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When job hunting, many of us are willing to do just about anything to get hired. But in the process, we tend to forget that it’s not just companies interviewing us—we’re also interviewing them. That’s why, when we get the chance, we need to think twice before accepting the final offer.
To help with that, one man on Threads asked people to share the first signs that a job is going to be toxic. Check out some of their best advice below, and if you’ve got any wisdom to add, drop it in the comments!
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#1
“We wear many hats here” means you’ll be doing two or three jobs for the price of one
Little Bit 9 months ago
And when you're berated if you're doing one job and not the other. For example when I'm doing a sales related task the manager complains that I'm not doing an accounts task, yet when I'm busy on accounts the same manager complains that I'm not concentrating on sales.
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
I have actually witnessed that at a McDonald's drive-thru window. The manager told the employee to perform one task, then two minutes later berated him for not doing something else.
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Phred 8 months ago
I'm one of the few people who wears many hats but is happy with it. I don't work weekends and evenings unless it's really urgent (I work in a small corner of health care), things that need to get done sooner I work on right now, other things get done when they get done. Lots of variety, but my organization actually knows about work-life balance. That's why I've been there for almost twenty years, and yes, I know how lucky I am.
Glen Ellyn 9 months ago
Once upon a time, I had a manager who would change her mind every 2 minutes about what and where she wanted us to work. She'd assign me (and everyone else on the team) to work in a specific department, and then come back 2 minutes later and swap everyone around. Two minutes later, she'd change everything again. I think she was simply in over her head running the team. All good people, but she wore everyone out. Thankfully, she didn't last long. Whew.
Nezzy Ikonomova 6 months ago
Nursing in a nutshell. They even gave the “hats” example when I was in university…
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#2
No respect for breaks. Expects you to work through lunch.
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
I've had to leave the premises in order to have an undisturbed break or lunch. The entitlement of some people to blatantly ignore the fact that you're not available was astounding.
whiterabbit 9 months ago
We don't have breaks at my work and I prefer that. I don't want to clock out to waste 30-60 mins sitting there at work eating just so I can get off work and get home 30-60 minutes later. If I'm stuck at work for 10 hours I want to get paid for 10 hours and get home as early as possible so I can enjoy the rest of my day.
Nikole 9 months ago
I actually agree with you here. We have two 15 minutes paid breaks and a 30 minute unpaid lunch. We’re technically supposed to at least take our lunch break, but why would I just sit there for a half hour when I’m eating an apple and a protein drink? Especially for the in office days. Luckily my boss doesn’t force us, because I’ll be dámned if I’m staying in the office for 8 1/2 hours.
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When the manager makes excuses for the coworker's laziness. They favor the lazy coworker and punish the hard worker with more work.
Little Bit 9 months ago
And why is it that when redundancy is on the cards, it is always the hardest working, most loyal employees who are top of the list to go? It is never the lazy wasters who do nothing but complain about how much they hate their jobs.
Beth Wheeler 9 months ago
Yeah they always have their favorites. There are 4 different times that we were told about something in a staff meeting that I went to my boss after and told her I know how to do this, I've done it before. She always picked her favorite. After the last time I was done and never did it again. I've been in this place for 13 years and been doing the job for 25.
Bored Panda reached out to Country, the poster behind the viral Threads question, to find out what inspired him to ask it.
As an award-winning event manager, multicultural marketer, and digital creator, he’s spent his career bridging culture, conversation, and brand storytelling—so he’s seen it all.
“I’ve worked entry-level jobs in fast food, retail, and call centers, and now I manage marketing campaigns for brands like the Super Bowl, Oprah Winfrey, and the FDA’s Fresh Empire initiative,” he told us. “I’ve seen both sides, from struggling to get a lunch break to leading teams on multimillion-dollar projects. I wanted to start a conversation that let people share their experiences and recognize the warning signs of a toxic job before they get stuck in one.”
