Archive · 11 Nov 2025
Employee's Viral Rant About 3 AM Text After 14-Hour Day
Imagine you have a job where you work a really, really long time, like 14 hours in one day, and even on weekends.
Then, your boss sends you a text late at night, very early in the morning, when you're supposed to be sleeping.
When you don't answer right away because you're asleep, your boss gets mad and tells another boss you didn't answer.
Then, you get told you have to say sorry, even though you were just sleeping after a super long day.
This made the employee feel very tired, worried, and unhappy about her job.
She wrote about it online, and lots of people saw it.
Some people agreed it was unfair and told her to find a new job, while others shared similar stories and gave advice on how to handle it.
A woman's X post about being expected to reply to a 2:45 AM text after a 14-hour workday, and subsequently being asked to apologize, has gone viral.
The employee, who is 24, works at a 'top AUM company' and has been working weekends recently.
She describes her manager as 'completely useless' and is feeling 'mentally drained' and 'anxious' due to the work environment.
The post on Reddit details her frustration, the manager's rude complaint to an 'offshore lead', and the employee being made to apologize.
Internet reactions ranged from sympathy and shared experiences to advice on self-respect, escalation, or resignation.
- Who
- A 24-year-old female employee at a top AUM company and her manager/lead.
- What
- A woman's X post detailing her frustration with a manager expecting a 3 AM response after a 14-hour workday, which went viral and sparked online discussion.
- When
- Recently, with the post describing the incident happening after a 14-hour workday and also mentioning working weekends for the past two weeks.
- Where
- The incident occurred at a company ('top AUM company'), and the discussion and sharing took place on X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit.
- Why
- The employee felt overworked, anxious, and her peace was being destroyed due to unreasonable expectations from her manager, leading her to question her continued employment.
Employee's Perspective
Internet Reactions/Advice
Workload and Expectations
Employee's Perspective
The employee describes working 14-hour days, including weekends, and being expected to respond to a 2:45 AM text, leading to mental drain and anxiety.
Internet Reactions/Advice
Some users acknowledged the tough job market and companies expecting too much, while others advised the employee to set boundaries and be assertive, with one suggesting making a scene to embarrass the manager.
Manager's Behavior and Company Culture
Employee's Perspective
The employee's manager is described as 'completely useless' and siding with a 'control freak' lead, leading to the employee being forced to apologize for not responding to an overnight text.
Internet Reactions/Advice
Users encouraged self-respect, advising escalation to higher management or resignation if the situation doesn't improve, emphasizing that apologizing for no fault erodes self-worth.
Job Satisfaction
Employee's Perspective
The employee states that a job they used to love is now 'destroying my peace' and causing them to dread work.
Internet Reactions/Advice
Some advice suggested deliberately performing poorly to make the manager do double the work, or to wait for appraisal season to find new opportunities.
- Platform
- X (formerly Twitter), shared on Reddit
- Employee Age
- 24 years old
- Work Hours
- 14 hours (10 AM IST to 12 AM IST) on one day, plus recent weekends
- Triggering Incident
- Manager's expectation of a 2:45 AM response after a 14-hour workday
- Employee's Feelings
- Mentally drained, anxious, destroying peace, dreading work
- Manager's Actions
- Complained rudely to offshore lead about non-response, expected apology from employee
