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Work is exhausting and yet somehow also hilarious, especially when you realize that your colleagues are just as disillusioned as you.
Luckily, the Facebook group 'Work Humour and Memes' (with 316K members) is a safe space where everyone can freely express what they’re thinking and feeling about the daily grind, without getting called into HR.
From lengthy commutes to demanding bosses and stale breakroom coffee, this online community captures every painfully relatable moment, reminding us that laughing at the chaos is a good way to keep it together.
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Raven Sheridan 4 months ago
But what about the billionaires? How can they afford their fifth yacht if they pay you a living wage? 😉
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It can be hard to see the positive side when you have too many responsibilities. In the UK, for example, recruitment company Reed recently discovered that almost nine in ten (85 percent) workers have experienced symptoms of burnout or exhaustion, while almost half (47 percent) have needed to take time off work because of their deteriorating mental health.
Young workers have been facing the most pressure, with 91 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds and 94 percent of 25 to 34-year-olds saying they have experienced symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, and headaches because of their work.
In addition, more than a quarter (26 percent) of workers who have never taken time off for their mental health say they have needed to but were unable to do so because of their workload, fear of judgment, or concerns over their financial situation.
Reed's research also showed that perceptions about mental health issues differed between age groups, with 19 percent of those aged 55 to 64 and 16 percent of those aged between 45 and 54 believing that mental health "should be dealt with outside of work." This is compared to just 8 percent of 25 to 34-year-olds.
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sturmwesen 4 months ago
freaks my BF out everytime...and after the call the jaw wiggeling starts to shake off your CS persona
In the US, the picture is pretty similar. Only 31% of American employees are engaged, the lowest level in a decade, according to Gallup's latest State of the Global Workplace report.
This matters because engaged employees are emotionally invested in their work and committed to their organization's success — they show up with energy, purpose, and a drive to perform at their best.
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Jessica Langmeyer Specht 4 months ago (edited)
I would LOVE to say that to a doctor's office employee, since I schedule imaging appointments for patients.
According to Gallup, the cumulative impact of employee engagement is seen across key business metrics, from retention to revenue:
- 78% less absenteeism;
- 14% higher productivity;
- 51% lower turnover (low-turnover organizations);
- 21% lower turnover (high-turnover organizations);
- 18% higher sales productivity;
- 10% higher customer loyalty;
- 23% higher profitability.
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Auntriarch 4 months ago
We had posters put up about inappropriate humour, it was called crossing the line. Honestly I never crossed the line, I was born this side of it.
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Auntriarch 4 months ago
I found out my colleagues were having bets on how long it would be before I expostulated
But if the employees aren't serious about their problems, chances are, they're not at the top of the boardroom's agenda list as well.
One Columbia study found "that executives talk about customers 10 times more often [in earnings calls] than employees. And when they do, executives perceive customers to be analogous to opportunities and employees to risks."
And even when companies mention good employee experience, they still usually act on customer experience.
A Deloitte and Workplace Intelligence study showed that while 82% of executives believe their organization promotes "human sustainability," only 56% of employees agree.
Deloitte noted that "some leaders fail to recognize that for most people surveyed, work is a negative rather than a positive force in their lives."
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Auntriarch 4 months ago
When someone with no idea how to do your job, getting paid twice as much as you, with no apparent workload, tries to tell you how to do your job.
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Alisha Brun 4 months ago
Why can managers come in anytime they pleas and leave whenever? I'm sorry if I have clocked out and you pull me aside, I'm clocking back in.
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Sue Denham 4 months ago
I used to drive to work and fantasise about keeping on driving to a whole other city.
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tori Ohno 4 months ago (edited)
The baby boomers generation was the last who "lived to work". They took pride in their careers. Now, no matter how hard you try, how much energy you put into it, you get nothing for it. You can't even afford an apartment let alone buy a house. And vacation? What's that? I "work to live", because the last time I was #1 in the office, the owner's son took all the credit even though I had all of the paperwork. Nepotism, gotta hate it. Just give me my paycheck so I can buy the things that make me happy. Cause it sure isn't my job.
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winterwidow87 4 months ago
Or not enough parking spots for employees. That's the case for my hospital, i'm lucky i don't own a car and use public transportation.
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R1MV4Superleggera 4 months ago
Me against HR, why? It's been more than 4 years since the insufferable besterds ban me from interviewing new victi....er, new workers at me and my brother factory! They told me that if I set foot in their department, they WILL call my Parents! 😠
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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 4 months ago
The version I say to myself uses a different word but yeah. Guilty as charged.
