunch anyways.
The Christmas gift exchange is such a scam. I give a new item in good faith and what do I get in return? A re-gifted item no one wants or uses. Waste of time and money.
Yea when my company had those outings they were paid
So, it’s voluntary, but they put her down anyway? The company clearly thinks they own their workers.
Also, I was surprised the manager didn’t say it’s a “team building exercise”
Probably because then it could be taken to the labor board and presented as compulsory, a mandatory work evolution which of necessity would require them to pay the employees
When I applied for a job at Vanderbilt University, they asked me, *as one of their interview questions* where I planned to volunteer in the community. I was shocked. Like, this job pays $21/hr, I’m probably going to be working 2 jobs to survive, no time to volunteer! How dare employers *expect* us to volunteer our free time to make them look good.
I actually do like my coworkers, and I may very well have gone if they hadn't signed me up without asking. But when you start taking me for granted, no. I'm not playing that game.
Can't wait until someone comes to Veronica and says, "I need $40 from you" and then after several questions she learns that they decided to do something and they figured out that everyone had to chip in $40 so she needs to fork it over.
This actually happened to me. No asking. No even informing. Just, "I need forty dollars from you."
They were so pissed when I said No. If they'd asked I proba ly would've handed it over even though i thought the idea was stupid. But them just demanding $40...no.
I said No.
My bosses never try to make me go to these things anymore. I aquiesced a few times while documenting with video/audio/email evidence how "voluntary" this was, and took it to a lawyer and got a paycheck cut for those days. The rest of the Officers know about this at the company, and now these events are truly voluntary.
I also don’t like it when employers mandate you do community service, then brags about how much community service there company does. In fact when they found out I was volunteering for local events and charities they were asking me to log my hours for them. They would recognize me with a certificate, I was like no thanks. I do it because I want to not because of any kind of recognition and definitely not so my employer can brag about how many hours employees donate of their time.
It's not my fault that you decided to put me down without asking me. I will not be peer pressured into doing an activity on the weekend. This is work not school. Any team building activities should be scheduled during working hours
Wish these point blank rebuttals work in real life without consequences.
I work for a municipality. Every year theres a big picnic and every year I go. All city employees and their families were invited. They provided the food and it was in a nice wooded state park where theres a huge lake to swim in, trails to hike, paths to walk, fishing and they planned lots of activities. There were hundreds of people there. Kids all over. Happy people having a happy time.
About 15 years ago they decided to make it employees only and from what I was told less than 50 people showed. The next year they decided to have it on the side grass of the town hall and I don’t think anybody went. All of the different departments started throwing their own picnics.
The fire and police decided to go back to the state park and they brought their families. The year after that they decided to do it on the same weekend instead of separate weekends. Word if this got around and all the other departments asked to join in. That year was a great time. We did Sat and Sunday so everybody would have a chance to come. The food was paid out of Union budgets and a lot of people signed up to bring stuff. It was just like it used to be.
These things can be fun if done right and families are included.
The hottest time I can recall there was a 90 degree day with nasty high humidity. The lake was very popular that year. We are not in Florida with its gazillion degree days.
But are you paid to attend?
@@LaKellita1The differences between this activity & the one Veronika refused to attend are (1) families were included; (2) it was voluntary; (3) food was free; (4) the point was to socialize with the people one wanted to & have fun, not to match a checklist some consultant said would "improve productivity".
@@llywrch7116 even if families are included, you still aren't getting paid. There's no point in going. Forced socializing will never increase my productivity. Only financial incentives. I'm not interested in making friends at my job. I'm only there to make money. I can socialize on my own time.
@@LaKellita1No. it was optional.
Really optional. Nobody was going to guilt anybody into attending. It’s such a fun time though. Lots of families look forward to it every year. Prob because the emphasis is on families and kids and theres plenty of things to do.
@@llywrch7116True. It was always about the families and the kids.
As a Floridian, I agree with Veronica 😂
she said149k degrees 🤣🤣🤣
Florida and 149,000 degrees sounds about right........Dont forget the daily afternoon showers.....and humidity.
