50 Of The Most Useful Cheat Sheets And Workplace Charts That Even Bosses May Approve Of
Most of us, one way or another, are out there working. After all, we’ve got bills to pay, and mouths to feed, ain’t nothing in this world is free. So it can be helpful to find little ways throughout the day to make work, one’s career, and getting things done easier.
We’ve gathered interesting charts, graphs, and other useful guides to help around the workplace. From informative infographics to humorous pie charts, be sure to upvote your favorites as you scroll through, perhaps take some notes on ideas that might be useful, and feel free to comment your thoughts below.
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Productivity Is A Marathon Not A Sprint
I always take breaks during stuff. Write a page? Check BP. Get down a piano measure? Read a page in my book. I can't work for long periods without breaks.
Marginal Tax
If I earn £100K HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa! Then I woke up! 😆😆😆
Recipe for Tiger Soup. Step 1: Catch yourself a tiger.
Load More Replies...As this is in £, it is a slight oversimplification of the UK tax system, as we also have something called National Insurance, which has a starting threshold and an upper limit. It used to pretty much coincide with the basic 20% rate of tax and was at that time 11%, meaning for the most part, you paid about 30% as a basic rate tax payer. It is still there, but I've not bothered working out the thresholds for a long time, as it is calculated on weekly income. It has just been dropped to 8% though. Note that N.I. is only paid by people in employment. Once you retire, you only pay income tax, no N.I.
Speak for yourselves, marginal tax rate is not a difficult concept. Though every extra amount over the threshold is taxed at the higher amount, so every pay rise or bonus.
This isn't too far off the way the US tax system works after deductions we just make it difficult
This is exactly how taxes work in the US. The numbers are different of course.
Load More Replies...Paid Leave By Country
I worked for a German company, and we were their only US group. Germany got tons of PTO, holiday closures etc. We had almost no holidays and very little PTO with 20 days MAX after 10 years. Would've been nice if they provided German benefits to us.
It would, but sadly most companies won’t give you more than they have to. It’s why many countries have legal minimums.
Load More Replies...I live in Brazil. You have 30 days of paid leave every 12 months, but that's just a period where you can travel and rest. If you get sick, there's no limit. The company pays up to 15 days of sick leave, and from 16 days up, the government pays instead. You of course need to have a good reason for that. My mom had cancer and she was paid by the government for almost two years. The only downside is that you might not get as much money as when you're working, but at least you're not completely unsupported.
Ireland should be up there in the 20 category. They could perhaps do a mirror image of the cote d'ivoire flag to include it!!!
I live in the US and the only jobs I've had without PTO were entry level. I get 168 hours a year right now and that goes up to 192 hours a year in 2 years. I'm not part of a union. If you don't like the benefits your job offers get a different one.
I accepted a job offer because they said I would get "fringe benefits". I thought they said "French benefits".
I live in the US. I’ve had several jobs, and other than temp jobs, the only one that didn’t provide paid leave was a small business that probably couldn’t afford it (but they started providing it in 2020). Yeah, companies don’t have to do it, but most will provide some anyway so people will want to work for them.
Thank you for specifying that it is 18 "different" countries. I would have thought it was 18 of the same country.
Finland. You get 2 days off from each month you work if you’re been working for them less than a year. It’s 2,5 days off if been working longer than a year. Unfortunately, if your holiday is a full week, Saturday is also counted in. So basically old employees get 25 days PTO a year and with some planning, a few more days, e.g. Good Friday and Easter Saturday do not diminish the days so you save two days (or get two extra days if you will).
In the US any employee that belongs to a union or works for the government will have PTO agreements in place contractually. The other businesses are not required, but wont have many employees if they don't offer a vacation plan. I receive 160 hours a year, and if I have any time left it rolls over into the next year.
Infographics have been around for quite some time. While there are some ancient drawings and sketches that might fit the bill, the first “proper” infographics date back to the 16th century. In this particular case, it was a helpful (at least to some) graphic depicting the movement of the sun in the sky.
Later, the art of the graph and bar chart expanded with William Playfair’s The Commercial and Political Atlas, which depicted the economy of England. Interestingly, he is also considered the inventor of the pie chart in general.
E-Mail Like A Boss (Repost From Linkedin)
I used that one a lot until I discovered it was considered negatively passive-aggressive to point out that my correspondent had not even read my email, much less taken in the information to answer their issues and questions.
