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Alan Stein, a high-performing employee at Google, was recognized as a “Great Manager” in 2016, a title given to only 25 employees each year. Less than six months later, he was fired.

Are all employers required to give employees paid vacation? I was told I had 56 hours paid time off a year. When I requested it, I was told to “use sick time — we don’t give paid vacation.” I’ve been working there for more than 3 years. Is this legal?

An employee for Baltimore Public Schools achieved viral TikTok fame for claiming that, over the course of two months, she liberally used the more than 200 sick hours she'd previously racked up, in an act of vengeance against her bosses.

My boss invited me to ride with him to a meeting which is about 2 hours away. The thought of having to make conversation seated next to my boss — who I don’t even like — for that long makes me nervous. Can I come up with some excuse why I can’t make it to the meeting? Or say that I’ve already made alternate travel plans?

You'd think having a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Buffalo State would be enough to land a job that pays a livable wage, especially half a decade after you graduate.

A new study, conducted by social agency System, revealed the top ten lazy girl jobs of 2023 and social media manager ranked top tier, while community moderator reigned as #1.

Dear Abby advises an employee being used by her boss, a grandfather trying to teach his grandson responsibility and a woman being rudely called out when she returns from the bathroom.

Volunteering remotely is a new trend — give back while gaining valuable skills and experiences virtually, opening up the prospect for more people to get involved and give back.

There’s currently a lawsuit case in progress brought by an employer against a former employee who posted a negative review about the company online. Of course, those smart enough will use a bogus email account and post online at a library far from home while using an Internet guest pass, rather than risk a review site being forced to divulge a negative posting IP address. But is there really a legal liability for posting a negative review?

A September 2023 study from CalendarLabs found that 1 in 4, or 26%, of work from home employees confessed to having sex during business hours, and to using misleading emojis in their virtual statuses to mask their NSFW behavior from bosses.