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Gen Z employee asked to leave work early after finishing her tasks and their CEO's response is surprising

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Published 17:06 25 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Gen Z employee asked to leave work early after finishing her tasks and their CEO's response is surprising

A Sydney boss had a surprising response to an employee sending her a cheeky text asking to 'log off' early

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

It turns out sending your boss a text asking to log off early doesn't always go how you'd expect it to.

Millennial and Gen Z employees are pioneering a new type of work ethic, however, it doesn't always fit with the ideas and standards of those who've already been working for the past 30 years or more.

Although, one boss had a pretty surprising response when one of her employees asked to leave work early.

Jessy Marshall runs a public relations business based in Sydney, Australia, called Hive HQ.

The 35-year-old has six members of staff who work with her, all of whom are 'Gen Z'.

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For those of you who can't keep up with the latest nicknaming of each generation - the names getting more and more confusing each time - Gen Z consists of people who were born between 1997 and 2012 and so are currently aged between 12 and 27.

Marshall revealed one of her Gen Z employees pinged her a text one day asking to 'log off' early.

Why? Well, they didn't have a doctors appointment, feel sick or have an emergency. Instead, they were just done with their work.

The text reads: "Hi Jessy. I am up to date with my work … anyway, can I log off? Mwah xx."

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And you'll probably be shocked by Marshall's response.

Would you ever text your boss asking to leave early? (Getty Stock Images/ Bevan Goldswain)
Would you ever text your boss asking to leave early? (Getty Stock Images/ Bevan Goldswain)

While many of us wouldn't dare even text our boss let alone ask to log off early just because we're 'up to date,' the employee received a positive response from Marshall.

The boss texted back: "Yes, log off."

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Who knew it was that easy, eh? Although, maybe don't go trying it yourself unless you fancy getting pulled into a meeting and given a warning - not all bosses are as chilled as Marshall.

Marshall explained to News.com.au she has 'firm boundaries' with her employees but also wants them to be upfront and not suffer from burn out, adding she believes Gen Z are 'much better at saying they feel pushed or exhausted or they don’t feel like themselves and need to take time out'.

The boss was more than happy to let her employee leave early for the day (Getty Stock Images/ Insta_photos)
The boss was more than happy to let her employee leave early for the day (Getty Stock Images/ Insta_photos)

"They are good at setting boundaries but they are also very good at making sure they work in their allocated time," she added, noting on Fridays her employees are allowed to 'log off' once their 'work is done'.

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Marshall resolved: "Where we can we log off early, particularly on Fridays, so they can give themselves an extra-long weekend. They are really proud of what they are doing and I’m giving them time to rejuvenate.

"If an urgent email came through, they’d still reply because they’d know it was important, but can it wait? Then it can wait until Monday."

Well, how about resharing this on social media and hoping your boss sees, eh?

Featured Image Credit: Instagram/@jessymarshall

Topics: Australia, Mental Health

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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