#4
They tell you don’t talk about pay
Earonn - 9 months ago
Talked about my salary, company tried to come at me with "it's not allowed". I pointed out the laws in my home country which are not the slaveowner's laws of the USA. Company had to shut up. Will I never get a career here? Yes. Was is worth it? Also yes.
Mike F 9 months ago
Sorry to burst your bubble, but it's permitted by law to discuss wages and there's nothing a company can (legally) do about it.
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BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Won't wash in California. Illegal AF, and just begging for an asskicking in court.
Ben Taylor 9 months ago
Actually, against federal law in the United States. They don't want you and your coworkers to share info because pay disparity would be transparent!!
#5
Your boss is the owner’s child.
Hosteshumanigeneris 9 months ago
Just left a company where my "Director" is the owner's son. Literally the most toxic work environment that I have ever worked in. Most dysfunctional and when i advocated for my staff, I became ostracized and marginalized to where I was forced to quit in order to preserve my mental health
Michael Largey 9 months ago
Face it. The owner's child is the next owner. Look at what that will be, good or bad.
ILoveMySon 8 months ago
I had a WONDERFUL experience working for a small family owned company. Father was PR, Son was VP, Mom was Office Manager. I was son's Admin Asst. The only jerks were those who were NOT related. I realize this is very abnormal. Just a phenomenonal family who I respected and admired.
#6
When the manager texts the entire group about a mistake you did instead of just directly messaging you
John Dilligaf 9 months ago
one of the most basic ruls of leadrship is thet you "praise in public, repremand in private"
Michael Largey 9 months ago
Depends. If he doesn't mention your name but instead says "Let's all avoid this misstep in the future", count your blessings.
William Teach 9 months ago
Sadly, in the car business this is just business as usual, but, it's more managers talking and people hearing it
#7
When there are more than 3 interview stages. Worked for the companies like that. Company culture was always toxic.
Tabitha 9 months ago
Especially when it’s a minor job paying very little. I can see more than one interview for an important executive position. I want a new CEO to be thoroughly vetted. But a new cashier making minimum wage? Come the f**k on, people. One interview (with only one experienced interviewer who is great at reading people, instead of multiple interviewers who don’t know what they’re doing) that goes well, plus a good background check should be enough.
Kat Alison 9 months ago
I’m not doing more than two interviews, period. And that’s for a REALLY good job. If it’s not such a great job, I’m not doing more than one interview.
V 9 months ago
I went for a casual retail job. Only one interview, but after 2 weeks they were still running background and police checks so I withdrew my application.
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when you start your first day and realize…almost every one just started working there. it’s giving high turnover
#9
“We’re like a close knit family here.”
Glen Ellyn 9 months ago
I worked one job that was for a family-run business and I can honestly say that it really was well run and fair. But I also know that this company was the exception to the rule. Earlier in my career, I worked for a different business that was also family-run. That place was horrible because the owners treated everyone as if they were beneath them.
#10
When people constantly talk sh*t behind peoples back and then being fake to them 😭
#11
When there is no professionalism, a lot of gossip, and also the managers never care about u as a human and only the customers matter
Nikole 9 months ago
Absolutely not. My current job isn’t like that… My previous ones were though…
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Donna Peluda 9 months ago
When the CEO can't even grasp basic technical knowledge and uses frases like suck it up buttercup.
StrangeOne 9 months ago
Yes, customer service quality is important, but customer service quality goes only as far as the profits are prioritized. Take Value Village, for example. They say they place customers first to employees. However, that's in place of employees, and not in place of their stingy policies and profits. Those change rooms are not coming back and those washrooms are remaining code access only, no matter how much customers complain. This just adds tension from customers towards staff.
#12
Higher ups playing favorites ( managers/ supervisors )
StrangeOne 9 months ago
It's bad where I work. Some people get away with everything. Others get written up for nothing.
Michael Largey 9 months ago
As a manager, if you were competent and accomplished what I wanted, you were a favorite. And I wasn't playing.
