The new girl is not as great as her boss says she is. It’s easy for companies to get caught up in the potential of their new hires. It’s only natural, since new hires are much more likely to act as if they will do anything and everything for a company to prove that they’re …
Seguir leyendo Employee refuses to help her new boss, whom she has trained, with something she’s taught her how to do 3 times already: ‘I’m sure you can figure that out. It’s above my pay grade.’
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Employee trains her replacement for 3 months, replacement constantly asks her questions 6 months into the job: ‘My old boss has also told me multiple times that he wishes I was still there.’
She needs to ignore her emails and let her sink or swim. It shouldn’t take you months and months to get the basic hang of your job. It takes around a year to fully figure out your role in the company, and it’s okay if you’re not literally an expert on all of the happenings …
Seguir leyendo Employee trains her replacement for 3 months, replacement constantly asks her questions 6 months into the job: ‘My old boss has also told me multiple times that he wishes I was still there.’
Company demands former employee pay back $5000 for training program after he resigns, docks salary if he refuses : ‘This demand was never agreed upon’
Hiring is an investment that companies do not always get a return on. The fact that not every employee is going to be worth the hire is simply one of the risks of running a business. Sometimes the best interview still hides the fact that they are not suited for the job, or they decide …
Seguir leyendo Company demands former employee pay back $5000 for training program after he resigns, docks salary if he refuses : ‘This demand was never agreed upon’
New employee receives 0 training during first weeks of new job, is left scrambling to figure out what to do: ‘Most days we don’t communicate at all’
Everyone needs a little guidance, no matter how experienced they are. It’s impossible to know exactly what to do at a new job without a little bit of guidance. Even if you’re an expert in the field, you still need a little bit of info. Every workplace operates differently, with its own internal systems and …
Seguir leyendo New employee receives 0 training during first weeks of new job, is left scrambling to figure out what to do: ‘Most days we don’t communicate at all’
Manager fires 27-year-old in company restructure, gets upset when he refuses to train 23-year-old replacement paid $15k less: ‘I’m standing up for myself’
Employers like to remind us that we’re replaceable, but don’t enjoy it when we react accordingly. Most people in the working world learn sooner or later that most of the time, it is not interested in acting in our best interests. When making a profit is the bottom line, things like providing a dignified employee …
Seguir leyendo Manager fires 27-year-old in company restructure, gets upset when he refuses to train 23-year-old replacement paid $15k less: ‘I’m standing up for myself’
28-year-old employee teaches 50-year-old new hire how to use a computer; new hire cries to supervisor when employee doesn’t do her job for her: ‘The one moment I don’t help her the way she wanted me to, she had a meltdown.’
She is perfectly capable of doing the job; she wants her trainer to do it all for her. It can be terrifying to be hired for a job you’re not qualified for. A lot of people pad their resumes with skills that they haven’t actually mastered, and they panic when they’re tasked with using those …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old employee teaches 50-year-old new hire how to use a computer; new hire cries to supervisor when employee doesn’t do her job for her: ‘The one moment I don’t help her the way she wanted me to, she had a meltdown.’
Job lies about 6-week out-of-state training process to get employee to onboard, won’t cover travel expenses and only gives $20 for food: ‘I will most likely have to quit my job over this’
There is a lot you won’t know about a job until you start working there. Sure, the interview process can give you some idea about what you’re in store for, but to truly get a sense of your job takes working there for a while. You won’t know the culture, the expectations, the working styles …
Seguir leyendo Job lies about 6-week out-of-state training process to get employee to onboard, won’t cover travel expenses and only gives $20 for food: ‘I will most likely have to quit my job over this’
‘We’re doing the exact same job’: Employee finds out coworker they trained is being paid 20% more, considers bringing it up in salary review meeting
It is a cruel reality of the modern workplace that the pay scale at many companies is not exactly fair, or even particularly organized. As much as some look down on job hopping, it has to be said that when it comes to the corporate modern landscape, it is one of the few guaranteed ways …
Seguir leyendo ‘We’re doing the exact same job’: Employee finds out coworker they trained is being paid 20% more, considers bringing it up in salary review meeting
19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’
The vibes in an office are very important! Truly. You could be hired to work your dream job, but if the vibes are off in the office and you walk in feeling down and stressed, that’s going to eat up your soul no matter what. But if the office workplace vibes are vibrating on a …
Seguir leyendo 19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’
Manager faces blowback after demanding hotel landscaper train employee to replace him: ‘I realized that I was too expensive for him’
Many factors make up how bearable a job is, but by far one of the biggest is what the management is like. In the average business, it is the people above you that make the rules and set the tone, and no matter what the role entails or what your other coworkers are like, it …
Seguir leyendo Manager faces blowback after demanding hotel landscaper train employee to replace him: ‘I realized that I was too expensive for him’