Having a job is no walk in the park (unless you get really lucky with one of those working from home, six-figure salary, able to constantly slack off email jobs). Even in many of the easier roles that are out there, you have to juggle the responsibilities of getting along with annoying coworkers, not messing …
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Employee is fired for giving $5 tip to its rightful recipient, exposing deceitful manager’s tip-stealing scheme: ‘My whole heart just sank’
There’s a lot to say about the culture of tipping. In the US, many people think it’s gotten out of control. And in some ways, it has. We’re being asked to tip for things we never used to tip for, and with prices already high it can feel like a burden. On the other hand, …
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‘When you try to slip out early, but your boss reminds you that you have 7 hours left’: The best relatable work memes this week (September 23, 2024)
It is a pretty spectacular achievement how in a life that is full of numerous minor and major inconveniences, work manages to be one of the most notable ones. I suppose it is inevitable, given that a full-time job takes up a decent chunk of our week and most people only do them because it …
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5-year-old daughter appears on dad’s work screen for 2 seconds during 8:30 PM meeting, HR reprimands him: ‘I don’t think I can work here anymore’
Remote work is something we’re all still figuring out. We remain in the beginning phases of what will become a long history of folks working from home, or wherever they happen to be. So it follows that not everyone has the same definition of working from home. Some employers hope that you have a room …
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Dedicated employee ponders leaving job after getting skipped for promotion in favor of external candidate: ‘I have been at my job for 2 years, going above and beyond every single day’
The contemporary working world is one that is full of contradictions. One of the biggest of these is that working hard at your job and fulfilling all the requirements of the role doesn’t necessarily mean that you will get rewarded for it. You would think that businesses would have every incentive to pay attention to …
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‘The millennial urge to quit my job every time they ask me to do my job’: The best relatable work memes this week (September 16, 2024)
While we all have to do things we don’t want to do at times, it is a real shame that many of the working population are in jobs where if you took the money away, they couldn’t care less about them (and realistically, they also don’t care when they’re being paid). It’s not an original …
Seguir leyendo ‘The millennial urge to quit my job every time they ask me to do my job’: The best relatable work memes this week (September 16, 2024)
Controlling boss asks all employees to download location-tracking app ‘Life360,’ employees are baffled: ‘We are not his children’
Life360 is a controversial app. For those of you who don’t know, it’s software you can download to your phone that has advanced device-tracking capabilities. It allows those who you permit to see where you are 24/7, see where you have been with location history, and dispatch emergency services if needed. It’s become popular with …
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‘Only a grifter would do that’: Shady coworker ‘borrows’ coworker’s designer clothes and jewelry, won’t return them after 1 year
It’s hard to define the boundaries of a professional relationship. Being friends with your coworkers is a nice prospect– it can turn going to work into a daily slog into a fun chance to connect with your pals. It can completely transform how you think about your job. It’s also good to have professional allies- …
Seguir leyendo ‘Only a grifter would do that’: Shady coworker ‘borrows’ coworker’s designer clothes and jewelry, won’t return them after 1 year
‘This is a big inconvenience for me’: The best relatable work memes this week (September 9, 2024)
Jobs are a kind of crazy concept. Most of us completely structure our lives around them and our livelihood depends on them, but also find that there are so many things we would rather be doing than our work. This can lead to a heck of a lot of procrastination on the clock, but we …
Seguir leyendo ‘This is a big inconvenience for me’: The best relatable work memes this week (September 9, 2024)
Employees debate the usefulness of the exit interview: ‘If they were interested in feeback, they would have improved things while you were still there’
Just like everything else that happens in the corporate rigamarole, leaving a job is rarely an easy process. First of all, you have to figure out what you are going to do after you leave, and then you have to give notice, and then it’s highly likely that your company will make you jump through …
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