Manager tells new hires to work their wage, incurs the wrath of the business owner: ‘He said I don’t really know what burnout is.’

Was there anything wrong with what he said?  The best managers are not the ones who insist that you stay at work for hours and hours after your shift is already over. Good managers know that good employees won’t become great employees if they’re too tired to work. They value hard work but recognize that …
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65-year-old clerk constantly talks all throughout the workday, interrupts coworker when she tries to get a word in: ‘She never calls off and never shuts up or stops complaining.’

She needs to leave her coworkers alone, but she never will. How much should you talk on the job? Some jobs are so boring that there’s nothing else to do but talk to your coworkers. If you’ve ever worked at a store or a frozen yogurt store that doesn’t get a lot of customers, having …
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People Share the Wildest Things Their Parents Caught Them Doing as Kids

Kids: they’re not the wisest people around. A big part of growing up is figuring out right and wrong, situational judgment, and just generally how to make choices that won’t wind up risking our lives or social status. Most of us, at some point or another, made dumb decisions on these topics as children and …
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