Beep, beep, beep… That’s your alarm going off. Your hand reaches over groggily, trying to press snooze. Instead, you knock the small lamp off your table, which makes more noise than your alarm clock and boom, you are wide awake, and angry. Why is it that we are so much more irritable when we’re tired? …
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‘Have fun opening coins with those nails’: Manager Schools an Employee Who Is 3 Hours Late to Work Due to Getting Her Nails Done
Oh, to get super sassy at work… We all have that one coworker that just brings out the worst in us. Usually, our pettiness comes from a place of reason. Have you ever had to teach someone a lesson after they proved time and time again that they were lousy workers? This manager got really …
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‘We are all mercenaries. Act like it’: Cold-blooded company fires employee on their 2 year anniversary
Being fired has to be one of the worst feelings in the world. Sure, if you’re doing it right, a job is never everything to you, but it is a whole lot. It means stability, routine, and an income upon which to build your life. But aside from the logical concerns, getting fired can also …
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‘Are they insane?’: Employee understandably turns down $2.50 job, employer wants ‘to talk’
The best thing about jobs is that they pay money. That’s kind of the whole gig. Sure, there might be some jobs we’d be willing to do for free, like playing with our amateur garage band at the local pub, cleaning up our grandmother’s yard, or helping a friend move (unhappily, but I’ll do it.) …
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‘No one wants to work’: Boomer small businessowner complains that they can’t find employees, pays $15 an hour with no benefits
You should always be suspicious of someone who says, «Nobody wants to work anymore.» If you’ve been around ambitious, motivated young professionals, you know that this is certainly not the case. Many people value working hard, and someone rarely wants to be unemployed for an indefinite amount of time out of laziness. Even people who …
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‘You’re manifesting my business’s failure’: Dispiteous boss accuses employee of «manifesting failure» of her business
Get your Tarot cards out and crystals ready cause we’re out here trying to manifest the failure of every terrible boss we’ve ever had. Like, can you imagine getting called into a meeting with HR just because your «vibes» were off? Like, heck, Erin, so what if I was in the water closet building a …
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‘I wasn’t even given a single shift’: Hotel chain fires employee before they start
Getting fired can send you into a spiral of self-doubt. Even if you feel justified in your actions, you can’t help but feel the bruise to your ego. What’s worse, though, is losing a job and not knowing why. One of my friends was fired from a job with very little notice or forewarning, leaving …
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Fed-up Employee Quits Right Before Coworker’s First Holiday in 3 Years
Get a job, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Well, for this young employee, fun it was not. OP was sharing a space with one of their coworkers, who was the oversharing type. You know, that person who comes up to you after you return to work on a Monday, all grumpy that the …
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32 Work-from-Home Memes for Remote Workers Who’ve Mastered Waking Up 2 Minutes Before a Zoom Call
In 2020, many of us dipped our toes into the work-from-home life, thanks to the pandemic. Surprisingly, even post-pandemic, lots of companies stuck with remote work or transitioned to a hybrid setup. Once we got a taste of the WFH (in our PJs) comfort, going back to the office grind felt pretty daunting. I’m a …
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Cruel Hotel Manager Threatens Termination Over Employee’s Hair Dye Stains
Having a dress code or a uniform can be tricky business. I had a uniform for most of my grade school career, and hated every minute of it. As someone who self-expresses through clothing, I raged against all the plaid and the navy. There was no way for me to get creative, as we weren’t …
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