#work commentary

[socialjusticefail]

job application is fixated on high school academic performance

A reader writes: What do you make of employers asking job applicants about their high school performance? Besides the fact that I barely rem

Letter writer asks what the blog runner things of job applications that ask questions about your high school class rank and your performance in math.

Commenters provide details and even names the company that ask these questions.

[socialjusticefail]

This video explains why the skills gap is a myth. It talks about how fields with shortages of workers have that problem because of pay and the quality of the job.

[storieswritteninthesand]

I am SO GLAD a certain coworker is back.

Just. The relief of having someone I respect and consider competent at the role is… significant.

[socialjusticefail]

Are You a Burned-Out Boss? This Career Columnist Can Help

Ask a Manager’s Alison Green has seen it all.

One of the question asked of Alison Green was about the kind of things that she has been seeing about managers and those being being managed. Part of her answer mentioned how more managers are writing in about a particular topic since 2016.

[socialjusticefail]

update: my boss is abusive and blames it on PMDD

Remember the letter-writer whose boss was abusive and blamed it on PMDD? Here’s the update. I have an update for my boss who was blaming her

This letter-writer sure had went through a terrible situation with this boss.

[iwriteunoriginalideas]

🙃 if you ask me to chop something and then tell me it's not small enough cause you actually wanted it minced, then look at me like I'm the one who's a dumbass... I'm gonna end up mincing you.

[kaelvas]

arson is certainly one way to get out of a lease

[caffeinexandxgasoline-blog]

When you’re hiding in the bathroom at work cause your nose started bleeding and you don’t want to freak out 50+ kids