Leaving a job usually means wrapping up pending work, completing a handover and saying goodbye to colleagues. For one employee, however, the final working day brought a fresh set of tasks from their manager, leaving them wondering if they were expected to keep working even after their employment had officially ended.
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They explained that during the morning stand-up meeting, their manager assigned several small tasks. Believing the boss may have forgotten it was their final day, the employee completed the work that was given, including another important task that took a few hours.
However, several smaller tasks remained unfinished.
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The employee added, “I feel like he is expecting me to work tomorrow as well because it’s remote. Even if not tomorrow, then sometime next week or this month to do random tasks.”
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Later, the user shared an update explaining that the company was preparing for a product launch the following day. According to the post, the manager requested them to “lend a helping hand” for another 10 days, promising to assign only minor tasks if they were available.
The employee admitted, “I felt a little coerced into saying yes.” They also said they had told the company they would be travelling and had even claimed they were moving abroad because they feared revealing that low pay was the real reason for resigning.
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The post received plenty of responses, with many urging the employee to clearly communicate that their employment had ended.
One person wrote, “You can just… remind him? Notice periods are usually for handovers, not for being given new tasks. Very clearly inform him that it’s your last working day and therefore these new tasks should be handed to the person taking over your role.”
Another commented, “Managers treat employees like they’re squeezing water out of wet clothes.”
A third advised, “Drop an email by the end of the day with all the pending tasks to your manager. Make sure to attach all the relevant documentation so it’s clear that the work was allocated today. Be very clear in mentioning that these things are pending because they were allocated on your last working day.”
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Another user added, “You’ve resigned and it’s your last working day. Just give him what you’ve finished and mention that you didn’t have enough time to get everything done. He can’t fire you over it.”
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