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Auntriarch 4 months ago
Apparently you are not supposed to say at your long service award ceremony "if I'd mürdered the interviewer, I'd have been free by now".
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Mike Rodrick 4 months ago
2nd shift is usually less stressful. Fewer people & managers. Managers who don't want to be there either & stay in their offices.
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Mike Rodrick 4 months ago
HR feels the same. They just can't show it so they take it out on you.
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Mike Rodrick 4 months ago
I used to have work dreams way too often. I don't know why but many times I was naked & trying to hide.
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BookFanatic 4 months ago
I'm always convinced it's about me, and then the sheer relief when I realize somebody else done did f*** up for once.
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SchadenFreudian Psychology 4 months ago
Early in my working life I made myself a rule to do as much stuff as possible for ME during the work day. Fvck them; I have a life to manage.
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Science Nerd 4 months ago
Real-life. My DD was working for Walmart at the time when we got 28” of snow. Was then told she had to report to her shift, but it turned out that nobody showed up except the manager who wound up sleeping overnight in the store.
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tori Ohno 4 months ago (edited)
That's how I quit my first "professional" job when I was 23. I couldn't stop crying so I just never went back. I found a job better suited to me within 2 days fortunately. My job was a receptionist, and I'm an introvert, a word we didn't understand all those decades ago. Go figure, an introvert doesn't like answering phones and greeting strangers all day long.
#79
Auntriarch 4 months ago
I'm afraid zoom meetings used to turn me and Mark into Statler and Waldorf.
#81
SchadenFreudian Psychology 4 months ago
I hate people who get into long conversations at the cash register.
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Raven Sheridan 4 months ago
Honestly prison is starting to look like a good option to me. Three meals a day, roof over my head, free healthcare, no bills, etc.
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KrazyChiMama 4 months ago
Experienced this one a lot. I’d add weaponized incompetence as well. I worked with a medical assistant who couldn’t take an accurate blood pressure to save her life. The doctors asked the supervisor to move her to another position because of it. We all tried to help her and teach her the correct way. I think she did it on purpose because she didn’t want to run rooms she preferred sitting at the desk instead.
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KrazyChiMama 4 months ago
I loved nights…it’s the transition from going from working nights to days that really messes you up.
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KrazyChiMama 4 months ago
I want to take a moment to thank Mike Rodrick for his comments. I appreciate the humor and a good laugh on a Monday morning is always a blessing! :D
Mike F 4 months ago
Too bad that sentiment is not universally shared. Looking at YOU down vote gremlins!
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ElfVibratorGlitter 4 months ago
I'm actually just starting my third week of medical leave due to postpartum depression (miscarriage). Just had my 5th ketamine infusion and while my mood is fantastic, really not looking forward to going back to work.
Emilu 4 months ago (edited)
I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope your mood continues to stay high. Edit: Is your reluctance to go back to work related to telling people what happened/concern about them asking where you've been? If you have someone you really trust at work (bonus if they're in leadership of some description), I'd quietly take them aside, explain what happened but ask that it be kept quiet because you're not in the head-space to talk about it at the moment. It lets people know something has happened but at the same time will (hopefully) make them sensitive to the fact that you don't want to talk about it. I hope this helps you, but I apologise profusely if I'm off-base.
Load More Replies... KrazyChiMama 4 months ago
I want to take a moment to thank Mike Rodrick for his comments. I appreciate the humor and a good laugh on a Monday morning is always a blessing! :D
Mike F 4 months ago
Too bad that sentiment is not universally shared. Looking at YOU down vote gremlins!
Load More Replies... ElfVibratorGlitter 4 months ago
I'm actually just starting my third week of medical leave due to postpartum depression (miscarriage). Just had my 5th ketamine infusion and while my mood is fantastic, really not looking forward to going back to work.
Emilu 4 months ago (edited)
I'm so sorry for your loss. I hope your mood continues to stay high. Edit: Is your reluctance to go back to work related to telling people what happened/concern about them asking where you've been? If you have someone you really trust at work (bonus if they're in leadership of some description), I'd quietly take them aside, explain what happened but ask that it be kept quiet because you're not in the head-space to talk about it at the moment. It lets people know something has happened but at the same time will (hopefully) make them sensitive to the fact that you don't want to talk about it. I hope this helps you, but I apologise profusely if I'm off-base.
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