Having a dress code or a uniform can be tricky business. I had a uniform for most of my grade school career, and hated every minute of it. As someone who self-expresses through clothing, I raged against all the plaid and the navy. There was no way for me to get creative, as we weren’t …
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Boss Chews Out Employee For Quitting With Little Notice, Employee Leaves During Lunch Break After Agreeing to Work Two More Weeks
I understand the function of giving your employer a two-week notice. It can be difficult to replace valuable employees, and even though two weeks usually isn’t long enough to do so, it’s long enough to get a good head-start. That being said, I’m aware of the Reddit adage, «If my employer fires me, they won’t …
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Boss Tells Employee Their Hard Work ‘Doesn’t Go Unnoticed’ in Card Confirming They’re Not Getting a Raise
Working hard is one of those virtues that is valued so much in the workplace but is often unappreciated in the ways that truly matter. You can work extremely hard for a company and get copious verbal praise for it, but if the amount of work doesn’t match the paycheck, is it really worth it …
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Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Didn’t Know How Responsible He Was’
Family emergencies are one of those things that can really show a company’s true colors. When you’re a diligent hard worker who always shows up on time and rarely calls off, it’s easy to feel like you’ve earned the good graces of the company. After all, you’ve put in so much hard work for them, …
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Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Doesn’t Know How Responsible He is’
Family emergencies are one of those things that can really show a company’s true colors. When you’re a diligent hard worker who always shows up on time and rarely calls off, it’s easy to feel like you’ve earned the good graces of the company. After all, you’ve put in so much hard work for them, …
Seguir leyendo Boss Plans to Fire Employee After His Father’s Passing Because She ‘Doesn’t Know How Responsible He is’
Worker Gives His Three Week Notice, Company Asks For Four Weeks And Quickly Fires Him
There is something extremely awkward about the two weeks after you tell your boss you’re leaving the company for good. Usually, there’s a lot to do…telling your coworkers how to complete the tasks only you know how to do, finishing up projects as best you can, and saying goodbye take up loads of your people …
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Law-Breaking Boss Bans Employee From Talking About Being Gay
Homophobia in the workplace can be incredibly stressful. Having to deal with people who are hostile to your existence in a place you must go to almost every day harms your state of mind, and nobody should have to deal with that. That’s why there are laws to protect minority groups from discrimination in the …
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Unreasonable Boss Gets Angry at Employee For Monetizing His Hobby
In the non-corporate world, it seems like everybody is monetizing their hobby. You look at friends’ social media, and you see so many people trying to make it as a writer, a performer, or an influencer, all while off the clock from their regular jobs. This phenomenon makes a lot of sense. Very few people …
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Worker Gets Cursed Out And Accused of Using $40K Per Year Job as a ‘Stepping Stone’ After Handing in Their Two Week Notice
Family businesses are wild places to work at. When you’re working at a company where no employees have familial ties to each other, it’s much more normalized to leave in search of better opportunities. Sure, your boss might not be happy that you quit, but it’s a standard expectation for some percentage of employees. In …
Seguir leyendo Worker Gets Cursed Out And Accused of Using $40K Per Year Job as a ‘Stepping Stone’ After Handing in Their Two Week Notice
Power-Tripping Boss Threatens to Tell Employee’s New Boss to Revoke His Job Offer
There is an art and science to quitting a job. You can’t just do it without any tact and expect things to go smoothly. You’ve got to make strategic choices based on how important you are to the company. If you’re one of hundreds of employees doing very menial tasks, putting in your two weeks …
Seguir leyendo Power-Tripping Boss Threatens to Tell Employee’s New Boss to Revoke His Job Offer