There is a way to go through office life without being miserable, and I’m going to share it with you. Office life is draining, stressful, and damaging to one’s mental health. This is not something new; it’s common to feel that way, so don’t feel weird about it. We have all been there, but the …
Seguir leyendo 19 Office Life Memes to Go Through The Week
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Manager bans employee from using the bathroom whenever another coworker is on lunch break, even when there are plenty of other workers available to cover the floor: ‘They told me I had to wait’
Apparently, your bladder has to wait until everyone finishes their sandwich… Every workplace has its own rules when it comes to lunch hours and breaks. Some of them are flexible and don’t really set a schedule for employees, while others require specific times when people leave and then get back to work. ‘Whatever floats your …
Seguir leyendo Manager bans employee from using the bathroom whenever another coworker is on lunch break, even when there are plenty of other workers available to cover the floor: ‘They told me I had to wait’
$18/hr worker takes on the job of 3 people with zero pay increase: ‘I haven’t seen a raise in two years, and holiday bonuses were slashed’
When you’re doing someone else’s job, should you get compensated for it? Working a new job can be a stressful thing. You may not know how to advocate for yourself until it’s too late. In my experience, when you start a new job, it can take a while before you’re fully comfortable there. You don’t …
Seguir leyendo $18/hr worker takes on the job of 3 people with zero pay increase: ‘I haven’t seen a raise in two years, and holiday bonuses were slashed’
Manager blasts air horn whenever someone says something ‘negative’ in a meeting: ‘I’m not an animal that you’re going to use a bell on’
This boss took workplace discipline a little too far. Sometimes something happens at work, and it makes you look at everything in a different light. A new piece of information comes to light about one of your coworkers, and it can be hard to wrap your mind around. That’s what happened to the employee in …
Seguir leyendo Manager blasts air horn whenever someone says something ‘negative’ in a meeting: ‘I’m not an animal that you’re going to use a bell on’
Boss asks employee to sign emails as the person they replaced: ‘His explanation was that customers are used to dealing with her’
What is one supposed to do in this situation? When you get hired somewhere, it’s probable that you’re going to have to make some adjustments on entry. You never truly know what a job is going to be like until you’re two feet in, and then you probably already have something to lose. The person …
Seguir leyendo Boss asks employee to sign emails as the person they replaced: ‘His explanation was that customers are used to dealing with her’
Coworkers flirt with each other for 2 years, neither makes a move because they’re too scared to ruin their jobs if they break up: ‘I LOVE my job and have no desire to make my workplace uncomfortable.’
Should they just go for it? Back in the day, office romances were much more common. A ton of people met their future wife or husband at work, but that has changed over the past 50 years for several reasons. People’s social lives are much less intertwined with their work lives than they used to …
Seguir leyendo Coworkers flirt with each other for 2 years, neither makes a move because they’re too scared to ruin their jobs if they break up: ‘I LOVE my job and have no desire to make my workplace uncomfortable.’
Coworker takes colleague’s ergonomic office chair claiming she needs it more: ‘I would never go and take someone else’s office chair’
You’re not entitled to other people’s belongings. This is a pretty simple concept, especially at work. If you noticed that your coworker was drinking a coffee, and you thought to yourself, «I could really go for a coffee right now,» you wouldn’t just take their coffee. You would get up and make your own. That …
Seguir leyendo Coworker takes colleague’s ergonomic office chair claiming she needs it more: ‘I would never go and take someone else’s office chair’
Colleague refuses to call coworker by her preferred name because it’s the same as her own: ‘It would be very confusing now to suddenly have two Kates’
What’s in a name? Names are important to the way we see ourselves and the way others see us. It’s often the first thing people know about us. We’re living in a day and age when it’s perfectly acceptable to have a preferred name that’s different from your legal name. There are a lot of …
Seguir leyendo Colleague refuses to call coworker by her preferred name because it’s the same as her own: ‘It would be very confusing now to suddenly have two Kates’
HR continually reports employee’s perfume even after they stopped wearing it: ‘I’ve washed my clothes, washed my hair and made sure to wear no scent’
Should you be punished for wearing a scent to work? We all have different feelings about smells and what we tolerate and what we don’t. Some people love a strong smell. They drench themselves in cologne before leaving the house, and that’s the way they like it. Others can’t stand even a scented lotion. Some …
Seguir leyendo HR continually reports employee’s perfume even after they stopped wearing it: ‘I’ve washed my clothes, washed my hair and made sure to wear no scent’
Coworker does the job of 4-5 people, colleagues worry she’s making them look bad: ‘I’m genuinely concerned. she’s going to burn herself out’
What does going above and beyond at your job really do? We’re always told to give all of our effort whenever we can. And this is generally a good rule of thumb to follow whenever you can. But what does this get you in the end? It might not get you as far as you’re …
Seguir leyendo Coworker does the job of 4-5 people, colleagues worry she’s making them look bad: ‘I’m genuinely concerned. she’s going to burn herself out’