Sometimes the best response to a bad write-up is refusing to sign it. What can you do when it’s your truth vs. someone else’s? Nothing, really, especially if the other person is your boss. It’s complicated when your boss makes a mistake, and instead of acknowledging and accepting that he did wrong, he tries to …
Seguir leyendo Manager forgot to schedule employee for 2 weeks, tries to write them up for his own mistake, but the employee refuses to sign: ‘What was I supposed to improve?’
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Boss reprimands employee for not covering his sick coworker’s last-minute shift because he was 2 hours away: ‘She didn’t believe I was unavailable to cover, and that I just didn’t want to.’
Her disrespect won’t make him want to cover any last-minute shifts in the future. Are you obliged to cover your coworker’s shift if they call out at the last minute? Many bosses believe that being unable to come into work at any hour of the day is a personal slight and shows a lack of …
Seguir leyendo Boss reprimands employee for not covering his sick coworker’s last-minute shift because he was 2 hours away: ‘She didn’t believe I was unavailable to cover, and that I just didn’t want to.’
Coworker gets friend to cover her shift, sends her birthday party invitation at the same time as the shift: ‘Clearly she did not want me there’
Is it worth confronting the friends who betray you? Few things hurt like being messed around by somebody you thought you were on good terms with. There are people out there who are very skilled at pretending to be friendly just so they can use you for their convenience, and even the most shrewd of …
Seguir leyendo Coworker gets friend to cover her shift, sends her birthday party invitation at the same time as the shift: ‘Clearly she did not want me there’
Boss constantly schedules 18-year-old high school student for 10 AM weekday shifts: ‘They scheduled me on my Prom night, which I crossed off my availability last month.’
Why do they think that an after-school job is more important than school? If you had a job as a teenager, chances are, you had a boss who couldn’t understand why you cared more about school than the job. Some kids do put their work above everything else in their life, either because they have …
Seguir leyendo Boss constantly schedules 18-year-old high school student for 10 AM weekday shifts: ‘They scheduled me on my Prom night, which I crossed off my availability last month.’
Evening shift employee constantly arrives 15 minutes late at 5:15, day shift coworker stops staying after her shift ends at 5:00 to cover for her: ‘By 5:05, I decided I was leaving.’
The manager needs to solve the lateness problem, because simply enabling it doesn’t solve it. If there’s one thing I hate, it’s tardiness. I’m not talking about someone being late once, but rather chronic lateness that persists without resolution. I know that every time I hang out with one friend that shall remain nameless, the …
Seguir leyendo Evening shift employee constantly arrives 15 minutes late at 5:15, day shift coworker stops staying after her shift ends at 5:00 to cover for her: ‘By 5:05, I decided I was leaving.’
Fast food worker finds out about their first shift 30 minutes after it starts, manager berates them for not knowing: ‘Well, I’m simply not in town today’
Have you ever been late to a job you didn’t know you started? Starting a new job can be stressful, even in the most calm of circumstances. You’re learning a lot, meeting a lot of new people, and trying to keep everything under control. You’re also probably adjusting your life around a new schedule, which …
Seguir leyendo Fast food worker finds out about their first shift 30 minutes after it starts, manager berates them for not knowing: ‘Well, I’m simply not in town today’
Pharmacy continually schedules worker for 11-8 and Saturday shifts despite them only being available weekday mornings: ‘You need to nip this in the bud’
Your work schedule dictates so much of your life. If you don’t have at least some control over it, then you’re bound to get burned out. We all need time to ourselves, and we need to be able to depend on it.
Hostess refuses to cover her coworker’s shift on Valentine’s Day, so she can spend it with her boyfriend: ‘My managers all made it abundantly clear that nobody was allowed to request the day off.’
She was right not to cover her shift. When you’re working in the service industry, you seldom get to choose your shifts. Schedules come out a couple of weeks ahead of time if you’re lucky, giving you very little time to make any plans in advance. But there are times when you know you’re going …
Seguir leyendo Hostess refuses to cover her coworker’s shift on Valentine’s Day, so she can spend it with her boyfriend: ‘My managers all made it abundantly clear that nobody was allowed to request the day off.’
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’
Workplace writes up employees for every time they call out of a shift, no matter how far in advance: ‘In an industry that’s hemorrhaging workforce, these threats seem pretty silly’
Everybody wants to be respected at work, and that can come in a lot of forms. It can come in the form of payment, of treatment by your coworkers and higher-ups, and it can come in the form of flexibility. Not every job can be flexible, but every job can try to accommodate its employees. …
Seguir leyendo Workplace writes up employees for every time they call out of a shift, no matter how far in advance: ‘In an industry that’s hemorrhaging workforce, these threats seem pretty silly’