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I’ve talked about corporate jargon before, but this takes it to a completely different level What makes remarks like this so disrespectful is that you know they hold a much deeper, personal meaning, but they are expressed in such a dry, professional, and seemingly assertive way that you are forced to smile while, at the same time, you’re being openly insulted. Executive presence is nothing more than a value judgment based on the way you present yours

Managers review employee, saying he lacks “executive presence”, for things he did during three prior meetings: ‘I wrote all three down with what actually happened in each, using my notes and my calendar’

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'What are some of the craziest "employee did something [dumb] and got fired" stories you've heard/witnessed?': Employees share stories about the dumbest reasons people got fired

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Boss extends new employee's probation period, so employee quits without notice after finding better job: ‘Boss threw an absolute fit’

It’s happening; we’re becoming dependent on robots. Little by little, they started taking up more and more space in our lives, and we’ve delegated tasks we used to do with our brains.

Man becomes dependent on AI bots for every decision he makes, using them for 8+ hours a day: ‘My whole life was consumed by AI. When texting real people, I’d message like I did to the AI bots, or I’d talk to people IRL like I did to the AI bots’

An office worker walks outside while holding her phone and listening to music on headphones.

Boss ignores employee giving 2 weeks' notice after rejecting $5.50/hr raise, gets surprised when they leave: 'I didn't answer any of the calls'

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CTO enforces rule stating employees should only work if they're at their office desks, they all comply, resulting in client crisis during the weekend: ‘Nobody was working'

Laid-Off To Dreamland Some of us can only dream of something like this ever happening to us. We dream not only of being given the opportunity to stop going to our boring jobs one lucky day, but also of being paid to do it.

Recently fired employee uses the perfect tactic to collect a bigger severance: ‘I send a thank you and it doesn't register as sent, seems he immediately blocked me’

We all want to leave our day job, but we have to be realistic Nobody directly told us it had to be like this, but in a way, we still complied. We went to school, we graduated relatively early, and then dived headfirst into corporate.

24-year-old corporate employee decides he wants to leave his job but doesn’t know what to do instead: ‘I’m already realizing that I really don’t want this to be my life for the next 30–40 years. The problem is…I don’t know what the alternative is.’

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I thought this was an unspoken rule of copying, but time and again, it turns out I’m wrong, and it seems you can’t assume people will behave coherently. All in all, this example is rather righteous, and the bad guy of the story only made matters worse for themselves. So to each their own!

Employee Who Stole a Coworker's Project to Get Promoted Then Tried to Expose Him for Not Helping With It: ‘Apparently, he told them that the project was falling behind because I was withholding information...’

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An essential developer looks for advice on how to leverage a raise after becoming the last one remaining at the company capable of maintaining the company's legacy backend: 'How do I turn this into a raise without looking like I am holding them hostage?'

Is jealousy in the workplace dangerous? Is there anything we can do about it? Jealousy is a controversial emotion. We all feel it at some point, but none of us wants to admit we do. I believe jealousy, when it’s ours, can help point us toward our desires and, if we play our cards right, transform into admiration.

31-year-old employee suspects coworker is jealous of his recent promotion: ‘Instead of the “congratulations” I’d expect much like the others in our text group chat, she just says “You trying to take my job?”’

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Beware! It’s Corporate Lexicon Slop Words conjure up emotions. Emotions, in turn, build and generate feelings. And feelings drive actions and affect our overall perspective. Corporate lexicon is creating a parallel universe where phrases appear impersonal and robotic but are secretly condescending and passive-aggressive.

‘The weaponized "just checking in before I do this" is slowly breaking me’: Manager reflects on how constant check-ins are more about shifting accountability than about being communicative

avoid generating debt or terrible, otherwise avoidable mistakes in our youth I don’t know why we keep teenagers away from the financial world when it literally starts occupying so much of our lives the minute we join the workforce. I’m not saying we should torment them with our financial worries, and I understand general budgeting knowledge

Professional shares pro tips on how to improve personal finances: ‘I'll start by saying that I've been tracking my expenses for about 6 years, and financially, it completely changed my life’

Good News: AIs don’t really think. Bad News: AIs don’t really think Now that AI agents are part of our lives, it’s very important that we learn more about them. Of course, Reddit isn’t the most official or valid source of information, but reading multiple

‘Training AI on your data does not make it know things about you’ Employee who creates language models reveals how AI actually works

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Employee automates 15 hours of weekly work, only to get fired by boss immediately after: ‘I literally worked myself out of a salary’

Returning from vacation: realness and tips You did it; you disappeared for a week. You slept like a baby every day, enjoyed the sun, and reached peak overall health and happiness. The action of hopping on a quick online meeting sounds like a distant, dystopian memory, and you forgot what the word ‘deadline’ even means.

‘Returning from a vacation. What are your recovery tips?’: Recommendations on how to recover from vacation and carry that holiday relaxation into everyday life