There is moral support, and then there is this. While some people manage to make it work, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that mixing family and the workplace is not the greatest idea. It is all too easy for personal relationships to cloud professional judgment, and even make the job of other unrelated …
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Pushover boss refuses to fire toxic employee even as they acknowledge their failure: ‘It seems like poor performance and bad behavior are actually being rewarded here’
Part of being a boss is having difficult conversations. But some aren’t always ready to. Nobody wants to be the bad guy. Unless you’re one of… those guys who enjoy it. Then you’re a true freak, and I don’t want you as my colleague. But most people generally have a distaste for causing other people …
Seguir leyendo Pushover boss refuses to fire toxic employee even as they acknowledge their failure: ‘It seems like poor performance and bad behavior are actually being rewarded here’
‘This event has reached legend status’: Supermarket employee sick of low pay and long hours epically quits and leaves hilarious ‘gift’ behind for management and customers to discover
When working as a disgruntled employee, you can get away with a lot. That is because you dgaf anymore. So what do you have to lose? Sure, you’ll probably lose out on getting unemployment money, but if you are disgruntled, then it’s probably safe to say that the place you work out would’ve threw their …
Seguir leyendo ‘This event has reached legend status’: Supermarket employee sick of low pay and long hours epically quits and leaves hilarious ‘gift’ behind for management and customers to discover
‘No tip for thieves… Weasel stole my commission’: Shady employee sneakily steals part of his coworkers pay, karma gets him at his next job
When you are a horrible co-worker who is actively doing something that makes the life and job of your fellow employees a living heII, then you better buckle up, baby. Karma is coming for you. You might go one, two, maybe even 10 years after that job thinking you’re in the clear. But then BAM …
Seguir leyendo ‘No tip for thieves… Weasel stole my commission’: Shady employee sneakily steals part of his coworkers pay, karma gets him at his next job
Pharamcy’s micromanager writes up employee for pants that aren’t ‘black enough,’ so employee goes to Hot Topic to change: ‘[I became] a goth girl in my mid-forties’
If you are a goth or have ever had a goth phase, then you know the plight of never having the right black clothing. It is either not dark enough, the undertones aren’t matching up, or it fades in the wash. It’s a constant cycle of buying black pants, them fading, and you having to …
Seguir leyendo Pharamcy’s micromanager writes up employee for pants that aren’t ‘black enough,’ so employee goes to Hot Topic to change: ‘[I became] a goth girl in my mid-forties’
Funniest Middle Finger Memes to Send Your Work Bestie to Meme-aphorically Give Your Boss the Bird
You can’t actually give your manager the bird, but you can do it through secret code (aka memes).
‘They told her she is not capable of doing the job’: Judgmental parents fire au pair for taking depression and anxiety medication
Being an au pair sounds like an incredibly stressful job. You have to leave the country that you know and love to live with a random family and care for their children full-time. It sounds like being a foreign exchange student without being treated like a cool, fun novelty amongst your peers in this country. …
Seguir leyendo ‘They told her she is not capable of doing the job’: Judgmental parents fire au pair for taking depression and anxiety medication
‘I took too much initiative’: Employee gets fired for being too productive, debunks supervisor’s untrue accusations
Going above and beyond isn’t always the best thing for a worker to do. Sometimes, it can lead to overly enthusiastic people stepping on other people’s toes and trying to steal their thunder. It can also lead to major burnout that can only be fixed by stepping away from working so hard. That being said, …
Seguir leyendo ‘I took too much initiative’: Employee gets fired for being too productive, debunks supervisor’s untrue accusations