What happens when you’re too efficient at your job? There is a fine line between being efficient and being too efficient. You want to be good at your job, but if you’re too good at your job, then you might be left with more work and the same amount of pay. When you’re just starting …
Seguir leyendo ‘Does anyone else feel weird about being too efficient at their job?’: Employee finishes day’s work in 3 hours, wonders what they should do for the rest of the 5
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Employee gets his wages garnished because someone with a similar name to him owes child support: ‘How can they just start taking money from me without any verification as to whether the child is mine?’
How does a mistake like this happen? A cocky person who has never faced any consequences for their poor decisions might think they’re above man-made systems and processes, such as the court system. A deadbeat parent might expect that if they’ve evaded paying child support for their kid’s entire childhood, they won’t have to pay …
Seguir leyendo Employee gets his wages garnished because someone with a similar name to him owes child support: ‘How can they just start taking money from me without any verification as to whether the child is mine?’
Manager insists on 6-8 hour video calls daily, employee hesitates to go to HR: ‘She runs everything she does by me’
There is such a thing as overcommunication. One of the most valuable skills that employees in all kinds of industries can learn is how to communicate effectively, whether that is about making appropriate business decisions or honing that so-called water-cooler talk. People are more likely to want to be around those colleagues who seem to …
Seguir leyendo Manager insists on 6-8 hour video calls daily, employee hesitates to go to HR: ‘She runs everything she does by me’
Employee expresses frustration when coworker mocks her for wearing the same outfit to work on different days: ‘You’re wearing that again?’
Doesn’t every job kind of require a uniform? While times have changed and dress codes are not necessarily as strict in many workplaces as they once were, most working people have that part of their wardrobe that they designate as ‘work clothes’. Even if they work a job with no official uniform, they are likely …
Seguir leyendo Employee expresses frustration when coworker mocks her for wearing the same outfit to work on different days: ‘You’re wearing that again?’
Grocery store manager forces employees to stay up to 20 minutes after closing without pay, calls them «mandatory duties»: ‘My paycheck only shows my scheduled hours’
The workday doesn’t always end when the clock says it does… especially if your employer decides otherwise. An hourly grocery store employee started keeping track of the minutes spent completing mandatory closing tasks after noticing paychecks no longer reflected the extra time. Even though workers couldn’t leave until supervisors approved the nightly checklist, management insisted …
Seguir leyendo Grocery store manager forces employees to stay up to 20 minutes after closing without pay, calls them «mandatory duties»: ‘My paycheck only shows my scheduled hours’
NYC employee hired for an office job in the city is told to bike to weekly meetings at the company’s field office: ‘You need to buy a bike’
A new workplace expectation can feel a lot different when it requires buying your own equipment. One NYC office employee was caught off guard after management announced that weekly visits to the company’s field office would now include a mandatory bike ride, and employees without one were expected to purchase their own. Hired to work …
Seguir leyendo NYC employee hired for an office job in the city is told to bike to weekly meetings at the company’s field office: ‘You need to buy a bike’
Manager sends home fast food employee for going to the bathroom: ‘Clock out and go home’
Should a manager be able to disavow the basic rights of employees on a whim? A slacker is one of the most frustrating kinds of workers to deal with as a boss, and certain industries tend to attract them more than others. Nonetheless, it is possible to be a bit too overzealous in an attempt …
Seguir leyendo Manager sends home fast food employee for going to the bathroom: ‘Clock out and go home’
Employee faces a 3-day suspension after eating one blueberry at work: ‘My coworkers do it constantly’
One impulsive snack turned an ordinary shift into a meeting with management. After a long day of fasting, one employee ate a single blueberry while closing the fruit station at work: just as their manager walked by. What followed was a write-up, a three-day suspension, and a meeting with management. Although the suspension was later …
Seguir leyendo Employee faces a 3-day suspension after eating one blueberry at work: ‘My coworkers do it constantly’
Manager continuously assigns employee ‘urgent’ work at 4:55 PM, gets annoyed when they push back: ‘It feels more like poor planning than an actual business need’
It’s not a crime to only want to work your legally assigned hours. While there are professions that normalize and even encourage a large amount of overtime, they are not in the majority. Aside from when they are working towards something important or other exceptional circumstances, most employees expect to be able to regularly clock …
Seguir leyendo Manager continuously assigns employee ‘urgent’ work at 4:55 PM, gets annoyed when they push back: ‘It feels more like poor planning than an actual business need’
Employee excels in 7 months as temporary supervisor, stops working when company refuses to recognize position: ‘He is making the system follow its own rules’
An underappreciated employee can quickly become a former employee. Realizing your worth is one of the most powerful things that you can do in the workplace because a lot of the time, employers are not treating their employees in a way that reflects their experience and skills. Most want the maximum output for the least …
Seguir leyendo Employee excels in 7 months as temporary supervisor, stops working when company refuses to recognize position: ‘He is making the system follow its own rules’