Hospital Denies Employee’s PTO Request For Her Sister’s Wedding 6 Months in Advance, Approves Assistant Manager’s 3 Week Vacation Instantly: ‘I’m The Maid of Honor.’

How do they know that they’ll have a staffing shortage in six months?  PTO can be such a contentious issue in already contentious workplaces. If your company is functioning well, an employee should be able to take off any days of the year they please with the paid time off they’ve earned. If they’ve earned …
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20-year-old gets promoted to retail manager, has to reapply when older coworker complains: ‘She was livid’

Should seniority at work depend on age? In a lot of workplaces, those who are higher up the career ladder than their coworkers are often at least a little older than them. Logically speaking, they have had more time to gain the relevant experience and hopefully enough maturity to take on the added responsibility of …
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Retail manager holds employee 3 hours after shift ends without break, blames her for not listening: ‘I actually cannot express how dumb she made me feel’

This employee only worked this job for 2 weeks. She said it felt like 2 years.  In a video that racked up over one hundred thousand views on TikTok, one Victoria’s Secret employee detailed her experience working at the famous retail chain. When you’re starting a new job, it can take a while to figure …
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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’

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 …
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Manager tells new hires to work their wage, incurs the wrath of the business owner: ‘He said I don’t really know what burnout is.’

Was there anything wrong with what he said?  The best managers are not the ones who insist that you stay at work for hours and hours after your shift is already over. Good managers know that good employees won’t become great employees if they’re too tired to work. They value hard work but recognize that …
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Manager Takes Employee Off Project to Replace Her With Star Employee Who is Threatening to Quit if He Doesn’t Get a Better Opportunity

Should the manager have to tell her employee the full story behind her decision-making? It can be difficult to be a middle manager because you’re managing both your employees’ expectations and those of your higher-ups. You want to be as honest with your employees as you possibly can, but you know that there are some …
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‘It’s too hot to work’: 21 Heatwave memes to send to your boss as you call out for the day

Why can’t «being too hot» work as a legit excuse for using PTO? Also, why do I even have to tell you what I’m using my PTO for? In fact, if the temperature is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside, then you should not be asking us to come to the office. I know you have …
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Coworker dominates workplace over manager, new employee struggles to adapt: ‘I left feeling embarrassed and intimidated’

Some workplace dynamics are more complex than they first appear. Theoretically speaking, it is easy enough to discern who plays what role in the average company. While corporate roles have become increasingly diverse and confusing over the years, there is generally an obvious distinction between upper management, middle management, and the employees who do the …
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Employee Steps Up When Boss Quits, Management Decide to Let Them Keep the Role Without Increasing Their Salary

Acting your wage is not about laziness. It is actually sound advice on how to prevent yourself from being taken advantage of. When it comes to progressing in a career versus slacking off, the balance can be a difficult one to strike: employers claim that they will recognize and reward those people who go above …
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‘Sorry, I’m on break’: A brown bag of tasty lunch time memes to enjoy before heading back to work

What lunch did you pack for work today? Did you make a classic PB&J or ham and cheese sandwich? Or are you fancy and have some sort of rice bowl with veggies and slow-cooked meat? Or are you like me and just hope that the office hasn’t run out of string cheese and Brisk iced …
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