Need help: Should I address my boss informally or formally?
My supervisor, who I never have anything to do with (we have team leaders who we contact), uses the informal form of address with me in an email and calls me by my first name. Should I use the informal form of address with him back? Or should I stick with the formal form of…
How does your company handle overtime?
I'm supposed to do some research on this topic for my company, and I'm interested to know how your company deals with this topic. Is overtime normal for you? How are they compensated, through time off or are they paid out? If you voluntarily work overtime without your employer ordering or requiring it, does this…
How can you best behave or defend yourself in such cases when your boss takes out his frustration entirely on you?
Hello, I also ask myself what can help in such cases, when the supervisor, not just a few times, but constantly has something to criticize, something to nag about and somehow starts to take out his frustrations on you, sometimes making working conditions more difficult and dictating work processes that are not really profitable in…
Are apprenticeships overrated?
Could it be that studying is almost always the better choice if you know what you want to study and it is possible? Because the training options are quite limited. You also have the opportunity to become a supervisor later on, something you can't really do as a regular graduate. So those who completed an…
Supervisor gives me pointless tasks?
I have to shred paper after lunch until the end of the day. I find the task pointless. Do you too? I want to do proper work, but there's nothing else to do. She could have just sent me home.
Reasons against being an employee?
You have a superior. Often unpleasant.
Is that fair?
That my supervisor makes me vacuum regularly? I would consider that harassment.
Offended by yesterday?
I had an online conversation about a topic with the team leader. During the conversation, the team leader asked me at least three times whether I understood the topic and asked me to explain it to him so he could check if I understood. Like with small children. By the way, the theme was my…
Why are some bosses so bad at character?
So why are there actually bosses who love nothing more than making life hell for their employees? I mean, that's counterproductive for business, isn't it? Or is a leadership style based on fear very effective? Are they aware that this is counterproductive, or not? Or do they just not care?
Request interim reference due to change of employer?
Hello everyone, I've been with my current employer for about a year now. My boyfriend and I plan to move in together soon, meaning I'd be moving to another city. This obviously means changing employers, and I already have an interview lined up in the "new" city. A reference letter is always helpful. A valid…
What should you do if a colleague gives her boss a gift for no reason?
I find it so uncomfortable and somehow I don't feel comfortable with it. How can I return the gift without it being hurtful? It's a souvenir (plate) from her vacation, which I don't know what to do with either. Even if there was a reason for it, I don't like that.