We are perhaps one of the most unbearable times of the year for those working full-time jobs on conventional hours. Just around the corner, we have two big-name bank holidays—two vacation days in a row! One month after the other!—but we also have to put in the work so that we don’t feel guilty taking …
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‘PTO is a right’: Employer denies worker’s day off request for his best friend’s wedding a year in advance, tells him not to ask HR
If you have PTO, using it shouldn’t be an issue. Your company has already agreed on a certain amount of days you can take, so as long as you give a little bit of notice, they should have to give it to you. After all, why would they agree to it if they couldn’t honor …
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‘A job perk that’s a massive red flag’: Soulless company offers a food pantry for workers struggling to make ends meet instead of paying a living wage
Sometimes the perks of a job are just another way they’re deceiving you. They make it sound appealing in the application and the interview, but then you get there and you realize mandated company bowling outings are more of a nuisance than they are a perk. This is true of a few things workplaces offer …
Seguir leyendo ‘A job perk that’s a massive red flag’: Soulless company offers a food pantry for workers struggling to make ends meet instead of paying a living wage
34-year-old boyfriend remains unemployed for 2.5 years despite girlfriend’s urging, moves out when she snaps at him: ‘You dodged a bullet’
Being unemployed is no walk in the park. It can do a number on your mental well-being and self esteem, not to mention your finances. When you can’t find a job, you can feel like you have no purpose in life, that nobody wants you and you have nothing to offer. This, of course, isn’t …
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Tech assistant throws herself a $2000 going away party while her boss is out of town, doesn’t actually quit: ‘She called it a ‘social experiment»
Being an assistant is a tricky job. You have to work incredibly closely with your boss and act on their behalf. And if you’re a personal assistant, you probably have to help with aspects of their life that aren’t work-related. You might have to schedule appointments, pick up their dry cleaning, run personal errands, and …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (November 11, 2024)
There is nothing like a Monday morning when you work a conventional 9 to 5 to make you reevaluate some of the choices that you’ve made in your life. Sure, this may grant you a small level of financial freedom, routine, and the ability to claim that you’re a responsible adult, but is it really …
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‘She is so hurt that I wrote it’: Fed-up worker writes review about toxic ex-boss who told her not to ask for a raise, boss lashes out in scathing text message
It’s always a little bit awkward to leave a job. You have your reasons for leaving, but you might not be on the best of terms with everyone there. You might be leaving because of a toxic environment or a toxic boss. You want to leave behind a place that made you feel bad about …
Seguir leyendo ‘She is so hurt that I wrote it’: Fed-up worker writes review about toxic ex-boss who told her not to ask for a raise, boss lashes out in scathing text message
‘You’re literally being exploited’: Unpaid internship asks young employee to work 12 hours with just a 30 minute break, lashes out when she refuses
Unpaid internships are one of the biggest scams of our current work culture. We all agree that internships are valuable to young people who want to get a taste of a certain field, gain some practical experience, and start collecting references for their resumes. Moreover, interns are valuable to companies to train prospective hires, gain …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (November 4, 2024)
When kids think about what they want to be when they grow up, it’s fair to say that most of them probably don’t focus on the 90% of boring office jobs that so many of us do. It’s scary to think that if you asked the average white-collar worker what they actually do all day, …
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Warehouse employees receive patronizing ‘thank you’ bag for working busy shifts: ‘I thought that was a treat bag for Kindergarten students’
If there is one commonality that most workers share, it’s that they often feel like they’re not fairly compensated for their work. It’s a running joke at this point that most companies would rather make empty gestures than give their employees something useful, like a raise. Of all businesses, there is one in particular with …
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