22 Payday Memes That Highlight Pocket Change & Paycheck Pain

It’s the most wonderful time of the month…ahhh payday: when your card goes from ‘declined’ to ‘you’ve got 78 hours to act rich babe!’ The only thing better than reaping the fruits of our labor is…Yeah, we’ve got nothing. Whoever said money can’t buy happiness obviously has never seen us by the 14th of every …
Seguir leyendo 22 Payday Memes That Highlight Pocket Change & Paycheck Pain

Hardware store employee refuses to cash his paychecks for ‘religious reasons,’ company threatens to take legal action: ‘I’m wondering how he pays his bills’

Even after all this time, we still have the ability to surprise each other as humans. Even when we think we’ve seen it all… we haven’t. People are usually so predictable. We have a general idea of what they’re going to say, how they’re going to act, and how they’re going to dress. Sure, a …
Seguir leyendo Hardware store employee refuses to cash his paychecks for ‘religious reasons,’ company threatens to take legal action: ‘I’m wondering how he pays his bills’

22-year-old recent grad spends 80% of their paycheck on rent, can’t understand how fellow professionals get by on entry-level pay: ‘How is this sustainable?’

Many people believe they cannot live in high-cost-of-living areas like New York or San Francisco on a modest salary. I find it somewhat silly when someone claims it’s literally impossible to live in these places if you make under $ 100,000. It is absolutely possible to live there on half of that, but you have …
Seguir leyendo 22-year-old recent grad spends 80% of their paycheck on rent, can’t understand how fellow professionals get by on entry-level pay: ‘How is this sustainable?’

‘I paid for $1.00 worth of Ramen with a check at a grocery store. The check bounced.’: Former broke people share the brokest things they did while living in poverty

We all have different definitions of «broke.» I would argue that someone who makes $150,000 a year but has $150,000 in debt is pretty dang broke. I can also admit that someone with that amount of money coming in is probably not living a stereotypically «broke» existence as someone without any debt who’s making $35,000 …
Seguir leyendo ‘I paid for $1.00 worth of Ramen with a check at a grocery store. The check bounced.’: Former broke people share the brokest things they did while living in poverty

Employee notices payroll error, HR insists that $26.38 an hour is a 10% raise from $26.35 an hour: ‘If your HR department can’t do simple math, you might want to think about working somewhere else’

If you’ve been in the workplace long enough, you’ve probably encountered some less-than-brilliant HR professionals. They say, «I’m here for you no matter what,» but at the end of the day, they’re here for the company first and you second. They routinely ask that midwestern employees not say «guys» because it’s not inclusive but turn …
Seguir leyendo Employee notices payroll error, HR insists that $26.38 an hour is a 10% raise from $26.35 an hour: ‘If your HR department can’t do simple math, you might want to think about working somewhere else’