By and large, I’m happy not to be twenty years old anymore. You know what I do miss, though? The fact that I was a student and had all those precious hours of free time that went along with it. Oh, how I would use those hours differently with the gift of hindsight. You see, …
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Employee forced to work in office with no windows and no coworkers resigns, boss retaliates: ‘It’s not your job to run your boss’ business’
Most of us know that going to work can be a drag. Having to wake up early, get out of bed, put on real people clothes, and make it happen every day is difficult. For most of us, the only reward is a fresh cup of coffee waiting for us on the other side. And …
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‘Not happening, I’m going home’: Senior employee quits, leaving company in the dust after manager writes him up for not working on day off
One dude named Steve was a hardworking employee who went above and beyond for his company. He ended up working there a long time… 10 years, in fact. After so much time, Steve was the most senior employee outside of management, and also the best at what he did. What happened? What always happens. A …
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Boss conveniently ‘forgets’ about employee’s long-held time off request: ‘Stop putting it on employees to solve staffing issues’
There’s a famous Seinfeld bit about rental cars that goes something like this. Jerry reserves a rental car, shows up at the rental car facility, and surprise, they don’t have a car for him. If you or a loved one has ever tried to rent a car, you’ve probably experienced this. But Jerry does what …
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‘They raise morale in jail like they do at work’: The best relatable work memes this week (March 11, 2024)
Intrepid is the soul who can get through a full working week without feeling exhausted. Don’t get me wrong, those of us who have cushy laptop jobs are a world away from those making a living doing relentless manual labor, but it still takes a lot out of you mentally to be focused on this …
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‘You owe them zip’: Employee sends biting reply to boss who withheld PTO payout
When you leave a job, you do the best you can to tie things in a nice bow for your employers, if it was a nice working relationship. But the reality is, you don’t really owe them anything other than 2 week’s notice and a little courtesy. Everything else is extra. It’s certainly not a …
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Bittersweet Memes for Hard Workers Who Make Lemons Out of Lemonade
In the corporate business world, life is challenging. I mean, we work long hours at the office—some of us even drive a significant distance to get there every morning—and there is an incessant flow of work to be done. As I like to say, we have two choices: laugh or cry. In my experience, laughing …
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A Picnic Basket Full of Memes to Keep You Warm until Spring
The warm sun kisses your face, the gentle breeze licks at your ears, and the scent of flowers bring a smile to your face. Ah, Spring. There is no better season. Just then, you feel a tap on your shoulder and wake up abruptly. You look up to see a stern look on your boss’s …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (March 4, 2024)
How time flies. Fellow corporate underlings, we are only a few short weeks from the finish line of Q1. What comes after this? Well, more meetings, targets, and silly little emails, of course. I’m sure you can scarcely wait to do the same old thing all over again, just in a slightly different season. At …
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‘Save the cartoon impressions for parties, not job interviews’: Interviewee torpedos their chance at their dream job by impulsively revealing a hidden talent
Since they’re just a delicate balance of oversharing and humble-bragging, job interviews can require a certain level of finesse that the unemployed workforce is ill-equipped to handle. How is an interviewee supposed to toe the line between sharing the best version of themselves, while also not over-revealing their talents in the workplace? Obviously, you want …
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