Load More Replies...Some of these good sentences are faulty to me as they show the speaker doesn’t care for others: « thank you for your patience » means you’re late, aware of it and won’t apologize. Others’ time is important, too, so be polite. Same for the error spotted: you can thank someone for telling you, indeed, but the very least is to apologize in proportion of the error, of course. I may be an alien but I have met too many « positive people » who avoid at all cost admitting they’ve been wrong. Self criticism is a token of respect and maturity to me.
I generally prefer writing. For coaching, I write out instructions, then offer to answer questions or do a demo (if the answer can be more easily conveyed visually).
Load More Replies...Wording is hard - chat GPT then edit. It has been an absolute life saver for turning my blunt and grunt 2 line emails into something professionally friendly. Especially on those days when my head is absolutely fried from analyses and problem solving/putting out fires all day.
If you're worried about inadvertently assigning blame when an issue comes up, passive voice is your friend, no matter what your 6th grade English teacher said.
"It seems like you have misunderstood my previous email: please accept my apologies if my wording was not clear. Please permit me to rephrase" = "you're a f***ing idiot, and I actually want a sensible reply from you, but can't be seen to actually say that"
12 Stages Of Burnout
Stage 11 came well before stage 10. But I hit them all! Should've gotten a punch card so I could get a pizza party or something once I got all 12 punches.
I think Stage 11 comes before Stage 10 for a lot of people. Feeling too empty/numb to feel depressed is a thing.
Load More Replies...So...I wonder if I'm in 11 and there's more to go, or if I'm in 12 and already rock bottom...
How To Retain Employees. A Lot Of Companies Need This Guide
how about : safe. physically safe from assault. I'm a teacher. student/teacher safety is not a thing.
Replace 'challenged' with 'did we mention paid well?' in my case. I dont care if I do the same thing over and over again as long as it pays well. In fact I prefer it. But I am one of those wierdos that doesnt build their identity around work and sees work as a chore done out of necessity.
Type Of Toxic Managers
Yeah. I am laughing at the pointers: Be honest about your bandwidth and time needed to produce quality work. 🤣
Load More Replies...This is managing up. Extra work, not extra pay. When it comes to incompetent middle managers, my experience was that poop floats.
Some of these "ways to defeat" seem to be things only the managers boss could do, and don't feel practical for the team members reporting to them.
The loudmouth is hypocritical? Meaning under critical/ not very critical at all?
I see why you'd think that, it means your words are very different to your actions, like saying everyone has to wear formal clothes to work, but turning up in shorts and a tshirt!
Load More Replies...How To Work Smarter
Many people would get in a spate of trouble if they turned their phone off!
Be perfectly organised is great advice! Why didn’t I think of that? An even better piece of advice would be ‘’Work smarter!’’
It literally says, “How to work work smarter” at the headline. Maybe the first step is reading thoroughly. Also, simply saying, “Work smarter,” isn’t terribly helpful while defining HOW to work smarter is.
Load More Replies...💯 Not only can it do so much, it's also heavily relied upon and challenges your brain using creative-logic. Anyone with excellent XL skills and a decent personality will do well.
Load More Replies...Before you automate anything you should think about how long it would take to implement the automation, and if that time is justified. It's not necessarily worth spending a week automating something in order to save only a few minutes.
If those minutes happen repeatedly, indefinitely, still worth it.
Load More Replies...Ikigai: The Japanese Concept Of Finding Purpose In Life
Weird that the negative is emphasized in the closest grouping about the 'goal' 1 is also 'Tilting at Windmills' and 'The World does not yet know what it needs.' 2 is also Charity / Volunteer work. 3 also covers 'Imposter Syndrome.'
I don’t think this was completed by someone Japanese, if you go to Tokyo it is incredibly cramped, majority of folks work in dead end and boring jobs, suicide is very high and society is still very male dominated. I think this is bs and is more likely western utopian ideology to sell you more crappy online courses or books.
Go-To Business Trip Packing Tips
Wait till you see what happens to your polyester, rayon, linen, silk, satin, fleece, fabrics or even your cotton shirt with polyester threads when you hit them with that curling iron! And as for the liquids on the plane, my spouse was forced to throw away her prescription eye drops because the bottle held 3.6 oz instead of the max 3.4 oz. Thank god for the safety of the passengers that extra 0.2 oz didn't get onto that airliner! Oh the humanity!
