This boss kept missing payroll. Then his employees threatened to walk. One of the key tenets of work is that you are compensated for it. It’s one of the main reasons you show up every day. Hopefully, you’re passionate about the mission as well, but let’s be real. If it weren’t for the cash, you …
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Coworker with perfume ‘allergy’ refuses any solutions, singles out workers she perceives to have a strong smell: ‘They have also offered her an isolated area to sit in and suggested to wear masks, but she wants to continue sitting in her favorite spot’
It’s not easy to share a space with other people. It’s one of the difficult things about working in an office. You not only have to collaborate and share tasks with them, but you also have to be present in a physical space together. And people famously have needs. And sometimes those needs differ from …
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Boss accidentally sends out spreadsheet with entire company’s salaries, employee finds out they’re making $15k less than coworker with same job: ‘We were hired within months of each other and have similar experience’
Sometimes a simple goof-up can change everything. Usually, this is reserved for the plots of movies. Someone finds a critical piece of evidence at the exact right time, and everything comes crashing down. A slip of paper is left on the floor, waiting to be discovered. Someone accidentally lets a secret slip after one too …
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‘Welcome to the jungle’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 20, 2025)
There is nothing like dragging yourself to a job you don’t want to do five days a week to make you wish that you could have just been born rich. Everything would be so much easier if we won the lottery of birth and had a sweet, sweet trust fund to fall back on instead …
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‘My coworker stated that minimum wage was not meant to cover all our bills and if we needed more money we needed to get a different job’: Coworker calls coffee shop job ‘supplemental income,’ believes coworkers should all have other jobs
Everyone comes to a certain job for a different reason. Maybe you see it as a stepping stone in your career, where you will gain experience and make connections. Maybe you just need something to tide you over for a couple of months while you look for something more permanent. Maybe you know somebody who …
Seguir leyendo ‘My coworker stated that minimum wage was not meant to cover all our bills and if we needed more money we needed to get a different job’: Coworker calls coffee shop job ‘supplemental income,’ believes coworkers should all have other jobs
Boss gives employee $0 bonus after stellar performance review, says they reallocated funds to ‘other priorities’: ‘»Other priorities» means top management bonuses’
Everyone wants to be appreciated for their work. It’s what keeps us coming back. And appreciation can come in many forms. You can feel appreciated by someone’s words. Maybe they reassure you and tell you that you’re doing a good job. You can feel appreciated by someone’s actions, like if they swoop in to take …
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Wife calls out husband for making their 8, 10, and 14-year-old kids earn $10/hr learning industrial engineering: ‘They’ve been spoiled brats up till now’
It’s a good thing to learn some skills when you’re a kid. It’s part of what childhood is for. Sure, you want to bask in the irresponsibility of being a child, but it’s also important to develop some routines and a sense of work ethic. You don’t want to dim their lights with work too …
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Restaurant rewards nepo-hire for working one 13-hour shift, ignores employee who does it every day: ‘Once I took an extra day off and was immediately labeled as «Mr. Lazy»‘
Nobody likes to be ignored. It’s one of the worst feelings in the world. You feel like you’re going crazy- nobody is acknowledging you or your contributions. This is especially true in the workplace. If you’re putting your all into a job, you probably expect something in return, even if it’s just a simple acknowledgement. …
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How Gen Z are Rewriting the Corporate Jargon Lexicon
With bright eyes and bushy tails, fresh college grads leap into the workforce, hoping to land a cushy corporate job to line their pockets, pay off their student loans, and beef-up their future resume. Entry-level, cheaply-dressed, and full of ambition, these new additions to the workforce don’t realize they’re entering foreign lands and will soon …
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Former employers claims ex-employee owes them 20 PTO hours despite previously claiming they’d cover it: ‘He can come and get it’
It’s never a good idea to owe somebody money. You should avoid it at all costs if you can. But sometimes you can’t. And then you have to deal with the consequences. That said, it can be a terrible feeling– owing someone money. You feel it itch in the back of your mind. What’s even …
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