Some things are supposed to be private, and bathroom breaks are one of them. You’re supposed to be able to use the facilities whenever you need to, even at work. We can’t stop ourselves from being humans with bodies, no matter how our employers might want us to. At the end of the day we’re …
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‘I kept showing up late to work… my boss noticed’: 22-year-old hitches daily ride with colleague, gets upset when she drives off without her because she’s 5 minutes late
Being the recipient of a favor means honoring the terms of that favor. While there are plenty of people who are happy to help out those whom they know, this is generally under the condition that they will be respectful of the time and energy that they are putting into helping them. Nobody likes …
Seguir leyendo ‘I kept showing up late to work… my boss noticed’: 22-year-old hitches daily ride with colleague, gets upset when she drives off without her because she’s 5 minutes late
20-year-old financially supports his mom, 28-year-old brother, and 2 younger siblings for years, family turns on him when he moves to pursue an internship in London: ‘They all called me selfish’
Some parents expect the world of one kid, while letting another sit on their rear end for years and years. It’s one of those double standards that usually has no real explanation. Maybe the hardworking kid is naturally more predisposed to being hardworking, and the lazy kid is the same way with being lazy, but …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old financially supports his mom, 28-year-old brother, and 2 younger siblings for years, family turns on him when he moves to pursue an internship in London: ‘They all called me selfish’
21 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (October 10, 2025)
Friday… again. You know it’s bad when Fridays don’t even do it for you anymore. The end of the day is near; we have two days to decompress, but the Sunday scaries set in before you clock out of the office on Friday. How do we fix this sinister cycle? I can talk hot about …
Seguir leyendo 21 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (October 10, 2025)
Director is told to accept $50k less pay or take 8 weeks’ severance after company is acquired by another company: ‘I’m going to be doing the same thing’
There are few jobs these days that guarantee stability. Employees can experience nasty surprises courtesy of their employer, no matter what rung of the totem pole they find themselves on. It is a scenario that can feel impossible to navigate, not least because their livelihood is on the line. It is important to think strategically. …
Seguir leyendo Director is told to accept $50k less pay or take 8 weeks’ severance after company is acquired by another company: ‘I’m going to be doing the same thing’
Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be ‘grateful’ they have a job at all: ‘Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations’
After 4 years of going above and beyond, one employee couldn’t believe how their boss responded to their raise request. You usually expect loyalty to be rewarded, but sometimes loyalty isn’t enough. When you get hired at a new job, odds are you at least start off trying to impress them. You put your all …
Seguir leyendo Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be ‘grateful’ they have a job at all: ‘Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations’
Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: ‘Going back 8 months, they’ve stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900’
When a boss tried to reprimand their employee for not working through lunch, the boss’s months-long scam was unveiled. Nobody likes to be told what to do. We don’t appreciate being condescended to, since we’re all adults. But that doesn’t stop some bosses from dramatically overstepping and making their employees feel like children. You know …
Seguir leyendo Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: ‘Going back 8 months, they’ve stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900’
Man brings homemade hot sauce wings to boss’s BBQ, coworker is made to change teams because he won’t stop pestering him for the recipe: ‘Cameron has been given two warnings to stop bothering him’
Discovering a great recipe can be life-changing, but not always in a good way. As anybody who is a whiz in the kitchen can attest, there is a minority of people who go absolutely wild in trying to figure out a way to replicate certain recipes that they have introduced them to. Taste is one …
Seguir leyendo Man brings homemade hot sauce wings to boss’s BBQ, coworker is made to change teams because he won’t stop pestering him for the recipe: ‘Cameron has been given two warnings to stop bothering him’
‘I stopped caring a long time ago’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 6, 2025)
Sometimes, it is the things that are most necessary in life that bring us the most pain and annoyance, and that is certainly true for a lot of people when it comes to working. The vast majority of the population receives the income they need to live because they are some kind of employee, but …
Seguir leyendo ‘I stopped caring a long time ago’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 6, 2025)
Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids’ after-school babysitter for no extra pay: ‘He thought I would “see it as helping the team”’
Sometimes it can be difficult to define what is part of your job description and what isn’t. There is what is written on the job application, and then there is everything else. Hopefully, there’s not too much of «everything else,» but you can never be sure. Plus, your job might change over time while you’re …
Seguir leyendo Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids’ after-school babysitter for no extra pay: ‘He thought I would “see it as helping the team”’