Categoría:office kitchen

Coworker who bought supplies for the coffee machine that another employee bought and left in the office for free started to charge $1.50 per coffee without asking: ‘Eventually, I unplugged the machine and took it home’

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Office problems? Caused by an entitled coworker? That’s not very original… Having a complicated situation with a coworker is extremely normal when working i am office. It’s not possible to work in the same workplace as a bunch of other people for years, seeing each other EVERY DAY, and not end up having at least …
Seguir leyendo Coworker who bought supplies for the coffee machine that another employee bought and left in the office for free started to charge $1.50 per coffee without asking: ‘Eventually, I unplugged the machine and took it home’

Company opens coffee shop inside of office, gets rid of all the free coffee machines: ‘We were promised a free cup of coffee if we published an impactful research article’

Publicado el por Categorías:cheap, cheapskate, coffee, coffee cup, coffee machine, coffee shop, company, job, Office, office kitchen, toxic-workplace, workplace, workplace-stories, workplace-story

One of the best parts of going into the office is free food and drinks. I’m not saying that sitting next to your colleagues and doing work simultaneously is totally worthless, but you could work next to other people at any public library during working hours. Sure, you can go into a meeting room to …
Seguir leyendo Company opens coffee shop inside of office, gets rid of all the free coffee machines: ‘We were promised a free cup of coffee if we published an impactful research article’

Private office bans employees from sitting on specific chairs: ‘They don’t want to see the poor people dirtying the nice furniture’

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Every office has rules. You can’t just claim squatters’ rights in the CEO’s private office and expect to stay there for more than 5 minutes. While that’s common sense, some offices have much more rigid rules than others. I know people who have gotten screamed at by their bosses for printing one sheet in color …
Seguir leyendo Private office bans employees from sitting on specific chairs: ‘They don’t want to see the poor people dirtying the nice furniture’