In the average workplace, one of the most crucial professional relationships an employee has is the one with whoever directly supervises them. More often than not, they are going to be the person who reports your performance to the higher-ups and dictates whether or not your experience in the workplace is a pleasant one. Unless …
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30-year-old man takes credit for work of 25-year-old female colleague in client meeting, flips out when she calls him out on it: ‘Everyone knew it was mine’
Many people underestimate just how frustrating it is to not get the credit that you deserve until it happens to them. Unfortunately, it is a common phenomenon in the workplace, and a lot of employees end up experiencing it at one point or another. There are just too many individuals who enjoy reaping the rewards …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old man takes credit for work of 25-year-old female colleague in client meeting, flips out when she calls him out on it: ‘Everyone knew it was mine’
Single mom puts foot down after boss insists on taking meetings at her house: ‘My other coworkers told me he doesn’t do it this way for them’
Of all the places where enforcing boundaries is non-negotiable, the workplace has to be at the top of the list. It is all too easy for employees to be exploited and mistreated without the protections of labor laws, HR policies, and some plain old backbone. Despite the deterrents that should be in place, it is …
Seguir leyendo Single mom puts foot down after boss insists on taking meetings at her house: ‘My other coworkers told me he doesn’t do it this way for them’
Employee asks manager to repeat himself during virtual meeting, manager screams «NO!» at him: ‘Now I’m completely checked out’
This might be a hot take, but nobody does a better job because a superior is constantly screaming at them. If you’re continually being criticized, no matter how well or poorly you perform a task, you’ll likely feel like trying hard is a fruitless endeavor. There’s a difference between talking loudly, as people from different …
Seguir leyendo Employee asks manager to repeat himself during virtual meeting, manager screams «NO!» at him: ‘Now I’m completely checked out’
Bride invites 9 out of 10 of her coworkers to her wedding, the 1 coworker calls out his exclusion during department meeting: ‘I could see the bride’s face visibly change’
Being excluded is no fun. It’s so troubling when you’re a tween and find out that the group chat you’re in has a smaller secret group chat for the people that everyone actually wants to hang out with. As you grow up, exclusion gets less and less frequent because you can deprioritize those who exclude …
Seguir leyendo Bride invites 9 out of 10 of her coworkers to her wedding, the 1 coworker calls out his exclusion during department meeting: ‘I could see the bride’s face visibly change’
‘I’m a surgeon, I don’t have time for you’: Teachers Share Stories About Parents Who Need a Lesson in Parenting
Teachers deserve better pay, more respect than they’re given, and honestly, a gold medal per kid that’s learning in their class. One teacher took to r/teachers and shared a story that bothered them, asking fellow educators to share examples of parents being ‘too busy’ or ‘too successful’ to pay attention to their kids. The teacher …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m a surgeon, I don’t have time for you’: Teachers Share Stories About Parents Who Need a Lesson in Parenting
‘You were supposed to meet my family’: Woman Invites Girlfriend Over for Family Cookout, She Never Shows Up
Meeting your partner’s family is usually a big deal, one that many people believe is important when dating someone. Admittedly, I once was the type of person to say or do anything to get out of meeting my partner’s family. Maybe it’s because my ex’s mom hated me and I just automatically assumed that the …
Seguir leyendo ‘You were supposed to meet my family’: Woman Invites Girlfriend Over for Family Cookout, She Never Shows Up
‘The real question is, are meetings important?’: Internet applauds savvy employee who avoids all meetings by being good at his job
I don’t think there’s a single corporate employee on God’s green earth who hasn’t sat in a meeting and thought about the many more useful and/or entertaining things they could be doing right now. While it’s true that bringing people together in this way is an occasionally essential part of the working process, the mantra …
Seguir leyendo ‘The real question is, are meetings important?’: Internet applauds savvy employee who avoids all meetings by being good at his job
Manager Secretly Records 1-On-1 With Employee, Accidently Sends It to Him
It’s no secret we’ve been living in more of a surveillance state than ever before. I often think about how nearly every college class I took during the 2020-2021 school year was recorded and put online for the students who didn’t attend Zoom class that day. Every word the professor spoke, every discussion we had, …
Seguir leyendo Manager Secretly Records 1-On-1 With Employee, Accidently Sends It to Him
Manager Secretly Records 1-On-1 With Employee, Accidentally Sends It to Him
It’s no secret we’ve been living in more of a surveillance state than ever before. I often think about how nearly every college class I took during the 2020-2021 school year was recorded and put online for the students who didn’t attend Zoom class that day. Every word the professor spoke, every discussion we had, …
Seguir leyendo Manager Secretly Records 1-On-1 With Employee, Accidentally Sends It to Him