Employee resigns when manager denies vacation time, he makes them work 12 days straight: ‘The vacation will start when I’m no longer here’

A terrible employer only gets worse when an employee finally hands in their notice. It is one of many reasons that it is important to take on board all the hints at what type of company culture a workplace has when you are going through the interview process. However, there is no denying that sometimes …
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‘Isn’t it courtesy?’: Manager demands resigning employee give more than 3 weeks notice, she decides to give 0

Giving notice might be a standard part of leaving a job, but it isn’t usually done for the sake of the employee. In fact, it is widely accepted that this is a courtesy that is done to smooth the transition for the employer, so they can prepare for the exit of the worker and begin …
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Undervalued employee resigns during meeting with big clients, leaving execs red-faced: ‘I had an offer from a competitor in my pocket’

Timing is everything. Comedians know this to be true. The right joke at the wrong time… is the wrong joke. This is true for other things too. A well-timed text can break or break a night out. Let’s say you’re trying to convince your friend to come to the bar, and your text finds them …
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Manager claims employee could be fired taking a vacation day for exam, employee passes and finds a better job: ‘My former position is going to stay vacant for a very long time’

The whole point of a management position in a company is that the person appointed to said position is supposed to bring structure, order, and support to the projects and teams that they manage. Unfortunately, many employees end up in situations where this structure is designed to control and manipulate, and the support is almost …
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23 23andMe Memes for People Who Should Have Left Their Ancestry Alone

We humans have an unexplainable urge to uncover the mysteries of our past. So it made total sense that companies stepped right in to shake things up—literally and figuratively. A few years ago, the world was obsessed with ancestry DNA services. Everyone was eager to spit into a tube, send it off, and await the …
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‘I did not receive my bonus’: Boss forces employee to quit their job to receive their Christmas bonus, refuses to fire them

Leaving your job can either be a devastating or liberating experience. It’s usually a lot more positive when you’re leaving out of your own volition in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Getting fired can be a lot more upsetting, especially if you had seen yourself staying at the company for much longer. However leaving your …
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Former Casey’s General Stores Employee Calls Out Company Culture in Public Resignation

The best thing about quitting a job you hate is not having to work there any longer. The next best thing is that you get to publicly complain about all the crap that you couldn’t before. By and large, working sucks, but some companies are worse to sell your labor for than others. It’s only …
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Dude Leaves Job With Hilarious Marked-Up Resignation Letter Template

Quitting a job is hard. I’ve only done it twice in my life, and it’s not as simple as waltzing in and yelling, «I quit!» It’s much harder to leave a toxic workplace than a well functioning one. Nobody tries to guilt you when you’re leaving a well-functioning workplace because they know that one less …
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Comienza la edición 2023 de Awesome Games Done Quick

Ayer empezó la edición de 2023 del evento de speedrunning Awesome Games Done Quick. Como en otras ocasiones, el evento se retransmitirá a través de Twitch, con comentario en varios idiomas – entre ellos el castellano – y tendrá abiertos varios premios y metas a cambio de donativos que se destinarán a fines benéficos. Como …
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Funniest Tweets About a Head of Lettuce Outlasting Liz Truss as Prime Minister

It’s been a wild couple of months in the UK, to say the least. British people got a new Prime Minister, they lost a queen, they got a new king, they did a bunch of mourning, and finally, the brand spanking new 47-year-old Prime Minister resigned in disgrace, all in a period of under 50 …
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