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Being too good of an employee causes management to take advantage of you
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That was exactly my last job, corporate will use you if your good at what you do and a NICE person being the key element.
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Do not get on anyone's bad side. They can and will screw you.
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Work with minimum effort but pretend to be trying your ass off
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Career development opportunities won't be handed to you on a platter... you need to take initiative and speak up if you want to move beyond your current position.
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They will fire you without a second thought if they realize it's more cost effective to not have you around
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middle aged women can never let ANYTHING go between each other in the workplace. they hold grudges forever
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standing fucking hurts
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Don't jerk off in to the ice cream machine
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the way that we organize our work lives is an abomination and all workplaces need to be democratized

we work too much

management is the scum of the earth

it's not usually the job itself that's unpleasant, but the conditions you're forced to work in, stresses from living paycheque to paycheque, and incompetent/callous higher-ups (all of which would be fixed by effective democratization of the workplace)
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Don't tell anybody anything that you wouldn't say in a company blasted email. Mother fuckers are always looking to stab a back to get ahead, no matter how friendly they seem.
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the show? not very much.
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standing desks don't actually provide enough health benefits to warrant standing all fucking day
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We throw out so much fucking food
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Omnislasher posted...

the way that we organize our work lives is an abomination and all workplaces need to be democratized

we work too much

management is the scum of the earth

averagejoel posted...

it's not usually the job itself that's unpleasant, but the conditions you're forced to work in, stresses from living paycheque to paycheque, and incompetent/callous higher-ups (all of which would be fixed by effective democratization of the workplace)

>turn the workplace into a popularity contest
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if you're going to spend 40 hours minimum a week of your life dedicated to work, don't resign yourself to misery. for every job out there that has total garbage management and work culture there's one that doesn't.
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MedeaLysistrata posted...

>turn the workplace into a popularity contest

..the f are you talking about?

Fat people are the worst.
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There are a lot of people in management willing to lie to anyone about all sorts of thing. I feel like that is the most common trait in management types.
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MedeaLysistrata posted...

Omnislasher posted...

the way that we organize our work lives is an abomination and all workplaces need to be democratized

we work too much

management is the scum of the earth

averagejoel posted...

it's not usually the job itself that's unpleasant, but the conditions you're forced to work in, stresses from living paycheque to paycheque, and incompetent/callous higher-ups (all of which would be fixed by effective democratization of the workplace)

>turn the workplace into a popularity contest

what
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TommyG663513 posted...

There are a lot of people in management willing to lie to anyone about all sorts of thing. I feel like that is the most common trait in management types.

they are all proud liars. it's part of their training.

Yeah that is not what democratization means there
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MedeaLysistrata posted...

>turn the workplace into a popularity contest

what
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Kombucha posted...

for every job out there that has total garbage management and work culture there's one that doesn't.

Bullshit. For every one good manager/supervisor there's at least ten shitty ones. It'a a rarity these days to find good management/work culture.
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voldothegr8 posted...

Kombucha posted...

for every job out there that has total garbage management and work culture there's one that doesn't.

Bullshit. For every one good manager/supervisor there's at least ten shitty ones. It'a a rarity these days to find good management/work culture.

guess i'm just lucky to have not worked in your industry.

fast food?
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Kombucha posted...

voldothegr8 posted...

Kombucha posted...

for every job out there that has total garbage management and work culture there's one that doesn't.

Bullshit. For every one good manager/supervisor there's at least ten shitty ones. It'a a rarity these days to find good management/work culture.

guess i'm just lucky to have not worked in your industry.

fast food?

Over 20 years I've worked in a variety of industries, been in IT the past 5 or so. It doesn't matter, it's the same shit wherever you go.
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Better to look busy than be efficient
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1. Working along side good people is more important for your mental health and happiness than getting a bigger check. A good working experience counts more than money

2. Short commutes to work = greater work satisfaction and happiness.

3. If you maintain an open helpful attitude towards co-workers they tend to want to reciprocate. When you share with the office, the office often likes to share back.

4. Team 'fit' is more important than skills and experience. Skills and experience can be learned and difficulties overcome with a bit of coordination and team work. Bad team fit, doesn't fix itself with time.

5. Good managers are not afraid to get down and dirty when you're understaffed and need help. Nothing is 'beneath' their pay grade. Their end goals are the same as yours.

6. Your product is good service. If something isn't getting done it reflects badly on all of us. There's no room for pointing fingers.

7. High turnover in a position is suspect. Doubly so if the staff leaving are well trained talent with lots of experience. A company actually spends a great deal of money developing that personnel, and if something is causing a great deal of them to leave in short order, or you can't keep a certain job filled, that's a problem.

8. Take vacation. It's literally part of your paycheck, and several studies show it makes us better, more attentive employees. I think most healthy companies have don't this research and organized themselves accordingly. Some of them even require employees to take so many vacation days a year.

9. If you don't feel comfortable saying it to your boss's boss, you should probably not say it at all. Obvious, really.
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oops, misunderstood that post

in my experience at retail and fast food, the employees are the worst aspect, especially if you include 'management' that gets paid hourly like they used to do at both walmart and mcdonalds (guess they still might, I wouldnt know any mroe)

in my experience the actual salaried middle management is less bad than your hourly compatriots. though they are bad in their own, different, way
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Things I learned from working:

That an office environment has the same drama, often times worse, than a High School
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99% of "customers are always terrible" people just have ridiculous confirmation bias.

For every bad customer I've encountered over multiple retail jobs, I've had 50 who are pleasant/decent at best, or at the very worst just want to get on with their lives without any problems. The vast, overwhelming majority of people don't want to fuck with you.
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Another thing I learned: Don't trust anyone. That coworker acts like your friend but he will stab you in the back for a promotion or kudos from the boss.
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Retail

Most thefts happen when its busy.

Most customers practice selective reading, as in they only see prices not what the prices are actually for.

If you work at a supermarket and most of your customers are elderly, then your store may be doing poorly. Elderly people like to shop where they feel safe, a busy location is/may be considered unsafe.

Women can and will try and fit carts through narrow spaces. Some men will also, but its mostly women.

First impressions are an important part of corporate visits. If their first impression is good then the visit may go better, as in they will nitpick less and may act friendlier.
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That a laaarge amount of people are working jobs they hate, just to be able to live and work more, essentially.
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This is pretty much every technical or programming job ever

https://medium.com/@xevix/what-to-do-when-tech-jobs-go-bad-93e631a1bdc9

bump
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People suck.

Just in general. We all suck.
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How to speak and hear Spanish.
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