How can you make your daily routine at work a bit more enjoyable? We all have different ways to get through the day at work. No one can work like a robot for 8 hours a day without giving themselves a mental break, so we must come up with perks that help us break the …
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Friend posts her cookie recipe online after discovering that her friend is selling it, saying that it was her grandma’s and that it was passed down through generations: ‘Someone commented on her post asking which generation of her family I was’
Sometimes you just had it coming… When you purposely do something you KNOW is wrong, you had it coming when you finally got called out. You knew how wrong what you were doing was from the moment it crossed your mind to do it. In this case, this friend knew that the cookie recipe that …
Seguir leyendo Friend posts her cookie recipe online after discovering that her friend is selling it, saying that it was her grandma’s and that it was passed down through generations: ‘Someone commented on her post asking which generation of her family I was’
Sister pressures her brother to sell his wife’s $60K engagement ring after they’ve borrowed $150K from the rest of the family to cover their bills: ‘They have 3 kids under 3 and are stuck in an $8,500-a-month lease.’
Was it wrong for her to demand that she sell something so sentimental? Being financially stable often comes down to avoiding the dumbest possible decisions with your money. It can be difficult to know what counts as a dumb financial decision because such decisions are so normalized. The population at large is addicted to buying …
Seguir leyendo Sister pressures her brother to sell his wife’s $60K engagement ring after they’ve borrowed $150K from the rest of the family to cover their bills: ‘They have 3 kids under 3 and are stuck in an $8,500-a-month lease.’
These Are the Industries and Professions That Are Struggling More Than You Think
Most business ideas are not going to make a profit forever. I mean, the birth of industry as we know it is only a couple of hundred years old, and depending on who you listen to, that is reaching a point of no return in general. That also doesn’t change the fact that starting a …
Seguir leyendo These Are the Industries and Professions That Are Struggling More Than You Think
Retail manager owns business with brother, demands to buy him out when he starts micromanaging: ‘He’s been really disrespectful’
Can business and family ever be a good mix? The unfortunate truth about working with your relatives is that learning to balance your professional relationship with your personal one is a job in itself. Some families manage to keep on top of their work and make a great team, but others struggle to make the …
Seguir leyendo Retail manager owns business with brother, demands to buy him out when he starts micromanaging: ‘He’s been really disrespectful’
Manager tells new hires to work their wage, incurs the wrath of the business owner: ‘He said I don’t really know what burnout is.’
Was there anything wrong with what he said? The best managers are not the ones who insist that you stay at work for hours and hours after your shift is already over. Good managers know that good employees won’t become great employees if they’re too tired to work. They value hard work but recognize that …
Seguir leyendo Manager tells new hires to work their wage, incurs the wrath of the business owner: ‘He said I don’t really know what burnout is.’
Landlord raises rent 5 months in because tenant has a remote job, claims they’re conducing a business from the apartment
Is working from home a reason to raise the rent? Dealing with landlords can be a huge pain in the neck, and the landlord from this story, which was shared on the tenant subreddit, was no exception. They think that just because they have a certain amount of power (they own the property in which …
Seguir leyendo Landlord raises rent 5 months in because tenant has a remote job, claims they’re conducing a business from the apartment
Founding engineer of 30 years leaves company after new owner runs the business to the ground after 2 years: ‘This arrogant owner treated brilliant engineers like disposable garbage.’
Sometimes you have to cut your ties and leave before everything falls apart completely at a company. There is only so much that you can control in your workplace. You can do as much work as possible to make the company better, but if nobody in the company respects you or listens to you, that …
Seguir leyendo Founding engineer of 30 years leaves company after new owner runs the business to the ground after 2 years: ‘This arrogant owner treated brilliant engineers like disposable garbage.’
Employee sticks with small business from the beginning, boss considers firing her for not evolving: ‘She’s not bad, but she’s slow’
Being the boss may have its privileges, but it isn’t always easy. Sometimes it is great to call all the shots, but other times, it can offer up a moral dilemma. It is a position that makes a person responsible for not only the health of the business but also the well-being of the employees, …
Seguir leyendo Employee sticks with small business from the beginning, boss considers firing her for not evolving: ‘She’s not bad, but she’s slow’
Boss withholds commission paycheck from sales employees because the business is struggling, blames missed paycheck on employees work ethic: ‘We’ve got to do better, we got to get more.’
He can’t withhold paychecks because the business is struggling, and yet, that’s what he’s doing. There is a lot of uncertainty in the sales industry. There is usually quite a low barrier to entry. Someone can get a sales job with little field experience, or even without a degree. Getting the job is the easy …
Seguir leyendo Boss withholds commission paycheck from sales employees because the business is struggling, blames missed paycheck on employees work ethic: ‘We’ve got to do better, we got to get more.’