‘It’s not your job to Cover shifts’: Manager expects employee to work off the clock, employee threatens to quit

I think being a manager in a customer service job might be one of the worst gigs out there. Not only do you have all the pain and annoyance of working that kind of job, but you also have the added responsibility of everything going wrong falling on your shoulders. You’re the ultimate fall guy. …
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‘We are replaceable’: Unlucky worker gets swiftly replaced after calling out of one shift

A Reddit exchange that I think about a lot is this: «What feels illegal but isn’t» «Calling in sick from work when you’re sick.» It’s so relatable, and put language to something we’ve all felt at one time or another. Even when I’m actually sick, calling out of work still gives me a rush of …
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Candidate takes a week to consider job offer, recruiter has a biting response: ‘Please do not assume you still have an offer from us’

Deciding to accept a job offer is one of the biggest decisions you have to make in this life. Your job takes up so much of your life that’s not eating or sleeping that we better be sure we have the right one. Sure, you can always leave a job, but that’s a whole process. …
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Employee forced to work in office with no windows and no coworkers resigns, boss retaliates: ‘It’s not your job to run your boss’ business’

Most of us know that going to work can be a drag. Having to wake up early, get out of bed, put on real people clothes, and make it happen every day is difficult. For most of us, the only reward is a fresh cup of coffee waiting for us on the other side. And …
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‘Ma’am, you do know Google is free right?’: Hotel clerk gets fed up with demanding guest who expects clerk to be an encyclopedia

Do you even stop to think – how on earth did people manage to live their lives before the internet existed? Sure, it might have been more peaceful and carefree times, but how did they go places without GPS? How did they find information without Google?  I know this sounds completely ignorant of me, but …
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Boss conveniently ‘forgets’ about employee’s long-held time off request: ‘Stop putting it on employees to solve staffing issues’

There’s a famous Seinfeld bit about rental cars that goes something like this. Jerry reserves a rental car, shows up at the rental car facility, and surprise, they don’t have a car for him. If you or a loved one has ever tried to rent a car, you’ve probably experienced this. But Jerry does what …
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25 Hilarious LinkedIn Posts From Career Hustlers

LinkedIn is my nightmare social media. It’s full of all the people I knew from high school and college who work for investment banks and want me to congratulate them on their promotion. It feels so phony– like everyone is putting on their work face and pretending they aren’t fun. I get you have to …
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‘You owe them zip’: Employee sends biting reply to boss who withheld PTO payout

When you leave a job, you do the best you can to tie things in a nice bow for your employers, if it was a nice working relationship. But the reality is, you don’t really owe them anything other than 2 week’s notice and a little courtesy. Everything else is extra. It’s certainly not a …
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‘We are all mercenaries. Act like it’: Cold-blooded company fires employee on their 2 year anniversary

Being fired has to be one of the worst feelings in the world. Sure, if you’re doing it right, a job is never everything to you, but it is a whole lot. It means stability, routine, and an income upon which to build your life. But aside from the logical concerns, getting fired can also …
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Coworker demands employee come in unpaid on his day off to check freezer temperature: ‘Yea, I ain’t doing that’

To work or not to work when you’re not being paid? That is the million-dollar question many employees have to ask themselves daily. In my honest opinion, I think whether you can or should work off the clock depends on what kind of job you have. If you have a coffee shop MacBook gig paying …
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