Joshua David 9 months ago
The worst thing a boss can do is be friendly with subordinates. It's dangerous. Corporate executive HR manager here.
#13
They are late to the interview they set up. Immediately no
#14
When the post asks for a “rockstar” “ninja” or “unicorn”
Kat Alison 9 months ago
In that case, I want a rock star for a boss. How about Paul McCartney? I’d like to work for him.
SkyyCaramba 8 months ago
oooh, maybe Billie Joe Armstrong? he sounds kewl
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Mike F 9 months ago
Immature people posting the ads. Someone says to me that they are seeking a "ninja" and I'm gonna do an Irish goodbye.
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SheamusFanFrom1987 8 months ago
Where the heck is the job located? Shanker's Island...??? The Sengoku Period...??? The Isle of Avonlea...??? -_-"
Michael Largey 9 months ago
One of my principal's must have seen me as a unicorn. He certainly acted like I didn't exist.
#15
A clearly s**t manager from the word go who contacts you at 7pm at night asking you to do something you’ve never done before and insists they have it first thing in the morning, then chastises you for not knowing the process of the task they have assigned.
Joshua David 9 months ago
In my 46 years, I learned not to acknowledge work related communications until the next business day. Even in college when I did customer service for Sears, i would do the same. Someone called out and now they wanted me to come in. In corporate executive hr I do the same unless something i agreed to and then ill do it. Learn to say no!
Geoffrey Scott 9 months ago
Or...when you admit your inexperience with that task, demean and mock you.
Mike F 9 months ago
"I would have thought that was covered by day * of training, we will need to revisit that..."
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weekly working lunches.
every single time i’ve worked at a place like this, the leadership had NO boundaries
tori Ohno 9 months ago
I worked for a company that tried that once a month. We'd go to the meeting, eat pizza, listen to the boss, then clock out for our LEGAL unpaid lunch break. They had no legal rights, so it stopped being mandatory.
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Exactly what I had to do at one job that had their weekly touchy-feely meetings and lunch. The "lunch" would always start 10 minutes late, and end 10 minutes early. Every. Single. Time. My solution: quietly sit and interact. When THEIR lunch ended, mine began. What didn't get done was not my problem; my day ended at 5pm.
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Alex Schneider 9 months ago
Also a lack of leading skills: Boss wants to be friend,cause he has no management,organizing skills- at my workplace those lunches were the bandage for every f****d up plan and chaos he created,stressing his team.
Taibhse Sealgair 8 months ago
This happened occasionally, but when it did, lunch was provided and was more than just pizza. Generally the companies (more than one) would announce it ahead of time and send a menu to choose from.
Tonyah Mcanelly 9 months ago
We encourage getting away from your desk . You just need that mental break
#17
When orientation or onboarding isn’t planned out properly. This happened at my current job that should’ve been a red flag 🚩 to me 7 months ago. However, I will be leaving tomorrow. Last day thank goodness 😅
Mike F 9 months ago
Sometimes it's a matter of growing very quickly. We went from ~6 drivers to 18 in a matter of weeks. Our on-boarding paperwork was also haphazard. I developed a checklist and created an on boarding "kit" that contained all of the necessary paperwork then doubled as their employee file when completed. We went through a couple of weeks of "growing pains" but got caught up.
#18
Getting PTO approved requires you to jump through any hoop
Geoffrey Scott 9 months ago
One of the good things about my last gig before retirement. I called a couple separate times on different PTO requests to ensure I could make reservations for my PTO. "Did you put down what days?".."Yes"..."You get it then"
Mike F 9 months ago
You had a great job. Nearly every place I ever worked acted like my time off was a direct inconvenience to them.
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As soon as your manager talks negatively about one of your teammates in your department, it's over.
Mike F 9 months ago
That would depend on your definition of talking negatively. If there's a problem with a teammate's production or accuracy, then it would not be out of the ordinary to discuss with another team member. But, if the manager starts talking 💩 about another's personal life or choices, that's a problem.
