Blind is another app to try if you got booted from your company bowl. We were having necessary conversations and they shut it down so we have to move.

I overheard someone asking if remote work approvals are actually being reviewed case by case. The answer was “I think it depends who asks.” The tone made it sound like everyone already understood what… more

Walking back from lunch I heard a manager telling someone that promotions are happening later this year than usual. The other person asked if that meant raises were delayed too. The manager just said … more

Overheard one of my managers talking about how they can start pushing people to be in office more, I'm rolling my eyes because I know they only mean for us, not them. This guy rarely comes in sinc… more

If you could be a fly on the wall and listen in on all the conversations of one employee at your job, who would it be?

Someone on a call today said “let’s circle back” so many times that another person finally asked “are we circling back or actually doing something?” The silence afterward was incredible lol. Anyone ha… more

"Ohh! Your NAME is how it could have happened!"

"I remember a part in class about how blaming others is unhealthy, yet the whole existence of the concept of social justice would mean that someone else has ruined me and my life."

"I think people are more annoyed that exchanging pleasantries is not second-nature than about who we are as people."

I overheard that a coworker with whom I've been put on a project has a huge crush on me, but I'm not a hundred percent sure. They're very kind to me and always makes sure to have a convers… more

“There must be something wrong with me (the employee) because I’m missing all the social interaction clues. “

Someone’s response after getting out of a 1.1 meeting with their boss where the boss talked… more

What part of your workday drains you way more than you'd expect? 😶‍🌫️

Do you participate in office gossip or avoid it?

I heard this as I walked across my manager's office..."So all these AI tools we've introduced are making their work easier, but they're getting paid the same?" I can't belie… more

Anyone here in the advertising field? I just heard the design team talking about the copy team and how our work is so much easier because we don't have to take work back to our homes. I so badly w… more

"I feel like if you can't wait for your hair to turn white it never will because you're excited for it instead of stressed about it."

Anyone else exhausted with constant anxiety from people in the office always talking about AI and how AI will steal all our jobs? I know there's truth to it and that the only way to deal with it i… more

"No it was something about women trying to make the 'this is a man's world' feminine instead of becoming more masculine."

"Oh, just keep going, It'll run out of shame eventually."

What’s harder:
Making money — or keeping it?

I’ll read every serious answer.

Ever have a review on a curve? I worked in a department that had five engineers and the boss m said he had to do raises on a curve so one person got a 1, one got a 5 and the rest were 2, 3 or 4.

Lately I’ve been getting initial screenings from an AI Bot calling me and asking questions or texting me. Has anybody else had this and how do you respond to them.

You hear your coworker making plans to play hooky. Do you rat them out because you know you’ll have to cover for them if they miss work?

Did people talk about Grammys at work today? I was talking about Justin B:).

“Sometimes I feel forced to say the worst thing possible only to be told I shouldn’t have said it.”

My manager told the group that promotions are about readiness not timing. Well, the same people have been ready for years with no movement. I guess the timing somehow never works. Would be nice to jus… more

"Well, if all these people overly negative because of cyberterrorists then this dicussion is moot."

Have you had to say no to something at work recently? How did it go?

We love a healthy boundary. 👌

When you overhear leadership talking about layoffs casually, but nothing has been announced, what do you do with that information? You were not meant to hear it. Do you warn people or keep quiet?

Anyone here work at Prudential. I’m hearing some crazy rumblings about Marketing is now reporting into HR?

Leadership says, once again, there is no budget for raises and then asks for patience. Patience is doing a lot of work in this company. At what point does this turn into unpaid labor?

Our program manager really just said burnout is a mindset problem. Knowing many of us have been working late nights to deliver on an unrealistic timeline. How do you take feedback seriously after hear… more