Coworker does the job of 4-5 people, colleagues worry she’s making them look bad: ‘I’m genuinely concerned. she’s going to burn herself out’

What does going above and beyond at your job really do? We’re always told to give all of our effort whenever we can. And this is generally a good rule of thumb to follow whenever you can. But what does this get you in the end? It might not get you as far as you’re …
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CEO calls employees ‘a family’ in a meeting, refuses to give top-performing member of the family a $1.50 raise the same day: ‘I’m currently doing the workload of 2 people.’

He is so unbelievably phony It can be difficult to tell if the higher-ups at your company are being 100% honest with you. You’re not in the room when they discuss the precise figures for operational costs, revenue, and profit. You only know what they tell you, and what they tell the public, but sometimes …
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Employee refuses to do her coworker’s work because her coworker is upset about her breakup 4 months ago: ‘I was supportive, but now she’s just milking it.’

She doesn’t have to be cheerful every day, but she should be able to do her work.  It can be really difficult to wake up every day and go to work when you’re going through something extremely emotionally distressing. When I was going through a breakup of sorts, work was one of the only things …
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38 Memes to Stuff in Your Desk Drawer When You Take the Day Off

You glare at your calendar, wondering who decided on a 5 day work week. You’re supposed to be taking time off soon, that is, only if your boss approves… And they do not like it when their employees enjoy themselves, so you can only hope they’ll wake up on the right side of the bed …
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