There are few jobs these days that guarantee stability. Employees can experience nasty surprises courtesy of their employer, no matter what rung of the totem pole they find themselves on. It is a scenario that can feel impossible to navigate, not least because their livelihood is on the line. It is important to think strategically. …
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Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be ‘grateful’ they have a job at all: ‘Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations’
After 4 years of going above and beyond, one employee couldn’t believe how their boss responded to their raise request. You usually expect loyalty to be rewarded, but sometimes loyalty isn’t enough. When you get hired at a new job, odds are you at least start off trying to impress them. You put your all …
Seguir leyendo Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be ‘grateful’ they have a job at all: ‘Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations’
Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: ‘Going back 8 months, they’ve stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900’
When a boss tried to reprimand their employee for not working through lunch, the boss’s months-long scam was unveiled. Nobody likes to be told what to do. We don’t appreciate being condescended to, since we’re all adults. But that doesn’t stop some bosses from dramatically overstepping and making their employees feel like children. You know …
Seguir leyendo Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: ‘Going back 8 months, they’ve stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900’
Man brings homemade hot sauce wings to boss’s BBQ, coworker is made to change teams because he won’t stop pestering him for the recipe: ‘Cameron has been given two warnings to stop bothering him’
Discovering a great recipe can be life-changing, but not always in a good way. As anybody who is a whiz in the kitchen can attest, there is a minority of people who go absolutely wild in trying to figure out a way to replicate certain recipes that they have introduced them to. Taste is one …
Seguir leyendo Man brings homemade hot sauce wings to boss’s BBQ, coworker is made to change teams because he won’t stop pestering him for the recipe: ‘Cameron has been given two warnings to stop bothering him’
Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids’ after-school babysitter for no extra pay: ‘He thought I would “see it as helping the team”’
Sometimes it can be difficult to define what is part of your job description and what isn’t. There is what is written on the job application, and then there is everything else. Hopefully, there’s not too much of «everything else,» but you can never be sure. Plus, your job might change over time while you’re …
Seguir leyendo Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids’ after-school babysitter for no extra pay: ‘He thought I would “see it as helping the team”’
‘I don’t think this job aligns with my principles’: Job applicant walks out of interview after hiring manager tells her that the role involves unpaid overtime
Sometimes, employers reveal all of their red flags before they ever even hire you. Whether we like it or not, the place where we work dictates a lot about our lifestyle and level of happiness. As a result, a job interview is just as much about the applicant gaining an understanding of the company culture …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t think this job aligns with my principles’: Job applicant walks out of interview after hiring manager tells her that the role involves unpaid overtime
‘Witch Hunts in the year 2025’: Parents accuse 19-year-old private school employee of practicing witchcraft, force him to cover his Harry Potter tattoos
As a young professional, it’s essential to exercise caution when posting on social media. It doesn’t matter that everyone you know seems to post crazy things on their Instagram story all the time. It doesn’t matter that everyone seems to have a negative digital footprint now. If you want to post whatever you want, you …
Seguir leyendo ‘Witch Hunts in the year 2025’: Parents accuse 19-year-old private school employee of practicing witchcraft, force him to cover his Harry Potter tattoos
Boss calls employee ugly in front of his entire team: ‘Everyone went silent and I just sat there not knowing what to say.’
We like to believe that teasing about appearance goes away after we graduate from K-12 schools, but that’s not always the case. If you’ve ever seen a post about Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, you know that people can get ruthless about couples that they earnestly believe aren’t «looks matches» for each other. People talk …
Seguir leyendo Boss calls employee ugly in front of his entire team: ‘Everyone went silent and I just sat there not knowing what to say.’
Workplace asks employees to work overtime for free, they all call in sick the next day: ‘Manager is freaking out in the group chat about «lack of commitment»‘
One of the key aspects of work is that you get paid for it. It’s kind of a non-negotiable. Or else it would be called volunteering, and we’d get to leave whenever we wanted. But some employers don’t seem to understand this, or else don’t care that that’s the whole conceit. Plus, there are laws …
Seguir leyendo Workplace asks employees to work overtime for free, they all call in sick the next day: ‘Manager is freaking out in the group chat about «lack of commitment»‘
‘I think I just hate working’: Gen Z prompts sympathy after crashing out about working 8 to 5 job
Kim Kardashian raised eyebrows only a few short years ago when she declared that «nobody wants to work». For all she may have been hypocritical, many would argue that she wasn’t wrong. This isn’t just the out-of-touch boomers complaining that the younger generations refuse to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, but also a large …
Seguir leyendo ‘I think I just hate working’: Gen Z prompts sympathy after crashing out about working 8 to 5 job