Who else is psyched about spending an indefinite number of years more to help make the big bucks for somebody else while you just about receive enough money to subsist? No? Well, unless you put in the effort of an alternate path or you just happen to already be rich, you’d better be. For a …
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Boss emails new employee at 11:27 PM to tell them to come in at 7 AM for their first day: ‘Completely unreasonable’
I’m a believer in ceasing your communication at some points in the day. Back in the good ole days before electricity, if someone needed to reach you, they had to send a letter, and that letter would take days/weeks/months to reach you, and then you would read it at your leisure before responding when you …
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Entitled expectant mother demands coworker give up her desk so she can have it despite coworker reserving it: ‘You’re young, find another’
You probably have somewhat of a special attachment to your desk. If you have an assigned one, you’ve probably made peace with it. You notice that it’s the closest one to the bathroom, so that’s nice. You like how your seat is always at the right height and there’s an outlet nearby. You have your …
Seguir leyendo Entitled expectant mother demands coworker give up her desk so she can have it despite coworker reserving it: ‘You’re young, find another’
Corporate Influencers are Trying to Romanticize the 9-to-5, and It’s Not Working
Social media is full of aspirational content: Extensive beauty routines, constant travel, and suites of pricey products flood our feeds. But what about all of us with regular, unglamorous jobs? Turns out there are influencers for that too. So-called «9-to-5 influencers» like Davis Clarke and Connor Hubbard. They do their best to show that the …
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Grocery store worker is ‘fired’ after trial shift, gets told off for not coming in to work: ‘A colleague called me angry asking why I am not in’
Starting a new job is stressful stuff. You never know quite what it’s going to be until you’re there. The job description and the interview process only give you so much information. The rest won’t truly dawn on you until you’re there. How many active hours will your tasks take you to complete? What is …
Seguir leyendo Grocery store worker is ‘fired’ after trial shift, gets told off for not coming in to work: ‘A colleague called me angry asking why I am not in’
Porcelain Safehouse: How ‘bathroom camping’ became Gen Z’s mental health break in the workplace
You’ve only just walked into the office and your boss is already on your back about next month’s deadlines. The chattering voices of your coworkers waft over the cubicles, and the tinnitus in your ears rings over your manager’s muffled nagging. Your aching mind wonders how, after six months, you’re still juggling three specialized office …
Seguir leyendo Porcelain Safehouse: How ‘bathroom camping’ became Gen Z’s mental health break in the workplace
‘He hires 10-20 unpaid interns and gets them to do all the work’: Manager refuses to give a recommendation letter for unpaid intern, claims it’s against policy
In the words of Bo Burnham, «Who needs a coffee? ‘Cause I’m doing a run, I’m writing down the orders now for everyone. The coffee is free, just like me. I’m an unpaid intern.» These are the familiar blues of anyone who has even worked in exchange for «school credit.» I put school credit in …
Seguir leyendo ‘He hires 10-20 unpaid interns and gets them to do all the work’: Manager refuses to give a recommendation letter for unpaid intern, claims it’s against policy
‘This and your HR manager’: 26 Best Memes Roasting That Cheating CEO at the Coldplay Concert
HR is supposed to protect employees’ rights in the workplace. Often, with the company guidelines in hand and waving around the latest Code of Conduct in the faces of the employees, the work of an HR manager usually goes unrecognized. Employees will hem and haw about their duties with the HR office, but the CEO …
Seguir leyendo ‘This and your HR manager’: 26 Best Memes Roasting That Cheating CEO at the Coldplay Concert
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (July 21, 2025)
If you have a 40-hour work week, you are spending approximately 2000 hours a year dedicated to your job and 100,000 hours of your life if you have a 50 year career. Those are some big numbers, and it is enough to have even the biggest workaholic pondering if this is the best you can …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (July 21, 2025)
Employee hits 10-year anniversary at engineering job, boss rewards him with either a pizza kit or angel figurines worth $60: ‘You actually get gifts?!’
Everyone likes to feel appreciated, and it doesn’t take much. Nobody wants to feel like they’re silently toiling away for an unspecified goal, forever. That’s what the whole Sisyphus myth is about. Nobody wants to be the guy pushing the boulder up the hill just for it to roll back down and for him to …
Seguir leyendo Employee hits 10-year anniversary at engineering job, boss rewards him with either a pizza kit or angel figurines worth $60: ‘You actually get gifts?!’