There’s something so definitive about firing or breaking up with somebody. If you do it, you must be 100% okay with never receiving anything from them ever again. You will never get another hour of work from an employee you fire. You may never see your ex again after breaking up with them, let alone …
Seguir leyendo Company lays off senior employee 2 weeks before Christmas, asks her to redo part of an old project 6 months later: ‘They barely gave me any severance. I was unemployed for 6 months.’
Categoría:working
‘Mandatory corporate fun is not optional’: Boss issues written warning when employee declines to attend brewery party 2 hours away
Let’s face it, you don’t always have the energy to do your job. Maybe you had a rough night and you’re lacking sleep. Maybe something is going on in your personal life that is distracting you from your work tasks. Maybe you’re just losing steam at your job because there’s not enough room to grow. …
Seguir leyendo ‘Mandatory corporate fun is not optional’: Boss issues written warning when employee declines to attend brewery party 2 hours away
Boss calls employee into their office over ‘attitude problem’ when employee scoffs at being asked to complete a non-urgent task: ‘He’s picking on you because you aren’t always a people pleaser’
Attitude is a slippery concept. Are you born with a certain attitude? Does life thrust it upon you? Does it change from day to day and do you have control over those fluctuations? I’m not sure. I know that sometimes I wake up on the wrong side of the bed and my attitude is all …
Seguir leyendo Boss calls employee into their office over ‘attitude problem’ when employee scoffs at being asked to complete a non-urgent task: ‘He’s picking on you because you aren’t always a people pleaser’
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 17, 2025)
For most people of working age, setting an alarm, doing a commute, and navigating the general ups and downs of being an employee is nothing unusual. However, that doesn’t mean that it’s not annoying and depressing at times (if not a lot of the time). The workplace is a common source of complaints for a …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 17, 2025)
Boss uses employee’s email to write a fake review for his business, employee finds out: ‘This is really shady’
Reviews are so important to the ecosystem of small businesses. It’s how so many of us decide which places we’re going to patronize. If something has a bunch of negative reviews, we’re probably less likely to go, especially if there are higher-rated options nearby. But the review game is a tricky one. You hope that …
Seguir leyendo Boss uses employee’s email to write a fake review for his business, employee finds out: ‘This is really shady’
Salaried employee takes a 1hr 18 minute lunch, is docked 2 days of PTO in retaliation: ‘There is no specific lunch break time’
Punishment is an interesting concept for adults. When we’re kids, we’re used to it. Cheat on your test and fail the assignment. Don’t put away all your blocks and you don’t get dessert. Sneak out past your curfew and get grounded. Our parents, teachers, and mentors dole out discipline how they see fit. It’s meant …
Seguir leyendo Salaried employee takes a 1hr 18 minute lunch, is docked 2 days of PTO in retaliation: ‘There is no specific lunch break time’
18-year-old barista refuses to speak after her manager says she’s not paid to talk to her coworkers: ‘I went completely silent. No greetings. No “excuse me.” Just silent working robot mode.’
This one goes out to all of the kids who got in trouble for talking too much in class. I was always an attentive student who wanted to be as well-behaved as possible. I hated getting in trouble, and the one thing I ever got in trouble for in Elementary School was talking too much. …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old barista refuses to speak after her manager says she’s not paid to talk to her coworkers: ‘I went completely silent. No greetings. No “excuse me.” Just silent working robot mode.’
Employee works 75 hour weeks with unpaid overtime, boss complains about them being inefficient: ‘Without me overextending myself, the problems quickly grew’
It is common knowledge to those with at least some experience in the corporate world that most companies will try to extract as much as they can from their employees for the least expense possible (see: the classic pizza party instead of a raise move). What’s worse is that the attitude or inexperience of many …
Seguir leyendo Employee works 75 hour weeks with unpaid overtime, boss complains about them being inefficient: ‘Without me overextending myself, the problems quickly grew’
Boss fires new employee for pointing out labor law violations, not offering 30-minute lunch: ‘In less than 40 min, I was completely removed from the schedule’
In this world, you have to advocate for yourself. It’s hard to rely on others to do this for you. If you’re not covering your own back, odds are nobody else is doing it for you. This is especially true in the workplace. Every workplace runs a little bit differently, and you’ll find out in …
Seguir leyendo Boss fires new employee for pointing out labor law violations, not offering 30-minute lunch: ‘In less than 40 min, I was completely removed from the schedule’
The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 8, 2025)
They say if you work in a job you love, you will never work a day in your life. Nice as that may sound to those hustle culture types who have a so-called dream job in mind, the phrase also implies if you work in a job you don’t love, you are going to feel …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 8, 2025)