The Worklife Bowl

I’m currently under an HR investigation for gossiping about a coworker. I showed two coworkers a link to her criminal history, and someone reported it. There was no malicious intent, and I admitted to...

Has anyone experienced being constantly micromanaged to the point it affected their mental health? I’ve been made to feel like I’m a bad or lazy employee despite giving my all, and the stress has led ...

How do you all sign your emails? I've been told "best" is passive agressive. "Thanks" isn't always applicable, "sincerely" feels too formal.

Do you accept social media requests from coworkers or managers? A manager sent me a friend request on both Instagram and Facebook. I ignored them. And then she asked me about it. What would you say?

We have employees who skip paying at the company cafeteria self checkout, they simply just take the food and walk out as if the food is free to take. Not small/cheap items, but expensive items, and th...

In Missouri, you can be fired for NOT being a bigot. I had signed a contract in March on a job teaching history for the fall at a religious school. I went in to start prepping at the beginning of June...

Is the job market really that bad out there? I keep hearing it’s worse than 2008. I am casually looking for other jobs because it doesn’t look like my company is doing well financially (no raises this...

Should all managers know how to do the work of the people they're managing, or is management an entirely separate skill set? A friend of mine was complaining that their manager doesn't know how to do...

Have we reached the point where people can stop using Covid as an excuse for everything? Over the weekend, an uncle of mine was trying to claim that he forgot how to talk to people over Covid. A bunch...

Just found out someone with almost a decade at the company got let go last week, and the reason floating around is that they could backfill the role cheaper. Nearly ten years of showing up, and it com...

Got reported to the HR by an employee I hired and I am managing for 8 weeks. No idea about the details of the complaint. HR scheduled a meeting tomorrow. My line manager is aware and made me aware tha...

How do you set boundaries when you’re on PTO without harming your standing when you’re back at work? My company is shut down for the week and leaders are texting me about urgent work they need my help...

If you are a Glasses-Wearer: where do you end up buying your frames? I got sticker shock at the optometrist, and am hoping there's a decent alternative.

How did you approach changing your name professionally after getting married? I’m changing my name legally but not sure yet how to approach at work because I don’t want people getting confused with my...

Hello! My name is Isabella Powell, I’m 16. I’m looking to make money for college this coming up year!! I work at the Renaissance on weekends, but if anyone has any suggestions (other than fast food)...

I’m really terrible at leaving the office at a good time. So many people leave between 4 and 4:30 and I’m always working well past that, often times on stuff that could wait or just playing the next d...

I just got a rejection email, and their reason was my salary expectations were too high. I literally put down my salary expectations as the amount they had posted in the job description!

Friday evening at 4:50pm. Literally getting ready to leave. My boss comes to my cubicle (in front of coworkers) and says that my outfit is inappropriate. Mind you, I’ve worn the outfit countless times...

is anyone else feeling like they arent being productive enough if they aren't applying to a bunch of jobs every single day? I'm being more intentional with my job applications, but there's only so man...

Currently making $220k base and about $40k in Bonus with a mid tier financial firm as a cyber audit SME with 1 day work from office every week. getting offered a role in a different firm with on-site ...