I love Veronica, she’s me!😂🎉
I would have called her out for "volunteering" without my permission.
"We had you down"
That take a lot of balls...
Thank you! Keep calling this BS out.
I attended one work event when I worked at an insurance company, and one at my current job. my current job was a regret, not going to this years. after lockdown, my manager wanted to do a get together, if they did one I didn't attend because after that nonsense the last people I wanted to see what her, specifically. I instead took an extra two weeks off, saw my sister and relaxed in my hammock. I then quiet that job two months later and travelled Europe in 2020, best decision I made.
Not me reading this as im about to play a kickball tournament in the summer 😂 luckily its not for work but for fun
Veronica for President! any plans for "Veronica" Tee Shirts?? (hint, hint)
One time my company went a "company retreat" at a lovely B&B for two days. It was set up give workers some down time. I brought a couple of books & the sweater I was knitting. When I refused to particpate in paint ball battle my boss was angry. What some people might consider fun, is not to others! Thanks V. for sticking up for the rest of us!
Oh my dear! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I used to play semi-professional Billiards and when I went into this one bar that used to sign people up for karaoke will they sign me up for karaoke one time and they started yelling my name and I said I don't say I'm sorry I play pool and they started screaming at me come on you can't do that you got to sing you got to sing you up I said no I don't have to sing I didn't sign myself up so I'm not going to sing so go find somebody else to sing, everyone in the bar was yelling at me this is like 50 people yelling at me to sing for them and I refuse they were getting mad at me and I said don't get mad at me I didn't sign up to sing I said go get mad at the guy who signed me up to sing when I said no in the first place, so after that nobody bothered me anymore because I told him if they did I would quit their pool team and seeing as I was the teacher and the best player on the team nobody bothered me after that😅
I mean, I actually like doing things with my co-workers outside of work. I thought most people did. LOL
NOPE
0:26- Signing your employee for an event she didn't consent to sounds immoral.
Sooo many times I was required to attend effing team building activities on weekends. Unpaid thanks.
Maybe she should ask first next time and she could possibly avoid feeling both disappointed and stupid.
Seriously, with all these scenarios, I really can't help wondering if she knew what she was walking into when she accepted that job.
Love her❤❤❤
I was in an employee club for awhile and I learned that some of the funds collected were being used by select employees to fund their golf outings in Orlando. Dropped out before the next payday and stayed with the company for 25 years. Attended a couple of Christmas parties and such but after dropping out, never cared for the team building attitude.
As a fellow employee once said: I work with you a/holes but that does not mean I have to party with you after hours. Every function was the same: employees would group together within their departments and talk shop all night long.
great skits
At a 'voluntary' work dinner that everyone was TOLD to attend, I was one of the last to arrive. The only seats left were near the top boss who was rude and condescending. Longest dinner of my life.
The top boss probably didn't want to be there either.
“Hey so we enlisted you in this voluntary event without telling you, is that fine? You can drop your other plans, right?”
Hundred and 49 thousand 😂
Yes, Veronica! Can I be your spirit animal?
149,000 degrees in south Florida in summer would feel like Fall
LMAO. We were counting on you?
My job likes to have not one but two formal events per year. I've never attended, I simply can't imagine being in a tux pretending to have a good time for several hours.
"We were counting on you." "Oh darn, perhaps you should ask me before you sign me up for things. You got me 9 to 5 already. You don't get to take my home life too."
The owner of my previous company learned real quick that I was not to be messed with. He made the mistake of assigning me work but told my husband (who also worked there) that Husband needed to tell me about the work. Wish I was able to take a picture of owner's face when I informed him that I would not be doing the work. This incident and another where I could have sued him, made he treat me with kid gloves. Do not let the higher ups bully you or try to steam roll over you.
Yes!
and all the chit chat takes away from what she's working on at the moment. I worked for a school system. Parents' night is mandatory - everything else - not. and if you have a couple drinks at a work function, even if it is optional and get drunk, watch out! They will report your behavior at a later date when they're trying to screw you!
The people who participate are the first to get promoted. As someone who never participates in the team building/ extra curricular activities, I know this for a fact.
