#Workplace Norms

[walkawaytall]

I love when I can immediately tell that the person who wrote an assignment intended to prepare students for corporate life has only ever worked in academia.

Create a greeting that matches the scenario. How would you address another team member? For example, “Hey, Susie!” is not appropriate.

Interesting take! Also completely wrong for every place I've worked! If someone is a team member, I assume I have regular contact and decent rapport with them, in which case, "Hey, Susie!" is absolutely fine in most workplaces. I don't know what overly formal bizzarro world this person works in (j/k, I know it's academia. It simply has to be.), but emails between team members are often slightly less formal that emails between a client and representative or even an email between coworkers who don't work directly with one another.

[darrenwalleyconsultancy]

Unwritten Rules at Work

Photo by Aaron Burden Since birth, we have been guided by a set of social norms. Which effectively are unwritten rules that we live by. These unwritten rules guide how we live and determine how people react to us. In times gone by, most of these rules were called “good manners”. These would guide the behaviour of a lady or a gentleman. Unfortunately, some of these rules are no longer…

[newsfromstolenland]

Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet has amended his law project, Bill 19, regulating youth employment in the province to allow children under 14 to work in agriculture, provided the business has a maximum of 10 employees.

The proposed law, tabled in March, would limit the number of weekly hours Quebecers 16 and under can work during the school year to 17. It also sets the minimum legal working age at 14 — with some exceptions for jobs like babysitting or tutoring.

But Boulet's amendment would allow small agricultural businesses to be exempt from the new minimum working age and employ children as young as twelve.

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This new exemption echoes the demands of employers, who asked for more exceptions to allow children under 14 to work.

But there are concerns over the agricultural environment being risky as injuries in young people are frequent. Some doubt the ability of Quebec's labour regulator, La Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST), to ensure the safety of children in the workplace.

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Tagging: @allthecanadianpolitics

[roselightfairy]

In the library lifestyle, we do not fight with fist or blade but with . . . passive aggressive email exchanges.

[beequestionsthings]

Makeup shouldn’t be a requirement for a woman to be considered professional.

[femmefatalevibe]

Hi! I really enjoy your page, and was wondering if you had this experience or knew of a similar one. I (6months ago) recently came out of a depressive state and got a new job, started doing lipstick and mascara and perfume before work and just adjusting little things, adding a skincare routine, going to the gym, and I feel really good! But the only downside is I feel like I’m literally beating subpar men off with a stick, but not the kind of men you’d WANT chasing you around (not that I want any but if they’re gonna…) it’s so infuriating and I don’t wanna be a bitch at work but they won’t GO AWAY and it makes my work very inefficient and harder to do. Is there a way to still be polite and friendly while making the lines clear or will I just have to be mean for a while?

Hi love. I'm sorry that you're having to deal with this unfortunate repercussion of society and social dynamics under patriarchy.

It is not "being mean" to be assertive, maintain clear boundaries, and only present yourself with direct, professional communication at work. No one deserves to "see you smile" or have you entertain their inappropriate advances.

Just don't be accommodating to their flirtatious attention. Personally, if it were just stares or overly kind conversations/gestures, nothing sexual or overtly inappropriate, I would ignore it and communicate like you don't notice. Keep it brief, professional, and emotionally neutral. Any smart man would get the message and back off if they don't want to have to switch departments or jobs.

Best of luck, stay strong! Hope this helps xx

[sunjoys]

my friends are FINALLY free for the summer (after ive spent 2 months wasting away waiting for them) and of course my work decides its the perfect time for me to go from 2 days of work every week to FOUR............ sick of this.

[glittercorvid]

a queer work friend saying 'you don't have to be gender nonconforming to be nonbinary' and a gesturing towards me as an example to make her point a couple days ago sure has reminded me that just because someone respects your pronouns it doesn't mean they conceptualize you as anything other than whichever binary gender they think fits best

[galaxseacreature]

shoutout to my supervisor though. I started eating my lunch at my desk and he appeared remarkably quickly and was like "how are you doing taking breaks? i know when i started i often found it hard to take breaks." like ok that's...not subtle but thank you nonetheless

[killerboyratzmp3]

it's always guys who think i'm a guy and girls who think i'm a girl . and i think that's beautiful

[cordyce]

good mornings friends! i have some assignments to get to today but after i get through those i’m hoping i’ll finally have something to post. in the meantime, i’m curious! drop in my inbox who your favorite avatar character is and what trope you think fits them the most!! i like to see what people think

[laidbackmarco]

The Difficult Challenge of Living in Japan as a Foreginer

[alisainez]

America 🇺🇸 & China 🇨🇳 

Interesting 🤔 Employment Issues In China  A Rare Acknowledgment From China, Of  Similar Fate’s  The only difference is “Racism” is blamed for the mismatch between Human Resource supply and demand. Corruption of power and policies that should have supported demographic groups in employment and education were indifferently targeted, ultimately resulting in removal from employment and educational…

[beemovieerotica]

it's so wild when people complain about religious inclusion like "oh so you think THEY should get special privileges/accommodations to do x, y, or z??"

and the things they're talking about are like. exceptions to rules or norms that in themselves shouldn't exist. yes Richard, we actually should have diverse meal options at work events to accommodate people with different diets. yes, people should be allowed to take time off to be with their family during whatever holidays or life events they so choose. yes, people should be able to wear clothing that makes them comfortable. nobody should be happy about these restrictions existing. stop bitching about the singular jewish or muslim person in your workplace and realize that everyone deserves better.

[leahcee]

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don’t mind me I’m just reminiscing? thinking about the past?

[safespace4you-bewhoyouare]

I am my own person. I know what I am capable of.

Recently, I applied for a new job and allowed myself to pursue a male-dominant career as a young female. Have you ever joined a workplace or were interested in a career path that was a certain gender dominant? If we are being honest, who hasn't? We live in a society that has these gender "norms" that influence our "what do I want to be when I grow up" mindset.

For example, men are typically influenced to be first responders. That is because as little boys, they grow up playing with action figures such as policemen, firefighters, military officers, etc. On the other hand, women are influenced to become vets, teachers, and nurses; having a lot with society believing women are just naturally nurturing

along with this societal view comes the mental insecurity that comes with it. The fear of losing yourself because society has this role of you and your gender is apparent. You are allowed to be yourself, and the world should never say no to that. Unfortunately, everyone judges, but at the end of the day, you are your biggest enemy. The way you treat yourself has a great deal on who you are on the inside.

Be the person you are on the inside. Follow your dreams and pursue your own career. Women are allowed to do a man's job. Men are allowed to do a woman's job. That is the best part of a workplace; diversity and encouragement are what bring us together.

If you ever feel as if you have no one and are stuck on what your next big step is, reflect on this new blog. Allow yourself to find the post that relates to you. Share your story on this page along the way and express yourself.

You are encouraged to be Y O U R S E L F

Every. Single. Step. On the way to your success.

Love,

SafeSpace4You Blogger