‘They canceled my two weeks off’: HR approves employee’s PTO for her mother’s funeral, then cancels request, employee has an outburst

Every human resources department has been known for some shady behavior to protect the interests of the company rather than the interests of the actual humans who work there. Ironic, much?    We all have these kinds of stories, particularly ones that involve employee benefits like paid time off. It’s a tale as old as…

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‘I’d come in three or four hours late’: New corporate management instates overreaching attendance policy, worker takes advantage and comes in late

Punishment: A negative stimulus administered in response to you doing something that you shouldn’t have done in order to discourage you from doing it again. The hope here is that this would be severe enough to prevent further instances of the behavior.  While that’s all well and good, the punishment needs to fit the crime……

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