Workplace
I observed these real incidents of workplace bullying
Companies boast about their working environment, employee welfare, respect, and integrity. It is probably easier for the organization to set values and put them all over their intranet site and office walls. But when it comes to follow them or implement these values, culture; many organizations fail.
By kundan bhati5 years ago in Confessions
When You Change The Way You Look At Things...
The Instagram Version of My Former Life For ten years I had a gruelling, job for which I gained no sympathy from my friends. They saw only the sparkly, shiny surface of my life; jetting off constantly to Paris, Madrid, Rome, Barcelona or Athens on a weekly basis.
By Deborah Wilson5 years ago in Confessions
The Wrong Caesar
Day one, new job, two hours down. I’m riding that disorienting wave particular to new recruits: hyper speed meets slow motion as I mentally pin names to all the new faces, grapple with the archaic computer system, wonder when coffee happens, fantasise about gin.
By Megan Anderson5 years ago in Confessions
Hearing Voices
What is a normal day for me as a writer? My wife works an early shift, so our alarm goes off at 3:50am. Yikes! I drive my wife to work. She starts at 5:00am. Returning home, I go back to bed for half an hour to an hour. Then I usually start writing around 6:00am. I try to write 1500-2000 words per day, which translates to 3-4 pages, or a short, short story. In the past three years I have written somewhere over 150 short stories and four novels.
By Robert Taylor5 years ago in Confessions
What If My Employer Fired Me For No Reason?
Passive-aggressiveness is the lingua franca of Californians of every social and economic class. An employer may give you a good performance review that is laced with subtle digs. They may avoid meeting with you, and when they fire you, they may say it is due to circumstances beyond their control. When you press them for an explanation, they may evade the question and have you escorted out by security.
By Martins Straume5 years ago in Confessions
Covid-19: I'm a nurse, and I don't have the answers
We've been doing this pandemic thing for over a year now. I'm a nurse. I'm a nurse who worked in a local hot spot when the outbreak started. I was in the thick of the danger. It was a time when you could taste the fear hanging in the air. The PPE shortages were real. The unknown was real.
By Jessica Freeborn5 years ago in Confessions
We're Parking Where?
Being chosen as an Air Hostess (which is what we were called in that less PC era) was such a thrill for me. Not for the glamour and not for any of the more obvious reasons, but because someone actually chose me, Linda, a small town, country girl.
By Linda Simpson 5 years ago in Confessions
How This Entitled Nurse Changed Everything For Me
I remember the exact moment I realized that I might be a successful freelance nurse. While in and of itself, it may sound super cool, realizing you may actually be successful and all…that moment was…let's just say less than gentle.
By Rick Martinez5 years ago in Confessions
A T-Rex Gets a Ticket
Have you ever had a boss – that kind of boss – that makes you cringe when you think about them, even when you're not at work? I did, and I did something about it that I'm not really proud of, although I admit it made me feel great at the time.
By Heather Mitchell Manheim5 years ago in Confessions
Stock Picking in 2009
Do you ever get a feeling in your head and know that you are right? There is no explanation or concrete evidence that you are right, but the feeling persists. For me, it was picking stocks in 2009. I was a finance major in college and was required to pick a company and do a detailed analysis and compare that stock to another stock in the sector.
By Noah Glenn5 years ago in Confessions
My Most Embarrassing Night As An Officer Because Of Taco Bell!
This happened to me in the late nineties and was at the time an extremely embarrassing experience. So hey, let's share! Work had been stressing me out and I just wasn't sleeping with a damn that week. Not that it's an excuse, but I'm painting the picture and giving some context. I got off work at noon on Saturday. Being a single parent I had a seven-year-old that had spent two days with my parents I was so busy. Right after work, I went to pick up my son and we went for lunch. Back then I had an affinity for quick and easy lunches so we picked up the mighty, Taco Bell. I had two burritos and four tacos. I bought extra to throw in the microwave before work because my plan was to stay awake until seven and then take my son to my folks' house for the night. One more night before my weekend began was all I could think of that day.
By Jason Ray Morton 5 years ago in Confessions
