Every boss expects a different level of formality from their employees. I know a lot of Southern people who feel disrespected if they’re not addressed as «yes sir» or «yes ma’am.» On the other side, I know Northerners who get incredibly offended if people call them «ma’am» because it makes them feel old. In general, …
Seguir leyendo Manager scolds employee for saying ‘sure’ instead of ‘yes’ when he asked him to do a task: ‘I told him to do something, it’s a command from his manager, not a request.’
Categoría:toxic-management
Manager refuses to give employee a $10K raise, hires less skilled employee to replace him for $15K more than his salary: ‘What’s the point?’
Hiring managers must make numerous vital decisions throughout the hiring process. It’s not easy to find the perfect candidate, but when it comes down to a couple of options, there are high-stakes things to consider. Sometimes, the choice is between a younger, less experienced candidate who will ask for less money and an older, more …
Seguir leyendo Manager refuses to give employee a $10K raise, hires less skilled employee to replace him for $15K more than his salary: ‘What’s the point?’
Toxic boss chastises employee for not talking about their personal life, shows up to their new workplace unannounced: ‘I think I’m still in shock’
Choosing how much to share about yourself to your employer can be a delicate dance. You want to feel like you’re being open and honest, but you also want to keep up a barrier of professionalism while you’re at work. You want to pepper in details about your personal life, but leave the more difficult …
Seguir leyendo Toxic boss chastises employee for not talking about their personal life, shows up to their new workplace unannounced: ‘I think I’m still in shock’
Company fires employee after they failed to provide mother’s death certificate 4 days after her passing: ‘I had to leave work Sunday night because my mom passed during my shift’
Companies can do things that are so evil that it’s difficult to even see it from the suit’s perspective. Sure, sometimes people are laid off despite being good workers, but usually, it’s because the company can’t afford to pay them. That’s not a nice explanation, but at least it isn’t outright cruel. A worker recently …
Seguir leyendo Company fires employee after they failed to provide mother’s death certificate 4 days after her passing: ‘I had to leave work Sunday night because my mom passed during my shift’
Manager scolds barista for rejecting customer’s advances, instructs her to tell him to come again if he wants to see her: ‘That encourages him to be even more creepy’
Being a young woman working in the service industry is all about being able to put up with a constant barrage of humiliation and abuse. Customers can literally say anything they want to you, and you’re expected to take it and have a good attitude. You have to have an incredibly chill and sweet demeanor, …
Seguir leyendo Manager scolds barista for rejecting customer’s advances, instructs her to tell him to come again if he wants to see her: ‘That encourages him to be even more creepy’
‘You should be working 12 hour days’: Tech CEO tells employees they aren’t working enough, demands they work 8 AM-9 PM Monday-Friday
If you’ve ever worked from early in the morning to late at night every day for an extended period, you know that it drives you insane. I’m not even someone who thinks «the grindset» is inherently harmful. It’s admirable to want to work long and hard hours to achieve a goal, but you have to …
Seguir leyendo ‘You should be working 12 hour days’: Tech CEO tells employees they aren’t working enough, demands they work 8 AM-9 PM Monday-Friday
‘They stopped paying for your lunch’: Workers contemplate why 9-5s became 9-6s and 8-5s
There’s no question that the 8-hour workweek was a revelation back in the 1920s. I can’t imagine having to work 12 hours a day every day without any weekends or breaks at all. It’s no wonder people died at an earlier age back then; the stress of being worked to your bones is so bad …
Seguir leyendo ‘They stopped paying for your lunch’: Workers contemplate why 9-5s became 9-6s and 8-5s
Employee is rewarded with a granola bar and dollar store headphones for bringing in $85,000: ‘Genuinely ready quit!’
Gift-giving is a tough game. You don’t want to go too big, but you definitely don’t want to go too small. Especially if you’re someone’s employer. In this case, it probably would have been better to give nothing than to give this sorry array of junk. Hey, I love a granola bar as much as the next …
Seguir leyendo Employee is rewarded with a granola bar and dollar store headphones for bringing in $85,000: ‘Genuinely ready quit!’
‘The other staff are also in school’: Boss schedules 15-year-old worker during school hours, makes the teen find a cover
There’s nothing more dehumanizing than being a teenage worker at an exploitative business. It’s a pretty good rule of thumb that if an establishment is regularly hiring 15 and 16-year-olds, it’s probably not the most ethical business in the world. It’s so much easier for bosses to take advantage of teenagers who’ve never worked anywhere …
Seguir leyendo ‘The other staff are also in school’: Boss schedules 15-year-old worker during school hours, makes the teen find a cover
‘We are replaceable’: Unlucky worker gets swiftly replaced after calling out of one shift
A Reddit exchange that I think about a lot is this: «What feels illegal but isn’t» «Calling in sick from work when you’re sick.» It’s so relatable, and put language to something we’ve all felt at one time or another. Even when I’m actually sick, calling out of work still gives me a rush of …
Seguir leyendo ‘We are replaceable’: Unlucky worker gets swiftly replaced after calling out of one shift