Group projects are either the start of an ever-blossoming friendship…or the end of one. Working with a team is fun, social, and insightful. That is, if everyone puts in an equal amount of time and effort, whilst ensuring their communication remains strong. Because if you lack efficient structure and communication, your group work may end …
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‘Shared rooms, meals ‘light’, and none of it counts as work hours’: 27-year-old tech employee refuses to go on mandatory team retreat, manager excludes him from work project afterwards
Being a team player is not a secret code for accepting exploitative work practices. Nonetheless, that is exactly how many employers like to treat it. Certain workplaces have a tendency to do egregious things in the name of ‘teamwork’, and anybody who doesn’t want to play along can often face professional consequences. While it is …
Seguir leyendo ‘Shared rooms, meals ‘light’, and none of it counts as work hours’: 27-year-old tech employee refuses to go on mandatory team retreat, manager excludes him from work project afterwards
27 DIY Fails That Will Make You Put Your Hot Glue Gun Down
The internet is full of fun little ideas for crafts. It’s one of the things that the internet is best at. If you want to repaint your cabinets, reupholster your ottoman, or create a fun little contraption that makes your headphones look like human ears… the internet is the first place you’ll want to go. …
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‘Once your tank is dry it’s dry:’ Tired workers discuss whether having a life outside of a 9-5 is possible
Time management is one of those skills we’re taught about when we’re young, but it takes a lifetime to learn. It’s why people have assistants and G-Cals and smartwatches. We need a lot of help to figure out what we’re supposed to do and when. Full-time jobs especially have a way of eating away at …
Seguir leyendo ‘Once your tank is dry it’s dry:’ Tired workers discuss whether having a life outside of a 9-5 is possible
’20 to 30 pointless emails daily’: Pushy micromanager insists on being included in all client communications, gets schooled with malicious compliance
Being a manager is a delicate balance of a lot of factors. You’ve got to be on friendly terms with those below you in the pecking order without losing your authority, and you’ve got to be informed of what is happening in your team without overstepping the mark. These are things that sadly, many bosses …
Seguir leyendo ’20 to 30 pointless emails daily’: Pushy micromanager insists on being included in all client communications, gets schooled with malicious compliance
Lazy student refuses to participate in group project, cries to teacher when he gets an F: ‘[He] tried to blame us for him not participating’
We’ve all been in situations where one person in a group is not pulling their weight. This happens in every corner of life, whether it be someone at your job doing a lot more talking than working or at school where one of the kids expects every other kid in their group project to cover …
Seguir leyendo Lazy student refuses to participate in group project, cries to teacher when he gets an F: ‘[He] tried to blame us for him not participating’
Maximalist Person Turns Bathroom Into ‘Garden of Eden’, Internet Agrees They Went Overboard
Your bathroom is the one place in your house that requires some extra work to look nice. Putting in a potted plant and a scent spray bottle doesn’t cut it. If you’re ever at a loss for what to add, you can always check r/interiordecorating where Redditors offer each other advice on how to make …
Seguir leyendo Maximalist Person Turns Bathroom Into ‘Garden of Eden’, Internet Agrees They Went Overboard
Fed-up Employee Quits Right Before Coworker’s First Holiday in 3 Years
Get a job, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Well, for this young employee, fun it was not. OP was sharing a space with one of their coworkers, who was the oversharing type. You know, that person who comes up to you after you return to work on a Monday, all grumpy that the …
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A Nostalgic Thread Told by Salty Students Who Are Still Not Over Their Tyrannical Grade School Teachers
For those who look back on those weird, awkward years when you were still living under your parent’s roof, getting grounded, made fun of at school, and tsk-tsked by teachers, believe me when I say you are not alone. Lots of people talk about the ‘good old days’ and reminisce about their school years. I, …
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Egotistical Employee Reports Manager for Firing Him, Gets Schooled in Doing Job Properly
It’s a fact of working life that everybody will have to work with an obnoxious individual at some point. Whether you’re a coworker, their boss, or somebody below them, it is never a pleasant situation to be in. Still, our discomfort is never going to stop a person like this from being a complete a-hole. …
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