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
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Sales employee insists on bringing his girlfriend of 6 months to a work trip despite his coworker saying it’s unprofessional and strange: ‘She’s shown up to a few of our work dinners and it’s been awkward because no one else brings their partners’
You can go literal years without ever meeting your coworker’s partner. Ben from Fail Blog’s boyfriend is an incredibly Maris-from-Fraiser-esque figure in my life. I’ve heard about him many times, have never met him, and probably never will, and that’s okay. If you think hearing about Maris, Bob Sacamano, Mrs. Columbo, or Socko is fun …
Seguir leyendo Sales employee insists on bringing his girlfriend of 6 months to a work trip despite his coworker saying it’s unprofessional and strange: ‘She’s shown up to a few of our work dinners and it’s been awkward because no one else brings their partners’
‘Go in sick and call in an anonymous health department complaint’: Fast food boss says he will fire dishwasher if he calls in sick on more time despite employee only calling in 2 times
If you’re a certain kind of person, nothing is more stressful than calling out of work. Odds are you already feel bad physically, that’s why you’re calling out. Then comes the added stress of having to tell your boss that you won’t make it in. Hopefully, they’re understanding, but it might put them in a …
Seguir leyendo ‘Go in sick and call in an anonymous health department complaint’: Fast food boss says he will fire dishwasher if he calls in sick on more time despite employee only calling in 2 times
‘Just take the job’: Unemployed husband turns down $90K job offer because he thinks the salary is humiliatingly low, despite having a mortgage and 2 kids in private school to support
If you’ve been in the job market for more than 5 minutes, you know that you sometimes have to accept a worse job than you previously had. Maybe you got fired and had to take a position that paid $10K less than before. If you are laid off and want to provide for yourself no …
Seguir leyendo ‘Just take the job’: Unemployed husband turns down $90K job offer because he thinks the salary is humiliatingly low, despite having a mortgage and 2 kids in private school to support
‘By privilege he means leaving the time my shift ends’: Manager asks workers to work 9 hour shifts when max is 8, demands they come in on Saturdays
One of the most important things about a job is making sure they respect your time. It’s the biggest sacrifice you make for a job, after all, is to give them your time. So you better be sure the terms and conditions of that exchange are workable for you. Ideally, you know when you’re working …
Seguir leyendo ‘By privilege he means leaving the time my shift ends’: Manager asks workers to work 9 hour shifts when max is 8, demands they come in on Saturdays
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (March 24, 2025)
The office is a magical place full of alchemical transformations. It turns energy into fatigue, a good mood into annoyance, and a freshly packed lunch into a pile of crumbs that seem nearly impossible to clear out of the bottom of your lunchbox. It’s a place where most of the time, anything positive vanishes without …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (March 24, 2025)
Remote employee’s 5-year-old daughter appears on video call during 8:30 PM meeting, HR demands he return to office: ‘Stop working those preposterous hours’
Remote work has been a huge boon to so many working parents. Famously, kids don’t keep the same schedules we do. They get off school before we get off work, and sometimes need to be taken care of during the day. If you’re a parent who keeps regular 9-5 hours, as millions of parents do, …
Seguir leyendo Remote employee’s 5-year-old daughter appears on video call during 8:30 PM meeting, HR demands he return to office: ‘Stop working those preposterous hours’
Nursing home asks admin workers to help with landscaping at the beginning of each shift, suggest they bring their own rakes: ‘Use up all PTO. Find new job.’
When you’re looking for a job, odds are you’re taking a look at the job description. You’re reading the bullet points and assessing if those tasks will suit your capabilities. Then, you apply for the job with the idea that you’d be a good fit, or at the very least grow into a good fit …
Seguir leyendo Nursing home asks admin workers to help with landscaping at the beginning of each shift, suggest they bring their own rakes: ‘Use up all PTO. Find new job.’
‘My mid-year review which should have been completed in July wasn’t completed until November’: Boss gives $0 bonus to employee after they find a new job, boss claims they ‘need improvement’
The state of work has changed a lot in the past decade. Remember when someone would stay at the same company for 40 years? Or when many women stayed at home because their husbands were able to provide for their families on one salary? Or when you had to commute to an office every single …
Seguir leyendo ‘My mid-year review which should have been completed in July wasn’t completed until November’: Boss gives $0 bonus to employee after they find a new job, boss claims they ‘need improvement’
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (March 17, 2025)
It seems particularly cruel that St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Monday this year because so many of those who would rather be out celebrating are forced to be in the office—or perhaps worse, celebrated early and are now dealing with the results of that at work. In a just world, anybody with a BS …
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