What if your boss prevents you from doing your job? When you’re new at a job, you’re probably going to take a while to learn the ropes. You have to get accustomed to the environment in which you work, and the kind of work that your superiors expect from you. Maybe you got an idea …
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‘HR loves my resume… Then I received an email’: Company rejects application because they worked at their sister company
The hiring manager was all but ready to hire this applicant, then something trivial changed everything. The hiring process can be extremely frustrating. You put so much into an application only for it to be promptly ignored. There are so many people looking for a job, and not enough worthwhile jobs to go around. So …
Seguir leyendo ‘HR loves my resume… Then I received an email’: Company rejects application because they worked at their sister company
Dance studio boss demands 24/7 availability from her staff, forces employee to constantly cover last-minute shifts
If your boss is asking for on-call availability, they need to pay you for it. This is a pretty simple idea, but it doesn’t always have simple consequences. The employee in this story, shared on the antiwork subreddit, found out. Some jobs have unpredictable hours, and that’s just the nature of it. You can’t totally …
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Company forces employee to cancel approved PTO after policy change: ‘They may now try to fire me if I don’t play along’
If your PTO is approved, you should be able to take it. This is a pretty simple idea. If you want to take time off, and let your employer know in plenty of time, and if they approve that request– you should be able to take it. That’s the point of approved PTO. But this …
Seguir leyendo Company forces employee to cancel approved PTO after policy change: ‘They may now try to fire me if I don’t play along’
Boss pushes for ‘virtual office’ that pings management when you’re idle: ‘How do I push back without sounding shady?’
Should you expect to be constantly monitored at work? Surveillance is a huge part of our world these days. Our lives have been taken over by technology, and there is not a lot we can do about it, except choose how we engage with it. But we don’t really get to choose how we engage …
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Employee Quits Suddenly After Boss Piles Work on Them After Team Shrinks From 9 Workers to 5
Have you ever quit a job without another one lined up? It’s a risky thing, but sometimes necessary. If you just can’t stand it anymore, there is not a lot you can do other than just get up and leave. When a workplace is disrespecting you, you shouldn’t stick around to see if things get …
Seguir leyendo Employee Quits Suddenly After Boss Piles Work on Them After Team Shrinks From 9 Workers to 5
After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for ‘Chief Happiness Officer’: ‘I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun’
What kind of a job is a «Chief Happiness Officer» There are all sorts of jobs one can have in this life. Jobs that you could have never imagined existed, let alone paid a salary. The person in this story, who shared this to the antiwork subreddit, found out that their company was hiring for …
Seguir leyendo After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for ‘Chief Happiness Officer’: ‘I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun’
Boss forces employee to shave their beard 2 months into a job with no prior warning: ‘They never once disclosed this’
Would you shave your facial hair to keep a job? It’s a tough job market out there, and you would probably do a lot to keep a job that you enjoy and pays you well. But maybe you draw a line somewhere. The employee in this story, which he shared on the antiwork subreddit, certainly …
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Glassdoor rejects worker’s real salary because it was ‘excessively below market average’
Sometimes the truth only sinks in when someone else points it out. Have you ever been talking to someone and realized something about your life that you didn’t realize before? That’s what happened to the worker in this story, which they shared on the Mildly Infuriating subreddit. They thought they were being fairly compensated, but …
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Boss forces employee to work during their 20-minute lunch break, employee reports it and boss retaliates
Is a 20-minute lunch break enough time? I would say definitely not. A true lunch break. Should be enough time to leave your post, get lunch, eat it, and get back to your work. You certainly shouldn’t have to be doing any work on your break. If you choose to work through it because you …
Seguir leyendo Boss forces employee to work during their 20-minute lunch break, employee reports it and boss retaliates