Anyone wishing to advance in their chosen field of work must be aware of and adhere to workplace etiquette. The story below is an account of a bewildered employee. The original poster (OP) had been employed by the same business for a considerable amount of time. Initially, everything went smoothly, but as soon as the …
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Vice President of company denies longtime employees 2-week vacation request after taking 3 weeks of vacation for himself: ‘That’s what people who are quitting do’
Some employers will always find any time off requested by their employees suspicious. After all, if they really loved their job, why would they decide not to work for two weeks out of 52? Wouldn’t they want to let their time off expire at the end of the year so that they can get even …
Seguir leyendo Vice President of company denies longtime employees 2-week vacation request after taking 3 weeks of vacation for himself: ‘That’s what people who are quitting do’
Worker brings in hundreds of million of dollars in revenue, works from 4 a.m. to late at night, quits after her annual raises don’t even match inflation: ‘It didn’t matter. Nothing I did was respected or valued’
There’s this pervasive idea that the majority of workers are baseline kind of lazy and will do anything to get out of doing work. While there are definitely people like that, I’m inclined to believe there are many more workers who go above and beyond and never get credit for it. Everyone’s worked with someone …
Seguir leyendo Worker brings in hundreds of million of dollars in revenue, works from 4 a.m. to late at night, quits after her annual raises don’t even match inflation: ‘It didn’t matter. Nothing I did was respected or valued’
25 Super-Sized Memes for the Fast Food Workers Fixing the Ice Cream Machine
Working in the fast-food industry is no joke. It’s like being a server in a traditional restaurant, but you have to do everything… faster. I mean, it is called ‘fast’ food, after all. A lot of customers expect that their food will be ready in minutes and have little to no patience for any slight …
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Hardworking employee is berated in group chat for small error, makes boss regret it: ‘Staff work hard enough to get nasty texts over a petty thing’
Famous physicist and general smart guy Albert Einstein has a famous (probably untrue) anecdote wherein he wrote up a chalkboard full of correct computations in front of his students while they sat silently. He then intentionally wrote 9×10=91, and suddenly his students erupted in a chorus of correction. Einstein then pointed out how nobody said anything about all the …
Seguir leyendo Hardworking employee is berated in group chat for small error, makes boss regret it: ‘Staff work hard enough to get nasty texts over a petty thing’
Fast Food Workers Share Most Entertaining Workplace Moments
Everybody here has had some experience working in customer service. A number of us had jobs in theaters, motels, fast-food restaurants, and various other places. It’s safe to say that working as a server was one of the hardest jobs I’ve ever had. For the most part, we felt like human punching bags that people might …
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‘They told me about their severance packages in the first interview’: Employees Share Most Entertaining Job Interview Stories
Ding, ding… Alarm bells go off in my head anytime I hear the phrase, ‘Though there are set hours, most employees stay extra so to show they’re committed to this job’. Another big red flag is when the interviewer seems disinterested or unprepared. If they haven’t looked over my resume, or if they’re asking basic …
Seguir leyendo ‘They told me about their severance packages in the first interview’: Employees Share Most Entertaining Job Interview Stories
38 Memes to Scroll Through on Your Coffee Break
You know the feeling when your eyes start to twitch from staring at your screen for too long? You get up to make yourself a cup of coffee because naturally, you need a break, and on the way to the kitchenette or whatever you have at work, you stumble into your boss. They give you …
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«Call in sick, take PTO, or get online right now:» Boss demands employee takes day off after an 8-minute bathroom break
There are a lot of benefits to working from home. You don’t have to take a shower, commute, or even put on pants to put in a full day’s work, and that’s not a reality most of us were living in 4 years ago. Remote work has brought so much flexibility to regular people, but …
Seguir leyendo «Call in sick, take PTO, or get online right now:» Boss demands employee takes day off after an 8-minute bathroom break
Ex-Employees Spill Tea on Why They Quit on the First Day
There are a few important ground rules we should remember when entering the workforce… The first rule is to NEVER allow someone to take advantage of your inexperience or lack of knowledge. I know, pretty obvious, but you would be surprised by the number of people that I personally know that have experienced this. I …
Seguir leyendo Ex-Employees Spill Tea on Why They Quit on the First Day