r/corporate

Accepted offer at a new company. The band was ($70-115k) + bonus + sign-on + benefits. Negotiated up from there so felt good about it.

Now a nearly identical role at the same company just posted at $80-125k + bonus + \*\*equity\*\* + benefits. My offer had no equity. Company is pre-IPO with real IPO buzz.

Questions:

1. Is it worth asking about equity before my start date?
2. Is this normal or did I get lowballed?
3. How would you handle this?

Feel like I negotiated well with the info I had but the goalposts moved on me.

I hate meetings , working after 8 hours. I hate it. Why Indians are so people pleasers

Question, specifically for older people who work in corporate NYC. Do most of you grab drinks/ socialize with co workers often after work or just go straight home?

Ok I started my job last week and TODAY I looked down and noticed my key card was missing from my lanyard
I looked everywhere and called my boss to tell her. She said, “no worries, we’ll address it tomorrow.” It’s also one of those states where I can be fired within the first 90 days if I mess up or anything.

Will they fire me for this? What did she mean by “address it”?

I’m seriously freaking out. I feel so replaceable as a part-time role and this feels like a major eff-up.

Please help me.

i recently accepted a new position for a direct competitor of my current company. for some context, i’m 24F working in the design/power engineering industry.

anyways, i am going to give my two weeks soon, and i know for a fact that they will ask if the company i’m going to work for is a competitor. i know this because i reached out to someone who previously quit who went to work for said company and they actually didn’t get walked out because they lied when asked. i am super anxious about the whole being walked out thing. most people i have talked about it to have never heard of companies doing such a thing before and to me it seems like a straight up embarrassment and a tad disrespectful. seeking any and all advice for how to go about this in the smoothest way possible.

also to add to the anxiety, in the past my boss has called whole office meetings to discuss after someone has been walked out and the thought of all that negative attention makes me want to cry. i have been debating lying and saying i am moving out of the state so it forced me to get a new job , even if it is with a competitor, just so it doesn’t make me look as bad. but at the same time, i’m like why should i even care what these people think?? especially if they’re immediately going to toss me out the second i give my notice. i’m aware this decision comes from HR and not my direct bosses but it’s still beyond frustrating. my friends have told me to walk out with confidence but im just not sure i can do that.

i’m also wondering if it would be awful of me to do it next tuesday (so that i would get paid for memorial day), or if i should just get it out of the way and do it friday so i don’t have to keep thinking about it.

i’m dreading the conversation i know will inevitably come when i submit my notice. i’ve always really struggled with authority figures. once again, any advice is welcome and appreciated. thanks! :)

Fairly new ro 9 to 5 grind, wanted to know ehat cigs do you girls smoke at office breaks. I wanted smt with fairly good buzz and low smell sticking to my face and clothes. If possible suggest me the ones with low post smoke mouth odour

I currently smoke advanced and that is sticking!

Dms are open if u wanna give some personal takes

I joined a company where the CEO had a very clear vision of what the product should become, with a three year roadmap, detailed feature list, and slide decks full of confident projections. The problem was that the engineers and middle managers who talked to customers every day kept coming back with signals that didn't match the roadmap. Customers were asking for simpler integrations and reliability improvements, not the ambitious new platform features the CEO had planned. Every sprint retrospective, the same feedback surfaced. And every time, leadership dismissed it as noise from people who didn't see the big picture.

Two years later, the company had spent millions building a product suite that nobody was asking for while ignoring the core product that was slowly breaking under its own complexity. The CEO held an all hands and said the market wasn't ready for their vision yet. But the market had been telling us exactly what it wanted the whole time. We just weren't listening.

I've been reading about this dynamic between dogmatic and pragmatic strategy modes, and from what I've seen the trouble starts when you commit to the wrong mode for too long. The money keeps coming in and the complexity keeps growing, and the gap between what leadership wants and what the market needs gets wider until something breaks.

Has anyone else here worked somewhere where the roadmap was set in stone and the CEO treated customer feedback as a distraction?

OK, real legitimate question for all the people who work in corporate. WHY if someone has an out of office message, do you keep messaging non stop and calling when that person is CLEARLY OUT OF OFFICE?

And I'm not talking about copying you in for visibility. I'm talking about repeatedly messaging and calling saying "I know you had an out of office contact but I wanted YOU to work on this".

WHYYYYYYYY

I’ve been working pretty late these past few weeks.
Today, my granny came up to me and asked, “You’re working so hard… is it at least benefiting you?”

Now tell me — should I tell her?
Should I tell her the truth? 😭

I’m really stuck with making a decision between staying at my current job or leaving to try managing a shopping mall. Wondering if anyone has any experience in shopping mall management they can share ?

Ok so just for some context, my job isn’t purely a corporate job since I’m on-site (I.e. admin office in the residential building) however the company has a head office is super corporate with the culture.

I’m a residential property manager for 2 big apartment buildings (400 doors total) and I’ve been so for about 5-6 years. I like property management but Overall I do not see myself staying in residential the rest of my life. Running out of patience with the useless problems for crybaby tenants.

