No good deed goes unpunished, especially in the workplace. If you are an extremely competent worker who goes above and beyond for your company, it is rare that you will be rewarded for it. You might be rewarded with verbal praise or affirmations of your value, but that won’t translate into any material benefits or …
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Boss Tells Employee Their Hard Work ‘Doesn’t Go Unnoticed’ in Card Confirming They’re Not Getting a Raise
Working hard is one of those virtues that is valued so much in the workplace but is often unappreciated in the ways that truly matter. You can work extremely hard for a company and get copious verbal praise for it, but if the amount of work doesn’t match the paycheck, is it really worth it …
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Overworked Junior Employee Quits Without Notice, Leaving Lazy Boss Hung Out to Dry
There comes a point in many low-level employees’ lives when they need to throw in the towel. If you’re inexperienced or don’t have a college degree, it can be easy to put up with a lot of mistreatment for a while because you know that you might not be able to find opportunities elsewhere. Even …
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28 Run of the Mill Tweets for Overworked Souls in Need of Another Summer Break
Are you going through it at the moment, or has life offered you a rare break in terms of eternal exhaustion? You go to work, work, work, work, work, work, work (not sure how many ‘work’s’ to put in, thanks Rihanna), he said me haffi work, work, work, work, work, work… anyhow, I am tired, …
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Relatable Memes For Exhausted Workers Ready to Cash in Their PTO Sooner Than Later
One of the best benefits jobs can offer is paid time off, also known as PTO. After you accrue enough PTO, cash it in and take yourself on a pleasant vacation. Just about everyone needs to take a vacation every once in a while, because if not, you’ll end up with some serious burnout. Once …
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‘I’m the only female in the group’: Boss makes only female engineer organize office lunches, employee stands her ground
As upsetting as this initially sounded, thankfully, this employee ended up standing up for herself. We know that gender bias exists in the workplace. This is obviously not new information and not the first time this conversation has made its way onto the internet. However, clearly there are some folks who still have yet to …
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‘Cut my salary in half? Kiss your business goodbye’: Boss gives hardworking employee’s salary to new worker, employees band together to tank the company
«Red flags start appearing from the very first minute I arrive,» this employee wrote in one jaw-dropping workplace story. This is a long story, but it’s totally worth the read. U/technicalviking wrote about the time they got suckered into taking on a massive job, only to be really overworked and barely appreciated. As they wrote, …
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‘Just got passed up for a promotion’: IT employee denied promotion by CEO because HR says he’s part-time
We’ve all had the experience of being overlooked by an employer, but this guy had it rough. He had been working at his company for over a decade and had been clocking in over 40 hours a week, and yet somehow, he has been plagued with the status of being a part-time employee despite everyone …
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‘Noped out after two hours’: 20 stories where folks quit their jobs as soon as possible
Talk about getting out while you still can! We all are well aware of that old adage «when you know, you know,» yes? Well, these folks all knew that it was time for them to leave their workplace environment, and in many of these cases, they had just started. This list of stories was compiled …
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Business Owners Throw Out Chairs to Prevent Employees From Sitting Down
I’m the first to admit I have a cushy office job. I sit practically all day from 10-6, and by definition, I’m probably leading a sedentary lifestyle. I’m lucky to live in New York City, so I get a good amount of walking in every day, but I am not the pillar of active living …
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