Should employees be made to do work socializing off the clock? In theory, nobody with a job that has set working hours in its contract should be obliged to do any kind of overtime, unpaid or otherwise. If they tell you that you are only going to get paid between the hours of 9 and …
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Employee leaves office at 5:30 for childcare, remaining coworker complains because he’s afraid of ghosts: ‘He’s a grown man’
How is it best to deal with superstitions in the workplace? Most workplaces prefer to keep employees’ beliefs and the job as separate as possible, but that isn’t always going to happen. The fact of the matter is that until we all get replaced by AI, the workforce is not a totally emotionless and personality-lacking …
Seguir leyendo Employee leaves office at 5:30 for childcare, remaining coworker complains because he’s afraid of ghosts: ‘He’s a grown man’
Boss Fires Creative Director Because he Reeks of Body Odor and Refuses to Change, Despite Multiple Warnings
He had several chances to change his ways, and he did not take them seriously. I do not know how people can go days without showering. Unless you are a newborn baby or in a survival situation where there is no running water, there is no excuse for not hopping in the shower for 10 …
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Employee Does Unpaid Overtime Covering for Boss, Gets Unsatisfactory Performance Review in Response
How do you react when hard work at your job goes underappreciated? There is a school of thought that suggests that a lot of jobs do not actually reward their employees when they put in the extra effort. They believe that when your results are too good in your current position, management does not feel …
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Wildest times employees deservedly got fired: ‘The meeting was the consultant stealing a laptop from a client cubicle’
Some employees make you wonder how they ever got hired in the first place. We have all worked with that coworker who baffles us in their ability to keep their job, yet somehow be incompetent at everything to do with it at the same time. We may have also experienced working with someone who seemed …
Seguir leyendo Wildest times employees deservedly got fired: ‘The meeting was the consultant stealing a laptop from a client cubicle’
HR fires everyone involved in coworker group chat after new hire leaks it, even sends threats to non-employees
What happens in the group chat stays in the group chat, right? Group chats can be dangerous things. If you’re under a certain age, you know this to be true. Group chats are the way that cliques do their bidding. It’s a finite group of people, so by necessity, it’s exclusionary. And they can get …
Seguir leyendo HR fires everyone involved in coworker group chat after new hire leaks it, even sends threats to non-employees
71-year-old manager refuses to retire, leaving 36-year-old employee of 5 years with no room to get a promotion: ‘What am I supposed to do? Just wait until I’m 40 for my first promotion?’
The system isn’t working for the old folks, and it’s not good for the young folks either. Everyone is at a different place in their career at various ages. While it’s common to be in entry-level roles in your early and mid twenties, the rate at which people climb the corporate ladder depends much more …
Seguir leyendo 71-year-old manager refuses to retire, leaving 36-year-old employee of 5 years with no room to get a promotion: ‘What am I supposed to do? Just wait until I’m 40 for my first promotion?’
‘A waitress went viral for kindness at work and got $500. People going viral for ugly behavior are raising six figures’: Worker exposes how workplace kindness isn’t as rewarded as negativity
This time of year has a way of throwing everything into contrast. It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of year, but it’s also the toughest for many. No matter if you’re dealing with grief, financial hardship, illness, or more, the holiday season can make everything a little more heightened. The cheer of the …
Seguir leyendo ‘A waitress went viral for kindness at work and got $500. People going viral for ugly behavior are raising six figures’: Worker exposes how workplace kindness isn’t as rewarded as negativity
‘This is a cautionary tale’: Worker quits after being refused a promotion despite doing the work of 3 people, they hire 3 people to fill their role
What would you do if your job refused to acknowledge your contributions? It’s hard to know when you’ve taken on too much work. Sometimes things can just pile up, and before you know it, you’re doing way more than is in your job description. These things have a way of sneaking up on you. But …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is a cautionary tale’: Worker quits after being refused a promotion despite doing the work of 3 people, they hire 3 people to fill their role
22-year-old recent grad spends 80% of their paycheck on rent, can’t understand how fellow professionals get by on entry-level pay: ‘How is this sustainable?’
Many people believe they cannot live in high-cost-of-living areas like New York or San Francisco on a modest salary. I find it somewhat silly when someone claims it’s literally impossible to live in these places if you make under $ 100,000. It is absolutely possible to live there on half of that, but you have …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old recent grad spends 80% of their paycheck on rent, can’t understand how fellow professionals get by on entry-level pay: ‘How is this sustainable?’