All posts tagged: work balance

Woman Says She Was Fired For Not Liking Her Job

Woman Says She Was Fired For Not Liking Her Job

In the workplace, job satisfaction and happiness are often elusive. Many people choose to stick to their unfulfilling jobs because they have few other options. Americans have normalized working a job they hate for the sake of comfort and financial necessity. But for one worker, she was let go from her job for doing just that. One woman claims she was fired because she didn’t like her job.  People can get fired for a variety of reasons: misconduct, chronic lateness, even stealing too many office supplies. Sometimes termination is fair, but other times it can feel completely unwarranted and unexpected.  Yvette Segan took to TikTok after finding herself in this exact scenario. Segan stated she was fired for no real cause. When she asked her employers why, they replied, “It just seems like you’re not really invested long-term. It seems like you really don’t like your job.” Segan admitted in her video that she clearly did not like her job, but since when are people supposed to? “I thought you just bootstrapped it and just …

A Neurology Professor Says Many People Over 50 Still Do These 4 Brain-Damaging Habits

A Neurology Professor Says Many People Over 50 Still Do These 4 Brain-Damaging Habits

As you age into your 50s and 60s, your routine and habits impact your brain health in the long term, so you are unknowingly harming your brain health a little daily. Dr. Rudolph E. Tanzi, a professor of Neurology, blames these reckless routines that are harming your cognition and pushing you toward neurodegenerative diseases. These everyday, brain-damaging habits are so normalized that they have now become the norm. It’s a way of life that is not only accepted but appreciated. Here are the four everyday habits that are hurting your cognition and memory. A neurology professor says many people over 50 still do these 4 brain-damaging habits: 1. Working more than 8 hours a day can damage your brain Marcus Aurelius / Pexels It is the norm to work for at least 8 hours a day. There’s no denying that the pressure and workload of most jobs will have you put in at least 8 hours daily. Corporate has made it a norm that you can not get any job with less work time, but …

Woman Takes On Former Co-Worker’s Job Responsibilities Without Pay

Woman Takes On Former Co-Worker’s Job Responsibilities Without Pay

After her co-worker quit, a corporate employee’s supervisor tried to give her the majority of her former colleague’s work tasks without any extra pay. In our current employer market, increased responsibility and limited resources seem to be the growing trend because employees are tethered to their jobs whether they like it or not. The corporate world often seems to run according to its own set of rules and regulations that aren’t necessarily explained to workers, as though it were a club that only a chosen few have access to. In a supportive working environment, younger workers have mentors, people who support them and who guide them to the next stages of their careers. But most of the time, employees are left to fend for themselves, as one office worker discovered when her job description changed abruptly. After a woman’s co-worker quit, she was told that 80% of her job was now her responsibility, without any extra pay. The corporate worker explained that the office manager at her company had given her two weeks’ notice, which …

CEO Warns Employers Not To Hire Anyone Who Mentions Work-Life Balance During An Interview

CEO Warns Employers Not To Hire Anyone Who Mentions Work-Life Balance During An Interview

Scott Kuru, who is listed on LinkedIn as the Founder and CEO of Freedom Property Investors, recently shared his opinion about whether companies should hire workers who admit that they want their employer to support a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives. In an age of burnout and workers desperately seeking to move away from our current live-to-work culture in order to find enjoyment in their lives, Kuru is pushing back against workers’ wants. His attitude certainly fits our employer market, where workers are at the mercy of their bosses’ whims because the job market is so bad. A CEO wrote a LinkedIn post telling employers not to hire anyone who mentions work-life balance in an interview. Kuru started his post with a strong stance, stating, “Never hire anyone who’s looking for work-life balance.” He went on to clarify that he is not entirely against it and agrees that all aspects of a person’s life must be in harmony for them to reach their full potential. LinkedIn The CEO further explained that his …