She should stop staying late if this is how she’s treated when she arrives 120 seconds late. A good rule of thumb for salaried employees is that you can be a little late if you stayed late at the office the day before to finish up a project. Similarly, if an employee shows up 30 …
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Employee takes on second night job to save up, quits without notice when they halve her hours unexpectedly: ‘I got no heads up’
Should an employee tough it out when they have an unreliable employer? It is common knowledge by now that the job market in 2026 is hardly a great place to be, and even landing a role for a minimum wage, entry-level job can prove to be a struggle. The prospect of dealing with what it …
Seguir leyendo Employee takes on second night job to save up, quits without notice when they halve her hours unexpectedly: ‘I got no heads up’
Job seeker lies about having kids so she can leave the office whenever she wants ‘like everyone else with kids’
Is this a brilliant idea, or a recipe for disaster? Even though we are many years out of preschool, we still can cry and pout about things not being fair. We’re much more able to accept that someone got a slightly larger slice of cake than we were when we were in diapers, but when …
Seguir leyendo Job seeker lies about having kids so she can leave the office whenever she wants ‘like everyone else with kids’
Workplace fires graphic designer for attitude problem, continues to hang her art in the office: ‘They tried to spin me as the worst employee ever’
Just because a workplace doesn’t want to employ you anymore doesn’t mean that they want to let go of the benefits that you brought them. There are a lot of different reasons that a person may be fired, and not all of them are related to incompetence. In fact, plenty of employees who are great …
Seguir leyendo Workplace fires graphic designer for attitude problem, continues to hang her art in the office: ‘They tried to spin me as the worst employee ever’
Employee eats more than half of the donuts her coworker brought for their office of 7 employees: ‘She just stands by and eats and eats and eats.’
Many employees are afraid to call out their coworkers’ bad behavior directly. If someone is making you feel uncomfortable in the workplace, you’re allegedly supposed to go to HR about it instead of handling it yourself. Not everyone wants to escalate problems to the level where company higher-ups are getting involved, so you have to …
Seguir leyendo Employee eats more than half of the donuts her coworker brought for their office of 7 employees: ‘She just stands by and eats and eats and eats.’
Childfree employee freaks out when coworker on maternity leave brings newborn baby to the office: ‘New mothers cannot grasp that not everyone wants to see their child.’
They were really upset that their coworkers wanted to meet the baby. How much should you care about your coworkers’ personal lives? Some Gen Zers think that their coworkers asking any questions about their lives outside of work is a total invasion of privacy and professionalism, which I don’t think is fair. If you spend …
Seguir leyendo Childfree employee freaks out when coworker on maternity leave brings newborn baby to the office: ‘New mothers cannot grasp that not everyone wants to see their child.’
26-year-old employee refuses to give fundraised money to ‘struggling’ coworker who is planning a vacation: ‘She told us she was struggling financially and might not be able to cover rent that month.’
Should she give her coworker the money, even if she suspects that her financial troubles are less severe than she claims? Have you ever seen a GoFundMe that walked the line between scammy and legitimate? If you are donating money to a total stranger who claims that they are in desperate need of funds for …
Seguir leyendo 26-year-old employee refuses to give fundraised money to ‘struggling’ coworker who is planning a vacation: ‘She told us she was struggling financially and might not be able to cover rent that month.’
Employee turns office clock back 10 minutes to make it look like she arrived at work 10 minutes early
She changed the time that her coworker signed in on the sign-in sheet to make herself look overly punctual. It’s better to be early than late! As a certified early bird, I know all too well that if you plan to get somewhere early, you’re way less likely to get there late, which sounds like …
Seguir leyendo Employee turns office clock back 10 minutes to make it look like she arrived at work 10 minutes early
22-year-old employee considers telling her new coworker that he’s about to get fired: ‘Our manager HATES him for very valid reasons.’
Her manager hasn’t told her that he’s going to get fired, but she has this instinct that it’s bound to happen sooner or later.
Entitled employee eats more than half of the homemade cake his coworker brought for the office: ‘When someone brings food in for the office, it’s generally meant for the whole office, not just one person.’
She was right to call out his greed in front of the whole office. If she had let it slide, he would’ve done the same thing to another innocent baker! Many employees are afraid to call out their coworkers’ bad behavior directly. If someone is making you feel uncomfortable in the workplace, you’re allegedly supposed …
Seguir leyendo Entitled employee eats more than half of the homemade cake his coworker brought for the office: ‘When someone brings food in for the office, it’s generally meant for the whole office, not just one person.’