‘This is a cautionary tale’: Worker quits after being refused a promotion despite doing the work of 3 people, they hire 3 people to fill their role

What would you do if your job refused to acknowledge your contributions? It’s hard to know when you’ve taken on too much work. Sometimes things can just pile up, and before you know it, you’re doing way more than is in your job description. These things have a way of sneaking up on you. But …
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‘My phone rings, and it’s HR asking if I’d come back’: Company lays off employee of 8 years one year before her retirement, the rest of her department quits afterwards

It is an unfortunate reality of the working world that most employees are never truly safe from getting sacked. Sometimes, this happens for valid reasons, such as poor performance or misconduct. Plenty of other times, though, people lose their jobs purely for the sake of cutting costs or achieving the vision held by an out-of-touch …
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19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’

The vibes in an office are very important! Truly. You could be hired to work your dream job, but if the vibes are off in the office and you walk in feeling down and stressed, that’s going to eat up your soul no matter what. But if the office workplace vibes are vibrating on a …
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‘Get rid of the trees’: Guest Demands Hotel Remove Trees and Replant Them After The Leaves Fall Off

Anyone with half a brain would know that you can’t just pick trees out of the ground like a flower when you feel like it. They have roots, they’re big, and they are heavy. Plus, they change with the seasons, and sure, they’re prettiest when they bloom, but life isn’t always pretty. Get used to …
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‘No one wants to work’: Boomer small businessowner complains that they can’t find employees, pays $15 an hour with no benefits

You should always be suspicious of someone who says, «Nobody wants to work anymore.» If you’ve been around ambitious, motivated young professionals, you know that this is certainly not the case. Many people value working hard, and someone rarely wants to be unemployed for an indefinite amount of time out of laziness. Even people who …
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‘Why should we hire you?’: Relatable Interview Memes for Resume Peddlers Wondering If Unemployment is Really All That Bad

When you’re reaching the second and third interview in the hiring process, you start to question all of the unpaid labor you’ve already dumped into this prospective employment. Not only have you slaved over your resume, you applied directly on some website portal that asked you all the same questions that you already provided information …
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Manager Criticized For Denying Promised Vacation Time To New Hire

The one thing that stops 90% of the working population from packing it in and retreating under a bridge like a troll is that we can go on vacation. There’s nothing like spending a couple of weeks somewhere where things like deadlines and bosses don’t matter to trick you into thinking that it’s worthwhile the …
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Manager Roasted For Denying Promised Vacation Time To New Hire

The one thing that stops 90% of the working population from packing it in and retreating under a bridge like a troll is that we can go on vacation. There’s nothing like spending a couple of weeks somewhere where things like deadlines and bosses don’t matter to trick you into thinking that it’s worthwhile the …
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Manager Gets Roasted For Denying Promised Vacation Time To New Hire

The one thing that stops 90% of the working population from packing it in and retreating under a bridge like a troll is that we can go on vacation. There’s nothing like spending a couple of weeks somewhere where things like deadlines and bosses don’t matter to trick you into thinking that it’s worthwhile the …
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