Looking for a job is never easy, and being on the hiring side has its own problems. Anyone who has ever had to look for a job knows how hard it is to deal with the HR department. And anyone who has worked or still works in the HR department knows that dealing with crazy …
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Employee refuses to refer sister for a job, sister puts employee’s name on her application anyway, only for HR to reject her for lying: ‘I blacklisted her’
Referring someone you know for a job at your workplace is great… until it’s someone you don’t actually want to refer. It makes sense that many workplaces would rely on their current employees when they search for new hires. If a company is hiring people they trust and have seen success from, that will develop …
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Employee accidentally joins boss’s private HR call about them: ‘Am I going to get fired?’
Have you ever overheard something you wish you hadn’t? Sometimes you stick your nose so far into something that things go wrong. Eavesdropping is an excellent activity. I do it all the time. It’s so interesting to overhear things that are happening in other people’s lives. Whenever I’m on the subway, and somebody is texting …
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HR claims they ‘lost’ employee’s application for promotion after they hired an external nepo candidate for the job: ‘Did you send it by carrier pigeon?’
Nothing is more disappointing than realizing you never stood a chance. There is nothing more frustrating than putting so much effort into something and then realizing that it could never be yours, due to systems outside of your control. This is when you run up against structural inequality, and you realize how powerless you actually …
Seguir leyendo HR claims they ‘lost’ employee’s application for promotion after they hired an external nepo candidate for the job: ‘Did you send it by carrier pigeon?’
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. …
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Coworker reports colleague to HR for ‘being too quiet,’ complains they don’t make enough small talk: ‘So this is about me not chatting enough?’
Should you get reprimanded for not talking enough at work? Every workplace has different expectations. In some cases, socializing is a huge part of the job. This is true in positions like sales, where your relationships with clients are the most important part of your role. If you’re not chopping it up with everyone on …
Seguir leyendo Coworker reports colleague to HR for ‘being too quiet,’ complains they don’t make enough small talk: ‘So this is about me not chatting enough?’
Coworker threatens to report colleague to HR after a friend brings them coffee at work: ‘They received an email from an unnamed employee who felt I might have received more than a coffee’
Why would you call HR over something as small as a cup of coffee? There are lots of ways coworkers can annoy each other. After all, they spend almost all their time with each other. Some issues are bound to come up. Maybe you have a coworker who types really loudly, and it’s super distracting …
Seguir leyendo Coworker threatens to report colleague to HR after a friend brings them coffee at work: ‘They received an email from an unnamed employee who felt I might have received more than a coffee’
Job applicant gets rejected for role, faces criticism for being try-hard in HR interview feedback: ‘Our team values authenticity’
Job seeking is exposure therapy for rejection sensitivity. Some studies suggest that it takes more than 200 applications for the average applicant to land a job, and there are plenty of people out there who have likely sent out even more copies of their resume than that. For those who cannot rely on a friend …
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HR sends biting email to applicant who declined their interview request, claim they lack ‘professionalism’: ‘I’ve already accepted a job and joined’
If you’re declining a job interview, do you still have to try to impress them? Looking for a job is not fun. It requires a lot from you, and you aren’t always able to give. It requires a lot of pitching yourself at every turn, and that can take a lot out of you. If …
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Employee turns tables on cruel coworker, faces HR meeting after he gets offended: ‘He is just disrespectful and a bad person’
Coworkers are what make or break a job. Who you work with can make an otherwise bad role almost enjoyable, or they can turn a professional dream into a nightmare. Unless you hire them yourself, you have absolutely no power over who your coworkers are; in that way, they’re kind of like annoying siblings, but …
Seguir leyendo Employee turns tables on cruel coworker, faces HR meeting after he gets offended: ‘He is just disrespectful and a bad person’