To get rid of wrinkles, hanging in the bathroom just doesn't work, steam or no steam. Instead, buy a small spritz bottle that packs easily. When you go to put on your wrinkly shirt, fill up your little bottle and spritz the front and back really well, then put the shirt on right away. It will be damp, but no untolerable. By the time you go anywhere, it should be dry and much less wrinkly.
The "storage area" for carry-on luggage most certainly IS pressurized! Apart from that, so is the hold where checked luggage goes. To find out what would happen otherwise, read up on the DC-10 cargo door fiasco.
A Cool Guide To Not Doing Things For Free
Yes, should read: "...but if the project does pay in the future..."
Load More Replies...Work From Home vs. Office 🔥🔥💀
Me. I am the technical support staff. All one of me. Which on the one hand is great, as I can fix my own WFH problems. On the other hand it means all the real problems have to be diagnosed remotely. LOL
Load More Replies...ok i work from home sometimes, and if i have an issue there is support for everything. this list feels like its specific to a certain job.
The second is false, most companies have flexible work hours assuming the employee does not have to work customer driven hours like retail. Number three, most offices do not have "strict dress codes " again excluding customer facing roles in which case, WFH is not an option. Number four may or may not be advantageous.
I get the general principles of this, but it really does depend on the workplace. My work-from-home job had more technical support than my current outside-the-home job, for example. My workplace now does not have a strict dress code, and my position requires a lot of self-discipline but has a lot of freedom & flexibility b/c I set my own hours, so there aren't strict work hrs either.
They could have at least tried to put some positives in the working from the office box
But they did? Like the technical support, which is not a small thing.
Load More Replies...Phrases You Should Never Say At Work
"At this point it isn't a question of if you're stupid, but just how stupid" = That's so interesting.
Why couldn't I have been born rich instead of just so incredibly good looking?
Load More Replies...Returning To The Office? Continuing To Work From Home? Here You Go!
The feet in the picture are neither on the ground or on a foot rest.
I like my monitor to be lower than that: I am not a touch-typist and my head would be up and down like a yoyo if it were that high. Also, have lessons in Alexander Technique, and then you'll know how to sit, with no need for fancy chairs.
Yeah, if I put my feet flat on the ground, I end up typing above my head! LOL
Wish the picture would actually SHOW the feet on the ground, not hovering in the air above the chair wheels...
Go-To Business Trip Packing Tips
And like always: this is just for men. Mentioning "a skirt" doesn't make this chart applicable to women
How is this just for men? Women wear jeans and shirts too, and the packing list is the same, just add a bra and makeup if you wear it... Edited: Period products too if you need them. Hairbrush is on the list, many men don't need that!
Load More Replies..."Check the weather forecast for an idea of what kind of clothes you'll need". Except if you come to Galicia (in the northwest of Spain) where you'll need a raincoat, wellingtons and an umbrella, a warm coat, gloves and a scarf, shorts, light t-shirts and sunglasses because because you never know... You could need all of them even if you stay for a weekend. This year, we had over 20° C some days in January, and -2°C a few days later. Crazy!
Who still wears a blazer? I've never worn one (even at school). I have several suits that I no longer wear, but I used to regularly for work. If I was on a customer site, I would be in a suit, unless instructed otherwise. Such as when I was in Den Haag in February and there was ice on the canals, and I froze my bits off waiting for the tram in my summer suit and wool coat for a fortnight, as that is all I had brought. Third day I was told "we don't dress up here, you don't need to wear a suit". Well I had no choice until I went home and picked up some different clothes. Second fortnight was a lot warmer with my down ski jacket! :D
This doesn't help me at all. I'm plus sized, so my clothes don't roll up all nice and neat like that...
Rough Guide To Checking Mental Health-How Are You Coping At School / University Or Work?
I don't think I've been "thriving" a day in my life. I fluctuate between "surviving" and "struggling" on a daily basis.
Type Of Toxic Managers
Guide Showing How To Build Trust With 'Employees' (But Works With Everyone)
How To Crush That Job Interview
Honestly, if I ran a company and someone submitted a resume in cosmic sans, I would have to meet them in person. I need to see the owner of the brass b@lls in real life.
Load More Replies...Cool... Any tips for making a resume when you haven't worked a "proper" job in over a decade?
Explain the gap. That's my best advice. If you were taking care of kids mention that. If you were struggling with mental health or addiction say something along the lines of "I was unable to work due to a medical condition that is now well controlled." If you were just hanging out say you had chosen to be a homemaker or a caretaker but would now like to go back to work.
