Unfortunately, part of the service industry, if you’re customer-facing, is looking like you’re having a good time. It requires a mask of false happiness, and it can take an emotional toll on you. You come home at the end of the day feeling like a birthday clown taking off his face paint to reveal a …
Seguir leyendo ‘Faking enjoyment costs a dollar an hour extra’: Retail manager writes up employee for ‘not smiling enough,’ workers brainstorm malicious compliance strategies
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Group of 6 dine and dash on a $300 bill, manger holds server responsible: ‘Apparently, I should have been more attentive and noticed sooner’
Dining and dashing is a truly old-school crime, up there with bank robberies and museum heists. It’s a pretty basic premise. You order, you eat, and you walk out. It’s as simple as it is uncool. Most restaurants are small businesses that operate on pretty thin margins. Their whole ecosystem could be upset by a …
Seguir leyendo Group of 6 dine and dash on a $300 bill, manger holds server responsible: ‘Apparently, I should have been more attentive and noticed sooner’
Job requires a typed reason for any time away from keyboard, employee hilariously and maliciously complies: ‘I cannot leave my laptop alone’
No one likes a micromanager. In my experience, people work best when you trust them. If they know that they’re valued and trusted and able to do their job in their own way, then they will thrive. They’re (presumably) not children, so they don’t need to be treated as such. Independence makes everyone happier. But …
Seguir leyendo Job requires a typed reason for any time away from keyboard, employee hilariously and maliciously complies: ‘I cannot leave my laptop alone’
‘They treated me like a child’: Store manager takes employees’ phones away at the start of each shift, won’t let them access it until break
Having your phone at work is one of the things that keeps you tethered to your own humanity. It’s what helps you feel like you’re not living in the TV show Severance. You can send off a text to a friend, or you can look at a picture of your dog… all to prevent you …
Seguir leyendo ‘They treated me like a child’: Store manager takes employees’ phones away at the start of each shift, won’t let them access it until break
Chief operating officer calls employee «unprofessional» for not answering the phone during PTO days: ‘Is this old school thinking?’
PTO days are precious. We look over them and protect them like they are eggs and we are the mama bird, building a nest so they may be safe. We store them up and save them for a special occasion. The more we have, the more secure we feel. And when we’re using them, we’re …
Seguir leyendo Chief operating officer calls employee «unprofessional» for not answering the phone during PTO days: ‘Is this old school thinking?’
‘It triggers her into speaking tongues’: 25+ Distracting Habits Coworkers Annoy Others With
Working in an office is a… particular thing. There’s a whole acclaimed comedy series about it. Actually, there are a few. There are a lot of idiosyncrasies of working at a desk alongside other people who work at desks. It’s like having a roommate. You get to know all of your coworkers’ quirks and habits. …
Seguir leyendo ‘It triggers her into speaking tongues’: 25+ Distracting Habits Coworkers Annoy Others With
Worker calls out due to daughter’s meltdown, boss replies ‘NO’ with no further explanation: ‘My job offers no benefits […] and I only make 14/hr’
It’s pretty much universally understood that when you’re calling out of work, you’re letting them know, not asking permission. Odds are if you’re calling out you’re either sick, someone in your family is sick, or otherwise having an emergency. It’s not something to be taken lightly. This is especially true if you have children. Everyone …
Seguir leyendo Worker calls out due to daughter’s meltdown, boss replies ‘NO’ with no further explanation: ‘My job offers no benefits […] and I only make 14/hr’
Employee requests a raise, boss rejects raise and says he should quit now so they can replace him as quickly as possible: ‘It would be most efficient to fill your current role now instead of playing a guessing game’
Asking for a raise is scary. As an employee, you’re used to doing things all day, every day, that serves your employer. While your job might be fulfilling, it doesn’t exist for the function of making you better. Again, a job very well might do that, but that’s not its primary function. It can feel …
Seguir leyendo Employee requests a raise, boss rejects raise and says he should quit now so they can replace him as quickly as possible: ‘It would be most efficient to fill your current role now instead of playing a guessing game’
‘I can’t seem to land a job here that offers any PTO’: German man moves to America for his wife, is shocked by American work culture
It’s no secret that Americans and Europeans have different attitudes about work. The stereotype that Americans hold about Europeans is perfectly encapsulated in the Kroll Show sketch, «Spotted Ox Hostel.» Kroll plays an exaggerated European (unclear from which country), who explains he goes to work «for one-half hour, two half-hour…» and then breaks for lunch …
Seguir leyendo ‘I can’t seem to land a job here that offers any PTO’: German man moves to America for his wife, is shocked by American work culture
Server earns $2500 tip on a $150 meal, restaurant manager refuses to pay it out to them: ‘I feel like I just got robbed’
Working in the service industry is no walk in the park. It’s exhausting, often thankless work. Long nights, annoying customers, and lower back pain from standing all day– service workers are no strangers to these. But it can all feel worth it when you have a particularly meaningful interaction with a customer that results in …
Seguir leyendo Server earns $2500 tip on a $150 meal, restaurant manager refuses to pay it out to them: ‘I feel like I just got robbed’