#OverheardAtWork

How is this supposed to motivate anyone? I heard someone in leadership say we should feel lucky to have jobs right now. Idk how they meant it but I'm shocked either way.

For anyone who is planning to join KPMG.

Political Capital in a Big 4
• Rewards visibility + endurance
• Punishes absence even when absence is legitimate
• Retaliation is informal, undocumented, deniable

This is the cruel truth:… more

Hahaha I once interviewed for Goldman Sachs’s or was it JP Morgan? And they asked where I saw myself in 5yrs time and I tried to be realistic, saying due to work hours/stress research shows most work … more

"He was so hateful of people who hate Mondays he fell over with hate."

“And yet you’re surprised I won’t consider making friends.”

Does your manager love "motivational" movie quotes? Mine loves to tell us, "Cookies are for closers." God help you if you get that reference.

Have you ever heard your boss say something so dumb that you just stand there, in shock, not sure how to respond? You just think, I can't believe this guy earns so much more than I do?

“You can’t wear a bikini to a sandstorm and you can’t wear a burka to a swamp.”

When you see two colleagues (both of whom have spouses at home) flirting with each other, what do you do? One of these colleagues is a friend, do I warn her against going down this path or just stay o… more

Earlier this year, my director announced they’re going to another department and I got a new director. Today, HR booked a call with me to understand what my role and responsibilities are. I asked why … more

What corporate jargon makes you physically cringe every time you hear it? 😬

“What, I did it on purpose?”

"I keep forgetting that the only place on Earth that is flat is Scandinavia."

"It's not a 'conspiracy theory' it's 'sort of what you would expect'."

"There is a certain compensation for perfectionism that means leaning back in a chair very limp with arms hanging and neck back."

"Whether it be rationalization, black, or white it's still orange."

What would your reaction be if you happened to hear someone at work make comments about your role and how all I do is 'sit around in the office and get paid a fat chunk for nothing'? Yes, my j… more

One of the only downsides to being remote is that the access to gossip is not the same. I miss the tea

Do people who gossip in the office want to be heard, or do they sincerely not know they can be heard? Sometimes, I overhear conversations that have so much to them that I can't believe they aren&#… more

"There is Theoretical Physicists, and then there is the people who write checks."

I came from the field and thought I'd be the bridge between stores and corporate, but now store teams look at me like I've betrayed them and corporate thinks I'm too sympathetic to operati… more

Would you try to enquire about a possible layoff in the company? I wish I knew people by their voices, but I heard a few people talk about how 'a hundredish people next month' will be let go, … more

“I still don’t know how to tell the internet all of this calamity is because of the internet without it accusing me of hating the internet as if the feeling itself is a crime.”

“Did you make a note of whose problem it actually is?”

“No I didn’t.”

Happy new year! I do want to share the work culture that is happening in my company
A 4-Color Giant in the Mountain: Challenging Culture – Part 1
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What’s the juiciest thing you’ve heard or learned about at work? At my last job, I realized my ceo was having an affair with the head of the accounting department. Which explain why she still had a jo… more

“If only there was some magical way to remember that we tend to have less respect for each other when we can’t understand each other and compensate for it accordingly.”

“The sun has left us, we cannot frolic in it naturally in the winter as in the summer.”

“I hate wading into rows by accident, I absolutely loath it!”

“It is unfair to the person discriminating if they discount someone as a threat based on a protected characteristic who then does them wrong.”

He hired his situationship as a 'brand strategist.' She seems nice but doesn't look like she's ever opened a deck.

I heard “we don’t have budget for that” followed five minutes later by “let’s bring someone in.” At what point do you stop believing the budget excuse?

“We’ll reward people once things stabilize.” Said while announcing next year’s stretch goals. Everyone nodded like they hadn’t heard this exact line before. How long is stabilization supposed to take?

Is 40 old now? Lolol. "How do you deal with applicants for an entry-level position that is geared for someone coming right out of college, but they are 40+. Often times they don't necessarily… more