Change in technology comes with new challenges. Technology can make our lives so much easier. Think about what life was like before Google Maps. You would have to have a physical map that you would have to carry with you, make sure it was up-to-date, unfold it when you needed it, and figure out where …
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Categoría:toxic-boss
‘Maybe if you actually checked your own emails once in a while’: Boss insults employee in front of team, employee accidentally lets the truth slip
Sometimes you have to be careful with the truth. We hear so often about how important it is to be honest and truthful, but that’s only part of the story. By the time you’re an adult, you’ve probably found out that it’s sometimes better to shield the truth from some people in certain moments. That …
Seguir leyendo ‘Maybe if you actually checked your own emails once in a while’: Boss insults employee in front of team, employee accidentally lets the truth slip
Boss’s wife tries to drop off her 6-year-old at employee’s house because she works from home: ‘She literally showed up at my apartment building with the kid. I didn’t buzz her in.’
Working from home is just as valid as working in person… You just happen to be at home. You still have all of your responsibilities and tasks, you just do them from a desk in your house instead of doing them at a desk in your office. That certainly doesn’t mean you have time for …
Seguir leyendo Boss’s wife tries to drop off her 6-year-old at employee’s house because she works from home: ‘She literally showed up at my apartment building with the kid. I didn’t buzz her in.’
Restaurant manager takes server’s $100 tip, gives them $16 back: ‘I asked where the rest went and she said «pooled with everyone» but I was literally the only server working that section’
When you’re working in the service industry, tips are everything. It’s how you earn a huge portion of your paycheck. If you don’t have tips, you don’t make a living; it’s as plain and simple as that. But that doesn’t always mean that it’s as easy as that. Tipping has become a hot-button issue for …
Seguir leyendo Restaurant manager takes server’s $100 tip, gives them $16 back: ‘I asked where the rest went and she said «pooled with everyone» but I was literally the only server working that section’
Boss doubles employee’s workload with $0 pay raise after coworker quits, tells employee not to ‘take it personally’: ‘Today is the day you quiet quit’
Nobody wants to feel taken advantage of, especially at work. But this can happen if you’re not careful about it. They will look at what you’re already doing and ask for more. There is a certain amount of leeway you should give, since you want to step up for a challenge. But there is a …
Seguir leyendo Boss doubles employee’s workload with $0 pay raise after coworker quits, tells employee not to ‘take it personally’: ‘Today is the day you quiet quit’
Boss calls out call center employee for using the bathroom mid-shift: ‘I understand but there were several calls on hold in the queue’
Like it or not, you’re a human. Unless you’re a robot reading this, then in that case, stop reading this! This is for humans only! And being a human comes with some delightful amenities. One of those is having to use the restroom every once in a while. And by every once in a while, …
Seguir leyendo Boss calls out call center employee for using the bathroom mid-shift: ‘I understand but there were several calls on hold in the queue’
Boss decreases employee’s pay from $22 to $20/hr without reason, employee threatens to quit: ‘Work your wage, they want less effort’
It’s never a great idea to quit a job with no backup plan. You may feel a flurry of inspiration and want to quit in a moment of rage, but in the back of your mind, you know that you shouldn’t because it’s not easy to find a new job. It’s a tough world out …
Seguir leyendo Boss decreases employee’s pay from $22 to $20/hr without reason, employee threatens to quit: ‘Work your wage, they want less effort’
Private school boss refuses to pay employees for months at a time, leaving those without 2nd jobs scrambling for funds: ‘I had to borrow money from my parents to get through October’
This boss kept missing payroll. Then his employees threatened to walk. One of the key tenets of work is that you are compensated for it. It’s one of the main reasons you show up every day. Hopefully, you’re passionate about the mission as well, but let’s be real. If it weren’t for the cash, you …
Seguir leyendo Private school boss refuses to pay employees for months at a time, leaving those without 2nd jobs scrambling for funds: ‘I had to borrow money from my parents to get through October’
Coworker with perfume ‘allergy’ refuses any solutions, singles out workers she perceives to have a strong smell: ‘They have also offered her an isolated area to sit in and suggested to wear masks, but she wants to continue sitting in her favorite spot’
It’s not easy to share a space with other people. It’s one of the difficult things about working in an office. You not only have to collaborate and share tasks with them, but you also have to be present in a physical space together. And people famously have needs. And sometimes those needs differ from …
Seguir leyendo Coworker with perfume ‘allergy’ refuses any solutions, singles out workers she perceives to have a strong smell: ‘They have also offered her an isolated area to sit in and suggested to wear masks, but she wants to continue sitting in her favorite spot’
Boss accidentally sends out spreadsheet with entire company’s salaries, employee finds out they’re making $15k less than coworker with same job: ‘We were hired within months of each other and have similar experience’
Sometimes a simple goof-up can change everything. Usually, this is reserved for the plots of movies. Someone finds a critical piece of evidence at the exact right time, and everything comes crashing down. A slip of paper is left on the floor, waiting to be discovered. Someone accidentally lets a secret slip after one too …
Seguir leyendo Boss accidentally sends out spreadsheet with entire company’s salaries, employee finds out they’re making $15k less than coworker with same job: ‘We were hired within months of each other and have similar experience’