Alex Schneider 9 months ago
small disagree here: always talk to the employee first, if it is necessary to include his teammember ( for information or support) talk to them. But keep it clear and avoid gossip.
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Kenneth Smith 9 months ago
I'll add to this that if a manager is airing out another coworker's sins in front of you, they are airing out yours in front of others.
Michael Largey 9 months ago
If there's a problem that needs the department to address, then the manager should talk about it to his staff. Who is responsible for that problem is a separate - and private - conversation.
#20
When the tagline says that they’re looking for highly motivated self starters.. aka we won’t help you / train you properly so you better be able to think quickly on your feet
#21
People eating lunch in their cars. It usually means they can’t eat in peace without being interrupted for work.
john doe 9 months ago
I always eat lunch in my car because I just want to get out of the building
Taibhse Sealgair 8 months ago
I wanna know what that shrimp/pasta salad in the stock photo is.
#22
When the manager starts texting you, pretending to be a friend the first two weeks.
ITS A SETUP. RUN. WHEN. THIS. HAPPENS.
#23
Bait & switch. They called you in for a social media management position but then say we don't do that here - this job is direct sales.
Glen Ellyn 9 months ago
I had one company try to recruit me for a job. It turned out that the location of the office was nearly 60 miles away from my home! No thanks. And it turned out it was a sales job, including cold-calling. Nope, I am not suited to sales jobs
#24
“Everyone does everything”
#26
Being given a "new" manager on your first day because the one who hired you quit.
#27
1.the bosses favors the obviously bad employees who can't work independently and try to pass their job responsibility to you
2. The Managers & Executive Secretaries can't construct a simple business letters
3. Micro managing
4. They appoint people who are unqualified for the job
5. The Human Resources department are gaslighters and always condescending
6. When they are related to each other
StrangeOne 9 months ago
When the managers try to play psycho-analyst and proceed to tell you who you are, what you're feeling and how to change yourself. Then tell you everything that's bad about yourself. Then when you break down they try to lift up your confidence again. Absolute mindfuck.
liam newton-harding 9 months ago
“Oh, manager…this sounds like a fun game! Let me do you first!!!”
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I stopped reading at "the bosses favors the obviously bad employees"
#28
When the person training you leaves after a week lmao
Michael Largey 9 months ago
As a high school teacher, I had a certain degree of confidence in the expertise of 16 year olds. Middle aged administrators, not so much.
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#29
People not saying greetings to each other at the start of the day.
Ace 9 months ago
It's a cultural thing. In some countries like France it can get taken to extremes with a need for everyone to individually greet (with a handshake or a kiss) everybody else in the office every single morning.
trixiefly11 9 months ago
Thats too much, everyone gets a "good morning" from me and that's it. Even that is more than I want to do sometimes.
Load More Replies... Kat Alison 9 months ago
As long as they keep the greeting short and quiet. I can’t stand loud talkative people first thing in the morning. Just say, “Hi, how are you doing?” and leave it at that.
E Menendez 9 months ago
Now, I don't agree with this. Some people (like me) are not the best at social interaction and don't say good morning when they come in because they don't think of it because they don't care if any one says good morning to them. I have had to work really hard to do this because so many people have complained I don't say good morning. I do reply if someone says it to me first, but I don't initiate the interaction. And that is their issue, I guess.
#30
maga bumper stickers throughout the parking lot
Cammy Mack 9 months ago
Any politics. "This politician is bad" or "this politician is good"; c'mon you bunch of sheep. They don't care about us.
Geoffrey Scott 9 months ago
Or mulling over if it is a company that pays well and worth checking out. The cars in the lot, are they worn out junkers, or in relatively good repair.
LooseSeal's $10 Banana 9 months ago
Driving a beater is not necessarily an indication of pay. I and several other guys I work with drive 15+ year old cars with plenty of dings and dents, yet still make enough to live comfortably. No car payment, low insurance, not worrying about minor damage. Beaters are the way to go.
