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Managers who are paid hourly: are you required/expected to answer calls/texts outside of work? 
If so, how does your employer compensate you for that time spent working?

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I always believed a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) was meant to help an employee grow. But reality hit differently.

Some were put on a PIP without any prior warnings, no clear expectations, and no proper guidance. It felt less like a performance correction and more like a personal vendetta. The same managers who failed to support or understand challenges were quick to question, criticize, and push into PIP mode — just to show power or settle scores.

Performance issues should be handled with constructive feedback and mentorship. But in some companies, especially under insecure leadership, PIP becomes a silent weapon to corner individuals or force resignations.

PIP is for Vengeance, Not Performance – A Tool Misused by Insecure Managers

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Remember Rishi Sunak?

Yep the former UK Prime Minister. He’s now making headlines again, but this time not in politics.

He’s joining Goldman Sachs as a senior advisor the same company he once worked at 21 years ago!

What will he do now?

Basically, he’ll be helping clients understand big-picture stuff like geopolitical risks, global economy trends, and will also be interacting with people and leaders around the world.

It’s like he's going back to his finance roots but with a lot more experience this time.

From running a whole country to advising one of the world’s biggest banks. not a small switch 

What do you think?

Should more politicians go back to the private sector? Or is this just another power circle move?

Rishi Sunak Joins Goldman Sachs Again After 21 Years!

I’ve noticed this pattern more than once.
The more successful a man is at work, the more distant he becomes emotionally.

My last partner had a great job at a top finance firm. Big salary. Fancy LinkedIn profile. But when it came to feelings? It felt like I was dating someone who just wasn’t there.

And honestly, I don’t care how much money someone makes if they can’t even have a simple, honest conversation.
That’s not ambition, that’s emotional neglect in a suit.

So I’m wondering does growing in your career implies you have to stop showing emotions?
Or is this the "New Normal" now.
Would love to know what you think.

Can someone be both successful and emotionally mature? Or is it always one or the other?

Why Is Emotional Effort Not Part of the Resume?

He’s silent, deadly, and unapologetic.
You're talking deadlines, he's dropping gas bombs.
No one addresses it. HR didn’t train us for this kind of workplace hazard.

How do I survive this biological warfare in a corporate setting?💣

My manager farts in meetings send oxygen.

Don't you think this is too much for a virtual meeting?
Let’s be real...after 45 mins, no one’s really focusing.
3 hours on a screen with no break? Mental shutdown guaranteed.