Doesn't work like that, lady

These job candidates thought they were nailing their interviews, but their interviewers knew that they were flunking them. During job interviews, hiring managers meet all sorts of people. They meet people with little experience but awesome personalities. Some candidates are highly experienced and seem great for the role, with only a few minor issues that need to be addressed. The hiring manager might have to speak with dozens of candidates before making their final decision. It's based on the c…

An employee recently shared how their entitled coworker slid into their DMs asking to borrow clothes for her sister's wedding so that she could save some money. The employee was new at the company and had barely known this coworker for barely a month, but thinking she was doing a good deed, she agreed to let her borrow one outfit. Now she's using this story to warn others to not befriend their coworkers on social media.

Dealing with clients is not a simple undertaking. That being stated, how would you react if your micromanaging employer followed you around the office all day long? The story below is an account of a frustrated employee. The original poster (OP) worked in customer service for a considerable amount of time. As a result, one might think he was immune to the everyday chaos. But when his boss reprimanded him twice in one day for things he hadn't even done, it became too much for him to handle, and…

Match their energy

"This isn’t a call to leave because our kids need great teachers & role models now more than ever, but know that if you think it’s your time to step away that things are about to change in your world for the better in ways you could only dream of."

If you’ve ever worked a job where your work site was off-site, then you know exactly how this goes. It’s not unusual for some superior, probably your boss’s boss or boss’s boss’s boss, to make important decisions about the manner of your work and instate policy that makes very little sense in the reality of your working conditions. Almost always, they're sitting behind a desk in a city a long way away and entirely disconnected from the reality—even the context—of your job. The problem is that t…

This is something that comes up now and again that anyone offering specialized services to clients will certainly resonate with. It's amazing how often a person or an organization will pay for services, products, and the expertise that comes along with them, only to refuse to accept the advice that they're paying for. And with ego-fueled hubris, they suddenly decide that they know what's best. The old adages might tell us that “The customer knows best” and that "The customer is always right in…

If you've ever worked in retail, you've probably fantasized about telling off a customer.

No matter how poorly you performed in a job interview, at least you never brought handfuls of jellybeans to eat during the interview! Up next, these people had a discussion about the pettiest, most meaningless hills they're willing to die on, like one person who insists everyone should “throw away your trash at the movie theater.”

This manager is wondering if they're acting too petty towards an employee with a disruptive habit. They decided to ask the internet to weigh in, and people actually had some great advice for the manager to try out on this employee. Many workplaces try to hire a diverse group of employees . It's good to have multiple minds working on the same problem, since everyone has their own unique thoughts to contribute. But if you've ever worked at a place like that, you know that a diverse group may not…

The last 50 years have brought an unprecedented amount of technology and reform to the way we do business. Those writing Science Fiction around that time might have predicted that we'd either be living in a utopia where we no longer needed to work to live or we'd be living in a dystopian world where few oligarchs, like the fictional Eldon Tyrell, hoarded wealth from the masses like dragons sitting on a pile of gold, while many struggled just to survive in a world of decaying infrastructure amid…

Just how long should a customer have to wait for service when they're checking out at a store ? It depends on a lot of factors. For example, if you check out at a store at 6 PM and there are no cashiers to be seen for a minute or two, you might be confused and annoyed. At 2 AM at that same store, you'd probably take it in stride if there were no cashiers , knowing you may have to go find that person and tell them you're ready to pay. The same goes for family stores, or small shops where the sto…

It's always important to be weary when money is involved, and the fact that everyone has heard a tale or two about a scamming or dishonest mechanic adds to their apprehension when facing a service bill. The problem with thinking everyone is trying to get one over on you all the time is that you'll blame everyone for everything and find yourself constantly at odds. Typically, these types of demands from customers are a way of avoiding footing the bill or in the hopes that you might knock somethi…

"An intern “failing” at ANY task is not a failure of the intern, it’s a failure of the leadership of the organization."

Apparently, some workplaces are so out of touch with their employees that they sometimes fail to notice when employees leave for a vacation and never return to work. How do these workplaces deal with this situation, you ask? They ‘freeze’ every employee's pay once they go on vacation, until said employee returns and declares to HR they are back to work. This means that if you came back to work after a vacation, and weren't aware that you had to call HR and tell them personally that you were bac…