Bad bosses make people quit

Flash floods hit central Texas in the USA. Georgie and Phil discuss the story. Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250709 FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our webs ... Show More

Many European countries are experiencing an extreme heatwave. Beth and Phil discuss and teach vocabulary.Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-from-the-news_2025/250702FIND BBC LEARNING ENG ... Show More

Donald Trump sends the Marines to Los Angeles after immigration raids lead to protest.Learn about this story and the vocabulary from the news headlines with Phil and Pippa.Find full subtitles and a worksheet for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/featu ... Show More

New research finds that bosses who went to business school pay their workers less. So what are M.B.A. programs teaching — and should they stop?  

Many people blame the shortage of low-wage workers on the enduring impact of the pandemic. But management professor Joseph Fuller and senior researcher Manjari Raman of Harvard Business School say that the real reason has been long in the making. Their studies show that companies ... Show More

r/Maliciouscompliance When will bosses ever learn that they need us more than we need them. The boss in today's story doesn't seem to understand that basic fact, because he tells OP to quit if he hates his job so much. OP happily agrees, and leaves the boss hanging during one of ... Show More

People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change.  

People who are good at their jobs routinely get promoted into bigger jobs they’re bad at. We explain why firms keep producing incompetent managers — and why that’s unlikely to change. 

r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP starts a new job at a tech company. The commute is pretty bad and the pay is even worse, but he's desperate for cash. He quickly discovers that his new boss is absolutely terrible at his job, mean, and just plain lazy. The boss eventua ... Show More

Has the pandemic encouraged more of us to quit our jobs? Rebecca Kesby speaks to Anthony Klotz, associate professor at Texas A&M University, who says the US is about to face a wave of resignations, as many people re-evaluate what they want from a job after months of lockdowns. Be ... Show More