Overworked wife refuses to clean house on Friday night so that her lazy husband’s friends can come over Saturday morning: ‘I run a home-based daycare for 12 hours a day. This requires a lot of cleaning all day long.’

Why should she have to clean the house when she’s been cleaning the house all day long? Are you one of those people who are usually kind of blase about cleaning, but then freak out and clean everything when you’re about to have company over? If so, you’re just like me. I try to keep …
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Company lays off hardworking employee of 12 years after boss explicitly told her she was safe from layoffs: ‘No warning. No acknowledgment of 12 years.’

The lie detector test shows us that that was a lie. It can be easy to start to feel secure in your place in your company. After all, if you’re meeting or exceeding your targets, your company has no reason to lay you off, right?  There are different types of employees in a company’s structure, …
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20-year-old data entry employee is laughed at when she says she’s overworked, stands her ground and makes her boss finish the job: ‘I was, and still am, super proud.’

Young employee uses her confident stare to get her boss to understand her overloaded workload.  Sometimes, it takes more than words to get someone to understand the gravity of what you are trying to say. This is beautifully portrayed by parents around the world when their kid is acting up and not listening to them. …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old data entry employee is laughed at when she says she’s overworked, stands her ground and makes her boss finish the job: ‘I was, and still am, super proud.’

Unemployed husband tells his hardworking wife that she’s the reason they can’t go on vacation: ‘Now is not the time.’

He’s literally the reason they can’t go on vacation! You might think that unemployment would give you the freedom you wish you had when you’re working full-time, but it does not. You might have a couple of weeks or months where you feel like you’re as free as a bird, but then reality sets in, …
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Lazy coworker brags about having free time at work on social media, hardworking coworker tattles to management: ‘We never have a slow MOMENT at work, let alone a slow day’

We’ve all had one of those coworkers who doesn’t do what they’re supposed to do. If you’re on the same level as someone, it’s easy to notice that one or two people are carrying the bulk of the work, while another employee is twiddling their thumbs and getting the same pay/credit for doing much less. …
Seguir leyendo Lazy coworker brags about having free time at work on social media, hardworking coworker tattles to management: ‘We never have a slow MOMENT at work, let alone a slow day’

‘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, …
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Boss Refuses to Give Hardworking Employee a Promotion Because of Uncharacteristically Negative Performance Review

Getting feedback from your superiors is one of the best ways to grow in a job. You might feel like you’re doing a good job and are doing everything right, but your boss might have a different idea of what success in your position looks like. Even if it’s hard to hear, getting harsh feedback …
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Boss Tells Employee Their Hard Work ‘Doesn’t Go Unnoticed’ in Card Confirming They’re Not Getting a Raise

Working hard is one of those virtues that is valued so much in the workplace but is often unappreciated in the ways that truly matter. You can work extremely hard for a company and get copious verbal praise for it, but if the amount of work doesn’t match the paycheck, is it really worth it …
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Meowchanics & Purrsonal Assistants: 27 Precious and Purrfessional Cats Thrilled To Be A Part Of The Work Fur-ce

If there’s one thing we know about cats, it’s that they love to work. Just kidding! Our cat is as lazy as they come, and we’re pretty sure that yours is too. But on the rare occasion, some cats pick up some responsibility and decide to work for a meowment (even if only for a …
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