It is an unfortunate reality of having a job that it can often seem incompatible with having a life outside of it, especially in more high-stress industries. Many find it far too easy to push themselves in their work until they physically can’t do any more, and that can lead to problems. A lot of …
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20+ Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (October 24, 2025)
Friday… happy hour… sleeping in… All I can say is: Welcome to the other side, corporate zombies. We’ve made it to the end of another week, and it wouldn’t be possible without copious amounts of caffeine, doomscrolling, and a pretty comfy chair at the office. If you don’t have a cozy chair… Then disregard that …
Seguir leyendo 20+ Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (October 24, 2025)
Private school boss refuses to pay employees for months at a time, leaving those without 2nd jobs scrambling for funds: ‘I had to borrow money from my parents to get through October’
This boss kept missing payroll. Then his employees threatened to walk. One of the key tenets of work is that you are compensated for it. It’s one of the main reasons you show up every day. Hopefully, you’re passionate about the mission as well, but let’s be real. If it weren’t for the cash, you …
Seguir leyendo Private school boss refuses to pay employees for months at a time, leaving those without 2nd jobs scrambling for funds: ‘I had to borrow money from my parents to get through October’
Coworker with perfume ‘allergy’ refuses any solutions, singles out workers she perceives to have a strong smell: ‘They have also offered her an isolated area to sit in and suggested to wear masks, but she wants to continue sitting in her favorite spot’
It’s not easy to share a space with other people. It’s one of the difficult things about working in an office. You not only have to collaborate and share tasks with them, but you also have to be present in a physical space together. And people famously have needs. And sometimes those needs differ from …
Seguir leyendo Coworker with perfume ‘allergy’ refuses any solutions, singles out workers she perceives to have a strong smell: ‘They have also offered her an isolated area to sit in and suggested to wear masks, but she wants to continue sitting in her favorite spot’
Employee resigns when manager denies vacation time, he makes them work 12 days straight: ‘The vacation will start when I’m no longer here’
A terrible employer only gets worse when an employee finally hands in their notice. It is one of many reasons that it is important to take on board all the hints at what type of company culture a workplace has when you are going through the interview process. However, there is no denying that sometimes …
Seguir leyendo Employee resigns when manager denies vacation time, he makes them work 12 days straight: ‘The vacation will start when I’m no longer here’
Boss accidentally sends out spreadsheet with entire company’s salaries, employee finds out they’re making $15k less than coworker with same job: ‘We were hired within months of each other and have similar experience’
Sometimes a simple goof-up can change everything. Usually, this is reserved for the plots of movies. Someone finds a critical piece of evidence at the exact right time, and everything comes crashing down. A slip of paper is left on the floor, waiting to be discovered. Someone accidentally lets a secret slip after one too …
Seguir leyendo Boss accidentally sends out spreadsheet with entire company’s salaries, employee finds out they’re making $15k less than coworker with same job: ‘We were hired within months of each other and have similar experience’
‘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
Clinic nurse mutes family group chat while she’s on shift, a family member spams her phone about an ‘emergency’ but just needed a ride to the dentist: ‘I was on triage’
We’d all rather spend our time dillydallying on our cellphones than lock in on the clock and do what we’re paid to do. Many roles often allow this leniency if your workload is on the lighter side. If you work in the medical field, however… You never really catch a break. Having your phone on …
Seguir leyendo Clinic nurse mutes family group chat while she’s on shift, a family member spams her phone about an ‘emergency’ but just needed a ride to the dentist: ‘I was on triage’
‘Welcome to the jungle’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 20, 2025)
There is nothing like dragging yourself to a job you don’t want to do five days a week to make you wish that you could have just been born rich. Everything would be so much easier if we won the lottery of birth and had a sweet, sweet trust fund to fall back on instead …
Seguir leyendo ‘Welcome to the jungle’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 20, 2025)
‘My coworker stated that minimum wage was not meant to cover all our bills and if we needed more money we needed to get a different job’: Coworker calls coffee shop job ‘supplemental income,’ believes coworkers should all have other jobs
Everyone comes to a certain job for a different reason. Maybe you see it as a stepping stone in your career, where you will gain experience and make connections. Maybe you just need something to tide you over for a couple of months while you look for something more permanent. Maybe you know somebody who …
Seguir leyendo ‘My coworker stated that minimum wage was not meant to cover all our bills and if we needed more money we needed to get a different job’: Coworker calls coffee shop job ‘supplemental income,’ believes coworkers should all have other jobs