Remote job scolds employees for taking a 4-minute bathroom break, records employees’ screens when their mouse doesn’t move for 60 seconds: ‘I am human, not a robot.’

You can’t expect remote employees never to take a bathroom break. Remote workers fall into a couple of different camps. Some remote workers sit at home all day and watch TV, only checking their computers to maintain their «active» status on Slack. They might have to complete one or two tasks, but otherwise, they are …
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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 …
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Nosy Karen scolds tech-savvy coworker for using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V: ‘She watches my every move in hopes of catching me make a mistake so she can tattle’

We’ve all had one of those coworkers who’s always looking over your shoulder, waiting for you to screw up. I would understand this behavior if they were a supervisor or manager paid to ensure that the people working under them are not dilly-dallying, but that’s often not the case. More frequently, this is the doing …
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25+ Funny Typos That Are the a Pitta Me of Comedy

Since the dawn of autocorrect, typos have gone from random little misfires of the keyboard to full-on changed meanings. No longer do we «mesd up like thfs» we «nest up like thieves.» Sure, it’s spelled correctly, but you know that’s not what I was going for! Technology can get smarter and smarter, but that doesn’t …
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Nonsensical Typing Mishaps That Are as Amusing as They Are Strange

If you really think about it, typing is an accomplished skill. Most of us couldn’t muster up this kind of speed and coordination in other physical pursuits, yet we spend so much time attached to various keyboards these days that we’ve just got used to it. However, this doesn’t mean that we’re all perfect typists. …
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15+ People Who Failed Catastrophically At Using A Keyboard

Back when punching letters on a machine was a legitimate skill, typing used to be a respected career choice. It took real dedication and education to be able to string out sentences with accuracy and speed. Things couldn’t be more different now. Now that everyone and their dog has their own personal screen, standards have …
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