Getting fired from a job is one of the most disheartening things you can go through as an adult. Whether you’ve been laid off or let go for a specific reason, it can be a real blow to the ego. Not to mention, it might put your immediate financial future in jeopardy. It’s even worse …
Seguir leyendo ‘Have we really been reduced to this?’: Boss fires worker after he breaks his wrist on his own time, coworkers lament their replaceability
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‘Faking enjoyment costs a dollar an hour extra’: Retail manager writes up employee for ‘not smiling enough,’ workers brainstorm malicious compliance strategies
Unfortunately, part of the service industry, if you’re customer-facing, is looking like you’re having a good time. It requires a mask of false happiness, and it can take an emotional toll on you. You come home at the end of the day feeling like a birthday clown taking off his face paint to reveal a …
Seguir leyendo ‘Faking enjoyment costs a dollar an hour extra’: Retail manager writes up employee for ‘not smiling enough,’ workers brainstorm malicious compliance strategies
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (March 10, 2025)
It’s a testament to the ridiculousness of the society that we live in that a great majority of white collar jobs sound utterly ridiculous out of context. Oh, you send emails for a living? Did you spend the entire day on Zoom calls the other week? Did you help maximize shareholder value all of last …
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Group of 6 dine and dash on a $300 bill, manger holds server responsible: ‘Apparently, I should have been more attentive and noticed sooner’
Dining and dashing is a truly old-school crime, up there with bank robberies and museum heists. It’s a pretty basic premise. You order, you eat, and you walk out. It’s as simple as it is uncool. Most restaurants are small businesses that operate on pretty thin margins. Their whole ecosystem could be upset by a …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (March 3, 2025)
How’s it hanging, fellow employees? Somehow, we have blearily pushed our way from the new year to over halfway through Q1, and I feel like that is something to celebrate. Honestly, to get through all the monotony and the BS of most jobs without going mad, we need to have celebrations at every opportunity; while …
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Job requires a typed reason for any time away from keyboard, employee hilariously and maliciously complies: ‘I cannot leave my laptop alone’
No one likes a micromanager. In my experience, people work best when you trust them. If they know that they’re valued and trusted and able to do their job in their own way, then they will thrive. They’re (presumably) not children, so they don’t need to be treated as such. Independence makes everyone happier. But …
Seguir leyendo Job requires a typed reason for any time away from keyboard, employee hilariously and maliciously complies: ‘I cannot leave my laptop alone’
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (February 24, 2025)
The workplace is many different things for many different people. For some, it is a location of misery and persecution that they dread putting themselves through every day. For others, it’s a refuge and a place where their professional dreams promise to come true. For most, it is simply the place they go to and …
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‘They treated me like a child’: Store manager takes employees’ phones away at the start of each shift, won’t let them access it until break
Having your phone at work is one of the things that keeps you tethered to your own humanity. It’s what helps you feel like you’re not living in the TV show Severance. You can send off a text to a friend, or you can look at a picture of your dog… all to prevent you …
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Chief operating officer calls employee «unprofessional» for not answering the phone during PTO days: ‘Is this old school thinking?’
PTO days are precious. We look over them and protect them like they are eggs and we are the mama bird, building a nest so they may be safe. We store them up and save them for a special occasion. The more we have, the more secure we feel. And when we’re using them, we’re …
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‘It triggers her into speaking tongues’: 25+ Distracting Habits Coworkers Annoy Others With
Working in an office is a… particular thing. There’s a whole acclaimed comedy series about it. Actually, there are a few. There are a lot of idiosyncrasies of working at a desk alongside other people who work at desks. It’s like having a roommate. You get to know all of your coworkers’ quirks and habits. …
Seguir leyendo ‘It triggers her into speaking tongues’: 25+ Distracting Habits Coworkers Annoy Others With