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Notice Period Employee Asked to Work Weekends Seeks Reddit Advice
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News18•17-10-2026, 13:40
Notice Period Employee Asked to Work Weekends Seeks Reddit Advice
- •A man with 20 days left in his notice period turned to Reddit after his senior pressured him to work over the weekend for a project deadline.
- •The situation escalated when the senior abruptly ended a call after the employee refused weekend work to spend time with his family.
- •Reddit users advised the man to set firm boundaries, ignore weekend calls, and remember that the company cannot force him to work extra hours while leaving.
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The man sought advice after his senior asked him to work through the weekend to meet a project deadline, despite him having only 20 days left in his notice period and wanting to spend time with his family.
Reddit users advised him to set clear work boundaries, stay calm, avoid working outside regular hours, and spend time with his family instead of worrying about the company's demands.
His senior abruptly ended the phone call after asking where he was going when he stated he wanted to spend time with his family.
