I empathize with managers who struggle to get workers to cover shifts for their fellow employees. It’s so screwed up that they have to do their jobs and make sure that the business is functioning, and it’s super selfish for employees to get sick out of the blue without even asking management first! I’m messing …
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‘Boomer dad got Boomered’: Progressive CEO buys employees laptops so they can work from home, gets endless complaints from a technologically challenged older woman
Young people all want to work from home now. We’re more focused, our workload is more manageable, and we don’t have a micromanager breathing down our neck every time we need to use the restroom. Personally, I love working from home and relish the chance to type on my laptop from the comfort of my …
Seguir leyendo ‘Boomer dad got Boomered’: Progressive CEO buys employees laptops so they can work from home, gets endless complaints from a technologically challenged older woman
Nosy Karen scolds tech-savvy coworker for using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V: ‘She watches my every move in hopes of catching me make a mistake so she can tattle’
We’ve all had one of those coworkers who’s always looking over your shoulder, waiting for you to screw up. I would understand this behavior if they were a supervisor or manager paid to ensure that the people working under them are not dilly-dallying, but that’s often not the case. More frequently, this is the doing …
Seguir leyendo Nosy Karen scolds tech-savvy coworker for using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V: ‘She watches my every move in hopes of catching me make a mistake so she can tattle’
Bully throws his coworkers book into a full mop bucket, blames her for ignoring him: ‘I should’ve known the risks [of] bringing a book to work’
Once you become an adult, you’re usually not exposed to straight-up bullying as much as you were as a child. Kids have so little control over where they spend their time. If their fellow students are harassing them, it’s not like they can just leave that situation. Sure, some kids leave schools because they’re being …
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’10 years of ruining another person’s life?’: Evil IT consultant sabotages colleague’s work for a decade after she rejects his advances
It’s no exaggeration to say that in most corporate environments, the people in the IT department are some of the most essential employees there. If the tech doesn’t work, then the whole business is in trouble—plus, there’s every chance they have access to everything you do on your computer at work. In short, they aren’t …
Seguir leyendo ’10 years of ruining another person’s life?’: Evil IT consultant sabotages colleague’s work for a decade after she rejects his advances
Coworker demands employee come in unpaid on his day off to check freezer temperature: ‘Yea, I ain’t doing that’
To work or not to work when you’re not being paid? That is the million-dollar question many employees have to ask themselves daily. In my honest opinion, I think whether you can or should work off the clock depends on what kind of job you have. If you have a coffee shop MacBook gig paying …
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‘Save the cartoon impressions for parties, not job interviews’: Interviewee torpedos their chance at their dream job by impulsively revealing a hidden talent
Since they’re just a delicate balance of oversharing and humble-bragging, job interviews can require a certain level of finesse that the unemployed workforce is ill-equipped to handle. How is an interviewee supposed to toe the line between sharing the best version of themselves, while also not over-revealing their talents in the workplace? Obviously, you want …
Seguir leyendo ‘Save the cartoon impressions for parties, not job interviews’: Interviewee torpedos their chance at their dream job by impulsively revealing a hidden talent
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (February 5, 2024)
Try as we might, sometimes it takes more than the right attitude to have a ‘good’ day at work. This is dependent on many factors, including co-workers, customers, and whatever initiative is being pushed at that particular time. There are a lot of things to take into consideration, and for most of us it is …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (January 22, 2024)
How is it that Monday seems to come around so quickly every week? There comes a point in every 9-to-5 worker’s life when the two-day weekend starts feeling like a thirty-minute lunch break, and it really doesn’t feel so good. It’s hard to believe that we can make the most of every moment when a …
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‘He cleared out his storage compartment between the driver and front passenger seats’: Stunned coworker details terrible secret Santa gift
Gift-giving is an art form that few are genuinely skilled in. To do it well, you need real knowledge and empathy for the person you are giving a present to, as well as being on top of the savage game that is the retail industry during the festive season. To put it bluntly, it is …
Seguir leyendo ‘He cleared out his storage compartment between the driver and front passenger seats’: Stunned coworker details terrible secret Santa gift