Load More Replies...How To Persuade Your Boss For A Salary Raise
How to compensate for having a manager who is a useless drone. You should always be on their radar. That's their damn job. They should always be looking for any way they can help their staff to develop in their roles. That's their damn job. Let's normalise managers doing their damn job.
I had a boss who told me that there was a 3% raise available but to help the department if we all accepted 2% then they would be able to keep from any redundancies. I said of course. In conversation with collogues none of them were asked that question! I found out everyone got 3% except me. I wasn't happy, I trained over half of them!
That's a manager? She's a she, and she's smiling. What kind of sorcery is this?
Take Care Of Your Eyes! Remember The 20-20-20 Rule
I thought it was every 20 minutes, go spend some time in the woods for 20 years. 😂
Types Of Bosses (And How To Work For Them)
9 Simple Hacks To Stay Healthy At Work
I'd just look at them as if they had suddenly grown an extra head. Are adults supposed to behave like brainless teenagers now?
Load More Replies...My coworkers are really nice, but if I started hifiving them they would refer me to a mental asylum. Besides that, I think it’s a gesture that when used with people older than 5 comes across as condescending. Also what’s the deal with planning drinking water? Don’t you guys drink when thirsty?
Yes and no. Some people, like me, don't feel thirsty until we are extremely thirsty. In summer it's not that bad, but in winter I need to force myself to drink, or else I can spend the whole day without drinking a drop of liquid.
Load More Replies...park which car? My husband uses ours since his commute is wayyyyy longer. I take the bike
An Introvert's Guide To Office Parties
An Introvert's Guide To Getting Your Voice Heard In A Meeting
5 Things You Can Do To Sponsor Coworkers From Underrepresented Groups
The Evolution Of The Employee
Awesome Microsoft Word Hacks Every Employee Needs To Know
MS Word 3.2 was the best version of this. The program + your system could fit on a floppy and everything just plain worked. Now, Word won't even READ the documents it's own program created before a certain date. Many thanks for Libre Office!
Microsoft Word: Made for incompetent middle managers. It is a TERRIBLE program.
Excel Tricks To Impress Your Boss
Types Of Bosses (And How To Work For Them)
Have 2 bosses, one is weak, whiny and ineffective, the other one is confrontational, doesn't listen and lazy. They're awful.
How To Handle Negative Thoughts At Work
Doesn't this seem a little too robotic, when we are supposed to handle and control our emotions on whips, when to feel what to feel
Just punch the most annoying person in the office. /s
Load More Replies...* deep breath * HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH....*deep breath* AHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH * continue ad infinitum *
Susan David (https://www.susandavid.com/) covers this a lot better and less robotically.
How To Handle Negative Thoughts At Work
Phrases You Should Never Say At Work
Phrases You Should Never Say At Work
An Introvert's Guide To Office Parties
An Introvert's Guide To Getting Your Voice Heard In A Meeting
Time Management - 10 Productivity Tips And Tricks That Work
Guide Showing How To Build Trust With 'Employees' (But Works With Everyone)
How To Handle Negative Thoughts At Work
How To Persuade Your Boss For A Salary Raise
Or just say, "Give me a raise or I'm leaving to another company with better pay."
Phrases You Should Never Say At Work
An Introvert's Guide To Office Parties
How about an extroverts guide to leaving me the f**k alone. Or an extrovert's guide to shutting the hell up. I don't want to go to your stupid party Suzie, get out of my cubicle.
The First 90 Days Help New Employees Start Out On The Right Foot
An Introvert's Guide To Getting Your Voice Heard In A Meeting
250 Useful Phrases You Can Use At Work
Dress Codes 101
They saw the letters S H and I next to each other, and just assumed...
Load More Replies...A Manager's Guide To Delivering Bad News
How To Persuade Your Boss For A Salary Raise
This was exhausting. So many rules and thinking about how to say things just right. No thanks. Maybe just be a decent person and be competent and trust that.
Load More Replies...Dayum, BP... Keep posting stuff like this and your audience won't be complaining that they're broke and exhausted every day....
100% taken from other websites. Much of the information was originally posted from 3 to 8 years ago.
This was exhausting. So many rules and thinking about how to say things just right. No thanks. Maybe just be a decent person and be competent and trust that.
Load More Replies...Dayum, BP... Keep posting stuff like this and your audience won't be complaining that they're broke and exhausted every day....
100% taken from other websites. Much of the information was originally posted from 3 to 8 years ago.
