1.This boss who has a VERY demanding cellphone policy: u/Rich-P / Via reddit.com 2.This boss who got mad that employees use too much toilet paper…but this is the toilet paper: u/loreleievaann / Via reddit.com 3.This boss who told an employee they have 5–10 minutes to respond to emails — oh, and apparently, they only have […]
Previously, we spoke about a woman whose boss demanded she work a last-minute shift or be fired, so she quit. Inspired, dozens of members of the BuzzFeed Community weighed in with their own similar stories involving the most unfair or ridiculous request they received from their boss.
Jun. 22—Before Michael Coleman went to the “dark side” — a term reporters use when other journalists take on government communications jobs — he’d had his fair share of frustrations with public information officers. Coleman, who worked for more than two decades as a journalist, including 18 years as the Albuquerque Journal’s Washington, D.C., correspondent, […]
Sceptical office managers should stick with hybrid working, according to researchers writing in the journal Nature, who found evidence in China that working from home makes employees less likely to quit and can save a business millions of dollars. The team said hybrid work models “improved job satisfaction and reduced quit rates by one-third,” with […]
1.This boss texted their employee to come in the day after their friend died by suicide because “Sylvia needs help.” 2.This boss fired an employee over a medical emergency. 3.Hmmmm, I wonder why they’re short-handed? 4.‘Cause everyone is totally thinking, “How can I best serve my company?” on vacation. 5.This has got to be illegal, […]
La Defense, the French capital’s business district, seen behind the Arc de Triomphe in Paris (JOEL SAGET) French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk strengthening the far right. Federations are treading lightly with their public comments, aware that they could be sitting across […]
It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets flak for, in the words of the Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg, not “busting their behinds” at work quite like previous generations did. Earlier this year, the Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster complained that Gen Zers don’t show up to work until 10:30 a.m., and an MIT interviewer […]
Kevin Spacey has alleged film bosses are blocking his acting career, in the face of public support. Last week, the Oscar-winning actor denied new allegations of inappropriate behaviour from men who featured in a two-part Channel 4 documentary titled Spacey Unmasked, which was released on Monday and Tuesday. The documentary came after he was acquitted […]
Donald Trump told oil industry executives he would dismantle Joe Biden’s pro-electric vehicle agenda as he asked for $1bn (£800m) to help return him to the White House, it has been claimed. The Republican presidential candidate pledged to roll back the Biden administration’s environmental rules at a meeting with fossil fuel bosses last month, according […]
By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) -Top executives at BMW and Volkswagen on Wednesday warned against imposing EU import duties on electric vehicles from Chinese automakers, saying it could upend the bloc’s Green Deal plan and harm automakers that import cars made in China. The European Commission, which oversees trade policy in the […]
The head of ExxonMobil told to “eat shit” as he was about to receive an award. A US senator and coal boss called a “sick fuck”, almost sparking a brawl. Theatre shows interrupted. As the climate crisis has deepened, protests aimed at those deemed responsible are becoming starkly personal, and often confrontational. At the vanguard […]
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.AP Photo Wall Street’s head honchos are wary of economic threats like inflation, recession, and war. JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon, Goldman’s David Solomon, and Citi’s Jane Fraser warned against complacency. BlackRock’s Larry Fink and Blackstone’s Steve Schwarzman flagged fear and uncertainty in markets. The bosses of Wall Street’s biggest firms struck a cautious […]