Most of us know that going to work can be a drag. Having to wake up early, get out of bed, put on real people clothes, and make it happen every day is difficult. For most of us, the only reward is a fresh cup of coffee waiting for us on the other side. And …
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Boss conveniently ‘forgets’ about employee’s long-held time off request: ‘Stop putting it on employees to solve staffing issues’
There’s a famous Seinfeld bit about rental cars that goes something like this. Jerry reserves a rental car, shows up at the rental car facility, and surprise, they don’t have a car for him. If you or a loved one has ever tried to rent a car, you’ve probably experienced this. But Jerry does what …
Seguir leyendo Boss conveniently ‘forgets’ about employee’s long-held time off request: ‘Stop putting it on employees to solve staffing issues’
‘You owe them zip’: Employee sends biting reply to boss who withheld PTO payout
When you leave a job, you do the best you can to tie things in a nice bow for your employers, if it was a nice working relationship. But the reality is, you don’t really owe them anything other than 2 week’s notice and a little courtesy. Everything else is extra. It’s certainly not a …
Seguir leyendo ‘You owe them zip’: Employee sends biting reply to boss who withheld PTO payout
‘Why did you send me this resume?’: Job recruiter gaslights airline wiring applicant into thinking they’re unqualified
Job recruiters are an equally interesting and annoying part of the contemporary job landscape. If your information is out there on any of the job search sites, chances are you’ve gotten an email from someone who wants you to work for them. But the thing with those is that it’s never the jobs you actually …
Seguir leyendo ‘Why did you send me this resume?’: Job recruiter gaslights airline wiring applicant into thinking they’re unqualified
‘I’m at a loss for words’: Company asks employees to ‘donate’ PTO to cover loyal worker’s leave
Let me be the first to say it, the labor landscape is rough right now. Employers are complaining that «nobody wants to work» while employees are fed up with low pay and a lack of benefits. If you have a job that you like and it pays you a satisfactory wage, then you’re one of …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’m at a loss for words’: Company asks employees to ‘donate’ PTO to cover loyal worker’s leave
‘I just roll my eyes and mark whatever answers make me look good’: Bartending job requires insane logic test in online application
Ever since AI has become widespread, the job market is even crazier than it once was. Remember the good old days when you could rock up to your local watering hole, say «Joe, I’ve fallen on hard times. I need a job,» and then Joe would say «‘Course, buddy. You’re a dear friend of the …
Seguir leyendo ‘I just roll my eyes and mark whatever answers make me look good’: Bartending job requires insane logic test in online application
Worker making $15 an hour gets doubly overpaid, earning $30 per hour: ‘What would you guys do?’
If you were getting paid for a job you quit months ago, would you tell anybody? Everyone likes to think of themselves as a Frank Abagnale Jr.-type figure who can scam their way out of anything without getting caught for years and years, but I’m not so sure about that. Most of us are not …
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Adults Point out the Absurdity of the 9-5 Schedule, Dream of Night Dentists
When you’re an adult working a full-time job, you quickly realize you don’t have a ton of time for anything else. Being an adult is all about making appointments and getting things done, right? Then why is it so hard to do that? We’re at the office for 8 hours a day, and when we …
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‘Are they insane?’: Employee understandably turns down $2.50 job, employer wants ‘to talk’
The best thing about jobs is that they pay money. That’s kind of the whole gig. Sure, there might be some jobs we’d be willing to do for free, like playing with our amateur garage band at the local pub, cleaning up our grandmother’s yard, or helping a friend move (unhappily, but I’ll do it.) …
Seguir leyendo ‘Are they insane?’: Employee understandably turns down $2.50 job, employer wants ‘to talk’
‘Something out of a dystopian novel’: Evil company surreptitiously takes photos of employees throughout their work day
Not to sound like I have a tinfoil hat on, but the surveillance state is real. Whether we know it or not, we’re being watched and/or listened to by people (or entities) that aren’t our friends. How do you think the ads got so weirdly specific and good? How do they know I wanted that …
Seguir leyendo ‘Something out of a dystopian novel’: Evil company surreptitiously takes photos of employees throughout their work day