One way in which I am very lucky is that I have had a relatively well-traveled youth. This has never been a luxury cruise, five-star hotel kind of experience, but it has been enriching nonetheless. Seeing the world is one of those things a lot of older people get misty-eyed about when they’re trying to …
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Person Gets Back at Passenger Who Ignored Airplane Etiquette, Taking Up 3 Seats During Flight
As you tiredly settle into your seat on the plane, the hum of the engines fills the cabin, creating a soothing backdrop for the long flight that awaits. Two seconds later, you notice the person who will occupy the seat next to yours… And you can already tell it won’t be a fun flight. Oblivious …
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‘You have to work FIVE years to be eligible for 1 week of PTO’: Company announces absurd PTO policy, denies any vacation time to employees with under 5 years at the company
Getting paid time off at your job can take some time. Unless you’re an usually lucky duck or a master negotiator, you won’t start a new job with weeks of PTO for you to take whenever you want. You will typically acquire it over months or years, saving it for a big vacation or a …
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‘Love traveling for free’: Miami vacationer claims she sleeps on the beach instead of paying for a hotel
Traveling is a great experience in a lot of ways, but the price tag attached is less so. Airline companies are forever finding new ways to charge more for even less legroom, and tourist traps don’t hesitate to charge their clientele accordingly. Also, slumming it in a questionable hostel is not for everybody — and …
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Kids Demand Parents Pay For Separate Hotel Rooms on Vacation Despite Cost
Back when I was a kid, my family didn’t really do vacations. It’s not that we didn’t want to, but rather, we couldn’t really afford the luxury of paying for a family of 5 to go abroad. My mom was a nurse, so she was working long hours at the hospital anyway, and my dad …
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A Tavern of Memes for Lone Rangers Seeking Shelter for the Night
Hey lone rangers, and welcome to this warm, dimly lit tavern of memes. On the way here, you must have traveled through foggy forests, dark and murky waters, and various jungles in which you encountered ghouls, monsters, beasts, unicorns, sea creatures, and werewolves… You have been through a lot. Come, enjoy the serenity that a …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: The Pop-Tarts Bowl Mascot, Stanley Cup Worship and 9 Month Long Cruise Drama
Plus, Gypsy Rose Blanchard enjoys freedom.
‘EVERY EMAIL AND TIMELINE WE SENT FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS SAID WE WERE CLOSED ON 1/2’: Boss makes employees work on January 2nd despite telling everyone the office was closed from December 25th-January 2nd
Ask any character of the hit TV show Frasier, and they will tell you…miscommunications are extremely frustrating! Miscommunication can have you running around your apartment in a frenzy, whispering to your loved ones in a kitchen, and ultimately humiliating Kelsey Grammer more than anybody else. Unlike in television situation comedies from the 90s, not all …
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‘They said it wouldn’t be a problem’: Manager denies employees vacation request after it was approved during job interview
There’s something so scary about your vacation getting ripped out from under you. You spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to have a couple of nice days away from your troubles at work, and if your vacation time gets retroactively denied, there’s nothing you can do about it. Well, there are things you can …
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Dude Leaves Pregnant Girlfriend Home Alone During Birth To Go On Vacation for 3 Weeks
Putting yourself first isn’t always such a bad thing. We live in a society that encourages us to self-sacrifice constantly, and depending on the context, it can be brave to put your needs above others. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. Whether you like it or not, sometimes you are absolutely positively needed …
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