What’s the point of coming into the office if none of your coworkers are there? A few short years ago, I thought that remote work was here to stay. Every employee got a taste of one of the perks usually reserved for the upper crust, and I didn’t think they’d let it go easily. Unfortunately, …
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Company fires the best manager for standing up for his team, asks his team to give the company honest feedback: ‘They stress honesty and open communication, but those things got their top employee fired.’
A good manager can turn a mediocre job into a great job. A bad manager can turn a great job into a terrible job. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to have a great manager, you know that they can make a mediocre workplace worth staying at. A manager who clearly communicates their expectations without …
Seguir leyendo Company fires the best manager for standing up for his team, asks his team to give the company honest feedback: ‘They stress honesty and open communication, but those things got their top employee fired.’
Company allows high-performing employees to work from home, forces everyone to return to office when underperforming employees complain: ‘Because others are underperforming, we have to return to office full time.’
They should’ve used working from home as a reward in the first place. How should a company motivate its employees to perform well? You might think that employees should be intrinsically motivated to do well just for the sake of doing well and promoting the company, but we all know that’s not always how it …
Seguir leyendo Company allows high-performing employees to work from home, forces everyone to return to office when underperforming employees complain: ‘Because others are underperforming, we have to return to office full time.’
Curler refuses to cancel his curling competition to attend his niece’s baptism: ‘I paid about $200 to participate and my team would be short a player if I didn’t show up.’
He’s got his priorities straight. If you’ve never played adult recreational sports, you have no idea how much it can take over your life. I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve been playing adult recreational dodgeball for two years, and it has not only taken over my life but also my personality. I do not …
Seguir leyendo Curler refuses to cancel his curling competition to attend his niece’s baptism: ‘I paid about $200 to participate and my team would be short a player if I didn’t show up.’
Law student completes her section of group project, group rewrites her part without telling her, then demands she fix the poor rewrite at the last second, she refuses and reports them to the lecturer: ‘Accused me of being lazy and risking their grades’
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 …
Seguir leyendo Law student completes her section of group project, group rewrites her part without telling her, then demands she fix the poor rewrite at the last second, she refuses and reports them to the lecturer: ‘Accused me of being lazy and risking their grades’
Boss plans unpaid weekend team building activity, denounces employee as uncommitted when they want to spend the day with their child instead: ‘Saturday is my one full day with my kid’
The birth rate is declining in most places in the world for a number of reasons, and many would argue that one of these is because although most people need to work full-time to even consider starting a family, having kids and having a job just doesn’t seem to mix. Committing to whatever deposits that …
Seguir leyendo Boss plans unpaid weekend team building activity, denounces employee as uncommitted when they want to spend the day with their child instead: ‘Saturday is my one full day with my kid’
24 Memes for Best Friends Who Share the Same Delusions
What’s the point of having a best friend if not to share your most unhinged delusions with? They’re the one person who hypes you up when you’re spiraling, supports you through life’s curveballs, and agrees with you wholeheartedly… even when you’re 1000% in the wrong. Sometimes, you just need someone to validate your decision to …
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37 Pickleball Memes More Humbling Than Losing (Again) to a Pair of Senior Citizens
The sun is out, the courts are dry, and Edith the 90-year-old woman living in your apartment complex just broke out her wrist guards–It’s pickleball season again, folks! For those of us too old or out of shape to play tennis, pickleball has become the latest craze in paddle sports. More physical than ping pong …
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IT Department Forced To Work July 4th, Team Leader Goes Wild With Revenge Company Holiday Party
Pretty often, the best part of having a job is the time that you can get away from it. Working is frequently boring, annoying, and takes up far too much of our time, so a perk like a national holiday is something that most people value as vital. Unfortunately for some, the higher ups at …
Seguir leyendo IT Department Forced To Work July 4th, Team Leader Goes Wild With Revenge Company Holiday Party