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Imagine this: you’re on your lunch break at work, looking at your phone while your yesterday’s-dinner-turned-today’s-lunch is looking at you, waiting for its turn to get your attention. All of a sudden, you stumble across something on your social media feed that seizes your scrolling and evokes a hearty giggle. Next thing you do - share that something with a fellow colleague, who decided not to show up and work from home today. (Traitor!)
Chances are you don’t even have to imagine what that feels like as you have probably been in that exact situation yourself. And if you have, you know that there is plenty of content online that is worthy of being shared with your work bestie.
It’s very likely that what we have on today’s list would fall under the same ‘shareworthy’ category, as we have put together some of the most hilarious and accurate employee posts you will ever see on X (formerly Twitter).
If you’re curious to see what situations they entail, wait no longer and scroll down to find them below, where you will also find Bored Panda’s interviews with two experts, Associate Professor at MacEwan University, Dr. Tiffany Kriz, and Associate Professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy, Dr. Peter J. Robertson, who were kind enough to answer a few of our questions on the significance of coworker relationships.
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#3
Royal Stray 1 year ago
Money doesn't give you happiness, but the things you can do with money probably will
Having a person you like at work is great; and not only because you have someone to share work-related memes with. According to Associate Professor at MacEwan University, Dr. Tiffany Kriz, “Liking [people] at work can make a substantial difference in how a person experiences work—and even life—on a daily basis, contributing to more positive emotions at work and a sense of flourishing.”
In a recent interview with Bored Panda, the expert pointed out that some people will always see work as transactional and won’t be focused on developing relationships with colleagues, however, some of the others might.
“I think more have realized that how, where, and with whom they spend their time makes a difference in how they experience life, and they apply that philosophy to the workplace just as they would any other area in life,” she said. “People have a fundamental need to connect with other people, and our loneliness levels suggest we need those connections more now than ever before.”
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Tim Fawcett 1 year ago
The average All-hands meeting is more like having your retinas tattooed. Some C-suite goon with nothing to say but that's not going to stop them saying it.
Another expert, Associate Professor at the USC Price School of Public Policy, Dr. Peter J. Robertson emphasized that positive relationships between employees can benefit not only them but the workplace itself, too.
“Research on organizational commitment indicates that there are three types of commitment experienced by employees, one of which is called affiliation commitment (because it is based on the positive relationships employees have with the other people they work with). Some research suggests that affiliation commitment is a stronger predictor of organizational citizenship behavior (for example, prosocial or pro-organizational behavior), which contributes to more effective organizational performance.”
#6
Blue Flower 1 year ago
Oh-my-gosh!!! I used to interpret for the hearing impaired during all employees meetings FOR FREE 😞
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XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
Why? HR should have been allowing you to openly discuss your salary the whole time, as is your legal right.
According to Dr. Robertson, over the last few decades, organizations have become more “team-based” in that they are using teams for lots of different kinds of purposes. “For this reason, there has also been increased attention to the importance of effectively managing interpersonal relationships and group dynamics,” he pointed out.
“As one example, the concept of emotional intelligence has become quite popular, reflecting the fact that being able to effectively manage one's own and others' emotions is key to being an effective manager or leader, and an important capacity for groups and organizations to have.”
Discussing the importance of being able to connect with fellow coworkers, Dr. Robertson suggested that such connections are important on several levels. It is important not only in an emotional sense but from a professional point of view as well (especially since challenges come with lots of ambiguity and complexity), as conversations with coworkers can be critical to the collective sensemaking processes that are needed to help people figure out the best ways of dealing with those challenges.
In our recent interview, Dr. Kriz pointed out that being able to relate to fellow colleagues can facilitate sharing emotions with them (which can enhance individual and team resilience) and build a solid bond; in some cases, even lead to forming workplace friendships.
“Gallup surveys regularly show that having a best friend at work impacts work engagement, as well as how much people enjoy their work and their likelihood to look for another job. Interestingly, their results suggest the impact of having a best friend at work became even stronger during the pandemic.”
#15
Anna Stephenson 1 year ago
Hey we don't make the rules we just follow them!- everyone k no s that once the bra comes off, the outside version of you no longer exists!- you are now the inside/home version of yourself!
