The Worklife Bowl

Do you think working remotely kills creativity? I spoke to a CEO who called everyone to return to in person work becuase working remotely lacked the out-of-the-box results he was looking for.

Certain states in the US are thinking about increasing the minimum wage (again), this time to $25/HR. Are the elected officials actually this incompetent? Every single time the minimum wage increases,...

After being laid off, what helped you regain confidence? If none of these answers apply to you, sound off in the comments. Would love to hear your perspective!

If the government were to pass a new labor law right now, what do you think would make the biggest impact? 30 hour work week? Required paid sick/family leave? I'd love to see paid family/maternity l...

I have a rockstar employee that I unfortunately have no levers to reward for their contributions and I’m worried about losing them. Raises and bonuses are fixed company wide and there are no roles to ...

My friend suggested that after my 90-day probation period is over, I should let them know of the living wages in California and I should ask to get a raise. Is that reasonable to do? Has that ever bee...

Are all CEO's actually narcissists? I went to a conference and was struck by the amount of self-importance and lack of overall empathy.

How do you tell your current employer that you need a 5 days off to do an in person evaluation that could possibly lead to another job? Can they fire you for even pursuing it? Just curious what some r...

I feel like im being targeted at work. I just got “in trouble” for doing what my sr team member instructed me to do after the SOP was in clear. I just got put on a PIP and was left out of the annivers...

I was let go from my job for failed phishing attempts from IT. They said after an investigation I failed all phishing attempts from IT attempts from our IT department and it was grounds for immediate...

I was laid off in March and put out over 400 applications, so I recently accepted a job with a $20k hit for the rest of the year to be increased $10k at the top of 2027 plus a 5% bonus so a $10k salar...

I wish there were recourse for false advertising in job posts. I just started a position that promised no weekend work, and here I am replying to emails on the weekend. Have you ever accepted a role l...

At a conference today, one of the presenters was adamant that your first job out of college should be in person. His argument was that remote jobs are much harder for career advancement. Does anyone a...

Help! I’m burned out. I was home with my kids for 10 years and went back to work when my husband retired. I’m post menopausal and the brain fog is real. At work I keep being marked for errors and have...

I can’t afford to take leave (contractor) but I’m burning out fast and hard. I don’t have a support system nor community and you can’t build one without giving more than you get, which I don’t have en...

You can choose to never use your PTO, go into the office sick rather than take the day off, and work yourself around the clock, they always seem to want just a little more. Has going “above and beyond...

Do you think it should ever be an expectation to respond to emails/chats while out of office when you’ve communicated that ahead of time? My new leader has no boundaries and thinks everyone should be ...

Anyone out here who has retired early? It’s something I fantasize about but not sure if I could ever see myself doing it. If you’ve done it, how did it go? Did you enjoy it or find yourself going back...

Conspiracy Theories for RTO Policies. What are all your theories on why companies are doing RTO, whether it be hybrid or full RTO? I want to hear your thoughts on this, especially if you are the ones...

I’m a 35 yo single guy (Indian) living alone in US and I feel I can’t call my married friends and have a conversation without his spouse listening in, is this an Indian thing? I’m very conscious when ...