DEAR ABBY: I am a 31-year-old woman who is not yet established in life. I have no husband or boyfriend, no kids and no clear direction for a career. I start new, low-level jobs often. My problem is that I look deceptively young for my age. At most, I look 18 or 19. These employers, … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have been a registered nurse for 11 years. I am experienced in hospital floor nursing and clinic nursing, and I have always been well regarded in my field. I have never had a problem forming positive relationships with my co-workers. I recently moved to a new unit. Although the workflow is slightly … Read more
There are some unspoken workplace rules that all employees should follow — especially when it comes to what they’re eating for lunch. Odds are, you’ve experienced a co-worker obnoxiously crunching on carrots or eating something stinky nearby — and according to etiquette expert and founder of Auersmont School of Etiquette and Protocol, Elizabeth Soos, these … Read more
Happy hour? More like solo hour. A study by HR platform Nectar found that more than two-thirds of workers crave closer colleague connections — with a whopping 80% of 18- to 24-year-olds longing for a work bestie. In a pre-COVID world, grabbing drinks with coworkers or bonding over a daily Sweetgreen salad was a sacred … Read more
Gen Z has a new way to determine if someone is “old.” According to one Reddit user, your email might be giving away your age. The writer shared that she gave a Gen Z coworker her personal email address, which is just her full name “at” gmail.com with no additional letters or numbers. The young … Read more
Is this the start of the robo revolution? A troupe of AI-powered robots was allegedly convinced to quit their jobs and go “home” by another bot in a shocking viral video posted to YouTube this month, although the incident reportedly occurred in August. The eerie CCTV footage of a showroom located in Shanghai captured the … Read more
They’re swiping. They’re griping. Their fingers are busy scrolling and eyes are constantly rolling. They’re Zoomers in the workplace. And they are the most “annoying” demographic plaguing offices nationwide, per a recent report. Gen Z has been labeled the “most annoying” coworkers on the job, according to a recent report. Getty Images/iStockphoto “According to respondents, 29% … Read more
A text exchange between two co-workers has gone viral, revealing how few boundaries some people have when it comes to work. It used to be that when you finished work, you left the building and you were done for the day and, unless someone wanted to call your landline, you weren’t contactable. These days people … Read more
Jessie* is a nurse who works in a hospital on an overnight shift. She has a co-worker in her unit who is heavily pregnant and is about to go on maternity leave. “She’s nice, but pretty lazy,” Jessie admits to Reddit’s AITA forum. “Some of my other coworkers thought throwing her a baby shower before she goes on … Read more
Jessie* is a nurse who works in a hospital on an overnight shift. She has a coworker in her unit who is heavily pregnant and is about to go on maternity leave. “She’s nice, but pretty lazy,” Jessie admits to Reddit’s AITA forum. “Some of my other coworkers thought throwing her a baby shower before she goes on … Read more
When *Sarah’s invitation to her colleague’s wedding arrived in the mail, she began organizing the eight-hour drive to the venue. It was the first wedding she’d attended other than a family member, so she was beyond excited to be invited. Living in the UK, she and another invited colleague drove up to a B&B in Scotland, where she met … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I work in a supermarket in which there are several managers. One female manager is very intimidating. She criticizes me and watches me like a hawk. Last week, she had me crying at home. My home life isn’t very good either. My parent is suffering from dementia and keeps my sister and me … Read more
Ah, the unavoidable joy of working with people who make “awful” look like an art form. While every office has that person, it doesn’t have to be as difficult to deal with them as you may think. “Navigating the modern professional workplace often means we encounter co-workers who seem to possess a unique talent for … Read more
Here’s the tea, millennials. “Out of pocket” isn’t the out-of-office memo that 30-somethings think it is — as a generational language barrier causes further workplace confusion. While millennials and older generations have used the common phrase to declare they’ll be stepping away from their desk for a phone call, for example, Gen Z has been delighted … Read more
Facetune has a nice ring to it. One woman on TikTok revealed that she just wanted to share the happy news of her engagement with her coworkers, but it ended up taking an embarrassing turn. Tali, who goes by the username @tawlss on the social media app, shared more about the mortifying moment in a … Read more
They’ll say it was “locker room talk.” A woman caught her male co-workers messaging crude comments about her appearance during a video call — and outed the men. In a clip she shared that has since gone viral on TikTok, Whitney Sharpe, the vice president of a recruiting and staffing firm, is recording a conference … Read more