He Showed Concern For His Wife By Talking To Her Boss, But Was He In The Wrong?

A concerned Reddit user shared a story about how he confronted his wife’s boss without her knowledge to try and ease her workload and asked if he was an a**hole for what he did.

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Backbreaking Workload

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The original poster (OP) started by narrating that his wife had been working 10-14 hours sitting behind her computer every day for the past 2-3 weeks and even during the weekends.

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According to the OP, his wife had worked 100+ hours a week, and she had worked weekends and vacations the whole year.

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The OP continued that his wife couldn’t even take days off during holidays and has been complaining about her work and how she wanted to quit.

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The OP noted how his wife bemoaned working so hard without any break, and sometimes she cried about it.

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He further explained how he was walking on eggshells and doing what he could to alleviate the stress.

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Trying To Help

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