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Managers differ greatly in their personalities. Some may be flexible and empathetic, whereas others might make poor choices without considering the effect of those decisions on their staff.

Read how one Redditor guided a new supervisor adjusting their working hours as they faced challenges recovering from a motorcycle accident.

All the information is provided below.

I provided more than what was expected. The new manager disapproved of this and amended my contract accordingly.

Eleven years back, during my tenure with the U.K. government, I resided along the southern coastline of the U.K. and commuted to London for work. This daily journey took me around 90 minutes each way via train, making for quite an extensive commute.

After being involved in a motorcycle accident that badly hurt my left leg and hip, I requested from my human resources team and supervisor permission to start work early and leave early in order to bypass peak commuting times. This was to prevent enduring the discomfort of remaining upright on a crowded train during my daily commute to and from work.

They both agreed.

The working hours were quite adaptable.

Our workplace implemented an elastic workday totaling eight hours, which includes seven working hours and a one-hour lunch break, scheduled anytime from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The choice of how to accomplish that was yours.

Nevertheless, business demands frequently required certain individuals to remain late, among other things. Consequently, my arrangement with HR enabled me to bypass those expectations and adhere strictly to our newly established working hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

And the OP went above and beyond this agreement.

Certainly, because of the train schedules, I usually arrived at the office approximately 30 to 40 minutes earlier than my scheduled start time and departed around 30 minutes later than my designated end time. Additionally, I consistently added an extra hour of work each day as a result.

Moreover, whenever necessary, I frequently bypassed my lunch break and continued working instead.

This was followed by a wonderful year where I successfully managed my time and got to the office without experiencing pain.

However, subsequently, the tide turned.

After a couple of weeks, when a new manager joined our office, he called me over and mentioned, "It seems there’s an impression among staff that you tend to leave earlier than others."

Certainly, he was unaware of the mutually decided adjustment to my working hours and disapproved of how I would arrive earlier and depart sooner than usual since he typically needed to remain at work from as early as 5 p.m. to as late as 8 p.m.

And this manager desired immediate changes.

Therefore, he randomly altered my working schedule to be from 9 AM to 5 PM daily, which meant I had to commute standing on the train for both directions. Consequently, by the time I arrived at the office each morning, I was experiencing severe discomfort.

Even so, he continued to expect me to begin working early and conclude my day late, as I had been doing.

He informed me that this had been approved by HR, considering it had been more than a year since my accident, and they anticipated that I should be fully recovered by now.

I hadn’t considered it before, and actually, I still deal with a weak leg to this day. Nevertheless, my new agreement didn’t eliminate the provision allowing me to limit my workday to eight hours without being required to do any additional overtime.

Therefore, the staff member continued with their actions as before.

Therefore, every day, I would arrive at the office between 8:15 and 8:20 AM. Sometimes I'd spend time reading the newspaper or essentially dozing off until precisely 9 AM when I’d officially log in. Regardless of how things were going, I made sure to sign out promptly at 5 PM. This behavior often irritated my boss immensely.

I would similarly dedicate precisely one hour for lunch every day, irrespective of what I might have been engaged in.

He attempted to schedule meetings prior to, following, and even overlapping with those time slots; however, I would turn them down or step out of the meeting if it ran longer than planned.

He couldn't do anything about it.

When he brought his concerns to me, I highlighted that it was clearly stated in the agreement he had signed with HR.

The manager’s reaction? Not so good...

Unfortunately, he complicated my life in various ways, and the discomfort in my leg intensified because of the constant standing required to commute to and from work. This miserable state didn’t last long as I decided to leave after just a few months.

Nevertheless, those several months made him quite furious, so it was somewhat worthwhile.

What does Reddit have to say regarding this workplace drama? Did the boss handle it correctly? Let's check out the Reddit comments for their insights.

The Redditors were not as understanding towards OP.

Several believed this posting was intentional.

Some simply rejected its legitimacy altogether.

However, ultimately, some Redditors provided the original poster with the positive feedback they might have been needing.

The manager was involved in some illicit activity, and as a result, the staff member lost out on an opportunity for financial gain.

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