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’
Manager places 4ft Christmas tree on employees desk, protests when she calls HR to get it moved: ‘The lights are constantly blinking in my eyes’
The average workplace can only handle so much festive cheer. It may be true that a few decorations and a Christmas party can offer a welcome break from the relentless gray of corporate life, but the fact remains that unless you are one of Santa’s elves, doing your job is never going to be very …
Seguir leyendo Manager places 4ft Christmas tree on employees desk, protests when she calls HR to get it moved: ‘The lights are constantly blinking in my eyes’
HR tries to discipline employee for missing a meeting they weren’t invited to, double down when their mistake is revealed: ‘What do they want me to do? Telepathically sense meetings?’
Everyone makes mistakes, but what matters is how you respond when you realize you’re wrong. Nobody can avoid making errors over the course of their life or their career. It’s simply inhuman and impossible. So don’t sweat the small stuff. What you can sweat, though, is how you react. You can either admit your wrongdoing, …
Seguir leyendo HR tries to discipline employee for missing a meeting they weren’t invited to, double down when their mistake is revealed: ‘What do they want me to do? Telepathically sense meetings?’
Employee calls coworker’s handwriting ‘hostile,’ complains she feels ‘unsafe’ reading labels he wrote: ‘Last week I got called to HR’
When you’re an easily annoyed person, anything can set you off. Maybe you have one of these kinds of people in your life. They’re insufferable to be around. They will take any minor annoyance and turn it into a huge thing. When you work with one of these people, your life tends to get at …
Seguir leyendo Employee calls coworker’s handwriting ‘hostile,’ complains she feels ‘unsafe’ reading labels he wrote: ‘Last week I got called to HR’
63-year-old part-time employee quits after company orders pizza on day with extra staff that she didn’t work: ‘She marched right to HR’
It is the small gestures that make or break a job. Perhaps the position is poorly paid and stressful, but you have a coworker you are friendly with who makes the whole experience just about bearable. Or maybe you are working on a project you hate, but you get to expense fancy business lunches with …
Seguir leyendo 63-year-old part-time employee quits after company orders pizza on day with extra staff that she didn’t work: ‘She marched right to HR’
Social worker yells at supervisor, reports her for checking on her after tense meeting: ‘She was crying and slamming her hands on the table’
«Works well under pressure» is one of those phrases that has appeared in so many job listings for so many different jobs that it has all but become meaningless to those with workplace experience. In reality, though, the reason that it is such a common ask is that it is a vitally important quality to …
Seguir leyendo Social worker yells at supervisor, reports her for checking on her after tense meeting: ‘She was crying and slamming her hands on the table’
HR department demands woman lead morale-boosting company «culture initiative», protests when she refuses: ‘Someone said I have good vibes because I bring muffins sometimes’
For all that people these days complain that they don’t want to be friends with their coworkers and just want to do their job and go home, company culture is important to the well-being of employees. Even the antisocial will not enjoy being in a workplace where absolutely everything is about deadlines and deliverables, and …
Seguir leyendo HR department demands woman lead morale-boosting company «culture initiative», protests when she refuses: ‘Someone said I have good vibes because I bring muffins sometimes’
‘I’ve landed 5 interviews in the past 6 weeks’: Job applicant cold calls company HR departments, claims he was asked to schedule an interview without applying
It is no secret that the job market of 2025 is not one that is easy to succeed in. Overwhelmed hiring managers, fake job listings, and AI galore only serve to make the ordeal of selling oneself to a prospective employer even more difficult, in the sense that applicants have even less of a chance …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’ve landed 5 interviews in the past 6 weeks’: Job applicant cold calls company HR departments, claims he was asked to schedule an interview without applying
‘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 …
Seguir leyendo ‘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