I don't mind if I'm out on the road and the team wants to get together one night to have dinner together but unless it's mandatory and I'm being paid...I'm out.
She would get fired not for that, but would get fired. They have ways.
I got written up, and denied a raise, because I “only” attended one company event outside of paid work hours. Ended up quitting anyway (because they would not approve me taking my PTO to attend a company event with my husband, who worked in a different department).
Veronica has ways too
Veronica sounds latina lol perhaps Puerto Rican lol
She’s New Yorican! Jump to her page linked on this one to learn about her.
I just Love this Veronica!❤
I LOVE THIS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
First mistake - living in Florida.
The snakes and the gators are fine, it's the heat and the coworkers she doesn't touch 😆
My job was like this. When I said I wouldn’t do extra out of office activities the whole office including management became extremely toxic. When I filed a complaint they, of course, lied so it became my word against theirs.
My co-worker calls it, "forced fun." It's dead on. I will say, they're doing a voluntary get together tomorrow for the holiday and giving everyone Friday off in return so it kinda evens out.
If they're giving you a day off in exchange, then yes. If not, they don't get to mandate extra work.
Veronica for Supreme Court 😂😂
I used to live in Florida, and Veronica is right when she says it's 149,000 degrees in the summer. It's actually 149K degrees most of the year...don't miss it.
Having lived in several hot climates, and having visited Phoenix AZ in July and August - 108 and 109 respectively - and being a post-menopausal woman - I can tell you that being in that kind of heat and humidity is a killer. NOTHING is fun in that kind of weather. Nothing!
Why do I suspect this is based either in the 904 or the 407??? Lol
The video of Veronika did say Florida...
407! She mentions OBT in another video. Yay Orlando! 😂
“Hanging out with you for free is against my religion.”
Hey Veronika, try moving to Japan and pulling this.
Thank goodness she lives in America. If more Japanese people stood up for themselves corporate culture would change and their suicide rates would be lower
As a perfidious Briton... What the heck is kickball, and why is her employer making anyone play it?
The pitcher rolls a large ball about the size of a basketball but much more bouncy (and usually a brick red color) to the kicker. The kicker kicks (😲) the ball and attempts to get to first base. Pretty much like baseball except I think the team in the field can throw the ball at you to tag you out.
My family all wanted to go to the Mojave desert. Everyone made time to go late fall . There was one hold out. Him being a control freak brow beat the majority into going on his time line...late July , temp between two rock formations was 140 degrees, in the open it was 98 degrees.
What an a- hole.
Voluntary? I did not volunteer!
I said no to a bowling outing at a job once. The CEO was pissed. Happily, I am no longer there. I would actually enjoy hanging out with my current coworkers. They're great.
She's from Florida. It all makes sense now!
😂😅😂😅😊😂😮
This is my policy as a teacher..I’m not volunteering for any of your kid or teacher activities you plan after school that aren’t actually required. They get enough of my time as it is. And you’re not my family. 😅
I would've said "without ASKING me" but otherwise, swish.
149,000 degeees😂😂😂😂
Ugh. I hate when people act like it's hot outside. Same people who complain about being cold in the winter
I do not go to work events. Bye bye!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never hire a Veronica
It is not voluntary when Veronikah didn't volunteer herself. One simply cannot volunteer another by oneself. Ergo, check with her first, eh?
Florida jobs don’t pay enough for that kind of nonsense.
Too bad it is not as easy as Veronika makes it seem. We could do as she does but what would be the likely outcome? 🤷🏽♀️
Say you have a family emergency. Sick family member you're caring for or a religious commitment. Seventh Day Adventist
Can you cover company sanctioned fundraising? I had some botch manager volunteer to donate in my name one year since I was "obviously not doing well enough financially that you said no." This was a botch from upper management who probably, easily, made $100k more than my entry-level ass that year. The same botch in charge of my pay level.
You're right boss, it _is_ disappointing......that your didn't ask first. Disappointing for you, i mean; i couldn't care less
😂
And did you ask Veronica if she wished to be included on the roster? I bet you didn’t.
Or like...
Im so sorry you live in FL