This management-aspiring worker earned herself the label over her treatment of her fellow workers when her manager observed how she was talking to the new staff in a frustrated and demeaning tone, complete with clapping between every word she was saying as if she was living in some sort of meme. Her manager recounted the […]
If you do your job too well, you’re simply going to make everyone else look bad by comparison. Instead of earning yourself the praise you deserve, you actually just wind up putting a target on your back while everyone quietly wishes you’d just disappear and stop making all of their jobs harder by setting the […]
When people usually start looking for a new job, the one thing they have to be mindful of is constantly being available on their phones. You always have to be ready to take calls from hiring managers, and every phone call might start the path that leads to a serious trajectory in your life. When […]
When you’ve suffered through job hunting and interview processes to finally make it to the point of an offer, it’s disheartening to realize that the wool has been pulled over your eyes… That there’s actually been no chance at a job at all: they’re just fishing to find someone desperate enough for a job that […]
The interview process is a long and arduous one for both sides, really, and the last thing anyone wants is for their time to be wasted after such a long process. The relief that comes after simultaneously finally securing a role or finally having someone to fill an empty position on the team is understated, […]
This employee secured a bonus for their performance from his employer, which he had worked tirelessly for over the last period. Meanwhile, his coworker had been wasting much of her time on their phone, turning in her work late, and just generally being a deadweight in the office. When the coworker learned the employee had […]
Almost certainly, at some point, those working shift work, or in other jobs where timesheets need to be kept, have been told by some manager not to “bother” reporting time that they worked over their shift because it’s “inconvenient” for them to report it. Sometimes, this comes in the form of being told that it […]
When dealing with a toxic boss, some might tell you to bite your tongue when you try to complain about them to HR, or even other coworkers. If you’re thinking that your boss is not doing their job correctly, in addition to simply treating the employees under them like garbage, you might be doing other […]
Those of us who had the misfortune of working a minimum wage job in retail or at a restaurant know how much those places of work try to take advantage of their employees. Usually, it comes in the form of attempting to get employees to work more for less money, which 90% of the time […]
No one wants to get booted from their job unexpectedly, but these people had some pretty embarrassing reasons for losing their jobs! Have you ever had one of those friends who will tell you the wildest story you’ve ever heard, and then expect you to take their side even though they’re clearly wrong? A lot […]