Have you ever quit a job without another one lined up? It’s a risky thing, but sometimes necessary. If you just can’t stand it anymore, there is not a lot you can do other than just get up and leave. When a workplace is disrespecting you, you shouldn’t stick around to see if things get …
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After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for ‘Chief Happiness Officer’: ‘I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun’
What kind of a job is a «Chief Happiness Officer» There are all sorts of jobs one can have in this life. Jobs that you could have never imagined existed, let alone paid a salary. The person in this story, who shared this to the antiwork subreddit, found out that their company was hiring for …
Seguir leyendo After hiring freeze, understaffed company posts listing for ‘Chief Happiness Officer’: ‘I predict a whole bunch of mandatory fun’
‘Got in trouble for having a life outside of work’: Boss chews out employee for taking time off during the summer
Should you be punished for having a life? Absolutely not, and anyone who makes you feel that way should seriously reconsider how they’re moving through the world. That’s what happened to this employee, though, who shared their story on the antiwork subreddit. They were living their life the way they would like, and making sure …
Seguir leyendo ‘Got in trouble for having a life outside of work’: Boss chews out employee for taking time off during the summer
Glassdoor rejects worker’s real salary because it was ‘excessively below market average’
Sometimes the truth only sinks in when someone else points it out. Have you ever been talking to someone and realized something about your life that you didn’t realize before? That’s what happened to the worker in this story, which they shared on the Mildly Infuriating subreddit. They thought they were being fairly compensated, but …
Seguir leyendo Glassdoor rejects worker’s real salary because it was ‘excessively below market average’
Boss forces employee to work during their 20-minute lunch break, employee reports it and boss retaliates
Is a 20-minute lunch break enough time? I would say definitely not. A true lunch break. Should be enough time to leave your post, get lunch, eat it, and get back to your work. You certainly shouldn’t have to be doing any work on your break. If you choose to work through it because you …
Seguir leyendo Boss forces employee to work during their 20-minute lunch break, employee reports it and boss retaliates
‘I left at 1 pm after lunch’: Employee cuts out of work early to spite toxic dysfunctional boss, dares them to retaliate
Have you ever worked in a toxic workplace? Sometimes we can’t help where we end up. You do your best to avoid the drama, but you can’t help where you land. Sometimes you just end up in a workplace that doesn’t respect you. That’s what happened to this employee, in a story they shared on …
Seguir leyendo ‘I left at 1 pm after lunch’: Employee cuts out of work early to spite toxic dysfunctional boss, dares them to retaliate
Employee accidentally receives coworker’s $6k bonus, wonders whether they should report it or not: ‘It stings but this money was never yours’
Have you ever accidentally received something you were supposed to? Sometimes you end up in a situation that you wish you hadn’t, and there is nothing you can do about it. You’ve found yourself in a pickle, and there’s not a lot you can do to get out of it. The person in this story, …
Seguir leyendo Employee accidentally receives coworker’s $6k bonus, wonders whether they should report it or not: ‘It stings but this money was never yours’
Employee considers resigning after $72k salary offer because they paid the previous employee $86k: ‘I am extremely disappointed and feel insulted by the raise’
Is a certain amount of money that qualifies as an insult? It’s not easy to stay at a job that you think is disrespecting you. You want to be able to keep your job in an environment where it’s not easy to find one. But there is only so much you can put up with. …
Seguir leyendo Employee considers resigning after $72k salary offer because they paid the previous employee $86k: ‘I am extremely disappointed and feel insulted by the raise’
Manager insists employee log all ‘non-billable’ time, so employee tracks every bathroom break, slack message, and email
Sometimes you have to maliciously comply to show what’s really going on. When a company lays out a policy, they might not immediately know the consequences of that policy. They’re only thinking about the bottom line, not the human toll. But the human toll is real. Sometimes workers end up feeling the brunt of the …
Seguir leyendo Manager insists employee log all ‘non-billable’ time, so employee tracks every bathroom break, slack message, and email
Boss refuses to approve employees PTO because they laid off everyone else on their team, leaving them stranded
When you’re doing the work of 3 employees, shouldn’t you get 3x the PTO? An employee, who shared their woes on the antiwork subreddit, found themselves in a sticky situation. They were good at their job, and yet they were being punished. Sometimes, if you’re too good at your job and you outpace your peers, …
Seguir leyendo Boss refuses to approve employees PTO because they laid off everyone else on their team, leaving them stranded