Raises are a touchy subject. We’re told it’s impolite to talk about salary, but that it’s also up to us to ask for what we deserve. So where does that leave us in terms of asking for a raise? I applaud those who bust down their boss’s doors, armed with numbers and data and a …
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‘That one person trying to be my manager’: The best relatable work memes this week (April 15, 2024)
Ask many people about the things that they miss from childhood, and a lot of them will probably say something related to not having to work. Remember those months-long school summer holidays? Good luck getting the clearance for that amount of vacation time now. The trade-off for devoting much of our time to employment is …
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‘Well played’: Office prankster gets a taste of his own medicine in a collective payback prank by his coworkers
Much like every class in high school has the class clown, in many offices you would be able to find the unhinged funny coworker who likes to joke around. They might not be the troublemaker that the class clown usually was, but they can be just as bad, with silly jokes and office pranks that …
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‘But we’re a family’: The best relatable work memes this week (April 8, 2024)
Responsibility is no bad thing. However, it can seem that way when it comes down to the things that we have to be responsible for. This is especially true in the workplace, where many of us are tasked with holding down the fort in ways both pointless and annoying. As if that wasn’t bad enough, …
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‘They told me about their severance packages in the first interview’: Employees Share Most Entertaining Job Interview Stories
Ding, ding… Alarm bells go off in my head anytime I hear the phrase, ‘Though there are set hours, most employees stay extra so to show they’re committed to this job’. Another big red flag is when the interviewer seems disinterested or unprepared. If they haven’t looked over my resume, or if they’re asking basic …
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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 …
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‘So…6% pay rise for everyone?’: Company mandates 42.5 hour work week, does not offer overtime
The 40-hour workweek is one of those institutions that has remained the norm, no matter how much has changed in our world. Ever since the Labor Standards Act in 1940, we’ve been doing 9-5 or some variation on that. Even though we have computers and robots and fast cars, we still work as much as …
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‘She wanted buy a soul with a certificate’: Unpaid intern stands up to toxic boss forcing her to work weekends
I’ve been an intern many a time, and most of that was unpaid or very marginally paid. The intern blues is real. You’re expendable, you’re lowest on the totem pole, and you don’t command respect. The lack of pay is just the cherry on top. Yes, you get to learn new skills, build your resume, …
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‘Leave immediately’: Manager kicks server off shift, ordering them to go home and change clothes in order to comply with dress code
Enforcing a dress code on employees is a tale as old as time. And in some cases, I get it. You knew what you were getting into when starting working there. Other times, I don’t get it. That is, when managers are inconsistent in terms of their expectations. One day they say this, the other …
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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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