The vacation time doesn’t even carry over to the following year. Vacation time is a precious thing. You shouldn’t have to spend every weekday at work for the rest of your life just because you have a job. We all need a little break sometimes, and often a three-day weekend won’t cut it. We all …
Seguir leyendo Stingy company only gives employees 5 days of vacation a year for their first 3 years of employment, gives 12 vacation days after 10+ years: ‘This has to be the worst employee vacation plan I have ever seen.’
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Manager discovers that the new hire is an employee from his previous company whom he fired for lying on his resume: ‘The higher-ups are aware of the situation and don’t seem too concerned about it.’
Well, this is awkward. We’ve all had a former coworker that we hope we never see again. I’m not talking about a guy who chews his gum too loudly or is a little too into the office Christmas party. I’m talking about the coworker who was incompetent in every conceivable way, and you knew from …
Seguir leyendo Manager discovers that the new hire is an employee from his previous company whom he fired for lying on his resume: ‘The higher-ups are aware of the situation and don’t seem too concerned about it.’
Company asks employees to donate PTO to their coworkers because the holidays are a season of giving: ‘We need your generosity.’
They’re sounding like a villain in a Christmas movie right now. We’ve all heard the stories of teachers or nurses coming together and donating their sick days or paid time off to a coworker who is dealing with cancer, a loss in the family, or some other tragedy that would prevent them from working. While …
Seguir leyendo Company asks employees to donate PTO to their coworkers because the holidays are a season of giving: ‘We need your generosity.’
63-year-old part-time employee quits after company orders pizza on day with extra staff that she didn’t work: ‘She marched right to HR’
It is the small gestures that make or break a job. Perhaps the position is poorly paid and stressful, but you have a coworker you are friendly with who makes the whole experience just about bearable. Or maybe you are working on a project you hate, but you get to expense fancy business lunches with …
Seguir leyendo 63-year-old part-time employee quits after company orders pizza on day with extra staff that she didn’t work: ‘She marched right to HR’
‘I’m fully booked for the next 3 weeks’: Massage therapist cancels a booking with his fiancée’s boss to drive his sick partner to the doctor because the boss’s petty doctor’s note mandates
Instant karma strikes an arrogant boss after his dumb new work policy goes into effect, proving that employees don’t need a micromanager on top of them for the rest of flu season. It’s that time of year again, and people are getting ill. Whether it’s the change in the seasons, that faulty heater duct unit …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m fully booked for the next 3 weeks’: Massage therapist cancels a booking with his fiancée’s boss to drive his sick partner to the doctor because the boss’s petty doctor’s note mandates
‘We’re doing the exact same job’: Employee finds out coworker they trained is being paid 20% more, considers bringing it up in salary review meeting
It is a cruel reality of the modern workplace that the pay scale at many companies is not exactly fair, or even particularly organized. As much as some look down on job hopping, it has to be said that when it comes to the corporate modern landscape, it is one of the few guaranteed ways …
Seguir leyendo ‘We’re doing the exact same job’: Employee finds out coworker they trained is being paid 20% more, considers bringing it up in salary review meeting
How Gen Z are Rewriting the Corporate Jargon Lexicon
With bright eyes and bushy tails, fresh college grads leap into the workforce, hoping to land a cushy corporate job to line their pockets, pay off their student loans, and beef-up their future resume. Entry-level, cheaply-dressed, and full of ambition, these new additions to the workforce don’t realize they’re entering foreign lands and will soon …
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‘The professional entry level senior role’: Coding intern job listing demands 7 years of work experience
At this point, it is widely accepted that looking for a job these days is not as good as it once was. Arguably, it hasn’t been good for a very long time, but now it has somehow become even worse. The culprits behind this are many, including things like economic stagnancy, the AI boom messing …
Seguir leyendo ‘The professional entry level senior role’: Coding intern job listing demands 7 years of work experience
Fresh college grad lends a phone charger to an older woman at the airport, earns the mentorship of a lifetime: ‘It’s wild how small things can snowball into something way bigger.’
We know it’s not easy out there right now when it comes to job hunting. It’s a dog eat dog world. Your career is important to you, but that’s you and everyone else… You’re not the only one reaching out to that job that’s a «perfect» fit for you. You have to work your way …
Seguir leyendo Fresh college grad lends a phone charger to an older woman at the airport, earns the mentorship of a lifetime: ‘It’s wild how small things can snowball into something way bigger.’
Porcelain Safehouse: How ‘bathroom camping’ became Gen Z’s mental health break in the workplace
You’ve only just walked into the office and your boss is already on your back about next month’s deadlines. The chattering voices of your coworkers waft over the cubicles, and the tinnitus in your ears rings over your manager’s muffled nagging. Your aching mind wonders how, after six months, you’re still juggling three specialized office …
Seguir leyendo Porcelain Safehouse: How ‘bathroom camping’ became Gen Z’s mental health break in the workplace