A 2026 psychology study found that unfair or pointless job tasks increase quiet quitting by draining workers’ psychological resources, but AI assistance may reduce the riskNew research reveals that pointless or unfair work depletes employees' mental energy, directly leading to quiet quitting. A study in Fronti...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.02 PM IST
Burnout, humiliation, and no boundaries: Viral post lists 3 toxic workplace habits that have been normalised for too longCareer coach Vijay Chandola, an IIM alumnus, has identified three common Indian office habits that need to be challenged: glorifying burnou...
23 Jun, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
1 minute late from lunch means 1 hour of extended unpaid work hours? Viral memo leaves employees shockedA controversial workplace notice, allegedly from management, has gone viral on X, mandating a strict 30-minute lunch break. Exceeding this ...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
'I don't know if they're really working': Manager dislikes WFH despite employees meeting all targets. HR's blunt response goes viralA viral post by career coach Simon Ingari highlights a common workplace conflict: managers uncomfortable with remote work despite employees...
23 Jun, 2026, 07.30 AM IST
Psychology says people who take short breaks for tea, coffee or chats aren't avoiding work: What this habit reveals?Psychology says people who take short breaks for tea, coffee or chats aren't always avoiding work. Research in psychology suggests that pla...
23 Jun, 2026, 02.26 AM IST
'Your company won't collapse if you got to bathroom': WFH employee shares how he beats remote work burnoutRemote work offers flexibility but can lead to burnout due to blurred boundaries. A Reddit user shared practical tips to combat this, empha...
22 Jun, 2026, 05.09 PM IST
Do people work harder and become productive when they feel observed? This Psychological phenomenon explains reason behind behavioral changeHawthorne Effect. is a psychological phenomenon which suggests that increased attention and the awareness of being monitored can lead to te...
22 Jun, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
The boss factor: Why a good manager matters more than you think for your careerYou can’t pick the manager, but he could decide your career, says Devashish Chakravarty.
22 Jun, 2026, 09.41 AM IST
'Why did you come to work?': Employee says foreign manager told him to be with his child on first day of preschoolA heartwarming video of an Indian professional's foreign manager encouraging him to take time off for his child's first day of preschool ha...
21 Jun, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
Employee finished all assigned work, took a 20-minute restroom break; only to learn supervisor had been tracking their whereabouts in a lurching wayA remote worker's brief restroom break sparked workplace tension after their supervisor allegedly contacted a colleague to inquire about th...
21 Jun, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their workTD said in a statement to Reuters the deployment is "standard practice across the industry." "In various parts of our business, we use auto...
21 Jun, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
‘Not everyone who is silent is disconnected’: ‘Rude’ employee everyone expected to be fired gets promoted instead for one unexpected reasonA quiet, seemingly aloof employee, often overlooked in a bustling office, unexpectedly became a hero. While colleagues gossiped and sociali...
20 Jun, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their workIn a bid to refine efficiency, Toronto-Dominion Bank is introducing software to monitor employee activities in its financial crimes and ris...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
OpenAI introduces enhanced usage analytics, AI spending controls for ChatGPT EnterpriseThe new features aim to help manage costs and track credit usage, as growing adoption of the AI tools by power users in enterprises has d...
19 Jun, 2026, 07.42 AM IST
Burmese proverb of the day: ‘Only with a new ruler do you realize how good the old one was’ - a lesson on perspective and appreciationA Burmese proverb, 'Only with a new ruler do you realize how good the old one was,' highlights a common human tendency to undervalue presen...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.14 PM IST
“Can’t even take a Monday off”: Employee’s one-week vacation request denied despite 5 years at jobA finance analyst's vacation request was denied by their manager and he is not even allowed to take one Monday off, according to a Reddit p...
16 Jun, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Employee optimistic about getting supervisor role calls boss to apologize for being late; ‘super awesome’ manager reveals it was just ‘stress’ playing tricks on himAn employee seeking a promotion experienced a moment of panic after waking from an evening nap. He believed he had overslept and missed his...
12 Jun, 2026, 01.45 PM IST