Sending emails in the middle of the night isn’t always a sign of working hard. When you’re struggling at work, this can happen for a lot of reasons. Maybe there are things happening in your personal life that are out of your control but make it hard to focus on work. Or maybe there are …
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Laughs for Witty Office Clowns and Funny Hardworking Employees in Need of Some Workplace Humor
In a way, aren’t we all office clowns in this economy? Why is it that I am already exhausted from the work week when it’s only Tuesday? I don’t even do a manual labor job; I’m just sitting in a comfy chair in an air-conditioned room all day. And yet, I am exhausted. Is my …
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Receptionist gets told off by boss for talking to employees for too long, so she stops greeting people altogether, forcing boss to admit: ‘[People] are concerned’
How important is it to be greeted by a friendly receptionist every time you arrive at a clinic? Whether you are there for a dentist appointment, a therapy session, or even if you are the therapist yourself, it can make a huge difference to be greeted by a friendly face every time you arrive. If …
Seguir leyendo Receptionist gets told off by boss for talking to employees for too long, so she stops greeting people altogether, forcing boss to admit: ‘[People] are concerned’
Spa owner fires receptionist for refusing to wear mandatory black scrubs as a uniform: ‘She decided that as a receptionist, she didn’t need to wear them.’
Why does she have such a problem with wearing scrubs? There are many benefits to wearing a uniform to work. You don’t have to think about what you wear every day. You certainly don’t have to think about whether you’re wearing something that’s sufficiently professional. You just put on the same outfit every day without …
Seguir leyendo Spa owner fires receptionist for refusing to wear mandatory black scrubs as a uniform: ‘She decided that as a receptionist, she didn’t need to wear them.’
Employer forces candidate to complete bizarre intelligence tests for management position: ‘At this point the job market has become a joke’
Should you have to complete a brainteaser in order to get a job? It’s understandable that a potential employer might want to know how your brain works. It’s part of why they want to hire you. They want to know what knocks around your noggin and how. They want to know how you might solve …
Seguir leyendo Employer forces candidate to complete bizarre intelligence tests for management position: ‘At this point the job market has become a joke’
Manager asks employee to give the company 3 months’ notice before she starts her new job, which starts in 4 weeks: ‘I don’t feel like I’m obligated to put my next job on hold for them.’
3 months is a ridiculous amount of time. There is something extremely awkward about the two weeks after you tell your boss you’re leaving the company for good. Usually, there’s a lot to do… telling your coworkers how to complete tasks you know only you can do, finishing up projects as best you can, and …
Seguir leyendo Manager asks employee to give the company 3 months’ notice before she starts her new job, which starts in 4 weeks: ‘I don’t feel like I’m obligated to put my next job on hold for them.’
Employee Uses Company Card to Buy Personal Groceries Without Anyone Noticing, Confesses After Years of Gulit
If you held the company card in the palm of your hand, what would you have done with it? I used to have access to my company’s credit card, after they put me in charge of buying a birthday cake for whoever celebrated a birthday in the office. It was great, but also very stressful. …
Seguir leyendo Employee Uses Company Card to Buy Personal Groceries Without Anyone Noticing, Confesses After Years of Gulit
19-year-old pool employee questions why the facility is run by managers his own age: ‘My sweet, competent boss had to retire early. Now we’re left with management that is basically a bunch of kids.’
He’s mature enough to know that he’s too young to run this place
Male Employee Constantly Flirts with Female Manager, Making Her Feel Incredibly Uncomfortable
What should she do in this situation? Back in the day, office romances were much more common. A ton of people met their future wife or husband at work, but this method of matchmaking has decreased over the past 50 years for several different reasons. People’s social lives are much less intertwined with their work …
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Millennial manager bemoans Gen Z job applicants who can’t use computers or read clocks: ‘So many struggled’
Technology seems to be one of the most important factors in representing the generation gap. Sometimes, rapid developments leave people behind; other times, people see no need to be aware of technologies we seem to have moved past, but that still very much exist. For all that they have their struggles (and their many moments …
Seguir leyendo Millennial manager bemoans Gen Z job applicants who can’t use computers or read clocks: ‘So many struggled’