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Techies slept in office to meet deadlines. Then given 3 days of leave and sudden layoff of whole team. What happened on the last day?Junior ML engineers at an Indian tech company faced extreme burnout and excessive demands, including working around the clock. After a majo...
Indian proverb of the day by Kabir Das: ‘Never look down upon the weak. Even a tiny speck of dust can cause immense pain if it gets stuck in your eye’, what these words teach us about the dangers of arroganceKabir Das, a 15th-century mystic poet, taught that one should never oppress the weak. His proverb highlights how even a tiny speck of dust ...
Psychology suggests people who step outside to breathe before answering aren't being dramatic - they're protecting the pause that lets emotion settle before words do damageWorkplace conflicts can escalate quickly. Psychologists reveal that a short pause before responding helps regulate emotions. This brief bre...
Worker's request to have lunch before Sunday meeting turns intro immediate firing for him. 'People confuse leadership with control'A college student’s Reddit post about allegedly being fired from an internship after asking to eat before a Sunday meeting has sparked wide...
Employees are quitting without another offer, and workplace stress may explain whyMany workers would never have thought about leaving a job without having another job lined up before. As a result of stress, heavy workload...
Kylie Jenner second housekeeper lawsuit: New wave of shocking workplace abuse claims emergesKylie Jenner is facing a second lawsuit from a former housekeeper alleging harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and labor violations wh...
New employee complains to HR about ‘unprofessional’ behaviour by boss. Receives termination email the next morningA female employee reported her supervisor's not-so-appropriate behavior to HR. She had previously tried to address the issue directly. Foll...
US judge tosses Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin BaldoniA federal judge has dismissed Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni. The lawsuit over the film "It Ends With Us" i...
“We’ll Align Your Joining Date Later”: The One HR Line That Leaves New Hires Wondering What’s Really Going OnCompanies delaying new hire start dates, often after an offer is accepted, can cause significant stress and anxiety for recruits. This ambi...
Why Your Workplace Rival Might Secretly Depend on YouThere may be threads of dependence and psychological strain beneath apparent rivalry and aggression in offices, and it is important to unde...
He was quiet for two years but in notice period finally gathered courage to file complaint against two toxic colleaguesA worker nearing retirement chose to address years of alleged mistreatment. He detailed how colleagues undermined a transfer and later trie...
Boss makes employee do extra work with promotion promise, then promotes a new worker 6 months later. 'I feel so used...'An employee claims they were misled into doing six months of extra work under the promise of a promotion, only to have the role quietly giv...
When counteroffer negotiations go wrong: Techie shares his bitter experience during 30-day notice periodA tech employee faced a hostile work environment during his notice period after a company counteroffer for a salary hike was rejected. His ...
Boss orders employee to write lines 100 times as 'punishment'. Netizens react: 'Add one more line - I quit'An enraged Reddit user claimed that their friend was forced to write a line 100 times by their manager for addressing the CEO by her name i...
BEST wet lease bus staff go on flash strike in Mumbai; services partially hitContractual employees of a private operator hired by BEST went on a flash strike at the Pratiksha Nagar depot in Mumbai, affecting bus serv...
Bank of Baroda suspends employees for jacking up number of app usersBank of Baroda has reportedly suspended over 50 employees, including assistant general managers, as part of its crackdown on irregularities...
Canada announces new measures to protect temporary foreign workersImmigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) have together announced 13 amendment...
- Abusive boss can hamper team productivity: Study
The study, conducted in China and the US, suggests the toxic effect of nonphysical abuse by a supervisor is much broader than believed.
Demands in Devyani Khobragade case not unreasonable: IndiaIndia said that Khobragade's arrest is not about mistreatment of a domestic employee but rather of US laws being gamed for immigration purp...
- India reviewing policy of providing domestic help to diplomats
India is reviewing the policy of providing domestic help to its diplomats abroad, against the backdrop of allegations by former maid in US.