If a business cannot afford to put $2300 on a company credit card, you should not keep working for them. Traveling for work can be stressful and questionable if you have to pay for your own expenses. I have a friend who used her own credit card to book her hotels and flights for a …
Seguir leyendo Boss asks employee making $62K to front $2300 for a business trip, calls him broke because he can’t afford it: ‘You need to plan better and have an emergency fund.’
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Entitled family of 8 loudly tries to cut lines at the Aruba airport by pretending they need special assistance instead of paying $100 per person for a concierge: ‘The island is beautiful. The only downside is the airport’
I’m a man of culture myself, but no matter how many sonnets or tragedies one hears, reads, or sees, nothing beats the airport as a theater for human awfulness, where the combination of mild inconvenience and proximity to vacation money transforms otherwise functional adults into petulant toddlers with credit cards. The Aruba airport, with its …
Seguir leyendo Entitled family of 8 loudly tries to cut lines at the Aruba airport by pretending they need special assistance instead of paying $100 per person for a concierge: ‘The island is beautiful. The only downside is the airport’
Woman covers airplane seat with ‘seat bag,’ completely blocks neighbor’s tray table: ‘I’d have that bag torn a minute after takeoff’
On a plane, there are few creature comforts. It’s kind of the bare minimum if you’re in coach. They give you a seat (kind of) and they give you a ride to your destination. On some airlines, they give you a free soda. On others, they give you a free meal. And if you’re super …
Seguir leyendo Woman covers airplane seat with ‘seat bag,’ completely blocks neighbor’s tray table: ‘I’d have that bag torn a minute after takeoff’
Mom demands sister and brother-in-law fly out to babysit her 18-month-old son while she goes on vacation, flips out when they request reimbursement for the flights: ‘We’re in saving mode right now’
One of many great things about feeling close to family is the ability to ask them for help. It is nice to know that those you are related to have your back when it comes to those situations that would be a lot more difficult to get through without a support network to rely on. …
Seguir leyendo Mom demands sister and brother-in-law fly out to babysit her 18-month-old son while she goes on vacation, flips out when they request reimbursement for the flights: ‘We’re in saving mode right now’
Entitled guy offers up airplane passenger’s seat, then gets stuck with the worst seat on the plane: ‘I chose an aisle for a reason’
In the world of airplane seating, it seems more people believe they’re entitled to whatever seat they want than not. We must honor the age-old system: You get what you pay for. It’s as simple as that. A lot of customers buy the cheap ticket and hope they pluck at the heart strings of fellow …
Seguir leyendo Entitled guy offers up airplane passenger’s seat, then gets stuck with the worst seat on the plane: ‘I chose an aisle for a reason’
A Suitcase Full of 24 Travel Memes To Take Home With You This Christmas
Traveling is stressful, especially during the holiday season. Aside from the common fear of leaving your passport and personal identification at home (even though you checked 10+ times), you have to worry about entitled people on the flight, screaming babies, and major departure delays. The airport is definitely a liminal space where everybody is stuck …
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27 Relatable Flight Memes to Chow Down On Instead of Overpriced Airport Pizza
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Entitled passenger asks man to give up aisle seat 4.5 hours into flight, fights back when he refuses: ‘With that attitude? No way.’
One of the best feelings in the world is when you’re on a plane and you have an empty seat next to you, and you get the announcement that boarding is finished. It feels almost like winning the lottery. You get to stretch out a little more than usual, use your elbows to their fullest …
Seguir leyendo Entitled passenger asks man to give up aisle seat 4.5 hours into flight, fights back when he refuses: ‘With that attitude? No way.’
Male Karen criticizes eclipse-heads for flying to Little Rock to watch the eclipse, gets schooled on the natural beauty of the earth: ‘Experiencing a rare cosmic phenomenon is important’
I’m sure there are a lot of people reading this who wish they could’ve seen the recent solar eclipse in full. There’s only a small strip of the United States that’s part of the line of totality, and the people who live there are lucky ducks. But we live in a super post-industrial age! It’s …
Seguir leyendo Male Karen criticizes eclipse-heads for flying to Little Rock to watch the eclipse, gets schooled on the natural beauty of the earth: ‘Experiencing a rare cosmic phenomenon is important’
‘Why are we commuting for an office job?’: Journalist sparks uproar for weekly ‘supercommute’ from Ohio to New York
The horrors of the internet may be many, but it has its good points. One of the most practical of these is that for many jobs, companies no longer need every employee to be in the same place for things to get done. While the finer points of working from home are up for debate, …
Seguir leyendo ‘Why are we commuting for an office job?’: Journalist sparks uproar for weekly ‘supercommute’ from Ohio to New York