If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a litterer. I can’t think of a single justification for littering, I believe. Just wait until there is an available trashcan, I promise everything will be okay. Littering makes our communities worse and highlights selfish behavior. Sure, nobody might call you out for it at the moment, …
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Employee saves company $1.5 million per year, gets laid off within months: ‘Instead of getting a thanks or a bonus’
It seems like in this day and age, you’re never quite sure where you stand with your company. Getting let go is always a bit of a shock to the system, no matter who you are or what kind of work you’re doing. That’s what happened in this situation, when an employee who by all …
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‘Money is supposed to flow down, not up’: Worker is asked to pitch in $50 for higher-up’s holiday present despite them making 3-4x their salary
Giving gifts in a corporate setting is a tricky business. You may want to show your appreciation for the people you work with, but gifts mean money, and money is a delicate subject at work. So as a rule, and as these commenters pointed out, gifts should flow down, not up. It’s a nice thing …
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Rich CEO tells employee ‘low pay is a good thing because it entices you to be more responsible,’ employee quits without notice: ‘The hypocrisy is unreal’
Everyone wants to feel like they’re being fairly compensated for the work they do. It’s part of what makes a job sustainable. Not only do you need enough money to live, you need enough money to feel appreciated, or else your sense of purpose will dwindle over time. The best employers know this and do …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (December 2, 2024)
Good morning, meme-loving employees! Today represents one of the most difficult times for the regular 9 to 5 crew: getting back into work after celebrating a major holiday. With yet another big one coming up in under a month, arguably this Monday feels like a stopgap more than anything. Every supervisor on this side of …
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Demanding boss asks employee to share their live location while on emergency leave: ‘It’ll show them the exact location of my grandparent’s house’
Sharing one’s location is a technological development that comes with a lot of moral and ethical quandaries. Folks 50 years ago didn’t have to wonder if it was normal or not to ask for their boyfriend’s location. They just had to believe him if he said he was going to pick up a case of …
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Callous coworkers continually call their colleague ‘Victoria’ despite her name being ‘Veronica,’ gaslight her when she tries to politely correct them: ‘It just got to me, to the point I was genuinely hurt’
Getting someone’s name right is one of the basic building blocks of being someone’s coworker. Heck, it’s the building blocks of being someone’s friend. It’s kind of step one on the ladder of respect. But sometimes names are hard to remember. If someone’s name is something common like «John» «Ryan» or «David,» it can definitely …
Seguir leyendo Callous coworkers continually call their colleague ‘Victoria’ despite her name being ‘Veronica,’ gaslight her when she tries to politely correct them: ‘It just got to me, to the point I was genuinely hurt’
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (November 25, 2024)
Office workers and silly little email job havers of America, hold on tight. We are this close to the finish line of a four-day weekend. While for many people, this may simply look like swapping staring at their laptop for eight hours a day to arguing with family over the dinner table, at least it …
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Job tells remote employee he can’t move to Minnesota from Florida without getting fired, only allows him to move to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, or North Carolina: ‘I already live somewhere not approved, as does my entire team’
Working from home has changed so many people’s lives. I know people who travel the world and are able to finance that not by being an underpaid au pair but by working for an American company remotely. There’s a whole community on Reddit dedicated to the overemployed: people who have two or three remote jobs …
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Dutiful worker puts in 2 week notice during a work assignment, company refuses to pay for his flight home: ‘I hope you just got on the next thing smoking and left’
Going on a work trip can create a weird space between working and your personal life. Sure, you’re there to work, and you have work obligations while you’re there, but you also have to be a human while on company time. You need a place to stay, food to eat, and transportation to and from …
Seguir leyendo Dutiful worker puts in 2 week notice during a work assignment, company refuses to pay for his flight home: ‘I hope you just got on the next thing smoking and left’