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Manager telling you don't argue with the boss.
StrangeOne 9 months ago
Being treated like you're a child at work messes with your brain. Long enough and you start feeling like you're a kid.
Kat Alison 9 months ago
Tell them what they want to hear….then do the smart thing when they’re not paying attention.
#32
your new manager jokingly telling you they’re envious of how well you’re treated by skips during your first 1:1, and then proceed to micromanage you until you burn out, get tossed around and quiet quit
Bogdan C 9 months ago
Skip managers! It means managers one level above your direct manager (your manager's manager).
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Michael Largey 9 months ago
If you have a good staff, treat them like Picassos. (How could you micromanage Picasso?)
#33
When they want to know everything about your private life
#35
Had them tell me in the interview “We need someone who doesn’t need a lot of thanks or recognition. Ya know, a team player taking it for the team.” 👀
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
In other words, the office whipping boy/girl. Abandon hope, all ye who are employed here.
#36
When one person gets into trouble everyone else is getting disciplined as well.
#37
They started looking for help now that they’re swamped. It’s a sign that you’re not going to get trained properly.
Alex Schneider 9 months ago
I asked if they have SOPs for every workstep,any manuals and if there are experienced trainers,that get time beside their daily workamount for training or answering questions
StrangeOne 9 months ago
That, and they likely had full staff months ago and then did lay-offs when the work load ebbed. Now they're too busy and need help. The new hires will be the first to go during the next lay-offs.
#38
The long term employees won't meet your eyes.
StrangeOne 9 months ago
And act like your supervisor. You don't need a dozens eyes observing your every micromovement.
#39
If you’re a nurse, they have no core staff. All travelers.
#40
Telling you you have to start at the lowest of the chain and work your way up .. excuse me I have 15 yrs exp in this I will not be a cashier before I do the job I went to school for
#41
Your supervisor vents their frustration about the business while training you
Michael Largey 9 months ago (edited)
I prefer a supervisor being up front about things from the get go.
#42
The interviewers sent a proxy (way junior) for them to conduct the interview, and they recorded me without asking for consent.
#43
When they ask “Can you multitask?”
#44
“We want a drama free candidate “
#45
When they say it's competitive and exciting.
Competitive means the old b***hes in HR gone hate you for being younger and pretty.
Exciting is chaotic with a bow on.
#46
If they’re short staffed when u go in for your interview.
#47
"We're looking for a rockstar" - you'll do the job of five people for the salary of half a person
"Growth opportunities" - You'll grow into burnout, and the opportunity is to quit
"Work hard, play hard" - You'll work hard. That's it
"Fast-paced environment” - pure chaos. Every day is a fire drill, and you're the extinguisher
"We reward initiative" - With more work
"We trust our employees" - We trust you'll answer Slack messages at midnight
#48
When Some ppl get away with everything while they‘re incompetent for their job.
#49
When the person training you isn’t fully trained.
#50
You have to stay late. The FIRST day.
#51
My new manager had the quote “It’s the hard days that make us stronger.” in her email signature. One of the most inept and toxic environments I ever worked in.
Michael Largey 9 months ago
It is the hard days that make us stronger. They give us the will to leave.
#52
When they won’t listen to what you expect from a job in the interview, like pay, hours, etc.
#53
When the boss interviewing you says they expect you in by 7am, even though your job starts at 9. And expects you to leave at 7pm just because you’re an apprentice.
Kat Alison 9 months ago
Does the boss come in at 7:00 AM? Probably not. So, find out when he/she comes in….and come in 10 or 15 minutes before that.
#54
When they include a team building exercise in every meeting.
Mike F 9 months ago (edited)
I have a team building exercise for ya, 3rd finger curls. It's goes like this, I'll start 🖕✊🖕✊
Michael Largey 9 months ago
You don't build a team with an exercise. You build a team by being a leader - or at least a manager.
