Shouldn’t care work come with appropriate boundaries? Looking after somebody else can be a tough way to earn money. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about little kids, people who are unwell, or the elderly; it takes a lot of dedication to turn up and do a job that a lot of people couldn’t cope …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t feel comfortable sharing a bed with her’: Grandma has friends to stay, gets annoyed when live-in carer refuses to give up her bedroom for them
Categoría:old people
72-year-old mom agrees to pay $500 in rent to live in her 45-year-old daughter’s house, goes back on promise after secretly racking up thousands of dollars in debt
She’s doing this because she doesn’t think her daughter will kick her out of the house. You cannot fix your problems by throwing money at them. If you’re a miserable sourpuss who is convinced that you’re a blight on the universe, your self-esteem isn’t suddenly going to improve because you have a lot of dough …
Seguir leyendo 72-year-old mom agrees to pay $500 in rent to live in her 45-year-old daughter’s house, goes back on promise after secretly racking up thousands of dollars in debt
Elderly Employees Ask Coworker Why He Was Out Sick For 2 Days, Won’t Stop Asking Until He Answers With Specifics: ‘Were You Sick, or Just Feeling Down?’
Why is it any of their business what was going on with him on his sick days? When you call out sick from work, there are really only two kinds of responses you can get from your manager. They will either say, «Get well soon!» or, «Are you really so sick that you can’t come …
Seguir leyendo Elderly Employees Ask Coworker Why He Was Out Sick For 2 Days, Won’t Stop Asking Until He Answers With Specifics: ‘Were You Sick, or Just Feeling Down?’
Elderly Woman Fires Caregiver For Using Her Washer and Drying to do Her Personal Laundry: ‘My Mother Noticed the Water Bill was a Little Higher Than Usual.’
Was she wrong for firing her for this? Life is so annoying when you don’t have a washer and dryer in your building. If you’ve ever had an apartment that necessitates you going to the laundromat multiple times a week, you know how annoying that is. My bestie just moved to my neighborhood, and her …
Seguir leyendo Elderly Woman Fires Caregiver For Using Her Washer and Drying to do Her Personal Laundry: ‘My Mother Noticed the Water Bill was a Little Higher Than Usual.’
Resident gives his elderly neighbor a few rides after she moves in, only for her to start asking for favors, caregiving, and an $800 loan: ‘This lady driving me insane’
When a simple one-time favor turns into an unwanted full-time commitment… After giving his new elderly neighbor a few rides shortly after she moved in, one resident found himself overwhelmed by nonstop requests for help. What started as occasional errands quickly escalated into demands for daily transportation, caregiving, and even an $800 loan. Now he’s …
Seguir leyendo Resident gives his elderly neighbor a few rides after she moves in, only for her to start asking for favors, caregiving, and an $800 loan: ‘This lady driving me insane’
A Geriatric Group of Boomer Memes for Karens Who Aren’t Ashamed to be Karens
Not all baby boomers are bad at technology; only most of them are. I thank the universe daily that my parents aren’t so old that they can’t write an email or post to Facebook without accidentally posting a blurry picture of their befuddled faces. Honestly, I think those remaining from the Silent Generation are the …
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Entitled 50-year-old couple expects neighbor to mow their lawn for free because he did so for their 90-year-old parents: ‘It feels like I’m doing free labor.’
50-year-olds are much more capable of caring for their own lawn than 90-year-olds.
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 …
Seguir leyendo 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.’
Older employee tells her young coworker that her sweatshirt is ugly and disappointing: ‘She is a bitter woman who needs to be quiet.’
What is her problem? There is something so convenient about wearing a uniform, whether it be for school or work. You don’t have to think about what you wear in the morning or if it’s appropriate. All you have to do is put on the same thing you wear every day and get about your …
Seguir leyendo Older employee tells her young coworker that her sweatshirt is ugly and disappointing: ‘She is a bitter woman who needs to be quiet.’
70-year-old boss screams at 26-year-old employee over non-issues every day ‘I want to quit today. Like take my lunch and not come back.’
He is everything that is wrong with the workplace. This might be a hot take, but nobody does a better job because they are constantly being screamed at by a superior. If you’re continually being criticized, no matter how well or poorly you perform a task, you’ll likely feel like trying hard is a fruitless endeavor, so …
Seguir leyendo 70-year-old boss screams at 26-year-old employee over non-issues every day ‘I want to quit today. Like take my lunch and not come back.’