Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor. Coincidences are a strange thing. If you’re the type of person who believes in a higher power, then you might take coincidences as a sign of this. And who is to blame you? Sometimes things unfold in such a deeply ironic way that we just have to …
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‘I don’t want to spend my money celebrating someone who hurt me’: Coworker refuses to bring food to colleague’s wedding celebration since they argue at work
Do you have to spend money on your coworkers if you don’t want to? The answer seems like an easy no, but it’s not always as simple as that. Sometimes social pressure, especially in the workplace, is strong. You don’t want to lose out on professional opportunities just because you’re feuding with someone over something …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t want to spend my money celebrating someone who hurt me’: Coworker refuses to bring food to colleague’s wedding celebration since they argue at work
Coworker snoops and opens colleague’s pay stubs, whole office turns against him after finding out his salary
Who is in the wrong here? You shouldn’t expect that anyone is looking through your personal belongings, especially at work. This is a pretty big violation of privacy, no matter who you are. And while it shouldn’t be taboo to talk about salary, we shouldn’t be snooping around in others’ stuff just to find out. …
Seguir leyendo Coworker snoops and opens colleague’s pay stubs, whole office turns against him after finding out his salary
Fast food cashier notices $105 missing from the register, fears they will be fired for a crime they did not commit
What do you do when everyone thinks you’re guilty of something you didn’t do? It’s never a good feeling to feel accused. You don’t want to feel like you have to prove your innocence to the people close to you, especially at work. Things go wrong sometimes, and often you need to point a finger …
Seguir leyendo Fast food cashier notices $105 missing from the register, fears they will be fired for a crime they did not commit
Coworker invites themselves on colleague’s 1-week vacation after work trip: ‘I don’t particularly like the co-worker and we are not friends outside of work’
Would you go on vacation with your coworker? Everyone has a different relationship with their coworker. Maybe you happen to be besties with the people you work with. If this is the case, it likely happened outside of work. You spent time together outside of the time you were being paid, and that brought you …
Seguir leyendo Coworker invites themselves on colleague’s 1-week vacation after work trip: ‘I don’t particularly like the co-worker and we are not friends outside of work’
Boss constantly contacts employee for extra work after hours despite employee having grad school classes from 6pm-10pm: ‘I am expected to work 24/7’
What do you do when your workplace doesn’t respect your boundaries? It can be tough to draw boundaries in your work life, but it’s an essential skill. If you don’t do it early and often, you might end up in a situation where you’re being taken advantage of. They get used to a certain level …
Seguir leyendo Boss constantly contacts employee for extra work after hours despite employee having grad school classes from 6pm-10pm: ‘I am expected to work 24/7’
Company Ignores Applicant for 4 Weeks After Interview, Chews Him Out When He Takes Another Offer in the Meantime
You can’t ghost someone and then get mad when they move on. This is just as true in business relationships as it is in personal ones. The job interview process can be long and frustrating, and there often isn’t room to ask for what you want. So many people apply to the same jobs that …
Seguir leyendo Company Ignores Applicant for 4 Weeks After Interview, Chews Him Out When He Takes Another Offer in the Meantime
Company forces remote employees to return to the office 5 days/week, charges them $80 for parking: ‘Employees don’t get any kind of discount’
Should you have to pay for parking at your office? Working means sacrifice. It’s a sacrifice of your time and energy, in exchange for money at its most basic level. When you start at a new job, there are lots of sacrifices you have to make in order to remain in good standing. Should your …
Seguir leyendo Company forces remote employees to return to the office 5 days/week, charges them $80 for parking: ‘Employees don’t get any kind of discount’
Workplace charges employees $8 every time they forget their security badge: ‘I would never turn it back in’
Should you pay that much to work your own job? It’s the little things in life that have a way of getting you down. Sometimes it’s not the huge, life-altering stuff that has a way of getting in your head and slowly eroding your sanity, it’s the small things that add up over time. You …
Seguir leyendo Workplace charges employees $8 every time they forget their security badge: ‘I would never turn it back in’
Boss threatens to fire new employee for refusing to use their personal phone for work: ‘HR is on the phone for you’
Would you use your personal phone for business? Sometimes your job asks you to do things that you’re not comfortable with. There are often sacrifices you have to make in order to keep your position and to maintain your good standing in the office. But you don’t have to completely go against everything you believe …
Seguir leyendo Boss threatens to fire new employee for refusing to use their personal phone for work: ‘HR is on the phone for you’