If a manager is nice, people are more inclined to put up with a bad job than to continue with a wonderful job and a terrible boss. That is to say, the day, the month, and the year are determined by the leadership of the company. The story below is an account of a frustrated employee. The original poster (OP) worked for a water corporation as a repairman for over twenty-five years. One week out of every month, OP has to be available for after-hours emergency repairs. Therefore, the story begins…

Match their energy

As any employee will tell you, breaks are everything

Micromanaging at it's finest

Nobody likes a backseat driver

One dude named Steve was a hardworking employee who went above and beyond for his company. He ended up working there a long time… 10 years, in fact. After so much time, Steve was the most senior employee outside of management, and also the best at what he did. What happened? What always happens. A micromanager who couldn't appreciate a good employee, and had to make the office feel like detention. Even though Steve was training new hires, working extra hours, and helping out with other departme…

Why are micromanagers allowed to manage people, systems, or anything at all? Who put them in charge? They need to be fired, asap. One employee was fed up with their strict office administrator who wrote them up for being 22 seconds late without notice. Suddenly I feel better about my own managers… 22 seconds? Is that a joke? Apparently not. The reason that this employee was late was because a stopped train was literally blocking their car in a rural area on their way to work. As soon as they go…

These spreadsheets got me spread thin