However I recently got an offer to be part of the management team for a big shopping Mall. I’d handle the maintenance and security aspect of the job.

My current PM job pays well and has good benefits but also is workaholic culture :
- 97K + 15% bonus
- insurance benefits and personal 350 spending account
- 350/month allowance for groceries for site team (which is like 4 people lol)
- 850/month allowance on “uniform” (I literally just buy personal clothes)
- love my team and bosses
Cons:
- workaholics like crazy
- little work-life balance (have to submit reports 25th and 31st regardless of the day of the week)
- residential kinda sucks

Shopping mall offer:
- 85K + 8% bonus
- insurance benefits
- matches pension contributions 3%
- closer commute for me by like half the time

I don’t know much about the day-to-day though. Is it just as mush headaches and BS ? If so, I’d basically be doing it for less money BUT it would be a slight reroute of my career and may open other doors.

Honestly this decision has been causing me a lot of stress and haven’t been sleeping much because of it.

I think one of the biggest benefits of corporate training is that it helps employees feel more confident in their work. When people learn new skills and understand their tasks better, they usually perform with less stress and more clarity. Training also helps employees stay updated with new tools, technologies, and workplace trends, which is especially important in fast-changing industries.

Another major advantage is career growth. Employees often feel more motivated when companies invest in their learning and development. It gives them a sense that the organization values their future. Corporate training can also improve communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills, which helps employees work better with others and handle responsibilities more effectively.

In many cases, good training doesn’t just improve productivity, it also creates a more positive and supportive work environment for everyone.

To be a SAHW and doggy mom! Am I gonna regret it? My husband's providing a monthly allowance. We said we'll give it a 2-month trial. I'm curious if I'll want more money and end up finding another job.

I was getting burnt out of my job and didn't want to do it anymore. I'll take this time to relax and explore other interests, and if it turns out to be lucrative then that's a bonus.

Any guesses on how these 2 months will be? Curious to hear from anyone who has done the same and left the corporate world.

I was working as a social media marketing intern for 5 months and i have an internship of 6 months. And HR called me in her office and said that we are not continuing this internship as you were already on pip and we want some experienced person to handle this job. They all know that I am an intern and I had basic knowledge of social media marketing. Now they have hired a 1 yr experienced social media executive.

Now, my confidence has shaken and will again go procrastination phase where I will not be able to do anything and just lie on my bed. I don't want to live like this. But I am scared of finding jobs. I know i am a little slow learner, I make mistakes, i forget things but that is because of my bad mental health and that got worse in this company. Because they never treated me as an intern after 2 months.

Give me some real advice please....

I (24M) am currently halfway through my temporary position at my first corporate office job. I am part of the finance department and the work environment feels horrid.

I work with a small team of five people, two are higher authority (boss and supervisor), and the other two work with me in a large shared cubicle space.

I was initially intimidate as I have heard mixed opinions over the reputation of working in a corporate office. My initial outlook (thanks for not working half the time) was that the money is good, but the time is rough. Working here has furthered this perspective I have.

We are salaried and are expected to get all of the work done as possible, which is an understandable ask to have. However, I cannot see myself undergoing the same working conditions as those in my cubicle. They are incredibly kind and patient with my questions and misunderstandings. The work I do is manageable and their presences makes the work environment enjoyable. However, they work incredibly long hours, with multiple instances of them leaving the office around 8, and continuing to work till the latest 10. These are not rare, but they are often enough to be concerning. The worst sign I see is that they have dinner in the office. It seems so dehumanizing.

I have had an impression of how the work environment would be from my supervisor. The pressure and attitude that has been provided from them has started outside of the workplace. They are unfortunately my neighbor which I had connected with to be networked into this position. They would complain about me to my mother before they would communicate any of the information to me. Statements that I leave the office too early, 5pm, that I don't communicate with her, that she is supposed to be my mentor teaching me.

There is a nightmarish amount of information that they have dumped onto my mother who is also sick of their behavior. They have complained that my coworker has been incompetent for my coworker's entire employment. Turn mistakes into lecture that I don't want to keep my job within the span of 2 months.

They are also contradictory on what they want from me. They complain that I am not actively looking for more responsibilities though they told me that I was never meant for the responsibilities. Proudly proclaimed that they are supposed to be my mentor and not my coworker who I see everyday when we are in office, the one who actually taught me everything in my role. They state they have been accommodating with my requests and that I have been difficult.

They do not communicate with me. Ignore my messages. Expect me constantly reach out to them. Tell me they are too busy to respond.

I DO NOT, foresee myself continuing working under their management after my temporary position is over.

My mistake in my life is not pursuing what I wanted. I will begin to do so once the temporary position is over, or I have been terminated, whichever comes first. I refuse to give my life to this corporate environment. Being told that I have to make "sacrifices" to do well in the office. I will not sacrifice my health, my dinners with my family, or my well being to reach your inhumane expectations.

Horrible people out there in workplace… such attitude..
They don’t want to look at your face as well..
whether they are insecure or what no one knows…

But how to deal with people who make your life miserable.

Hey, just a curious guy who want to know about are faang companies better than others in term of work culture and also about what are key perks working in such companies?