#55
My first day, my coworker told me “Everybody gains at least 25 Ibs when they start working here”
Michael Largey 9 months ago
No, it's in the UK, and that's the weekly salary.
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 9 months ago
Aaaahhhh..Nestle'. "You'll note everyone here is a bit pudgy"...yeah the office staff as they are slaved to the desks all day.
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Great if you're normally underweight. Bad if you have health issues, a family, a social life.....
#56
They immediately try to add you on social media.
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Desperate for great reviews, while micromanaging what you post on line. George Orwell would implode
#57
Pizza parties
quentariel 9 months ago
They are not bad if they are not an excuse to skip a monetary bonus. Especially in smaller places offering pizza to employees isn't that expensive and it's simply a nice gesture to thank everyone after some particularly busy or hard day once in a while.
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Trust me, they ARE an excuse to skip a monetary bonus. If not pizza parties, then it's tote bags, tumblers, key rings, t-shirts, sweatshirts, and coffee mugs bearing the company logo .
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“Hit the ground running.”
#59
The manager is working super hard to be your “friend” or is a “mother hen” (which is not gender specific).
#60
Job scope keep on changing
#61
They hire mostly teenagers
#62
When a coworker/manager calls you bestie, it’s the biggest ick there is in the workplace because they don’t even know me like that. 🤦♂️
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
Designed to get you to drop your guard. They expect you to regale them with intimate details of your life, while keeping silent as the grave about theirs. The more they know about you, the easier it is to keep you under their thumb.
#64
When everyone at the work place is THREATENED by you and your co-workers try to tell you what to do or trip you up.
#65
Went to a job shadow and nobody I talked to was there longer than a year. This branch had been open for 12 years🤓
#66
My boss told me “it’s not about doing your job well , it’s about if we like you or not.” 🤔🫠
Michael Largey 9 months ago
Start looking for another job, because that place will be closing soon.
#67
When everyone warns you not to transfer here because "the team leader will get you fired if she doesn't like you"
#68
In the UK if you have a Karen asking you if you’re alright every 5 minutes, start getting ready for the workplace bullying 🥺😂😂
#70
When your boss says he likes employees with an employer mindset. I’m not going above and beyond for you or this place, my friend 💀
#71
They hire u on the spot or they already telling you the tea about ppl before u even get to meet them
#72
The interviewer says “Anyone can say anything on their resume, but can you do the work?”
BrownEyedPanda 9 months ago
The caution is understandable. False information on a resumé can costs hours in productivity, money, even lives.
#73
From the few jobs I’ve had, it’s when in your first day, your manager or whoever gives you orientation, reads from a script verbatimly.
#74
For me was “here we grow horizontally”
#75
Long winded rants by executives
#76
Other coworkers you’re meeting for the FIRST time telling you that you have to “choose your battles”
#78
When lazy co-workers always seem to get away with being lazy but others get micro-managed.
#79
On my first day of work, the senior technician which was recently promoted to manager, showed me his old office room. It looked similarly to a person with depression's home.
#80
When interviewers make all these lovely presentations introducing the company, asks you very generic skill-based questions about you, then ends the interview without letting you ask questions.
#81
They hire you right away.
Gabriel Camomescro 9 months ago
This is not always a bad thing. I have had a few insta-hire jobs, some good, some bad. Sometimes they are reasonable in their expectations and when someone meets those expectations, they see no reason to keep interviewing.
Jesse 9 months ago
Yes! This happened with my part-time job. I told them my starting date (1st November, the interview was on 26th October). Manager was super happy I wanted to start immediately, so I got to get going straight away.
Load More Replies... Kat Alison 9 months ago
Not always a bad sign—this happened to me for my favourite job ever. I was a good fit, we were a good group together.
#82
When your boss describes his female boss as ‘as good as gold’.
