When you’re doing someone else’s job, should you get compensated for it? Working a new job can be a stressful thing. You may not know how to advocate for yourself until it’s too late. In my experience, when you start a new job, it can take a while before you’re fully comfortable there. You don’t …
Seguir leyendo $18/hr worker takes on the job of 3 people with zero pay increase: ‘I haven’t seen a raise in two years, and holiday bonuses were slashed’
Categoría:toxic-boss
Manager blasts air horn whenever someone says something ‘negative’ in a meeting: ‘I’m not an animal that you’re going to use a bell on’
This boss took workplace discipline a little too far. Sometimes something happens at work, and it makes you look at everything in a different light. A new piece of information comes to light about one of your coworkers, and it can be hard to wrap your mind around. That’s what happened to the employee in …
Seguir leyendo Manager blasts air horn whenever someone says something ‘negative’ in a meeting: ‘I’m not an animal that you’re going to use a bell on’
Boss asks employee to sign emails as the person they replaced: ‘His explanation was that customers are used to dealing with her’
What is one supposed to do in this situation? When you get hired somewhere, it’s probable that you’re going to have to make some adjustments on entry. You never truly know what a job is going to be like until you’re two feet in, and then you probably already have something to lose. The person …
Seguir leyendo Boss asks employee to sign emails as the person they replaced: ‘His explanation was that customers are used to dealing with her’
HR continually reports employee’s perfume even after they stopped wearing it: ‘I’ve washed my clothes, washed my hair and made sure to wear no scent’
Should you be punished for wearing a scent to work? We all have different feelings about smells and what we tolerate and what we don’t. Some people love a strong smell. They drench themselves in cologne before leaving the house, and that’s the way they like it. Others can’t stand even a scented lotion. Some …
Seguir leyendo HR continually reports employee’s perfume even after they stopped wearing it: ‘I’ve washed my clothes, washed my hair and made sure to wear no scent’
‘If you clock in at 8:01 instead of 8:00, they deduct 15 minutes’: Company rounds every minute in their favor, effectively stealing hours of time from their employees
It can be difficult to speak out against wage theft, but that shouldn’t stop you from doing it. When your company is doing you dirty, you should call it out. There is no reason to put up with something just because you feel like you should. Sometimes companies are banking on the fact that you …
Seguir leyendo ‘If you clock in at 8:01 instead of 8:00, they deduct 15 minutes’: Company rounds every minute in their favor, effectively stealing hours of time from their employees
Manager continually schedules meetings at 4:45 pm on Fridays, employee wonders if it’s a power move: ‘It took 45 minutes’
Friday energy is real. Nobody wants to be bothered on a Friday afternoon at work. It’s just part of the human experience. We have our eyes on the weekend, and we don’t want anything to get in the way of that. Everyone who works a monday through Friday job knows that you’re mentally checked out …
Seguir leyendo Manager continually schedules meetings at 4:45 pm on Fridays, employee wonders if it’s a power move: ‘It took 45 minutes’
Boss pressures employee to sell candy to fundraise for the office: ‘They told me I wasn’t being a team player’
When you are pressured to do things outside of your job description, this can be a tough decision to make. You have your job, and then you have all the things around it. You have your immediate tasks, and then the stuff that people ask you to do that you feel pressured to do. This …
Seguir leyendo Boss pressures employee to sell candy to fundraise for the office: ‘They told me I wasn’t being a team player’
‘I don’t want to spend my money celebrating someone who hurt me’: Coworker refuses to bring food to colleague’s wedding celebration since they argue at work
Do you have to spend money on your coworkers if you don’t want to? The answer seems like an easy no, but it’s not always as simple as that. Sometimes social pressure, especially in the workplace, is strong. You don’t want to lose out on professional opportunities just because you’re feuding with someone over something …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t want to spend my money celebrating someone who hurt me’: Coworker refuses to bring food to colleague’s wedding celebration since they argue at work
Coworker snoops and opens colleague’s pay stubs, whole office turns against him after finding out his salary
Who is in the wrong here? You shouldn’t expect that anyone is looking through your personal belongings, especially at work. This is a pretty big violation of privacy, no matter who you are. And while it shouldn’t be taboo to talk about salary, we shouldn’t be snooping around in others’ stuff just to find out. …
Seguir leyendo Coworker snoops and opens colleague’s pay stubs, whole office turns against him after finding out his salary
Boss treats every PTO request like an emergency, constantly threatens to cancel employee’s vacation: ‘It makes planning trips difficult’
Is it really PTO if you can’t use it when you’d like to? When you’re a salaried employee, part of your compensation package is paid time off. This allows you to take the rest and vacation you need without losing out on money. Plus, it lets the company have some control over when you’re gone, …
Seguir leyendo Boss treats every PTO request like an emergency, constantly threatens to cancel employee’s vacation: ‘It makes planning trips difficult’