Last Saturday at the annual company picnic in Portland, the guys all headed home right after eating while the women were stuck scrubbing trays and hauling trash for an extra hour. The owner said it was just 'how things get done' when I asked him about it. Has anyone else had a workplace pull this kind of outdated division of labor crap?
I work at a high school in Columbus and last week a VP wore ripped jeans and a hoodie while the principal wrote up a new teacher for having a visible tattoo. If the rule is "professional appearance" it should apply to everyone in the building, not just the people who aren't tenured yet. Anyone else see this at their school?
Last Tuesday I was out watering my front lawn around 7pm and noticed my neighbor two houses down doing the exact same thing. We both have the same odd-even water schedule in Phoenix. He's been watering on odd days for weeks. I did it once on an even day back in June and got a $75 ticket. I asked him about it and he said the code enforcement guy just told him to check the calendar next time. Why does one person get a warning and another gets slapped with a fine? Has anyone else run into this kind of uneven enforcement with local ordinances?
Had a chat with my manager yesterday about why Sarah got the team lead spot after "taking initiative" on cross-department projects. Meanwhile I got a formal warning 4 months ago for "overstepping boundaries" when I literally did the exact same thing. Asked for specifics and got some vague corporate BS. Anyone else notice how office rules just bend differently for certain people?