How does a mistake like this happen? A cocky person who has never faced any consequences for their poor decisions might think they’re above man-made systems and processes, such as the court system. A deadbeat parent might expect that if they’ve evaded paying child support for their kid’s entire childhood, they won’t have to pay …
Seguir leyendo Employee gets his wages garnished because someone with a similar name to him owes child support: ‘How can they just start taking money from me without any verification as to whether the child is mine?’
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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 …
Seguir leyendo 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.’
Lawyer Mom Denies Nanny Her Last Paycheck Because She Spent $900 For Her to Go to Disney World With Her Kids
Shouldn’t she know that this is against the law? You would think that lawyers would follow the law to a T because they know it better than anyone else, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In the real world, lawyers know the law so well that they know what they can get away …
Seguir leyendo Lawyer Mom Denies Nanny Her Last Paycheck Because She Spent $900 For Her to Go to Disney World With Her Kids
Boyfriend refuses to marry his fiancé until she pays the 6 years worth of taxes she hasn’t filed: ‘Her wages are garnished.’
Does love and the IRS mix? It’s not totally unheard of for a couple to wait to marry until one of the partners has paid off their pre-marriage debt. The jury is still out on whether that’s a good strategy financially and relationally. If it’s going to take you four years to pay off your …
Seguir leyendo Boyfriend refuses to marry his fiancé until she pays the 6 years worth of taxes she hasn’t filed: ‘Her wages are garnished.’
Mom refuses to pay babysitter $16/hour rate for 8 hour day, gets offended when she quits the job: ‘She has been saying I’m unprofessional’
Most parents need occasional childcare, but many of them are not willing to pay the price for it. Understandably, many moms and dads balk at the costs of daycare and babysitting. In this day and age, it can work out as one of the biggest expenses for working parents, and kids are expensive as it …
Seguir leyendo Mom refuses to pay babysitter $16/hour rate for 8 hour day, gets offended when she quits the job: ‘She has been saying I’m unprofessional’
Business owner discovers he’s paying his employees 113% more than the average business owner in his area: ‘Similar firms are paying 35% less than last year.’
They’re deflating wages either because they’re greedy or because they fear the worst. Is 2008 going to happen again? It feels like it’s going to happen, but it just hasn’t happened yet. For the past year, everyone’s been talking about how bad the job market is, even though the stock market keeps rising. Everyone knows …
Seguir leyendo Business owner discovers he’s paying his employees 113% more than the average business owner in his area: ‘Similar firms are paying 35% less than last year.’
CEO announces company exceeded revenue goals by 40% and had its most profitable year, refuses to give employees more than a 2% raise: ‘That doesn’t even cover inflation.’
How nice of them to give their employees a 2% salary increase. There are always some years when companies are struggling financially. It seems like every company has this pie-in-the-sky belief that every financial quarter is going to be more profitable than the last, and every year is going to be increasingly profitable forever and …
Seguir leyendo CEO announces company exceeded revenue goals by 40% and had its most profitable year, refuses to give employees more than a 2% raise: ‘That doesn’t even cover inflation.’
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
Boss withholds $700 check after employee quits with short notice, purposefully dodges his calls: ‘My boss was clearly salty about me leaving’
It’s always a little bit awkward to leave a job. You try your best to tie everything in a nice bow, but it’s ultimately like a breakup. You’re telling someone who you usually see all the time that you don’t want to see them anymore. And it’s awkward. You have to navigate it delicately or …
Seguir leyendo Boss withholds $700 check after employee quits with short notice, purposefully dodges his calls: ‘My boss was clearly salty about me leaving’
‘He’s trying to crush your self-esteem and manipulate you into agreeing to a lower amount’: Boss tells employee they make too much money and that they regret hiring them at their current rate
There’s an adage that goes, «You get what you get and you don’t get upset.» This is usually told to children who have a penchant for complaining no matter what. Maybe they’re out of Superman ice cream at the ice cream parlor, then you’ll have to settle for cookies and creme. But this phrase can …
Seguir leyendo ‘He’s trying to crush your self-esteem and manipulate you into agreeing to a lower amount’: Boss tells employee they make too much money and that they regret hiring them at their current rate