#16
Pandemonium 1 year ago
Greg knows how to make it look like an accident. They won't be able to trace it from Greg back to me. Greg enjoys his work
In addition to other people, individuals can also relate to content that depicts situations they are well familiar with. “People have long resonated with funny and relatable work-related content, whether through comic strips (for example, Dilbert), movies (Office Space), or shows (The Office). So it’s no surprise that this trend is carried on now in social media,” Dr. Kriz said.
“In a professional environment, you can’t always talk about the quirky or frustrating observations directly with colleagues. This kind of content on social media can help fill the gaps in providing comedic relief and a sense of relatedness around those shared experiences.”
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White Sauce Hot Sauce 1 year ago
If the attachment was included with every email reply, server and inbox space would run out frequently. Especially since people don't seem to know the difference between 'Reply' and 'Reply All'.
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According to Dr. Robertson, online content that people can relate to does more than just provide a much-needed giggle. “In general, humor is good, so keeping things light can usually be beneficial,” he told Bored Panda. “But such social media content can also point to the kinds of problems or dysfunctions that often characterize the workplace, and in that sense, can have a consciousness-raising effect if it makes people more aware of these issues and even more willing to make the changes needed to improve the situation.”
#31
StrangeOne 1 year ago
This is why I stopped bringing food for people. Bought a delicious, expensive pie at a local bakery for a pot luck. No one had any. Meant more for me, but damn, that sorta hurt.
#32
Damned_Cat 1 year ago
I just woke up, haven't had a full cup of coffee yet, and I read those last few words as "hostage on a pig farm." Still, I don't think I'm wrong...
#36
StrangeOne 1 year ago
I can't count how many times I've had coworkers ask and assume my daughter is going to work at my job. NO!
#39
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
Hmmm, let's see. She got treated like a glorified coffee b***h, was constantly groped & sexually harassed, tried to poison her boss...yeah she completely had it easy lol.
#43
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
What I love is the 2-3 half donuts. Jeeeeez..take the whole thing and eat the other 1/2 later. Reminds me of my grandson..daughter is an HR person who needed to do a Saturday shift. Bought a dozen, since she had no child care that day, took Ivan in with her. Left him and the dozen in a conference room, came back...EVERY one had a bite taken out. BTW the purple ones were "VERY tasty".
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#45
XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧 1 year ago
Hey, don't be putting these ideas out there or one day you're gonna be sorry when ChatGPT is like "Hold my beer..."
#49
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
ARGH! I had two of my managers leave on vacation and they both logged out on google docs and I'm but a lowly serf who does not warrant a proper account with access to do the things I need to do while they're gone.
#58
Ineke Pronk 1 year ago
I don't hate any day of the week, unless half my team is out. Then I really want to wake up sick.
#62
devotedtodreams 1 year ago
I once accidentally yawned out of boredom and had forgotten that I wasn't muted. Luckily, a yawn can always be excused with being tired... ;-)
#63
Michael Smith 1 year ago
Uh... it's not particularly bad, it's just that I have no idea what it's trying to say.
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#68
StrangeOne 1 year ago (edited)
Oof! Just in time to get to work. Maybe on time. Maybe late. Just call in sick. It'll be believable this time.
#74
that one guy 1 year ago (edited)
That's fair, they(the company) won't realize what they had until they lose it, the manager's just letting them know that the pay/conditions/benefits aren't up to par in an effective way
#77
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
My boss at Nestlé said I was "brusque". Boy the revelations after they walked my brusque a*s out. "So who is in charge of this???" LOL
#80
Kelly Scott 1 year ago (edited)
My supervisor's desk was in a row with a bunch of others, so the day before she came back from vacation, we hid her desk in a room and then spaced the others so there were no gaps. The 80s were a fun time.
#82
Sky Render 1 year ago (edited)
Demanding experience these days is just a trap they set to explain why you're going to be making the bottom end of the salary scale. Because you don't have 25 years of experience in the program that's existed for only 5 years, they can only give you $15 an hour instead of the promised $100 an hour. Tough break! Maybe you can get a raise in 2 years to $16 an hour though!
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#105
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago (edited)
One of the chefs I worked wit used to work for Rogue Brewing. Naming them because they really suck. Picture New Years Eve. The owner's son calls the pub and the phone rings FOUR TIMES. ALL STAFF meeting at 9AM New Years Day with less than 10hr notice. My buddy told them to get bent and got fired for it. I completely understand. Also did I mention Rogue Brewing SUCKS?
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