Retail manager owns business with brother, demands to buy him out when he starts micromanaging: ‘He’s been really disrespectful’

Can business and family ever be a good mix? The unfortunate truth about working with your relatives is that learning to balance your professional relationship with your personal one is a job in itself. Some families manage to keep on top of their work and make a great team, but others struggle to make the …
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Employee calls his 45-year-old homeless coworker uncivilized for bringing spoiled food into the store: ‘Bathroom sink is full of food debris, and it smells.’

Was he out of line for saying that?  The majority of businesses don’t hire homeless people. They don’t trust that they can show up to work on time and maintain good hygiene, especially in customer-facing roles. While many businesses think they don’t hire homeless people, they actually do. Their homeless employees are just incredibly skilled …
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25-year-old cashier walks out after new manager fires superstar assistant manager of 2+ years: ‘This is an assistant manager that gave her heart and soul to this job.’

Why would she fire someone who has given so much to the company? Have you ever had a coworker who gave their all to the company, but ended up getting little to nothing in return? Growing up, we were all taught that if we worked hard and played by the rules, we would be rewarded. …
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Dad shows up to 22-year-old’s retail shift, demands manager move him from closing shifts: ‘He knows how tiring night shifts can be’

Work and family are rarely a good mix. As soon as things get personal in the workplace, there is endless potential for things to go wrong. It can be hard to stay professional when relatives get involved, whether they happen to be coworkers or they manage to get entangled with work affairs for some other …
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13-year-old pressures friend into spending $80 on her birthday present after she told her she can only afford to spend $40-$50: ‘Keep in mind, we are not that close of friends.’

This girl needs to stop being so picky and start being grateful. You can’t expect your acquaintances to get you a spectacular birthday gift. It’s silly to even expect birthday gifts from people you aren’t that close with after a certain age. If you’re older than 12, you should just be grateful that someone you’re …
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7-Eleven manager schedules 17-year-old employee who gets out of school at 2:50 PM for shifts starting at 3 PM, refuses to push her start time back: ‘Get here faster’

Workplaces that employ teenagers should know that for the vast majority of kids with after-school jobs, school comes first. There are kids who are willing to sacrifice their education for work because they need the money to support their families. However, even these kids shouldn’t be asked to work during school hours. Involved parents will …
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7-Eleven Memes for Big Gulp Fans and Glizzy Enjoyers

Some may argue that 7-Eleven represents many of the things that are so great about the USA. It has that unbeatable convenience that the American public have come to demand, as well as selling a whole range of delightful chemical-laden confections that are legally designated as edible. It sells gas, and you can even come …
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‘My daughter was snatched from my hands’: Father of 4 gets tackled in public and arrested for kidnapping because his 3-year-old daughter has a different skin-tone than him

People can get incredibly weird about multi-racial families. They will go up to a mother who is a different race from their child and accuse them of taking them away from «their real mother,» despite knowing nothing about the child, the parent, or the circumstances of the child’s life. With fathers, accusations can turn more …
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30 Target Memes That Will Get Way Too Much From the Dollar Spot

Real Target heads know that there’s nothing like walking in those big double doors with no plan and all the time in the world. You get your little Starbucks drink, push around a big cart, and wait for inspiration to strike. And it always does. Whether it’s a random set of plates you never knew …
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20+ Grocery Store Memes That Don’t Spare the Fresh Produce

Whenever my dad goes on vacation to somewhere new, he has one mission, and one mission alone: he has to find the nearest big grocery store. He simply cannot find peace and relax until he knows that he is within a several mile radius of a place where he can purchase a range of food, …
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