Company takes 6 PTO days away from employee for taking too many days off in 2023, despite the company not having PTO in 2023: ‘Is this LEGAL???’

PTO is a sacred thing. Companies usually give as little of it as they can, but once they give it, they seldom can take it away without a great deal of pushback. Some companies can take their employee’s PTO away retroactively, having it expire if they haven’t used it in a timely manner.  It might …
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‘Sometimes I spend whole meetings wondering how they got the table through the door’: The best relatable work memes this week (March 18, 2024)

By and large, I’m happy not to be twenty years old anymore. You know what I do miss, though? The fact that I was a student and had all those precious hours of free time that went along with it. Oh, how I would use those hours differently with the gift of hindsight. You see, …
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‘Not happening, I’m going home’: Senior employee quits, leaving company in the dust after manager writes him up for not working on day off

One dude named Steve was a hardworking employee who went above and beyond for his company. He ended up working there a long time… 10 years, in fact. After so much time, Steve was the most senior employee outside of management, and also the best at what he did. What happened? What always happens. A …
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24 Graphic Design Memes With White Space and Balance

I am not the most visual person, but that doesn’t mean I can’t judge graphic design. I look at print media now constantly, and I always have some visceral reaction when I see an unattractive ad on the subway. If you live in New York, you’ve probably seen those super-stylized Tinder Ads on the subway …
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‘Ma’am, you do know Google is free right?’: Hotel clerk gets fed up with demanding guest who expects clerk to be an encyclopedia

Do you even stop to think – how on earth did people manage to live their lives before the internet existed? Sure, it might have been more peaceful and carefree times, but how did they go places without GPS? How did they find information without Google?  I know this sounds completely ignorant of me, but …
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‘They told her she is not capable of doing the job’: Judgmental parents fire au pair for taking depression and anxiety medication

Being an au pair sounds like an incredibly stressful job. You have to leave the country that you know and love to live with a random family and care for their children full-time. It sounds like being a foreign exchange student without being treated like a cool, fun novelty amongst your peers in this country.  …
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‘You owe them zip’: Employee sends biting reply to boss who withheld PTO payout

When you leave a job, you do the best you can to tie things in a nice bow for your employers, if it was a nice working relationship. But the reality is, you don’t really owe them anything other than 2 week’s notice and a little courtesy. Everything else is extra. It’s certainly not a …
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‘It’s called NEET’: Childfree Redditor gets roasted for identifying as a ‘No income, no kids’ NINK

We all make different choices in life, and so long as we’re not hurting anyone that is all well and good. At the same time, not all of these are worth broadcasting to the world at any available opportunity. Perhaps one of these days, we will get to the point where deciding to be child-free …
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Recruiter rejects candidate because they want to make at least £25K per year: ‘It’s not something I can guarantee at this stage’

Ever since I was in college, I’ve gotten wild recruiter requests in my LinkedIn DMs. For some reason, the people at Volunteer For America and other low-paying teaching companies think that telling you they pay $15 an hour is a swanky deal for early 20-somethings trying to get their careers started. I don’t have the …
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Coworker demands employee come in unpaid on his day off to check freezer temperature: ‘Yea, I ain’t doing that’

To work or not to work when you’re not being paid? That is the million-dollar question many employees have to ask themselves daily. In my honest opinion, I think whether you can or should work off the clock depends on what kind of job you have. If you have a coffee shop MacBook gig paying …
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