Purposefully mispronouncing someone’s name is a huge form of disrespect. Your name is a huge part of you. It’s the first thing that someone associates with you. It honors your family, your traditions, and your journey. When people don’t want to learn it, that’s a huge issue. It shows that they don’t care about you …
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Company throws team lunch to celebrate record profits, give employees $12 sandwich voucher while CEO gets $4.2 million bonus
Sometimes wealth inequality presents itself in uncomfortable ways. The juxtaposition between the kinds of wealth that exist inside the same company can be jarring. You think that you’re all in it together, but when it comes to compensation, it couldn’t be farther from the truth. That’s why some corporate gestures at togetherness can feel empty, …
Seguir leyendo Company throws team lunch to celebrate record profits, give employees $12 sandwich voucher while CEO gets $4.2 million bonus
Boss writes up warehouse worker for taking 2 bathroom breaks in 1 shift: ‘Both under 5 minutes’
Shouldn’t you be able to take bathroom breaks whenever you want? The point of a bathroom break isn’t that it’s planned. It’s what you need to go, so you are free to go. It’s kind of that simple. But it doesn’t always feel that way. Our bodies are our bodies, and there’s not a ton …
Seguir leyendo Boss writes up warehouse worker for taking 2 bathroom breaks in 1 shift: ‘Both under 5 minutes’
CEO berates employee over their facial expression during company meeting
Should you be held responsible for your involuntary facial expressions? You can’t help what you look like, and you can’t always help what your face does. Sometimes you’re just going to make a face, and you have no control over it. You know this if you’re an expressive person, and sometimes your face betrays something …
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Company announces 3 days in office after being fully remote for 4 years, employee spends 3+ hours commuting
The shift from remote to in-person can be jarring. When you’ve spent a long time working from home 100% of the time, the shift to having to show up to the office every day can be an unexpected one. Any major shift in a routine can be upsetting. It can mean having to change your …
Seguir leyendo Company announces 3 days in office after being fully remote for 4 years, employee spends 3+ hours commuting
Job asks for free labor from applicant before they even interview: ‘I’m dumbfounded by the audacity’
Would you do work for a job before you were even given an interview there? When you’re applying for a job, you put a lot of yourself on the line. You make sure that your resume is up to snuff, and you pour your heart into a cover letter. It’s a vulnerable thing, to constantly …
Seguir leyendo Job asks for free labor from applicant before they even interview: ‘I’m dumbfounded by the audacity’
‘Almost EVERY product is actually marketed to American Females between 18-35’: Workers spill disturbing truths about their jobs
Have you ever wanted to know what goes on at someone else’s job? Try as we might, we will never truly know what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes. You might be able to guess what their life is like, but you will never really know, especially at work. Even with your best …
Seguir leyendo ‘Almost EVERY product is actually marketed to American Females between 18-35’: Workers spill disturbing truths about their jobs
Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother’s day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: ‘I now have commitments in the morning’
Would you skip your Mother’s Day plans to work a last-minute shift? If you have the type of job that requires you to be on call all the time, then you might be used to shuffling things around at the last minute. But if you’re used to a schedule, any shifts in it can throw …
Seguir leyendo Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother’s day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: ‘I now have commitments in the morning’
29-year-old engineer constantly quiet-quits his job every few months, can’t summon energy: ‘I can perform competence indefinitely, but I can’t manufacture investment’
Do you ever get burned out at your job? Maybe it happens to you every now and again, and you have to learn how to roll with the punches. You go through periods of working really hard, and then it all comes crashing down, and you need a rest. You’ve gotten used to this ebb …
Seguir leyendo 29-year-old engineer constantly quiet-quits his job every few months, can’t summon energy: ‘I can perform competence indefinitely, but I can’t manufacture investment’
Company introduces $75 wellness stipend that is so intentionally difficult to use that most employees give up
When convenience turns into inconvenience, something is deeply wrong. We have all had the experience of realizing that something that might seem convenient actually adds more time and stress to our days. I’m often having this experience with ticketing apps. Some concerts, plays, or events will force you to download an app in order to …
Seguir leyendo Company introduces $75 wellness stipend that is so intentionally difficult to use that most employees give up