Source: Vitaly Gariev A name can say a lot about what a person thinks of themselves and the world, and not just when it comes to what they want to call themselves. They can also reveal multitudes with the ways in which they refer to other people. There are plenty of people who go by …
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20-year-old works for parents for 4 years, gets fired after getting a tongue piercing: ‘They’re using it to punish me’
The problem with working for family is that the personal can often override the professional. Those petty disagreements and long-held grudges are not just confined to the home, but become a part of the working environment as well. While nepotism can feel like the comfortable route when it comes to navigating the rocky landscape of …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old works for parents for 4 years, gets fired after getting a tongue piercing: ‘They’re using it to punish me’
Company institutes layoffs for 4 years straight, employees who have held same job for 30 years complain that laid off coworkers are lazy: ‘These people just don’t want to work’
The job market today has entered uncharted territory in more ways than one. Almost everything is done online, but who you know is still one of the most important factors; half the job openings are ghost postings by companies trying to make themselves look good, and artificial intelligence is threatening to wipe out careers that …
Seguir leyendo Company institutes layoffs for 4 years straight, employees who have held same job for 30 years complain that laid off coworkers are lazy: ‘These people just don’t want to work’
Project manager directs $2.5 million project for company, believes he will be fired when it’s completed: ‘Is there any leverage I have?’
Few jobs are a sure thing in today’s economy. A career for life is becoming less and less common, especially for those who do anything related to the world of corporate. The reality is that, although it may be the negative view, it’s often wise to be prepared for an unceremonious exit to whatever role …
Seguir leyendo Project manager directs $2.5 million project for company, believes he will be fired when it’s completed: ‘Is there any leverage I have?’
22-year-old employee considers telling her new coworker that he’s about to get fired: ‘Our manager HATES him for very valid reasons.’
Her manager hasn’t told her that he’s going to get fired, but she has this instinct that it’s bound to happen sooner or later.
Boss gets fired by assistant, gets offended when she asks for a recommendation letter 6 months later: ‘She cursed me out’
Burning bridges is no way to guarantee professional success, but that is exactly what some misguided people choose to do anyway.
Employee works 60 hour weeks only for promotion to go to director’s brother-in-law, fears getting fired when he reduces hours down to 40: ‘I increased productivity by 3x’
A lot of employers will never give you the appreciation that you deserve unless you demand it of them. Even then, they are not necessarily going to be interested in giving it to you if they feel like they have other priorities. If the anti-work people are anything to go by, it is rarely worth …
Seguir leyendo Employee works 60 hour weeks only for promotion to go to director’s brother-in-law, fears getting fired when he reduces hours down to 40: ‘I increased productivity by 3x’
Manager hesitates when HR orders termination of older employee who clocks in and out from home: ‘I know she knows it’s wrong’
Rules are rules, no matter who breaks them. It is only human nature to ignore what we’re told now and then, especially when that does not align with what we believe to be our best interests. However, there are times when doing that is going to have consequences that we don’t like sooner or later. …
Seguir leyendo Manager hesitates when HR orders termination of older employee who clocks in and out from home: ‘I know she knows it’s wrong’
Granddaughter fires her 82-year-old grandma’s live-in nurse on the spot after catching her wearing Granny’s diamond engagement ring: ‘I know what I saw, she’s trying to take over grandma’s life’
A live-in nurse was trying to take over an 82-year-old woman’s entire life, but the savvy granddaughter caught her red-handed with her sticky fingers in the jewelry box.
‘Had a guy think it was funny to spray a coworkers shoe with Brake Kleen’: Office pranks that caused the pranksters their jobs
Pranks are supposed to be harmless… right? The thing about pranks is that we can’t all agree on what they entail. Some people think it’s funny to replace your favorite pen with a french fry and wait for you to notice. Some think it’s funny to smash a pie in someone’s face as they round …
Seguir leyendo ‘Had a guy think it was funny to spray a coworkers shoe with Brake Kleen’: Office pranks that caused the pranksters their jobs