‘I don’t mean to scream’: Nightmare office environment causes employee to put up hilarious sign outside their curtained workspace

A nice, peaceful working area is essential for productivity. People feel so much more inspired when they’re in space that makes me feel calm and safe. In many ways, we are like fish in a fish tank. We’re happy to be confined as long as there’s clean water, some interesting plants, and cool multicolored rocks …
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‘Clearly I’m employee of the year’: Gen Z corporate worker hilariously details how she makes herself at home in the office

By this point, I think it’s fair to say that we have all internalized the idea that each generation is very different in the workplace. A common argument for one of these differences is that in comparison to their older co-workers, young people do not want to work anymore. However, there is a subset of …
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‘This is basically selling your soul, it’s so pointless’: Middle class man’s daily routine gets roasted for being boring, fellow 9-5ers rush to his defense

When you are a kid, it’s easy to look at a 9-5 like it’s a constrictive indicator of a boring life. They can’t understand how somebody who goes to work every day, does the same thing, and goes home can possibly be happy. When you’re young, adult life can sound like an escape from the …
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‘It was really stressful and inconvenient for me to find coverage’: Manager asks employee to pay $100 to coworker who covered her shift

I empathize with managers who struggle to get workers to cover shifts for their fellow employees. It’s so screwed up that they have to do their jobs and make sure that the business is functioning, and it’s super selfish for employees to get sick out of the blue without even asking management first! I’m messing …
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Billion-dollar company asks $19.95/hour wage workers to donate to colleague: ‘I don’t make enough to save my coworkers from disaster’

The saying goes, «A friend in need is a friend indeed,» and that’s a beautiful sentiment. Helping a friend is a wonderful way to show you care. There are a handful of people in my life that I’d drop absolutely everything to help, and I’m happy to do it because I know they’d do the …
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‘The real question is, are meetings important?’: Internet applauds savvy employee who avoids all meetings by being good at his job

I don’t think there’s a single corporate employee on God’s green earth who hasn’t sat in a meeting and thought about the many more useful and/or entertaining things they could be doing right now. While it’s true that bringing people together in this way is an occasionally essential part of the working process, the mantra …
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‘Sat at my desk waiting until 2PM to have lunch’: The best relatable work memes this week (April 22, 2024)

Is there any day of the week that is crueler than Monday? Sure, the Sunday scaries may threaten the five days of work to come and Wednesday might be the big ol’ hump right in the middle of it, but Monday presents the base of the mountain that we have to climb yet again. 9 …
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29 Restaurant Memes for Servers Surviving the Dinner Rush

Customers can forget how hectic it is to be a server, especially during the dinner rush. Everyone comes in around the same time, and servers are expected to cater to their every need, along with ten other families simultaneously. Juggling drink refills, food orders, and regular check-ins can get confusing when you’re running around doing …
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23 Memes for Teachers Barely Holding It Together Until Summer Break

My mom is an elementary school teacher, and I grew up hearing the craziest stories about students in school. From the most bizarre student names you’ve ever heard to the silliest questions asked in class to the wildest recess debacles, there was never a dull moment in my mom’s teaching career. As a teacher, your …
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32 Sleep Memes for Snoring Slumberers

Although we, as humans, love to keep ourselves busy with all kinds of random stuff that make no sense, as a collective, we have a few shared experiences that bring us all joy, with the main ones being – love, food, and sleep. Of those three, I would be lying if I said that sleep …
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