There are very few instances in life that play out how we wish we could play them out. We might think of the perfect comeback the next day when we’re in the shower and curse at the gods that we didn’t think of it at the moment. We think of just the right zinger hours, …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (April 7, 2025)
The keenest of workplace defenders often make pains to point out that the average work week is only 40 hours out of a total 168 we get from seven full days. Surely, it isn’t that bad to dedicate a mere fraction of our time to earn an honest living that allows us to do something …
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‘I’ll find out whose stuff I’m getting when the surprise package arrives’: Employer calls ex-employee 16 months after they quit for being called ‘insubordinate’ for using FMLA, claim they have their ‘personal effects’
After you leave a job, you might never look back. Maybe you connect with your former employees every now and again if you were particularly close, or maybe you ask them for a reference. But you’ve probably crossed your t’s and dotted your i’s and don’t really want to hear from them again. Quitting a …
Seguir leyendo ‘I’ll find out whose stuff I’m getting when the surprise package arrives’: Employer calls ex-employee 16 months after they quit for being called ‘insubordinate’ for using FMLA, claim they have their ‘personal effects’
Pregnant worker announces she intends to work from the hospital while she’s in labor since she doesn’t qualify for paid maternity leave: ‘She will be back to work in 6 weeks and she will have no PTO left’
Giving birth is a major medical event. Anyone who has ever been through it would tell you as much. Yes, it’s natural. Yes, thousands of people do it every day, and yet… it’s a big deal. It famously requires all of your energy, and there’s not much you can do to stop that. It might …
Seguir leyendo Pregnant worker announces she intends to work from the hospital while she’s in labor since she doesn’t qualify for paid maternity leave: ‘She will be back to work in 6 weeks and she will have no PTO left’
Employee declines to donate to coworker’s fundraiser for their dog, the rest of the office ices them out: ‘Someone put up a donation tally in the break room, listing how much everyone contributed. My name was the only one missing’
Asking for money is an incredibly awkward ordeal. Odds are, if you’re asking for money, you’d rather not be. People usually only ask for donations and handouts if they really need them- they see no way forward with how things are going now, and they have no other choice but to turn to others. It’s …
Seguir leyendo Employee declines to donate to coworker’s fundraiser for their dog, the rest of the office ices them out: ‘Someone put up a donation tally in the break room, listing how much everyone contributed. My name was the only one missing’
‘The kind of guy who emails you at 2 AM and follows up at 2:05 AM’: Employee quits in the middle of the workday after terrible boss questions his ‘commitment to the company’ after leaving on-time
Sometimes bosses can get you down. You don’t necessarily choose your boss, you choose a job and you hope your boss ends up being a good person. This doesn’t always happen, though, or sometimes you just realize you’re not a match. They might be perfect for a certain kind of employee, but you’re not that …
Seguir leyendo ‘The kind of guy who emails you at 2 AM and follows up at 2:05 AM’: Employee quits in the middle of the workday after terrible boss questions his ‘commitment to the company’ after leaving on-time
‘Someone came into the store and ordered 47 double quarter pounders’: Fast food manager demands employees don’t leave breakroom during breaks, faces consequences of their compliance
In any job, but especially the thankless, minimum wage kind, break time is a sacred space. It’s an all-too-short period where you get to ignore the hustle and bustle of work, put your feet up, grab a bite, and have some of that precious screentime (we all know that breaktime phone is a close second …
Seguir leyendo ‘Someone came into the store and ordered 47 double quarter pounders’: Fast food manager demands employees don’t leave breakroom during breaks, faces consequences of their compliance
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (March 31, 2025)
There is a school of thought that believes that great art can only come from somebody going through great suffering. If this were the case, you might think there would be a heck of a lot more creative pursuits that focus on the workplace. While there have been some lauded examples of this both past …
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Supervisor mistakes employee’s medically necessary dental crowns for ‘grillz,’ writes them up for violating dress code: ‘I’m not sure how to navigate this level of stupidity’
Sometimes things are so funny that you can’t be mad at them. For example, if you’re having a loud argument with someone and you accidentally pass gas, you have to take a pause to laugh at yourself. It’s just the rules. Life has an interesting sense of humor and will test you with its sense …
Seguir leyendo Supervisor mistakes employee’s medically necessary dental crowns for ‘grillz,’ writes them up for violating dress code: ‘I’m not sure how to navigate this level of stupidity’
‘Many people are living a miserable life that they can’t stand’: Coworkers call out coworker for preferring plans with fiancé of 7 years to happy hour after work
Everyone is allowed to do what they’d like to with their free time. When you’re off the clock, you’re off the clock and you don’t have to answer to anyone else. That is, unless you have toddlers, then you definitely have to answer to them. Either way, nobody can force you to do anything you …
Seguir leyendo ‘Many people are living a miserable life that they can’t stand’: Coworkers call out coworker for preferring plans with fiancé of 7 years to happy hour after work