Many people turned to work-from-home jobs at the height of the pandemic when lockdowns made it impossible for business-as-usual to continue. Telecommuting became the new normal, and suddenly working for a company in another state was an option. Sounds like a win-win for everyone, right? Companies didn’t have to pay for office space and remote …
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People Explain How Being Poor is Actually Really Expensive
Being poor is expensive. The less money you have, the more you’re punished for it, it seems. Redditor u/Paratrooperkid made a post prompting r/antiwork to explain how being poor is actually expensive so they could relay the best points to their rich friends.The resulting thread is full of relatable examples, like overdraft fees, living in …
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Satisfying Times Workers Stood Up to Their Terrible Bosses
Everyone has their breaking point. There’s only so much BS you can take from a terrible boss before exploding into a confetti of expletives and insults you’ve been fantasizing about saying every day for months. Not all of us have the guts to stand up to our bosses (we still have to pay the bills …
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Company’s New Owners Cut Benefits, Tenured Employee Exploits Loophole to Screw Over Bosses
Why do bosses always think it’s fine to chisel away at employee benefits? Do they think workers are just unfeeling robots that’ll let these things slide? Not to mention, there are plenty of studies suggesting that happier workers are much more productive. Why would you want to hurt your own company by making your employees …
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Algorithm Assigns Employee Very Little Work, Employee Keeps Mouth Shut for Years
Getting paid to do nothing sounds like a dream come true, and for some lucky bastards out there, it’s an accidental reality. Anonymous redditor u/podcastquestions recently posted a confession to r/antiwork: they’ve allegedly been getting paid an $80k salary for years for doing little to no work. In their post, OP explains that their employer …
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Employee Says ‘No’ and Hangs Up on Boss After Being Called Into Work on Day Off
It’s calendar year 3 of the plague and businesses and workers are still struggling to navigate life in the midst of a pandemic. Instead of temporarily closing shop or hiring more people, many businesses are depending on fewer employees to pick up the slack when their coworkers get sick, and workers have had enough. TikToker …
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Relatable Thread About Job Interviews From Hell Sparks Spicy Reactions
Job interviews almost always suck, especially when the company has no respect for the applicants’ time. Twitter user @mcarlovincent recently posted a screenshot of a rejection email allegedly sent by a potential employer, and the scenario hit a nerve for a lot of people. Although some pointed out that the email itself might be fake, …
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Absolute Legend Explains How They Automated Their Own Job
Workers have plenty of reasons to fear automation. But what if we could automate our own jobs and get paid the same? One legend figured out a way to do exactly that and they got away with it for five years. All they had to do was hire some computer wiz to write some software …
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