In a video that's been viewed over 20 million times on TikTok, Alexandre Evidente (@trekfit) seems like he's fed up with his boss after being asked to forgo his morning gym routine to come in for an early meeting. The video has over 32,000 comments, many of them supporting Alexandre for asserting his boundaries at work.
The video has also been shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, where it has racked up an additional 6.9 million views.
@trekfit / Via tiktok.com
The video was created as a "stitch" in response to a now-deleted video posted by the Demoted podcast. Demoted is hosted by the popular TikTokers Natalie Marie (@CorporateNatalie) and Ross Pomerantz (@Corporate.Bro).
On the podcast, Natalie and Ross read and respond to listener messages.
In the now-deleted video, Natalie can be seen reading a message, saying: "When asked to come in for an 8 am meeting, my Gen Z new hire said, 'Ugh, sorry I can't make it. I have a workout class.' Should this be allowed?"
After reading the message, Natalie and Ross respond to the question. Ross says, "My visceral reaction was are you fucking kidding me?"
Natalie agrees, saying, "You just started this job. I don't give a flying shit about your workout class. Also, an 8 am workout class is too late. Workout at six, maybe seven? Right?"
@demotedpodcast / Via tiktok.com
Then, the clip cuts to Alexandre, who says: "Yeah, Natalie, so we can talk about this more later. But I'm gonna address this now. It was made very clear during the interview process that the working hours for this position is between 9 to 5 pm Eastern Time and I am on Eastern time. I made that very clear with HR because I have commitments outside of work."
He continues, saying: "Okay, let's just say I skip the gym. Two things. When can I expect you to reimburse me for my class and two, are you going to be paying me from 8 am to 9 am? Or at the very least let me leave at 4 pm. Natalie if your answer to both of those are no then there's no discussion needed. I will see you at nine o'clock today. Also, I sent an email to HR about this and sent them the link to that TikTok video. So just to make things clear."
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