Every capable adult should be contributing to the upkeep of their household. Something that most people learn pretty fast when they start to live independently is that it takes a lot of work to keep a home looking half decent. There is always laundry to be folded, dishes to be done, or trash to be …
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Dude asks friend for $1000, gets angry when he offers him $50: ‘He called me to tell me how offensive this was to his situation.’
He’s lucky he offered to give him anything at all. Borrowing money from your girlfriend, parent, or best friend will likely hurt your relationship with them. It doesn’t matter whether you pay the money back on time or not. The relationship changes from buddy buddy to lender-borrower, and that is a totally different dynamic. Every …
Seguir leyendo Dude asks friend for $1000, gets angry when he offers him $50: ‘He called me to tell me how offensive this was to his situation.’
18-year-old roommate talks to her girlfriend on the phone from 10 PM to 3 AM every night, keeping her roommates up all night: ‘I am MISERABLE! My ears have bruises from sleeping in AirPods for the last 4 months.’
She’s lucky she didn’t tell their RA about this during week one of living together. Freshman year dorm roommates are always such a gamble. Some lucky ducks are able to live with their friends or acquaintances from high school, but most of us get shoved into a bedroom with a complete stranger. It’s bad enough …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old roommate talks to her girlfriend on the phone from 10 PM to 3 AM every night, keeping her roommates up all night: ‘I am MISERABLE! My ears have bruises from sleeping in AirPods for the last 4 months.’
Mom chases dream pharmacy job, husband disagrees because working hours will stop her spending time with their 1-year-old daughter: ‘Are you crazy?’
A good partner is a supportive one, but that doesn’t mean that they’re always going to agree with you. One of the main challenges in any relationship is that there are almost always going to be times when you have different opinions on big decisions. It’s only human, and finding a way to work as …
Seguir leyendo Mom chases dream pharmacy job, husband disagrees because working hours will stop her spending time with their 1-year-old daughter: ‘Are you crazy?’
Aunt refuses to pick up her 13-year-old niece from party at 3 AM, no questions asked: ‘It would be crazy to not have questions.’
She said she’d pick her up, but not without questions. As parents, it’s essential to make your teenagers feel like they can come to you about anything. Teens cannot address all of their problems on their own, and if they can be vulnerable with their parents about the issues that are ailing them, they will …
Seguir leyendo Aunt refuses to pick up her 13-year-old niece from party at 3 AM, no questions asked: ‘It would be crazy to not have questions.’
Office worker asks work from home boyfriend to contribute to chores during the workday, gets annoyed when he waits until after work: ‘It’s still getting done’
Proponents of working from home praise its flexibility, but that only goes so far. The degree to which a remote worker is able to execute the work-life balance that their position supposedly comes with is highly dependent on the type of job that they have and the lifestyle they maintain outside of it. Where some …
Seguir leyendo Office worker asks work from home boyfriend to contribute to chores during the workday, gets annoyed when he waits until after work: ‘It’s still getting done’
Husband calls his wife’s friend a ‘horrible teacher’ after she refused to admit that she was wrong and his son was right: ‘You’re a teacher that assumes she knows everything and doesn’t respect her students.’
Did he go too far? He was only trying to defend his son from her patronizing comments. You never want to become someone who can never be told that they’re wrong. Once you reach that station in life, it becomes difficult to learn and grow as a person. People often point to George Lucas’s return …
Seguir leyendo Husband calls his wife’s friend a ‘horrible teacher’ after she refused to admit that she was wrong and his son was right: ‘You’re a teacher that assumes she knows everything and doesn’t respect her students.’
Dad, working 50-60 hours a week, tells expecting stay-at-home mom that he doesn’t feel supported because she doesn’t cook for him: ‘I have been very sick, and I’ve been struggling to cook because of the smells.’
They both have room to give each other some grace. The question of whether it’s harder to be a stay-at-home parent or to work full-time has long been debated. When you’re a stay-at-home parent to little kids, you’re never off the clock. You always have to supervise your kids and make sure they aren’t getting …
Seguir leyendo Dad, working 50-60 hours a week, tells expecting stay-at-home mom that he doesn’t feel supported because she doesn’t cook for him: ‘I have been very sick, and I’ve been struggling to cook because of the smells.’
Family gives care home employees $100 each, manager flips out when worker refuses to give coworker without money $5 of her cash: ‘ don’t believe I should be financially responsible for a gift I didn’t organize’
The only thing worse than having a problem coworker is having management who is on their side. From the perspective of a boss, few things are more important about managing people than trying to keep the peace. Happy, or at least not disgruntled, employees are a lot less likely to quit on you and leave …
Seguir leyendo Family gives care home employees $100 each, manager flips out when worker refuses to give coworker without money $5 of her cash: ‘ don’t believe I should be financially responsible for a gift I didn’t organize’
Employee snaps when boss breaks organizer before client meeting, tells him to shut up: ‘I couldn’t hold back’
Work stress can bring the worst out of any employee, no matter how professional they usually are. When an important meeting or deadline needs to go to plan, it can be difficult to hold it together in the workplace when you are trying to prioritize this. Teamwork is not considered an essential skill in most …
Seguir leyendo Employee snaps when boss breaks organizer before client meeting, tells him to shut up: ‘I couldn’t hold back’