Employee loses new job after 4 days when they complain about their PTO policy: ‘They were unwilling to meet me halfway’

What happens when you start a new job and nothing goes to plan? It can be a risk to start a new job. You never quite know what it’s going to entail until you get there. You are taking a risk on what kind of environment you’re going to step into, and you can get …
Seguir leyendo Employee loses new job after 4 days when they complain about their PTO policy: ‘They were unwilling to meet me halfway’

Employee is laid off with no severance, then asked to complete a work project for free: ‘I had asked for 6 weeks of severance, but they refused’

Would you sacrifice a good reference for a swift exit? When you’re leaving a job, things might get a little bit messy. If it wasn’t your choice to leave, then you might be blindsided by the decision, and it might cause you to lose a little bit of respect for the people that you work …
Seguir leyendo Employee is laid off with no severance, then asked to complete a work project for free: ‘I had asked for 6 weeks of severance, but they refused’

Bosses accidentally include employee on email thread about her: ‘They keep referring to me as “the girl”’

Sometimes a goof-up lets you know what your employers really think of you.  There is so much fake kindness in the professional world. You have to run around smiling at each other just to keep things on an even keel. At certain jobs, professionalism just means fakeness. You don’t get to say your real opinions …
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Recent graduate cries 10 times after her 1st day of working at a new job because she didn’t know what to do: ‘I hate that we have to slave away for 40 years for a salary.’

Do you think she can actually handle having a full-time job? Starting a new job can be really stressful. You have no idea what you’re doing on the first day, and you’re at the mercy of whoever is training you. Luckily, most workplaces do not expect you to be an expert at your job on …
Seguir leyendo Recent graduate cries 10 times after her 1st day of working at a new job because she didn’t know what to do: ‘I hate that we have to slave away for 40 years for a salary.’

Workplace replaces lunch break with mandatory ‘lunch and learn’ where employees present on their work

What would you do if your workplace took away your lunch time? Having breaks is incredibly important. It’s an essential part of being in the workplace. You can’t just work and work all day with no break. Your mind would quickly grow tired of it, and you would get worse at your job as the …
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The unnecessary workplace rules that nobody actually follows: ‘She hides in the bathroom, so she can be on her phone’

What are the rules that you just can’t be bothered to follow?  There are so many rules in our world that it’s worth breaking at least one of them just to see what happens. Not every rule is justifiable, and some rules have a way of making things seem a little weirder and a little …
Seguir leyendo The unnecessary workplace rules that nobody actually follows: ‘She hides in the bathroom, so she can be on her phone’

20-year-old yells at 64-year-old assembly line coworker for disrespecting her on the job: ‘She told my team lead that I was “intentionally causing her to panic»‘

What do you do when you work with someone you don’t gel with?  When you work with someone, you might have to compromise on things. You can’t agree on everything, and nor should you. But you have to set aside your differences in order to make things happen, and this isn’t always easy. Collaboration requires …
Seguir leyendo 20-year-old yells at 64-year-old assembly line coworker for disrespecting her on the job: ‘She told my team lead that I was “intentionally causing her to panic»‘

10-month-old baby takes his first steps, stay-at-home mom hides it from her working husband because he’s sad about missing milestones: ‘He’s mentioned a couple times that he’s gonna miss his first steps, and now he just did.’

What would you do if you were in her situation?  Would you lie to your spouse in order not to hurt their feelings? A lot of marriages are built on a foundation of never rocking the boat, and that can be disastrous when the truth comes out. I don’t know about y’all, but I would …
Seguir leyendo 10-month-old baby takes his first steps, stay-at-home mom hides it from her working husband because he’s sad about missing milestones: ‘He’s mentioned a couple times that he’s gonna miss his first steps, and now he just did.’

‘A 31-minute lunch means you leave office at 7:00pm’: Workplace demands 1 hour of unpaid work for every minute exceeding 30-minute lunch break

Sometimes your workplace reveals its true intentions without you realizing it.  When you’re starting out at a new place, you might not know what to expect. You might think you’re in for one thing, but really you’re in for another. It’s not until you’re there, boots on the ground, that you really know what is …
Seguir leyendo ‘A 31-minute lunch means you leave office at 7:00pm’: Workplace demands 1 hour of unpaid work for every minute exceeding 30-minute lunch break

Employee brings homemade cupcakes to the office, coworker sends a passive aggressive message when she doesn’t get one

Are you entitled to the food that your coworker brings in?  This is a pretty easy «no.» Just because someone brings in food doesn’t mean that you’re entitled to it. If they brought enough to share- a rare act of kindness that should be celebrated- then you’re lucky to get one. You don’t automatically earn …
Seguir leyendo Employee brings homemade cupcakes to the office, coworker sends a passive aggressive message when she doesn’t get one