Is it truly asynchronous if you have to answer messages all day? One of the beauties of work in this day and age is that we’ve figured out how to be more flexible. With video conferencing, messaging, and email, we’ve realized that we don’t all have to be in the same place at the same …
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Categoría:toxic-workplace
Coworker continually mispronounces coworker Xavier’s name, refuses to learn the correct pronounciation
Purposefully mispronouncing someone’s name is a huge form of disrespect. Your name is a huge part of you. It’s the first thing that someone associates with you. It honors your family, your traditions, and your journey. When people don’t want to learn it, that’s a huge issue. It shows that they don’t care about you …
Seguir leyendo Coworker continually mispronounces coworker Xavier’s name, refuses to learn the correct pronounciation
Company mandates ‘anonymous’ survey, turns their answers into a public loyalty test: ‘The room was silent’
Should surveys at work be anonymous? If they were advertised as anonymous, then they certainly should stay that way. Anonymity is nothing to be messed with. If you don’t feel like your company has your back, then can you be expected to have theirs? If they’re telling you one thing and then doing another, then …
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Company throws team lunch to celebrate record profits, give employees $12 sandwich voucher while CEO gets $4.2 million bonus
Sometimes wealth inequality presents itself in uncomfortable ways. The juxtaposition between the kinds of wealth that exist inside the same company can be jarring. You think that you’re all in it together, but when it comes to compensation, it couldn’t be farther from the truth. That’s why some corporate gestures at togetherness can feel empty, …
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Company lays off entire department in one fell swoop with no notice: ‘We were basically scapegoated’
Is there a right way to lay someone off? Being laid off is one of the unfortunate realities of the working world these days. It’s not an easy time for anyone, and we’re all just trying to do our best. Sometimes the squeeze hits, and someone ends up on the chopping block. You hope it’s …
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Workplace implements AI-powered cameras to track employee’s every move, reprimands them for tiny details
Is it wrong to be surveilled at work? When you clock into your job, you’re being evaluated. It’s part of the gig. If you work for a company, they’re going to evaluate you and your performance, and that will include tracking your metrics. Maybe you can check in with your manager from time to time …
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Company announces 3 days in office after being fully remote for 4 years, employee spends 3+ hours commuting
The shift from remote to in-person can be jarring. When you’ve spent a long time working from home 100% of the time, the shift to having to show up to the office every day can be an unexpected one. Any major shift in a routine can be upsetting. It can mean having to change your …
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‘Almost EVERY product is actually marketed to American Females between 18-35’: Workers spill disturbing truths about their jobs
Have you ever wanted to know what goes on at someone else’s job? Try as we might, we will never truly know what it’s like to walk in someone else’s shoes. You might be able to guess what their life is like, but you will never really know, especially at work. Even with your best …
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Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother’s day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: ‘I now have commitments in the morning’
Would you skip your Mother’s Day plans to work a last-minute shift? If you have the type of job that requires you to be on call all the time, then you might be used to shuffling things around at the last minute. But if you’re used to a schedule, any shifts in it can throw …
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Boss sends menacing email forcing all employees into AI evaluation, threatens terminations: ‘Anyone who cannot demonstrate meaningful progress after this exercise will be replaced’
Even if AI doesn’t replace your job, it might hasten your exit in other ways. We’re all hearing about ways that advancements in AI technology might change our working lives. Maybe you’re already seeing it happen. Your workplace is starting to implement it, and you’re seeing the ways it’s shifting how you do your job. …
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