There is a double-edged sword of being good at a job, especially if it’s a job that you’re not that invested in, or that you want to turn into some other kind of position. Of course, you want to succeed in any role you’re given. You’re told that if you meet certain goals and hit …
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‘Pinged him on Teams […] and got ghosted again’: Boss ghosts employee after they verbally confirmed their raise, won’t give written confirmation
Asking for a raise is not an easy thing to do. It takes a lot of self-assurance and confidence. If you’re not the type of person who can easily stand up for themselves, then this is especially difficult. It might take a lot out of you to do, even if you deserve it. All you …
Seguir leyendo ‘Pinged him on Teams […] and got ghosted again’: Boss ghosts employee after they verbally confirmed their raise, won’t give written confirmation
‘I have almost 4 years running a multi million dollar account’: Interviewers bait and switch prospective employee with sales account manager role, offers them a $16/hr warehouse position
Whenever you go in for a job interview, you’re taking a risk. You may not know what you’re actually in for until you’re talking to someone, finding out the reality of a job. You can say anything in a job posting online. Some of them are vague, some of them are detailed, and you never …
Seguir leyendo ‘I have almost 4 years running a multi million dollar account’: Interviewers bait and switch prospective employee with sales account manager role, offers them a $16/hr warehouse position
Management writes up employee for being 2 minutes late after they took on the job of 3 employees with no pay raise: ‘I genuinely thought it was a joke’
There is a scale of lateness. Not all lateness is created equal. It all depends on how late you are, what you’re late to, and who you are. If you’re an hour late to the birth of your own child, you’re chopped. If you’re 15 minutes late to a friend’s brunch with 4 other people, …
Seguir leyendo Management writes up employee for being 2 minutes late after they took on the job of 3 employees with no pay raise: ‘I genuinely thought it was a joke’
‘Stop acting so entitled’: Manager asks fresh-out-of-college hire to make 1hr commute 4 times per month, they wonder if that’s an unreasonable request
Coming of working age at this time in the history of work is an interesting one. The world of employment looks vastly different than it did even 10 years ago. So many of us are working remotely more often, employees are re-drawing boundaries over what they will put up with in the workplace, and priorities …
Seguir leyendo ‘Stop acting so entitled’: Manager asks fresh-out-of-college hire to make 1hr commute 4 times per month, they wonder if that’s an unreasonable request
‘An extra 0.50 is what this promotion is worth to that company’: Worker chases salary increase for 6 months only to be rewarded with a 50¢ raise
As a famous interaction from the genius television show Mad Men goes, Don: «It’s your job! I give you money, you give me ideas.» Peggy: «And you never say thank you.» Don: «That’s what the money is for.» And it’s genius because you understand both sides. Peggy is feeling under-appreciated at work, but Don is …
Seguir leyendo ‘An extra 0.50 is what this promotion is worth to that company’: Worker chases salary increase for 6 months only to be rewarded with a 50¢ raise
Employee sends in 2 week notice, 2 weeks later their boss hasn’t acknowledged it: ‘So what happens now?’
There’s a great episode of Seinfeld where George quits his job and then goes to work the next day pretending like nothing ever happened. He quit in a moment of impulse after being denied the use of the executive toilet but realizes quickly that it was a bad idea and that he actually wanted to …
Seguir leyendo Employee sends in 2 week notice, 2 weeks later their boss hasn’t acknowledged it: ‘So what happens now?’
‘Is this even legal?’: New employee signs contract to work remotely, employer rug-pulls and demands they come in once a week
The difference between working remotely sometimes and working remotely all the time is a huge one. When you’re fully remote (and with the ability to work asynchronously) you could be anywhere in the world. You could decide to give up your apartment and spend every month in a new city. You can come and go …
Seguir leyendo ‘Is this even legal?’: New employee signs contract to work remotely, employer rug-pulls and demands they come in once a week
Ex-graphic design employee deletes all their work after they regularly worked 60 hr/week with no overtime, had their work stolen: ‘I just nuked all my design assets’
When you’re an entry-level employee, it can feel like you have little to no control over what kind of job you’re going to get. The job market is so tough when you’re starting out that it feels like you have to take any job you can get. Even if that job means long hours and …
Seguir leyendo Ex-graphic design employee deletes all their work after they regularly worked 60 hr/week with no overtime, had their work stolen: ‘I just nuked all my design assets’
Workplace asks employee to clock out for 30 minute lunch break but requires them to continue working: ‘If you are working, you have to be paid’
The thing about a break is that you don’t have to work. That’s kind of the very definition of a break. You get a couple of minutes where you don’t have to think about your job. Your responsibilities are on hold, you’re not needed, and you can think about something else. Plus, you can do …
Seguir leyendo Workplace asks employee to clock out for 30 minute lunch break but requires them to continue working: ‘If you are working, you have to be paid’