has been charging without working seven months

Imagine being hired by an important company in which you are going to collect a good salary but, when it is time to incorporate and assign your tasks, nobody does. They pay you for Do nothing Throughout your day. Would you give up such a job?

Although the argument of a sitcom may seem, that is exactly what happened to a Reddit user who He told his experience in a job in which I had “working” seven months without doing anything.

In spite of everything, the employee was satisfied with his work: “I will not get a second job while I do this. I am a vague auction and I do not even want to do this job, nor talk about a second.”

Schrödinger’s employee: he is, but he doesn’t work

The user resident on the east coast of the USA, counted in his publication that he was hired in one of the world’s largest real estate companies for an administrative position with a salary that almost reached the six figures.

However, a week before joining the office, the person who hired him was fired. In fact, on his first day, someone from another department had to show him what his table was. “I’ve been sitting in an office behind the office that occupied the woman who hired me, completely alone.”

This unexpected situation left the new worker without a direct superior to supervise him, and Without clearly defined tasks From the first day. Faced with such an unusual situation, the employee tried to contact other managers and department leaders warning them that he has no assigned tasks. However, their requests have not obtained an answer, and continues to perform minimum tasks that it has assumed on its own.

Its only official activity is to develop spreadsheets on the list of the equipment, something that does not use more than 15 minutes a week. Then, send the files to the department head and attach a hidden copy to the office coordinator, only to save appearances.

An exemplary employee

Despite the total absence of tasks and supervision, the employee has chosen to religiously fulfill his working hours. He explains that, to leave registration of his assistance, he goes to the office three days per week to validate his credential and meets the agreed schedule. Even so, the employee confesses that some days leave early. We assume that it will do it without leaving pending tasks.

Your company applies a Hybrid Day Modelso the other two remaining days does “his work” from home.

The employee says that during the seven months he has been in the company, he has always received his salary promptly, despite not having real responsibilities. “They pay me every month, although I barely have a job. No one seems to realize that I exist,” he says in his publication.

According to other users, when you need one day free, send a request by an application and someone approves it without major problems. But “I have not talked to anyone in months,” he confirms.

Some users tell you the possibility of searching A second job remotely with which to entertain During “your work day” and, incidentally, get an extra income without having to spend more time. However, the employee has refused full assuming that his goal is to maintain the minimum effort. He really found work of his.

Although the case of this employee may seem isolated and unusual, in reality work audits discover similar cases quite often, even in Spain We have had some cases. Meta, for example, hired engineers during the pandemic to prevent their competition from signing but, like later confessed, He really had no assigned tasks and They charged for doing nothing.

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