Some employees think that the office manager, HR, or whoever organizes the office works for them personally. See, I was an office manager back in the day, and people would leave the dining room an absolute mess. When I opened the fridge, I frequently thought that people were growing fungi there on purpose, by leaving their containers for weeks on end. It was so frustrating that I sent out countless emails, and even held an office meeting regarding the whole thing. Nothing changed, and I eventua…

Imagine your coworker had the audacity to call you their assistant, even though they were far from being your direct supervisor and handing you out instructions. Seeing such a person on a day-to-day basis might be unbearable, but if you are working remotely, maybe you would not care as much. After all, if all you have is a voice on the other end of the line, things feel a lot less personal. One office Karen really liked making it all about herself. Constantly interfering with other people's job…

Quiet quitting what up

Weekend, where art thou

Every workplace has that one room that you can sneak off to to be on your phone. No matter how small your workplace is, there's a hidden corner for you to lean instead of clean , or to scroll your phone instead of having to answer the phone . You can take a minute just for yourself to collect yourself, have some water and a snack, and pretend you don't have 6 hours left of work. It's the little things that make a difference. It's good to take care of yourself, because we all know that lots of p…

Cost of living is galloping ahead while our wages are crawling at a snail's pace.

Cost of living is galloping ahead while our wages are crawling at a snail's pace.

From big bold fonts to screaming neon colors, these signs stand out in a number of ways. Some of which include ridiculous mottos, slogans, or plain ol' warnings that frankly, don't make any sense (Or do they?). I've come to wonder who double-checks these things before they're produced for the masses. I mean, there must be someone whose sole purpose is to check these things, right? Sounds like a boring job, so I wouldn't be surprised if they scribbled their signature on the checking document (or…

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Pretty please?

To work in retail, you've got to have thick elephant skin because boy are you gonna meet some pretty tough customers. Your patience will be continuously tested, and the levels of dumb you'll encounter in a day will surpass anything you could have possibly imagined. These two Karens thought they could outsmart a quick-witted employee who caught on quickly to what they were doing. Using the self-checkout counter, they attempted to walk out with half of the things they had in their cart before act…

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Stories like this are a dime a dozen, the reason for that being that many new managers make the common mistake of trying to change rules that work, for rules that don't. One man was working for a subsidiary of a fortune 500 as a manager of a dev team. Everything was working perfectly until a new security manager came along, and revoked the admin rights of OP's team. This led to a handful of problems, which were brought to the security manager, who waved them off. In fact, he replied to every em…

The unspoken rule that it's against company policy to have fun is not always so unspoken… One man completed 4 years of contract work to the US Army in Germany, and at the end of said contract, was homeless as he and his family waited for their household goods to arrive back in the States. The company authorized a rate for the hotel he would stay at in the following thirty days. He figured out budget-wise what he could and couldn't do, and took his family to visit EuroDisney in Paris, staying in…

The employees maliciously complied to the point where the company lost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Getting promoted usually involves some kind of a raise, but in this case, it did not. A woman took to Reddit, shaming her ex-boss, who gave her extra responsibilities, which included working longer hours — for a $2 pay cut. Does it make sense? Of course not. But companies are greedy, what else is new…At the time, the employee didn't question it, because she needed the money. So even though she would technically receive less, she would still be working longer hours, therefore resulting in a bigg…