Administrative job paying $17 an hour requires applicants to have a minimum 700 credit score to be hired: ‘What does my credit score have to do with checking emails and updating spreadsheets?’

That’s a pretty high standard for a job paying that little. We’re judged by numbers our whole life. We’re judged by how old we are, how much money we make, the number on the scale, and the number of zeros at the end of our bank account. But one number can determine whether we can …
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UPDATE: ‘Not my problem anymore’: Woman cuts off her 39-year-old man-child ex-husband, removing herself as admin from his insurance, leaving him with higher payments and the weight of adult responsibilities

There’s a strict difference between a trophy wife and a stay-at-home mom. While a trophy sits around and gathers dust in the house, a stay-at-home mom is the household’s full-time personal assistant, a super mom, and a multitasking homemaker. There’s a lot that goes into keeping a family afloat, too–just on the clerical side, you …
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‘My dad told me to put ‘freeloader»: Parents and family members reveal funny responses they have filled out on forms for kids

One of the many things that nobody warns you about when you become a parent is the sheer amount of admin it involves. When you bring a whole new person into the world, various institutions feel like they need to know all about it — and that doesn’t stop after birth, either. Whether at the …
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