What would you do if your company demanded money from you every time a coworker had a birthday? It’s nice to celebrate someone’s birthday. It only happens once a year, and everyone deserves to feel special. You would hate for nobody to acknowledge your birthday, so you do your best to celebrate others. And this …
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Employee loses over $2k in wages after boss knowingly implements an illegal practice, they fold when he calls them out: ‘We’ll no longer be paid for any set-up/clean-up time’
One of the rules of having a job is «if it feels off, it probably is.» That’s a rule of life generally, but you have to be especially careful in a workplace scenario, because you might be missing out on a lot of money. If you’re not mindful of your p’s and q’s, you might …
Seguir leyendo Employee loses over $2k in wages after boss knowingly implements an illegal practice, they fold when he calls them out: ‘We’ll no longer be paid for any set-up/clean-up time’
‘Works, but makes sad noises’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 13, 2025)
Considering that most of us have to spend so much time and energy on being there, work should really be a much nicer experience than it often is. Sure, it is important to be challenged sometimes, and not all hard work happens in vain, but for these things to flourish, companies should be putting a …
Seguir leyendo ‘Works, but makes sad noises’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 13, 2025)
‘I am not comfortable sharing a room with somebody that one, I hardly know and two, I supervise’: School district forces employees to share a hotel room for conference
If your company is forcing you to share a room with someone, they don’t have your best interests at heart. Sharing a room with someone is best done with your close friends and family. You’re comfortable around each other, have a sense of each other’s personal lives, and there is a huge level of trust. …
Seguir leyendo ‘I am not comfortable sharing a room with somebody that one, I hardly know and two, I supervise’: School district forces employees to share a hotel room for conference
Boss tracks employees’ bathroom breaks, employees maliciously comply, breaking down communication, and costing the company $50k: ‘It’s honestly beautiful to watch’
Some things are supposed to be private, and bathroom breaks are one of them. You’re supposed to be able to use the facilities whenever you need to, even at work. We can’t stop ourselves from being humans with bodies, no matter how our employers might want us to. At the end of the day we’re …
Seguir leyendo Boss tracks employees’ bathroom breaks, employees maliciously comply, breaking down communication, and costing the company $50k: ‘It’s honestly beautiful to watch’
Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be ‘grateful’ they have a job at all: ‘Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations’
After 4 years of going above and beyond, one employee couldn’t believe how their boss responded to their raise request. You usually expect loyalty to be rewarded, but sometimes loyalty isn’t enough. When you get hired at a new job, odds are you at least start off trying to impress them. You put your all …
Seguir leyendo Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be ‘grateful’ they have a job at all: ‘Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations’
Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: ‘Going back 8 months, they’ve stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900’
When a boss tried to reprimand their employee for not working through lunch, the boss’s months-long scam was unveiled. Nobody likes to be told what to do. We don’t appreciate being condescended to, since we’re all adults. But that doesn’t stop some bosses from dramatically overstepping and making their employees feel like children. You know …
Seguir leyendo Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: ‘Going back 8 months, they’ve stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900’
‘I stopped caring a long time ago’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 6, 2025)
Sometimes, it is the things that are most necessary in life that bring us the most pain and annoyance, and that is certainly true for a lot of people when it comes to working. The vast majority of the population receives the income they need to live because they are some kind of employee, but …
Seguir leyendo ‘I stopped caring a long time ago’: The best relatable work memes this week (October 6, 2025)
Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids’ after-school babysitter for no extra pay: ‘He thought I would “see it as helping the team”’
Sometimes it can be difficult to define what is part of your job description and what isn’t. There is what is written on the job application, and then there is everything else. Hopefully, there’s not too much of «everything else,» but you can never be sure. Plus, your job might change over time while you’re …
Seguir leyendo Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids’ after-school babysitter for no extra pay: ‘He thought I would “see it as helping the team”’
Workplace asks employees to work overtime for free, they all call in sick the next day: ‘Manager is freaking out in the group chat about «lack of commitment»‘
One of the key aspects of work is that you get paid for it. It’s kind of a non-negotiable. Or else it would be called volunteering, and we’d get to leave whenever we wanted. But some employers don’t seem to understand this, or else don’t care that that’s the whole conceit. Plus, there are laws …
Seguir leyendo Workplace asks employees to work overtime for free, they all call in sick the next day: ‘Manager is freaking out in the group chat about «lack of commitment»‘