Tabitha 9 months ago
Also be aware that the employee the boss singles out and says is a “standup guy”, or someone who “will immediately jump up to help you when you need it” is probably a Jekyll and Hyde, and will turn into the nastiest person you’ve ever met when the boss isn’t around, especially if you can’t do anything to further their career. In addition, once the boss is out of earshot, they s**t talk them. If you have any kind of pull with the higher ups, and can do something to help their career, they’ll be helpful and sweet as pie to your face while saying bad things about you when your back is turned.
#83
Making everyone in a law firm (including the lawyers) clock in and out with an actual time stamp machine.
Michael Largey 9 months ago (edited)
Well, when you're billing hours, you've got to track the hours. Refreshingly legit.
#84
When something happens people that never spoke to you start coming up to you being nosey asking you questions.
#86
Your manager is 22 with a kid.
What do you think ?
Tucker Cahooter 9 months ago
I remember about 40 years ago (yes, I'm that old and I remember it well), I started a new job. Within the first hour or so, three different women had come up to me at different times to introduce themselves and all of them said something along the lines of "This place would be much better if Paul left". There were actually two Pauls so I wasn't sure who they meant. The first Paul was a bit weird but harmless, however the other Paul I found out soon enough was a backstabbing sleazy creep. Pity it was a government department so getting rid of someone wasn't an easy thing to do
Sam 9 months ago
We let bosses take WAY too much license with our lives. It is definitely not ok to scream at employees and diminish them just to get some work done. Also, terrible way to manage anything. Motivate positively. If you don't, some of those employees are not only going to work slower on purpose, they may actively sabotage the company. Treating people right is win win. Treating people wrong is lose lose.
Tango Wox 9 months ago
A few of these strike me as odd, especially the break stuff, but maybe that's because I work in a field were we don't do lunch or 'breaks'. Honestly most feel very specific to traditional 9-5 white collar office work.
Matt Germster 8 months ago
90 to 99% of those are only deal breakers to those who do not have rent, medical bills, utilities to pay, or a car payment or insurance, etc... which is why 99% of these have a comment that starts off with "Same" or "That's how it is at my job.", all of these traits have become commonplace at most workplaces as most of us can vouch for.
Leah Banks 9 months ago
Forced employee "trauma bonding" ice breakers. I worked in a gym and every Friday we had team meetings where we all had to share the best and the worst parts of our week, and then run laps to "reset and recharge". No thanks!
Tucker Cahooter 9 months ago
I remember about 40 years ago (yes, I'm that old and I remember it well), I started a new job. Within the first hour or so, three different women had come up to me at different times to introduce themselves and all of them said something along the lines of "This place would be much better if Paul left". There were actually two Pauls so I wasn't sure who they meant. The first Paul was a bit weird but harmless, however the other Paul I found out soon enough was a backstabbing sleazy creep. Pity it was a government department so getting rid of someone wasn't an easy thing to do
Sam 9 months ago
We let bosses take WAY too much license with our lives. It is definitely not ok to scream at employees and diminish them just to get some work done. Also, terrible way to manage anything. Motivate positively. If you don't, some of those employees are not only going to work slower on purpose, they may actively sabotage the company. Treating people right is win win. Treating people wrong is lose lose.
Tango Wox 9 months ago
A few of these strike me as odd, especially the break stuff, but maybe that's because I work in a field were we don't do lunch or 'breaks'. Honestly most feel very specific to traditional 9-5 white collar office work.
Matt Germster 8 months ago
90 to 99% of those are only deal breakers to those who do not have rent, medical bills, utilities to pay, or a car payment or insurance, etc... which is why 99% of these have a comment that starts off with "Same" or "That's how it is at my job.", all of these traits have become commonplace at most workplaces as most of us can vouch for.
Leah Banks 9 months ago
Forced employee "trauma bonding" ice breakers. I worked in a gym and every Friday we had team meetings where we all had to share the best and the worst parts of our week, and then run laps to "reset and recharge". No thanks!
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