Hypocrisy is never a good look. Most of us are hypocrites in some way or another, though. Maybe you say you really care about preserving the environment but you love an hour-long steaming shower. Maybe you tell someone you’re breaking up with that you «don’t want anything serious» and then dive headfirst into a long-term …
Seguir leyendo Bosses refuse to pay employee living wage, secretly write off multi-million dollar mansion as an office: ‘They are going to pay the person after me over 15k LESS than I’m making’
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Manager demands employee take $15k salary cut, they claim that they are starting their own business instead: ‘I had been doing the job of 4 people’
A trend that is all too common in many workplaces, but at the same time totally unfair, is that the hardest workers are often not the ones who get rewarded for what they do for the company. On the contrary, the stereotype is that they tend to get given even more work to contend with, …
Seguir leyendo Manager demands employee take $15k salary cut, they claim that they are starting their own business instead: ‘I had been doing the job of 4 people’
Company lays off senior employee 2 weeks before Christmas, asks her to redo part of an old project 6 months later: ‘They barely gave me any severance. I was unemployed for 6 months.’
There’s something so definitive about firing or breaking up with somebody. If you do it, you must be 100% okay with never receiving anything from them ever again. You will never get another hour of work from an employee you fire. You may never see your ex again after breaking up with them, let alone …
Seguir leyendo Company lays off senior employee 2 weeks before Christmas, asks her to redo part of an old project 6 months later: ‘They barely gave me any severance. I was unemployed for 6 months.’
‘Mandatory corporate fun is not optional’: Boss issues written warning when employee declines to attend brewery party 2 hours away
Let’s face it, you don’t always have the energy to do your job. Maybe you had a rough night and you’re lacking sleep. Maybe something is going on in your personal life that is distracting you from your work tasks. Maybe you’re just losing steam at your job because there’s not enough room to grow. …
Seguir leyendo ‘Mandatory corporate fun is not optional’: Boss issues written warning when employee declines to attend brewery party 2 hours away
Boss calls employee into their office over ‘attitude problem’ when employee scoffs at being asked to complete a non-urgent task: ‘He’s picking on you because you aren’t always a people pleaser’
Attitude is a slippery concept. Are you born with a certain attitude? Does life thrust it upon you? Does it change from day to day and do you have control over those fluctuations? I’m not sure. I know that sometimes I wake up on the wrong side of the bed and my attitude is all …
Seguir leyendo Boss calls employee into their office over ‘attitude problem’ when employee scoffs at being asked to complete a non-urgent task: ‘He’s picking on you because you aren’t always a people pleaser’
Boss uses employee’s email to write a fake review for his business, employee finds out: ‘This is really shady’
Reviews are so important to the ecosystem of small businesses. It’s how so many of us decide which places we’re going to patronize. If something has a bunch of negative reviews, we’re probably less likely to go, especially if there are higher-rated options nearby. But the review game is a tricky one. You hope that …
Seguir leyendo Boss uses employee’s email to write a fake review for his business, employee finds out: ‘This is really shady’
Salaried employee takes a 1hr 18 minute lunch, is docked 2 days of PTO in retaliation: ‘There is no specific lunch break time’
Punishment is an interesting concept for adults. When we’re kids, we’re used to it. Cheat on your test and fail the assignment. Don’t put away all your blocks and you don’t get dessert. Sneak out past your curfew and get grounded. Our parents, teachers, and mentors dole out discipline how they see fit. It’s meant …
Seguir leyendo Salaried employee takes a 1hr 18 minute lunch, is docked 2 days of PTO in retaliation: ‘There is no specific lunch break time’
Boss fires new employee for pointing out labor law violations, not offering 30-minute lunch: ‘In less than 40 min, I was completely removed from the schedule’
In this world, you have to advocate for yourself. It’s hard to rely on others to do this for you. If you’re not covering your own back, odds are nobody else is doing it for you. This is especially true in the workplace. Every workplace runs a little bit differently, and you’ll find out in …
Seguir leyendo Boss fires new employee for pointing out labor law violations, not offering 30-minute lunch: ‘In less than 40 min, I was completely removed from the schedule’
New manager yells ‘WAKE UP’ at coworker who was awake and reading emails at their desk: ‘I’d […] give my actual manager a heads up’
When you’re new at a job, you might feel like you have to prove yourself. You might feel like you have to make a good first impression right away or else you’ll be back on your behind without a job. If you’re a certain kind of person at a certain kind of job, you might …
Seguir leyendo New manager yells ‘WAKE UP’ at coworker who was awake and reading emails at their desk: ‘I’d […] give my actual manager a heads up’
Employee gives 2 weeks’ notice after finding a new job, boss flat-out rejects it: ‘He’s not going to let me leave’
Leaving a job can be a little bit awkward. Maybe you weren’t acting like you were going to leave any time soon and then bam, you are. It can be kind of strange. While two weeks can feel like a long time, it’s not actually a long time. Two weeks goes by pretty quickly. This …
Seguir leyendo Employee gives 2 weeks’ notice after finding a new job, boss flat-out rejects it: ‘He’s not going to let me leave’