Coworker expects colleague to take a client call during their unpaid lunch break, gets annoyed when they refuse: »He told the potential client that I «didn’t remember them»

When did an unpaid lunch become a workplace negotiation? I’m sure we’ve all worked with a person in the past who doesn’t know how to be a coworker. See, when you work in an office, slowly and over time, you’ll learn the ethics and the unspoken codes there are. And when it comes to coworkers, …
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Boss Pressures Employees to Achieve AI Chatbot’s Predictions, Freaks Out When Employees Don’t Meet the Predictions Because The Chatbot Doesn’t Understand Their Clients

We shouldn’t rely solely on robots to tell us how to run a business! What do you use AI for? A growing segment of the population uses AI as a friend. They text the chatbot as they would text their friends and family, and rely on it for emotional support when they can’t get it …
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Company Demands Employee Work After Her Last Day on the Job Because She Didn’t Give a Full 2 Week Notice

Is she in the wrong for giving improper notice? Would you quit a job without giving your two weeks’ notice? A lot of employees don’t feel the need to give notice, because if their job was going to fire them, they sure as heck wouldn’t get a notice two weeks in advance. Other employees go …
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Boss making $415K rants to poor employee about first-class international plane tickets costing $20K each: ‘My boss makes a mockery of people who fly economy.’

Does she know how out of touch she sounds?  It can be incredibly disheartening and uncomfortable to work for the ultra-rich. I’m not talking about your average, run-of-the-mill boss. Every employee knows that their boss makes more money than they do and can therefore afford a more luxurious lifestyle. Your boss might feel free to …
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Employee calls out coworker’s bad table manners in front of a client, coworker reports them to HR for discrimination: ‘They would hold their fork in their hand like a fist and could not cut their steak properly using a knife.’

He needs to learn how to use a fork and a knife at some point in his life. 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 …
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Boss makes assistant cry because she ordered steak and dessert during a business lunch with a client: ‘The client and I both ordered burgers and fries. The client and I both said no to dessert.’

Nobody is born knowing the intricacies of ordering and eating at a business lunch. Still, it’s understandable that she’d feel insecure about the micromanagement of her food choices. 

Employee refuses to accept award at work because a coworker nominated them instead of a client: ‘I don’t feel that it means the same coming from coworkers as from clients.’

She can’t turn down the award without looking like the most ungrateful coworker in the world. Have you ever won an award you don’t deserve? I know I sure have! This past summer, I won MVP on my dodgeball team despite being the 2nd-worst player. I was pretty shocked when my name was announced, and …
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Client buys wedding photographer’s domain after they refuse to provide the wedding photos and ignore them for months, uses it as last-attempt leverage: ‘They have one week to respond’

Desperate times call for desperate measures… At some point, most people forget the majority of what happened on their wedding day. Perhaps it’s due to the nerves, the fast-paced turn of events, or the amount of drinks they had. Eventually, the happiest day of our lives becomes a blur of moments that we must sort …
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Client demands to stop her appointment at hair salon school after being stuck there for 8 hours, then refuses to pay for the half-done service: ‘The situation was extremely unprofessional’

If she hadn’t put a stop to the appointment, she could still have been there right now… As someone who hates confrontation, I often find myself agreeing to do things I have no interest in while internally having a breakdown because I can’t come out and say it. This is most apparent to me when …
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Venue refuses to refund client’s deposit after they call off their wedding, client uses the space to host a Mario Kart tournament instead, despite venue’s demands: ’Release the date’

When a couple decides to tie the knot and get married, it goes without saying that they should be absolutely sure that this is what they want. Not just because it is a must for their relationship, but because a wedding is one super expensive thing, and it would be a shame to lose all …
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