How much would it truly cost for you to return to the office? There is a hidden cost to everything, even commuting to an office, as proved by this remote work Reddit post. The realities of jobs are sometimes far different from the fantasies we are fed when we’re signing up. Things also have a …
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Remote job asks employees to video their work-from-home space for social media, employees bristle at invasion of privacy
Would you send a video of your apartment to your work? Privacy is a huge thing. We all deserve it, and in higher volumes than we’re currently getting. It’s difficult to ask for in the workplace, though, and sometimes you feel like you have to do everything you’re asked to do, even if it’s outside …
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Remote worker of 3 years still has to field 2pm lunch requests from neighbors, friend who assume they’re always free
Are remote workers allowed to draw boundaries around their time, too? When you’re working remotely, you might have to remind everyone that you’re still working. Since most people associate being busy with being out somewhere, you probably have to explain that just because you’re at home doesn’t mean you have nothing to do. Maybe you …
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Employee takes 35% pay cut in favor of hybrid work, finds out on day 1 that no remote work is allowed before 90 days: ‘I quit after one day’
Flexibility is high on the priority list for many workers, and for good reason. Since the proliferation of remote work, many employees have found that it suits their lifestyles much better than a traditional in-person job. They find it easier to balance parenthood/ other care work with their jobs, which gives them more free time …
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Remote employee berates coworker for asking CEO why they can work from home and she can’t, refuses to apologize despite making her cry: ‘I would never do what she did and now she won’t do it again.’
There’s a social code among coworkers. Nobody wants to be the person who rats out every mistake a coworker makes to a higher-up. Sometimes, small mistakes can be corrected at the lower level, and no CEO, CFO, or Editor in Chief cares to know about it. We learn this lesson very early on in life. …
Seguir leyendo Remote employee berates coworker for asking CEO why they can work from home and she can’t, refuses to apologize despite making her cry: ‘I would never do what she did and now she won’t do it again.’
Job tells remote employee he can’t move to Minnesota from Florida without getting fired, only allows him to move to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, or North Carolina: ‘I already live somewhere not approved, as does my entire team’
Working from home has changed so many people’s lives. I know people who travel the world and are able to finance that not by being an underpaid au pair but by working for an American company remotely. There’s a whole community on Reddit dedicated to the overemployed: people who have two or three remote jobs …
Seguir leyendo Job tells remote employee he can’t move to Minnesota from Florida without getting fired, only allows him to move to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, or North Carolina: ‘I already live somewhere not approved, as does my entire team’
Educated adults worry that ‘reading and writing on a normal level’ is becoming a thing of the past for Gen Alpha: ‘The literacy level has dropped so much in last ten years’
The whole goal of school is to teach reading, writing, and arithmetic. The bare bones of knowledge. But now, according to some pundits on Twitter, some of that is starting to disappear. We all know that social media is dwindling our attention spans and the proliferation of user-friendly AI has made it easier to cheat, …
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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
Boss Slowly Forces Remote Employee to Work in the Office Full Time Despite Being Hired to be Remote
We’re living in an interesting time for working remotely. I’d say 90% of my friends are working hybrid or remote jobs, and only a small handful work five days in the office. I’m lucky that I entered the workforce during this era; the last time I had to be at the same place five days …
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Dad Threatens To Take Toddler to Remote Canadian Cabin Against The Mom’s Wishes
I am not one of those girlies who secretly wants to be a hermit in the woods. I’ve spent extended periods of time alone, and for me, it leads to nothing but sorrow. I love living in a city because there are so many resources around me at all times. If I want to go …
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