Category: Antiwork

Has anyone ever been criticized on a performance review for being “overly appreciative”? I was dinged for this as apparently I say please and thank you too much, and am too appreciative when I receive help from coworkers and supervisors. I was raised to always be sincere and say please and thank you, but apparently my boss thinks this is a bad trait. Maybe she thinks this shows a sign of weakness? I just don't get it. I've always been told you catch more flys with honey than with vinegar. How can being appreciative be considered a bad thing? I work for a public institution. Non client facing. Am I being too sensitive and just need to be more of a bit** at work?

Wanted to share my story to see if anyone else can commiserate with good whack-job owner stories. Here’s my story: For background, I’m a fairly seasoned manager (10+ years). I took a seasonal position with a family-owned business because it sounded fun and challenging, but still within my wheelhouse. It was an eleven week gig. The first 7 went great, but the last 4 were miserable. To start, I felt like things were going great! I got along well with all of the employees and actually enjoyed the job. One of the owners even texted me one evening to tell me I was doing a great job. I had only gotten positive feedback and had no indication there was anything that needed improving; I was super excited to finish the season on a good note. Fast forward to four weeks before the end of our season….the owners blindsided me with…

So I’ve been working for a Denver based tech company for about 3 months. I was guaranteed in writing that I would be paid all full commission on the 15th. I finally get paid and 2k is missing from my check.! I ask HR and they won’t respond about the missing commissions payment. My manager then hops on a call and blames it on a “system error” and that I would get the rest in TWO WEEKS! Like no, this needs to be paid now! How can companies keep lying and cheating employees!!?!