Should exceptions be made for an employee just because you’re related to them? There is an argument to be made that family and the workplace don’t really mix, purely because it can be difficult to stay professional when you are employed with (or employing) a relative. You might be inclined to indulge your nepotistic instincts …
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Company accuses employee of taking excessive time off on his first day off of the entire year: ‘I’ll be using all my time to handle the complex estate my grandmother left behind.’
He takes the same days off every year, and now it’s a problem? Few things are more annoying than your company micromanaging your time off. It’s one thing if your minimum-wage service job doesn’t have a concrete time-off policy, and you call in at least once a week for «personal reasons.» Failing to show up …
Seguir leyendo Company accuses employee of taking excessive time off on his first day off of the entire year: ‘I’ll be using all my time to handle the complex estate my grandmother left behind.’
HR department demands employee’s personal phone, installs location tracking app on it: ‘I questioned this’
How far should work be allowed to expand outside the workplace? In most jobs, there is a good argument to be made that the personal and professional should be as separate as possible. However, as the working-from-home revolution has swept across the world, the barrier between the two has been further broken down. A remote …
Seguir leyendo HR department demands employee’s personal phone, installs location tracking app on it: ‘I questioned this’
Job applicant rejects tech company that offers a job 4 months after interviews, pays half his desired salary: ‘I even gave them a discount’
Are we at a point where job seekers should be obligated to accept any role they can get? It is no secret that the job market at the moment is even bleaker than in previous years. Genuine, decent roles are few and far between, with far more qualified candidates battling it out to get a …
Seguir leyendo Job applicant rejects tech company that offers a job 4 months after interviews, pays half his desired salary: ‘I even gave them a discount’
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.’
Company denies leave request sent in 6 months prior, claims they’ve run out of PTO after draining it for closure days
Should your company get to drain your PTO without warning? Your time off is precious, and it should be used exactly how you want it to be used. You don’t want to have to run every last thing by the people you work with. After all, your life is your own, and you should be …
Seguir leyendo Company denies leave request sent in 6 months prior, claims they’ve run out of PTO after draining it for closure days
College student applies for graduate job, company demands he complete 40 hour assignment for application: ‘I thought I was crushing it’
It is getting more and more difficult to get a foot on the ladder in the workplace. The job market seems impossible enough right now for those who have experience, so what chance do soon-to-be graduates have? It has long been a running joke that even the most menial and badly paid jobs seem to …
Seguir leyendo College student applies for graduate job, company demands he complete 40 hour assignment for application: ‘I thought I was crushing it’
CEO calls employees ‘a family’ in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: ‘I’m currently doing the workload of 2 people.’
He is so unbelievably phony It can be difficult to tell if the higher-ups at your company are being 100% honest with you. You’re not in the room when they discuss the precise figures for operational costs, revenue, and profit. You only know what they tell you, and what they tell the public, but sometimes …
Seguir leyendo CEO calls employees ‘a family’ in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: ‘I’m currently doing the workload of 2 people.’
Company announces return to office 2 days after employee signs a lease on an apartment 45 minutes away from the office: ‘I have been remote for 3 years.’
He’s got bad luck. Your daily commute can greatly impact your feelings about your job. If you don’t like your job, but only have to walk five minutes to get to it, that might make you like it more. If you love your job but have to travel three hours round-trip to get to it, …
Seguir leyendo Company announces return to office 2 days after employee signs a lease on an apartment 45 minutes away from the office: ‘I have been remote for 3 years.’
Boss steals employee’s personal camera from his locker to take pictures for a company event: ‘Our manager gave her my locker code.’
In what world is it okay to take from your employees without permission? It’s hard to stand idly by and watch someone get away with antisocial behavior. It’s not always easy to catch a thief or any other kind of petty criminal in the act. If your wallet is stolen, all you can do is …
Seguir leyendo Boss steals employee’s personal camera from his locker to take pictures for a company event: ‘Our manager gave her my locker code.’