When it comes to remote work, the endless flexibility can be a blessing and a curse. One of the biggest benefits of many working from home jobs is the ability to attend to chores and commitments during the workday in ways that would be nearly impossible in any on-site role. The flipside of this is …
Seguir leyendo Manager insists remote employee of 21 years attend 90 minute, 6:30 AM meeting three times weekly: ‘I am genetically inclined to be a night owl’
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Employee records her manager during their 1 on 1 meeting: ‘Is this normal now? Is she building a case against me?’
She could be recording her just in case she says something suspicious, which doesn’t bode well for the manager.
Overworked employee puts in 3 month notice at job of 4 years, manager tries to guilt her into staying in the job: ‘It is not about finances, just about morals’
There comes a time in almost every job when enough is enough. Maybe an employee gets a better offer elsewhere, or it is simply time for them to stop working, no more questions asked. Perhaps they do not live up to the lofty standards of management, or they are the victim of budget cuts. Whatever …
Seguir leyendo Overworked employee puts in 3 month notice at job of 4 years, manager tries to guilt her into staying in the job: ‘It is not about finances, just about morals’
Corporate employee leaves anonymous negative review of coworker’s book, coworker continually references ‘mystery reviewer’: ‘She’d gotten some really challenging feedback’
It is difficult for growth to happen without constructive criticism, but that doesn’t make that criticism any easier to take. When you put all your effort into something and manage to see it through, it is highly likely that the last thing you want to hear is a takedown of everything that was wrong with …
Seguir leyendo Corporate employee leaves anonymous negative review of coworker’s book, coworker continually references ‘mystery reviewer’: ‘She’d gotten some really challenging feedback’
Working from home employee has roommate in same company, gets annoyed when she suggests she’ll stop covering for her being late for meetings
Working with somebody can be an intense experience, and living with them only takes it up a notch. It often means that you are spending nearly 24 hours a day with them, whether you like it or not. It probably isn’t surprising that, outside of jobs that require on-site living, it is not a very …
Seguir leyendo Working from home employee has roommate in same company, gets annoyed when she suggests she’ll stop covering for her being late for meetings
Employee gets cousin hired in same tech company department, humbles him when he tries too hard to compete: ‘Maybe focus on your own KPIs’
Coworkers with a superiority complex are the worst, but being related to them puts their antics into another league altogether. While it may be true that a certain amount of competitiveness can be a healthy addition to the workplace, there comes a point where it stops driving anybody to better and starts being a long …
Seguir leyendo Employee gets cousin hired in same tech company department, humbles him when he tries too hard to compete: ‘Maybe focus on your own KPIs’
Manager accuses employee of skipping a meeting because she didn’t remember that he was there: ‘Apparently not contributing made me invisible in that meeting.’
His camera was off, and he didn’t contribute, so it makes sense his coworkers would forget he was there. Is it better to be quiet in a work meeting where you don’t have much to say, or talk in a meeting just for the sake of talking? It really depends on what kind of a …
Seguir leyendo Manager accuses employee of skipping a meeting because she didn’t remember that he was there: ‘Apparently not contributing made me invisible in that meeting.’
Unqualified employee pretends to do job for 8 months, fears she’ll get caught when her boss asks her to lead a meeting: ‘I’ve been surviving entirely on confident nodding.’
She’s in too deep; she needs to ride this out as long as she can. Would you rather be hired for a job for which you’re overqualified or underqualified? If you can do your job perfectly by the end of your first day, you might be in for a lot of days of boredom ahead …
Seguir leyendo Unqualified employee pretends to do job for 8 months, fears she’ll get caught when her boss asks her to lead a meeting: ‘I’ve been surviving entirely on confident nodding.’
Corporate employee refuses to attend a Saturday meeting because it conflicts with his part-time job, supervisor issues a warning: ‘This is not okay. No excuse.’
He’s not the only one who can’t make it. If your company pays employees hourly, it’s a lot harder to get away with not paying overtime. If they have to clock X hours and their work requires them to work more than X hours, it’s obviously unethical not to pay them for that time. In …
Seguir leyendo Corporate employee refuses to attend a Saturday meeting because it conflicts with his part-time job, supervisor issues a warning: ‘This is not okay. No excuse.’
Employee expects promotion with performance review, upper management randomly select him as needing improvement: ‘I have had an amazing year’
It is never safe to assume that working hard at your job will always be appreciated. While we are often told that putting in the effort and succeeding at our role is the thing that will get us noticed, this often turns out to be far from the truth. The joke that hard work is …
Seguir leyendo Employee expects promotion with performance review, upper management randomly select him as needing improvement: ‘I have had an amazing year’