They say if you work in a job you love, you will never work a day in your life. Nice as that may sound to those hustle culture types who have a so-called dream job in mind, the phrase also implies if you work in a job you don’t love, you are going to feel …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 8, 2025)
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Working mom demands babysitting for 5-year-old and 3-year-old from stay-at-home neighbor with 9-week-old baby, throws fit when she refuses: ‘I’m not a full-time babysitter’
Juggling having a job and being a parent is undeniably difficult for a number of reasons, and perhaps the most pressing of these is childcare. Reliable and regular babysitting is often expensive and hard to find, unless you happen to have a unicorn of a friend or relative who is willing, available, and most importantly, …
Seguir leyendo Working mom demands babysitting for 5-year-old and 3-year-old from stay-at-home neighbor with 9-week-old baby, throws fit when she refuses: ‘I’m not a full-time babysitter’
New manager yells ‘WAKE UP’ at coworker who was awake and reading emails at their desk: ‘I’d […] give my actual manager a heads up’
When you’re new at a job, you might feel like you have to prove yourself. You might feel like you have to make a good first impression right away or else you’ll be back on your behind without a job. If you’re a certain kind of person at a certain kind of job, you might …
Seguir leyendo New manager yells ‘WAKE UP’ at coworker who was awake and reading emails at their desk: ‘I’d […] give my actual manager a heads up’
Employee gives 2 weeks’ notice after finding a new job, boss flat-out rejects it: ‘He’s not going to let me leave’
Leaving a job can be a little bit awkward. Maybe you weren’t acting like you were going to leave any time soon and then bam, you are. It can be kind of strange. While two weeks can feel like a long time, it’s not actually a long time. Two weeks goes by pretty quickly. This …
Seguir leyendo Employee gives 2 weeks’ notice after finding a new job, boss flat-out rejects it: ‘He’s not going to let me leave’
‘They offered me 2 weeks severance if I signed an NDA’: Worker complains to HR when manager makes a comment about their appearance during team meeting, gets fired 3 days later
You should always feel empowered to speak up for yourself at a job. It’s not always the easiest thing to do, but it is essential. If you don’t speak up for yourself, you might get walked all over. But it can be hard to have the confidence to advocate for yourself. This is why it’s …
Seguir leyendo ‘They offered me 2 weeks severance if I signed an NDA’: Worker complains to HR when manager makes a comment about their appearance during team meeting, gets fired 3 days later
Woman insists Korean coworker use an ‘English name’ at work because their first name is ‘offensive,’ coworker refuses: ‘She recently complained to our manager’
Names are incredibly important. It’s how the world identifies us. It’s how we move through society, and it’s often one of the first things a stranger knows about us. We have to hear it all day every day, and we have to sign it on every document. But more than just a tool of social …
Seguir leyendo Woman insists Korean coworker use an ‘English name’ at work because their first name is ‘offensive,’ coworker refuses: ‘She recently complained to our manager’
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 2, 2025)
In a world where most of us have no choice but to work for our income if we want to survive, and maybe even enjoy our lives sometimes, the workplace is an easy thing to hate. It is only natural to resent this entity that we have to put (some) effort into if we want …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 2, 2025)
Hardware store employee refuses to cash his paychecks for ‘religious reasons,’ company threatens to take legal action: ‘I’m wondering how he pays his bills’
Even after all this time, we still have the ability to surprise each other as humans. Even when we think we’ve seen it all… we haven’t. People are usually so predictable. We have a general idea of what they’re going to say, how they’re going to act, and how they’re going to dress. Sure, a …
Seguir leyendo Hardware store employee refuses to cash his paychecks for ‘religious reasons,’ company threatens to take legal action: ‘I’m wondering how he pays his bills’
Employee threatens to walk out mid-shift when 2 coworkers keep disappearing in break room for 10 minutes or more: ‘Zane and Marissa keep doing it like they’re invincible’
It can be frustrating when you feel like you’re the only one pulling your weight. I remember this feeling from group projects in school back in the day. There would always inevitably be one person who does all the work and then everybody else who saves their part until the last minute. It’s a rite …
Seguir leyendo Employee threatens to walk out mid-shift when 2 coworkers keep disappearing in break room for 10 minutes or more: ‘Zane and Marissa keep doing it like they’re invincible’
Company keeps delaying giving an offer to prospective employee, chews them out when they accept another offer: ‘I had 5 clients lined up for you and now I have to go apologize to them. [..] You are a terrible person!’
Looking for a new job can be stressful business. You have to find time to write cover letters, update your resume, and follow leads straight into the ground. All the while, you’re trying to pitch yourself, make yourself look good, and catch everyone’s attention. It can be utterly exhausting. You get tired of constantly trying …
Seguir leyendo Company keeps delaying giving an offer to prospective employee, chews them out when they accept another offer: ‘I had 5 clients lined up for you and now I have to go apologize to them. [..] You are a terrible person!’