Unless you work directly under the company's actual CEO, it is always helpful to remember that even your boss has someone to answer to. It is quite comforting to know that if something unlawful or even unfair happens with your boss, there is always someone you can turn to. The person who wrote this Reddit story definitely remembered this piece of information, and used it, when they felt like their boss was doing something they should not be doing. OP (original poster), got this performance revi…

In a perfect world, when a couple gets engaged, they each get to take time off their jobs so they can plan their dream wedding. Then, after they get married, without having to even think about work, they would go on a long honeymoon to enjoy their time together as newlyweds. Only after they return from their vacation would they also return to work, where everyone would welcome them with open arms and congratulations. This world is not a perfect world, in fact, it is far from it. We live in a wo…

A good manager should know how to delegate their tasks to the people who work for them. When a manager is unwilling to let some of their responsibilities pass on to their employees, both so that the employees can learn and so that the manager would be able to free up their own time, they are lacking some important leadership qualities. A crucial part of managing others is helping them develop and expand their horizons within the workplace. If my manager had to leave for three months, I know she…

Every person who has even been through a job searching period got at least a dozen emails automatically rejecting them from a job. We all read the lines: 'We regret to inform you…', and we all know that most of the time, no one on the other end has glanced at your resume for longer than 10 seconds before deciding you are not a good fit. Very often, that rejection can come from job postings that are simply perfect for you, postings in which you check every single box they are after, but still yo…

Every employee faces the choice of whether or not they should power through their assigned work and finish early, risking their manager finding out and giving them even more work, or simply take their time with the work they have been given, that way making sure there are no addition tasks handed to them. The employee in this Reddit story chose the first option, and they are now regretting it, as they learn that hard work is only rewarded with more work. OP (original poster), has been given mon…

When working for a big corporation, 95% of the time HR is there for the company and the company alone. They don't really care how their employees feel within the workplace, all they care about is how everything affects and looks for the corporation. This means that they are not in any hurry to help employees out if they have a problem, unless that problem can reflect badly on the company, only then are they extremely happy to help and make sure you don't go off and sue anyone you work with. The…

No full-time employee truly works for 8 hours a day. It is actually scientifically proven that most employees get around 3-5 hours of work done in a day, which means that most employees also have around 3-5 hours a day in which they basically do nothing. For people who work from home, it is supposedly much easier to avoid doing work, because you have no one to physically monitor you while you are meant to be working. This fact has brought on a phenomenon called ‘mouse jiggling’, which describes…

Some people really don't have any common sense, and it shows. Or even worse, they expect the entire world to cave to their wishes simply because, and they do not care that rules are there for a reason, they just do whatever it is they want to do. Most restaurants enforce a rule that states that diners cannot bring their own food in, usually because of health code regulations, and that makes perfect sense. You come into a restaurant in order to eat and drink there, not because you want a bench t…

Working in customer service is never an easy task. The individuals you spend time with have a big impact on your day. Therefore, your everyday activities and troubles vary as you have no control over who comes knocking on your door. A few weeks back, the original poster (OP) was met with an unexpected request. He was instructed to handle Karen, a challenging client, in any way he saw fit, provided he could ensure the client stopped pestering them. Following careful consideration of the legality…

This is a reminder that not every single minute of your life should be spent being productive. It is okay to take breaks, it is okay to sleep in, and it is okay to shut your brain off for a few minutes and let yourself simply rest. Life is not that serious, and you deserve a break when you need one. Even if you are at work, and the pressure is getting to you, it is crucial to remember that taking a break is just as important as working, and it is not something anyone should give up on. The empl…

Some people simply don't have common sense, or even the smallest ability to predict the consequences of their absurd decisions and actions. Unfortunately, a lot of those people end up in high management positions. That means that anyone who has to answer to those managers, sometimes has to comply with unreasonable demands they know would end in disaster, but there is not much they can do about it. Take the manager in this Reddit story for example. They decided to forbid their security guard fro…

Once you know you are quitting your job, every single thing you do until your last day can be up to you completely. As soon as you hand in your notice to your boss, you have the right to say 'no' to every task they ask of you, because what is the worst that will happen if you say no, they fire you? The cat is completely out of the bag by that point. Especially if the tasks the boss asks of you are basically their dirty work. For example – After the employee (OP, original poster) in this Reddit…

It is not simple to work in the highly competitive setting of today's workplace. When we learn that we happen to earn more money than the person seated next to us, whether we prefer to own it or not, there is a tiny sense of satisfaction. When it comes to promotions, we'll do whatever it takes to succeed, even if it means treading on someone else to get that promotion. The story below is of a shocked worker. The original poster (OP) had been employed by the same company for a considerable amoun…

Reddit is full of stories of overworked employees struggling to keep up with the workload their managers demand from them. And it is no strange subject to most employees, we all know how hard it is to live up to the expectations of bosses, clients, and customers, and it is almost impossible to do it without collapsing on the job. What you don't read or hear a lot of, are stories about employees who are actually asked to work less, and lower their performance, like the employee in this Reddit st…

In a perfect world, people would work because they enjoy what they do, and only care about the job itself, nothing else. Unfortunately, in our world, most people work because they need money, which means that the work itself is not really a top priority for employees. So if a job candidate asks a question about the pay, that should come across as acceptable and reasonable for all hiring managers. Employees deserve to know everything they need to before taking on a new job, and they should defin…

There is nothing more irritating than customers coming in 5 minutes before closing time. Mostly because 90% of the time, the people who come in at that time are the worst kind of customers. They are entitled and demanding, and think the world revolves around them. They absolutely do not care that you want to go home after a long shift, and they will do anything in order to make your life as difficult as possible in those last moments of work. The entitled guests in this Reddit story are no diff…