Is it «shared ownership» or just cheaping out on a new receptionist? When someone leaves or is laid off, it’s not uncommon for their job to be absorbed into everyone else’s. This is far from fair, but that doesn’t stop it from happening. There is a right way and a wrong way to do this, …
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21 Ridiculously Self-Important LinkedIn Posts to Welcome You Back to the Workforce
Nothing prepares the human brain for Monday quite like opening LinkedIn and immediately regretting it. Every workweek begins the same way: coffee in hand, tiny shred of motivation intact, and then suddenly someone on LinkedIn is explaining how waking up at 4 am to cold-plunge before answering emails completely transformed their «leadership mindset.» Within seconds, …
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Employee makes a custom sign saying ‘Do Not Make Coffee, It Tastes Awful,’ is reprimanded about professionalism
Are you allowed to complain about the free stuff at work? One of the perks of an office job is the free coffee. Most places have it because it’s pretty cheap to provide and it keeps your employees on a nice caffeine buzz, which tends to make them more productive. But just because it’s free …
Seguir leyendo Employee makes a custom sign saying ‘Do Not Make Coffee, It Tastes Awful,’ is reprimanded about professionalism
Coworkers compete for the same management position, one instantly freezes the other out: ‘She’s been ice cold and goes out of her way to avoid interacting with me’
A little healthy competition can be good, but if it goes too far, it can end up hurting everyone. You don’t want to pit two people against each other who would be better off working together. But that’s what happened in this story, and it was a hard situation to get out of.
Man considers leaving 6-figure front desk job because he doesn’t ‘fit in’ with wealthy environment: ‘I just feel like I’m faking it all day’
Do you feel like you’re faking your personality at work? Most jobs require some level of masking, especially customer service ones. You can’t go around saying how you feel all the time because then you’d scare away all the customers. You have to pretend like you want to be there and that your true passion …
Seguir leyendo Man considers leaving 6-figure front desk job because he doesn’t ‘fit in’ with wealthy environment: ‘I just feel like I’m faking it all day’
Boss denies raise to $15/hr worker, immediately starts criticizing them when they ask: ‘They forced you out. They were calling your bluff’
You have to ask for what you want, but that doesn’t mean you’ll get it. It can be incredibly difficult to learn how to stand up for yourself. If you’re more of a passive person by nature, then you’re probably used to accepting treatment that you don’t deserve. Hopefully, you get better at this as …
Seguir leyendo Boss denies raise to $15/hr worker, immediately starts criticizing them when they ask: ‘They forced you out. They were calling your bluff’
Employee begs for 3rd shift in interview process, is given all 1st shift while giving newbie 3rd: ‘I already have a commute 45 min to an hour and in that rush hour it takes me almost 2 hours to get there’
Nobody likes to be disrespected in the workplace. We all deserve to be treated how we’d like to be treated. We don’t always get that, but that doesn’t mean we can’t ask for it. This is even true at low-paying jobs. Just because we’re not being heavily compensated doesn’t mean we don’t get to set …
Seguir leyendo Employee begs for 3rd shift in interview process, is given all 1st shift while giving newbie 3rd: ‘I already have a commute 45 min to an hour and in that rush hour it takes me almost 2 hours to get there’
Company only allows PTO on ‘sick days,’ forcing employees to lie about their time off: ‘That’s basically no PTO with extra steps’
Sometimes you have no choice but to lie. Honesty is usually the best policy, but there’s not always room for it. You’ve probably told a lie at some point and felt like it was your only option. Sometimes we tell lies to spare each other’s feelings. We know that the truth would hurt them, so …
Seguir leyendo Company only allows PTO on ‘sick days,’ forcing employees to lie about their time off: ‘That’s basically no PTO with extra steps’
Boss asks employee to spend $2.5k on work trip to be reimbursed later, employee resent the upfront cost and doesn’t trust they’ll get the money back: ‘The business is hugely struggling’
Spending money at work is something you should probably avoid where you can. Sure, you have to buy lunch sometimes, or coffee on the way in, or even minor expenses while you’re on a work trip. But no job should be asking you to shell out thousands of dollars at a time, even if they …
Seguir leyendo Boss asks employee to spend $2.5k on work trip to be reimbursed later, employee resent the upfront cost and doesn’t trust they’ll get the money back: ‘The business is hugely struggling’
Coworker continues to suggest colleague will get fired despite having no basis for that comment: ‘The first time she said it tears came to my eyes and I guess that’s why she’s continued to say it’
Nobody deserves to be singled out in the workplace, unless it’s for good. Especially by your coworker. It’s one thing to not be friends with a coworker. After all, you didn’t exactly choose each other. It’s an entirely different thing to feel like you coworker doesn’t respect you. That can be helped. There is never …
Seguir leyendo Coworker continues to suggest colleague will get fired despite having no basis for that comment: ‘The first time she said it tears came to my eyes and I guess that’s why she’s continued to say it’