The ability to work from home has been a huge boon for many of the workers of the world. Over-surveillance hasn’t. The nice thing about working from home is not having to commute, spend money on lunch, and have to put on shoes. But it also adds a nice level of flexibility. If your kid needs something, or if you …
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‘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
‘It was really stressful and inconvenient for me to find coverage’: Manager asks employee to pay $100 to coworker who covered her shift
I empathize with managers who struggle to get workers to cover shifts for their fellow employees. It’s so screwed up that they have to do their jobs and make sure that the business is functioning, and it’s super selfish for employees to get sick out of the blue without even asking management first! I’m messing …
Seguir leyendo ‘It was really stressful and inconvenient for me to find coverage’: Manager asks employee to pay $100 to coworker who covered her shift
Micromanager boss reprimands employee for arriving ‘2-3 minutes’ late from lunch: ‘Companies pay people good money to babysit adults’
Micromanaging will get you nowhere. Nobody likes a backseat driver. Everyone is the main character of their own story, so they generally don’t appreciate when others treat them like an incapable child. Heck, I didn’t even enjoy that when I was a kid. Let me free, man. I can handle my own business. But unfortunately, …
Seguir leyendo Micromanager boss reprimands employee for arriving ‘2-3 minutes’ late from lunch: ‘Companies pay people good money to babysit adults’
Company rewards loyal employee’s 10 years of work with 20¢ raise: ‘Wow now you can afford that hot tub’
Raises are a touchy subject. We’re told it’s impolite to talk about salary, but that it’s also up to us to ask for what we deserve. So where does that leave us in terms of asking for a raise? I applaud those who bust down their boss’s doors, armed with numbers and data and a …
Seguir leyendo Company rewards loyal employee’s 10 years of work with 20¢ raise: ‘Wow now you can afford that hot tub’
‘They are just making up excuses to be lazy’: Restaurant delays paychecks for extreme weather, employee has biting response
«Oh I can’t, it’s raining» is a great excuse used by lazy people the world over. Sure, there are some instances in which rain does halt the activity you were planning to do. Outdoor sports… that’s understandable. A pleasant stroll in the park? Probably not so pleasant under a torrential downpour. Painting your fence? Yeah, …
Seguir leyendo ‘They are just making up excuses to be lazy’: Restaurant delays paychecks for extreme weather, employee has biting response
‘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
‘So…6% pay rise for everyone?’: Company mandates 42.5 hour work week, does not offer overtime
The 40-hour workweek is one of those institutions that has remained the norm, no matter how much has changed in our world. Ever since the Labor Standards Act in 1940, we’ve been doing 9-5 or some variation on that. Even though we have computers and robots and fast cars, we still work as much as …
Seguir leyendo ‘So…6% pay rise for everyone?’: Company mandates 42.5 hour work week, does not offer overtime
‘She wanted buy a soul with a certificate’: Unpaid intern stands up to toxic boss forcing her to work weekends
I’ve been an intern many a time, and most of that was unpaid or very marginally paid. The intern blues is real. You’re expendable, you’re lowest on the totem pole, and you don’t command respect. The lack of pay is just the cherry on top. Yes, you get to learn new skills, build your resume, …
Seguir leyendo ‘She wanted buy a soul with a certificate’: Unpaid intern stands up to toxic boss forcing her to work weekends
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!’