How much should parental approval matter when it comes to career choice? Almost everybody wants their parents to be proud of them on some level, and the most tried-and-true method of doing that is by achieving the milestones of success that are pre-approved by society. Getting a good education, a good job, finding a nice …
Seguir leyendo 26-Year-Old Secures Part-time Retail Job After Getting Made Redundant in Tech Role—But Parents Claim It’s Not a Real Job
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Management lay off employee, expect him to train coworker taking his place: ‘They are putting him in a position to fail’
If a company doesn’t need an employee anymore, why are they telling someone else to do the exact same job? Almost everybody in the workforce would do well to remember that they are considered replaceable. Company loyalty usually only extends as far as you can be useful to them, and if that stops, your working …
Seguir leyendo Management lay off employee, expect him to train coworker taking his place: ‘They are putting him in a position to fail’
Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: ‘They kept another employee who makes less than me’
Some companies believe that your paycheck and your responsibilities can end at different times. When an employee holds an important position at their former employer, it is not uncommon for them to face requests to manage the handover and help out with responsibilities even after their tenure at the company has come to an end. …
Seguir leyendo Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: ‘They kept another employee who makes less than me’
Employee finds job listing of both of her roles split up into entry-level jobs, boss refuses to tell her anything
What would you do if you found your current job on a job board? Nobody likes to feel like they’re under threat of losing a job. Even if it hasn’t come around yet, you might ambiently fear the prospect of being laid off. It makes you a little bit restless and uneasy, as you imagine …
Seguir leyendo Employee finds job listing of both of her roles split up into entry-level jobs, boss refuses to tell her anything
26-year-old girlfriend pays her unemployed boyfriends rent for 4 months, discovers he got a 6-month severance package worth thousands of dollars
He has been lying about having barely any savings the whole time. If there’s one piece of relationship advice that everyone should follow, it’s that you shouldn’t financially support someone you’re not married to. It’s understandable to want to help pay your partner’s bills if they’re struggling, but it’s a red flag if they’re asking …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old girlfriend pays her unemployed boyfriends rent for 4 months, discovers he got a 6-month severance package worth thousands of dollars
Boss schedules an HR meeting with new hire at 3:30 on a Friday: ‘Is this a sign I am getting fired?’
A 3:30 meeting with HR on a Friday is never a good sign. We all go through things in life that are not workproof. You can’t be the best sales representative at a cosmetics store if you’re constantly crying off your mascara because you’re still grieving the loss of a family member. Anyone who expects …
Seguir leyendo Boss schedules an HR meeting with new hire at 3:30 on a Friday: ‘Is this a sign I am getting fired?’
22-year-old employee considers telling her new coworker that he’s about to get fired: ‘Our manager HATES him for very valid reasons.’
Her manager hasn’t told her that he’s going to get fired, but she has this instinct that it’s bound to happen sooner or later.
Boss lays off employee 2 weeks before Christmas, asks her to do unpaid work for him 2 months later ‘as a friend’: ‘The only other employee, his wife, left him and the business.’
He’s delusional if he thinks that a valuable employee he laid off two weeks before Christmas is going to come crawling back to him just because he is desperate. This employee and the boss’s ex-wife made the right decisions for their careers and their well-being.
Employee finds out their place of work is closing via Facebook post: ‘That’s the notice I got. No discussion in person beforehand. No phone call. No text’
Imagine finding out you were out of a job… via a social media post. The thing about social media is that we’re often messing around and finding out. Who among us hasn’t found out some information that they would have rather avoided? Maybe you see a photo of your ex with someone new. Maybe you …
Seguir leyendo Employee finds out their place of work is closing via Facebook post: ‘That’s the notice I got. No discussion in person beforehand. No phone call. No text’
HR director accidentally forwards list of layoffs, employee reads his own name on the list: ‘Years working here. I’m devastated at the lack of integrity and now what do I do?’
Nobody likes to find something out by accident. Especially bad news. We’d all rather hear bad news delivered to us on our own terms, or preferably not at all. But it’s especially awkward when you find something out that you weren’t supposed to. We’ve all done this… snooped around until we got our feelings hurt. …
Seguir leyendo HR director accidentally forwards list of layoffs, employee reads his own name on the list: ‘Years working here. I’m devastated at the lack of integrity and now what do I do?’