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New York Post
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
Jealous coworker files HR complaint on bride over not being invited to wedding: ‘Creating a hostile environment'
This nuisance would work any soon-to-be bride's last nerve. Before walking down the aisle, one nearly-wed was forced to walk down to Human Resources after a scorned coworker complained about being excluded from her wedding guest list. 'This was honestly one of the weirdest work things I've ever dealt with,' barked the beleaguered bride-to-be in a Reddit tirade. 4 A bride claims a coworker accused of creating a 'hostile work environment' by failing to invite her to the wedding. Getty Images/iStockphoto 'There's a woman in my office I'm friendly with, but not close to,' explained the annoyed, anonymous gal. 'We've had small talk here and there, nothing deep. No lunches together. No real outside-of-work connection.' Still, their lack of camaraderie didn't affect the woman's abundance of audacity. 'She found out I was getting married and asked when the wedding was. Then she straight-up asked if she was invited,' recalled the bride. 'I kinda laughed and said, 'Oh no, it's really small. Just close friends and family.'' 'I didn't think anything of it.' 4 The Reddit ranter pleaded her case to the HR representative, who ultimately closed the file. LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS – But before sharing the intimate details of your personal life around the water-cooler — namely weddings, which can cost upwards of $26,000 — it may be best to think twice. 'She got quiet and a little cold after that, but I figured okay, maybe awkward moment, whatever,' said the Redditor. 'Fast forward a few days later, I get a meeting invite from HR.' 'Turns out she filed a complaint saying I was being 'exclusive' and 'creating a hostile environment by leaving people out.'' Well, that's one way to weaponize the workplace powers that be. 4 The woman says she was blindsided by the call from Human Resources after refusing to invite her colleague to the big day celebration. Getty Images Although weddings are traditionally sacred ceremonies, attended by the happy couple's nearest loved ones, haters have come up with kooky ways to steal the spotlight on someone else's big day. Be it grimy mothers-of-the-groom who wear full-blown bridal garb in hopes of outshining the woman of the hour, or forceful family members who insist on crashing the newlyweds' honeymoon, holy matrimonies seem to bring the worst out in weirdos worldwide. Especially those who weren't even invited to the fête. 'I had to sit in this HR meeting and explain that I'm not required to invite coworkers I barely know to my literal wedding,' groaned the bride in her virtual meltdown. 'It's a personal event,' she continued, 'it has nothing to do with work or who's in the office.' 4 Digital supporters of the bride say she should file a complaint against the irked coworker for making snide remarks around the office. YURII MASLAK – The HR representative agreed and quickly closed the case. But her snubbed colleague remains openly offended. 'Now she acts super passive-aggressive toward me. Like side-eyes, little digs when I walk by,' said the bride. 'Still bringing it up in these weird sarcastic comments like, 'Some people are so inclusive these days.'' 'I can't believe she actually thought HR could… what, make me invite her?' she wondered in anger. 'Some people really do think they're the main character.' Social media savages are now urging the fiancée to make the bellyaching coworker the main character of her own in-office complaint. 'I would report her to HR for creating an uncomfortable environment,' encouraged a commenter. 'She's bullying you; the only thing that will work is hitting back,' suggested a separate spectator in the spirit of tit-for-tat. 'This is the type of guest that comes without a gift, eats a lot of food, makes others uncomfortable, takes home a s—t load of leftovers and a centerpiece,' said another, backed by an additional onlooker who added, 'And wears a white dress.'
New York Post
21-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
What is the ‘ghostworking' trend? Here's how a majority of burned-out employees pretend to do their jobs every day
Most 9-to-5ers just aren't in good spirits. 'Ghostworking' — feigning busyness in order to fool the boss — is a phoney-baloney employment ruse on the rise. 'More than half of employees (58%) admit they regularly pretend to be working,' study authors from Resume Now, an online job-hunting hub, revealed in a new report. 5 More than half of today's US workforce admits to pretending to be busy at work, according to new data. stokkete – 'From fake meetings to typing nonsense,' the insiders continued, 'employees are getting creative to maintain the illusion of productivity.' It's a fake-it-til-you-make-it to 5 p.m. type of trend. And when falsifying hustle and bustle grows stale, a staggering 92% of staffers search for other employment opportunities while on the clock. But ghostworking isn't simply an effect of employee entitlement or Gen Z laziness. Instead, it's a craze born out of corporate confusion. 5 Due to burnout, a lack of direction and ineffectual leadership, most workers feel they need to pretend to look busy while in the office. YURII MASLAK – 5 Folks who feel burned out by their jobs have gone to extreme lengths to fake engagement. praisaeng – 'With burnout, career uncertainty and remote work blurring boundaries, employees are increasingly exploring new opportunities during the workday,' noted the experts. They surveyed 1,100 workers across the U.S. to find that office pressures and micromanagement, as well as a lack of meaningful tasks and unclear expectations, all contribute to the viral movement. To keep up appearances, 23% of ghostworkers walk around the office with a notebook, while 22% randomly type gibberish on their keyboards, simulating legitimate effort. A whopping 15% of the fraudsters have held phones to their ears with no real call. Another 15% keep spreadsheets open while browsing unrelated content. However, only 12% have scheduled fake meetings to avoid real work. Go-getters searching for their next gig — a startling 24% of respondents — use company time to edit their resumes, while an even bolder 23% apply to new positions on work-issued computers, and 20% take recruiter calls from the office. The bravest (or most brazen) of them all are the 19% of wheelers and dealers who actually sneak out of their cubicles to interview with other companies. 5 The investigators found that 9-to-5ers often pretend to be on work-related phone calls to feign productivity. FS-Stock – 5 An eye-popping number of employees use their job-issued devices to apply to other jobs during work hours. Art_Photo – However, rather than overwhelming ghostworkers with extra surveillance in an attempt to right their wrongs, researchers suggest a much more effective solution. '[Balance] accountability with autonomy,' they advised managers, supervisors and executives. '[Give] employees the tools and trust they need to actually be productive, not just look busy.'
