I mean, come on. How do I ask my manager for time off? How long should I wait before decorating my desk? How do I follow up an email that just says "thank you"? My colleagues have too much fun! What should I do? How can I ask my boss to leave two minutes early?
I think there's a really thick lin...
A number of my colleagues asked me some very rude questions after I came back from maternity leave. I was feeling sad because of the way my manager was treating me, and he was giving me horrible deadlines on top of that. They attributed this to my home life and asked:
Your breasts are bigger!...
^^^ OMG! OK. So this might be a real question, and if it is, then I feel bad for the OP. On the other hand, if you assume nothing and just read it as is... Wow.
@OP: What country are you in? You've posted two questions about this insane workplace so far but I can't determine if this is in the US or elsewhere. Whether their response is "appropriate" depends on where this is taking place. — Lilienthalyesterday
Role in the teamI am not a manager but soon going to be one of few lead developers
Issues
Some colleagues are,
Taking unofficial or longer then allocated breaks e.g. 10 - 20 minutes breakfast break, longer lunch breaks by 30 minutes in few cases
Starting at random times and finish earlier
...
@JimG. It's a bit too close to "too broad / opinion-based" but it has some good answers and seems answerable even if it's not the best fit for a Q&A site.
@Mathematics If your question was the deleted one you linked: the problem is that you have a mistaken interpretation of the situation. You need to adjust your expectations because they don't match the reality of the workplace. That your coworkers are taking breaks or leaving early sometimes has zero impact on you as long as they aren't leaving work undone that you require.
Some people put in long hours, some people go for the bare minimum and as long as you're not managing them you should learn not to care. That's what the comments are saying.
The concept of mobbing, originally used referring to animals, according to the extract below, is now applied also to human beings, and is used specifically to refer to subtle aggressive behaviours in the workplace:
Konrad Lorenz, in his book entitled On Aggression (1966), first described...
Recently I have been noticing some weird activity on my workstation (which is password protected) such as Browser Data (History, Saved Passwords, Ignored Prompt Options, Plugin Data, Browser Session Data which is used to restore tabs on startup) being erased. I suspected that it was either my emp...
OP tagged this as Australia but I have a feeling a lot of answers are invalidated by that. How should we handle that? Add notes/comments to answer that are relevant to other countries?
I'm not sure. It would be useful for future visitors to know what the rules are elsewhere, but unless it addresses Australia, it's not an actual answer.
Wonder if this should be reopened. As-written it's probably too close to a list question while "How can I recognize an impending bankruptcy?" is not as obviously off-topic... maybe.
A number of my colleagues asked me some very rude questions after I came back from maternity leave. I was feeling sad because of the way my manager was treating me, and he was giving me horrible deadlines on top of that. They attributed this to my home life and asked:
Your breasts are bigger!...
Role in the teamI am not a manager but soon going to be one of few lead developers
Issues
Some colleagues are,
Taking unofficial or longer then allocated breaks e.g. 10 - 20 minutes breakfast break, longer lunch breaks by 30 minutes in few cases
Starting at random times and finish earlier
...
The concept of mobbing, originally used referring to animals, according to the extract below, is now applied also to human beings, and is used specifically to refer to subtle aggressive behaviours in the workplace:
Konrad Lorenz, in his book entitled On Aggression (1966), first described...
As per the title, from an employee's perspective, what are some obvious signs that a company is about to go under?
The Water Cooler
The Water Cooler