Sales employee wins bag in prize draw, gets told to return it because coworker wants it: ‘She is no longer going to participate in these contests’

Workplace fun is a thin disguise for office politics. On the surface of things, it can almost seem wholesome that management wants to arrange some kind of team-building game or an award to recognize their hardworking employees. When so much of the average job is generally stressful and boring, it is nice to feel like …
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‘He’s saying I’m making him look like a gold digger’: Insecure son flips out on mom after his rich girlfriend gives her thoughtful and expensive birthday gift

I feel like even the diehard childfree have to admit there can be a couple of benefits to having kids, and one of these is that they might grow up and get into a relationship with someone who winds up being a delightful addition to the family. In-law relationships can be notoriously difficult, but there …
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‘They must have an inventory menu’: Stuff havers theorize about why men don’t carry purses

I have to say that I love carrying a purse. Keeping all my belongings in my pockets (when I’m wearing an outfit that has them) is simply too much a stressful enterprise for a paranoid individual such as myself. I’m also a notorious over-packer, and I like to have something for every situation on my …
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