Change in technology comes with new challenges. Technology can make our lives so much easier. Think about what life was like before Google Maps. You would have to have a physical map that you would have to carry with you, make sure it was up-to-date, unfold it when you needed it, and figure out where …
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Manager forbids use of ‘use it or lose it’ PTO, employee finds loophole to take vacation time: ‘Two hours every morning next week, two hours every afternoon the week after, a random Friday 3 to 5 to watch a plumber’
Sometimes it pays to read the fine print. It is amazing what rules and technicalities can be buried in a contract or handbook that most people never thoroughly read, and often the best time to do so is when somebody who should know better is going against that for their own benefit. In particular, the …
Seguir leyendo Manager forbids use of ‘use it or lose it’ PTO, employee finds loophole to take vacation time: ‘Two hours every morning next week, two hours every afternoon the week after, a random Friday 3 to 5 to watch a plumber’
‘Maybe if you actually checked your own emails once in a while’: Boss insults employee in front of team, employee accidentally lets the truth slip
Sometimes you have to be careful with the truth. We hear so often about how important it is to be honest and truthful, but that’s only part of the story. By the time you’re an adult, you’ve probably found out that it’s sometimes better to shield the truth from some people in certain moments. That …
Seguir leyendo ‘Maybe if you actually checked your own emails once in a while’: Boss insults employee in front of team, employee accidentally lets the truth slip
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (November 3, 2025)
If we really think about it, the average workplace is not a particularly natural place to be. Most human beings were not designed to spend eight hours a day staying focused on the borderline pointless drudgery that makes up many of the average white collar jobs. Maybe if AI took some of them over, it …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (November 3, 2025)
Boss’s wife tries to drop off her 6-year-old at employee’s house because she works from home: ‘She literally showed up at my apartment building with the kid. I didn’t buzz her in.’
Working from home is just as valid as working in person… You just happen to be at home. You still have all of your responsibilities and tasks, you just do them from a desk in your house instead of doing them at a desk in your office. That certainly doesn’t mean you have time for …
Seguir leyendo Boss’s wife tries to drop off her 6-year-old at employee’s house because she works from home: ‘She literally showed up at my apartment building with the kid. I didn’t buzz her in.’
Restaurant manager takes server’s $100 tip, gives them $16 back: ‘I asked where the rest went and she said «pooled with everyone» but I was literally the only server working that section’
When you’re working in the service industry, tips are everything. It’s how you earn a huge portion of your paycheck. If you don’t have tips, you don’t make a living; it’s as plain and simple as that. But that doesn’t always mean that it’s as easy as that. Tipping has become a hot-button issue for …
Seguir leyendo Restaurant manager takes server’s $100 tip, gives them $16 back: ‘I asked where the rest went and she said «pooled with everyone» but I was literally the only server working that section’
Boss doubles employee’s workload with $0 pay raise after coworker quits, tells employee not to ‘take it personally’: ‘Today is the day you quiet quit’
Nobody wants to feel taken advantage of, especially at work. But this can happen if you’re not careful about it. They will look at what you’re already doing and ask for more. There is a certain amount of leeway you should give, since you want to step up for a challenge. But there is a …
Seguir leyendo Boss doubles employee’s workload with $0 pay raise after coworker quits, tells employee not to ‘take it personally’: ‘Today is the day you quiet quit’
Boss calls out call center employee for using the bathroom mid-shift: ‘I understand but there were several calls on hold in the queue’
Like it or not, you’re a human. Unless you’re a robot reading this, then in that case, stop reading this! This is for humans only! And being a human comes with some delightful amenities. One of those is having to use the restroom every once in a while. And by every once in a while, …
Seguir leyendo Boss calls out call center employee for using the bathroom mid-shift: ‘I understand but there were several calls on hold in the queue’
‘When you turn up to work and the building is still standing’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 27, 2025)
Considering how the average full-time employee spends a decent chunk of their lives in the workplace, you might think that there would be a focus on making it a pleasant place to be. Unfortunately, in many cases this could not be further from the truth (unless you count the occasional rationed pizza party). While it …
Seguir leyendo ‘When you turn up to work and the building is still standing’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 27, 2025)
Boss decreases employee’s pay from $22 to $20/hr without reason, employee threatens to quit: ‘Work your wage, they want less effort’
It’s never a great idea to quit a job with no backup plan. You may feel a flurry of inspiration and want to quit in a moment of rage, but in the back of your mind, you know that you shouldn’t because it’s not easy to find a new job. It’s a tough world out …
Seguir leyendo Boss decreases employee’s pay from $22 to $20/hr without reason, employee threatens to quit: ‘Work your wage, they want less effort’