What is worse than a bad coworker? A bad manager. Bad bosses can definitely make or break you in a relatively short amount of time. It is worse when someone higher up protects and/or enables their bad attitude. And, much to our dismay, that happens often, and all the other employees have to bear the …
Seguir leyendo Employees finally get justice after 5 years of mistreatment, thanks to everyone working together to sack the narcissistic manager: ‘There was a secret HR report that was being drafted’
Categoría:Horrible Bosses
Boss scolds hardworking employee for leaving work 1 minute before the workday ends, even though she comes in early every day
How much extra work is she going to get done in one minute? Every office has its own etiquette for when employees should arrive and when they should leave. Generally speaking, if you’re working a salaried, white-collar job, you’re going to be afforded a bit more wiggle room regarding when you can leave the office. …
Seguir leyendo Boss scolds hardworking employee for leaving work 1 minute before the workday ends, even though she comes in early every day
Factory employee endures demanding manager for 2 years, writes exposé email to company and walks out 2 weeks before new job: ‘ She has a spreadsheet of all of the mistakes employees have made’
Bad bosses are one of the biggest reasons that people leave their jobs. The logic is obvious: if the person who is technically in charge of you for a significant amount of hours a week does not seem to care about your well-being, you are very likely to be miserable. Even if most workplaces do …
Seguir leyendo Factory employee endures demanding manager for 2 years, writes exposé email to company and walks out 2 weeks before new job: ‘ She has a spreadsheet of all of the mistakes employees have made’
Boss demands Marketing Coordinator work from the office alone while all other employees are working from home: ‘I asked if I could go to work from home and she has just ghosted me.’
Is there any value in having an employee work from the office by himself? I find great value in working alongside others. I get so much more done working in a cafe with my friends than I do working at home, lying in bed in my pajamas, and a lot of Work from Home evangelists …
Seguir leyendo Boss demands Marketing Coordinator work from the office alone while all other employees are working from home: ‘I asked if I could go to work from home and she has just ghosted me.’
Grocery store boss piles work on 19-year-old employee, drags them in the group chat when they can’t finish everything
Have you ever been reprimanded for something that wasn’t your fault? This can be one of the more frustrating aspects of existence. You have no way to defend yourself, and the damage has already been done. I even hate this when it’s a plot line in a movie or a TV show. When a case …
Seguir leyendo Grocery store boss piles work on 19-year-old employee, drags them in the group chat when they can’t finish everything
Boss accuses employee of job hopping for leaving $55K job for a $78K job after 2 years: ‘We’re a family and loyalty looks better on a resume.’
If they were really family, they would give her a $23K raise. Job hopping is a lot more encouraged now than it was 30 years ago. Back in the day, your resume might get thrown in the trash if they saw that you were in a position for less than two years. Today, many employees …
Seguir leyendo Boss accuses employee of job hopping for leaving $55K job for a $78K job after 2 years: ‘We’re a family and loyalty looks better on a resume.’
CEO calls employees ‘a family’ in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: ‘I’m currently doing the workload of 2 people.’
He is so unbelievably phony It can be difficult to tell if the higher-ups at your company are being 100% honest with you. You’re not in the room when they discuss the precise figures for operational costs, revenue, and profit. You only know what they tell you, and what they tell the public, but sometimes …
Seguir leyendo CEO calls employees ‘a family’ in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: ‘I’m currently doing the workload of 2 people.’
Boss asks night-shift worker who works 70hrs/week to miss their son’s soccer game because they can’t find coverage
Where do you draw the line when it comes to work-life balance? «Work-life balance» is one of those phrases that we hear all the time, and probably don’t really understand what it means. because it’s different for everyone. Everyone in different eras of their life has different comfort levels with how they spend their time …
Seguir leyendo Boss asks night-shift worker who works 70hrs/week to miss their son’s soccer game because they can’t find coverage
Boss threatens to fire employee over non-refundable family trip they were notified of 8 months prior, offers them $500 as compensation: ‘Why does my being away for 8 workdays cause a complete meltdown?’
8 months notice is plenty of notice. Unless you’re the boss in this story. Scheduling a vacation can be a stressful thing. There are a lot of pieces of the puzzle to figure out, and it’s hard to get everything aligned at once. Once you do, you want to do your best to lock it …
Seguir leyendo Boss threatens to fire employee over non-refundable family trip they were notified of 8 months prior, offers them $500 as compensation: ‘Why does my being away for 8 workdays cause a complete meltdown?’
Boss reprimands employee for not covering his sick coworker’s last-minute shift because he was 2 hours away: ‘She didn’t believe I was unavailable to cover, and that I just didn’t want to.’
Her disrespect won’t make him want to cover any last-minute shifts in the future. Are you obliged to cover your coworker’s shift if they call out at the last minute? Many bosses believe that being unable to come into work at any hour of the day is a personal slight and shows a lack of …
Seguir leyendo Boss reprimands employee for not covering his sick coworker’s last-minute shift because he was 2 hours away: ‘She didn’t believe I was unavailable to cover, and that I just didn’t want to.’