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?’
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Employee leaves his 7 and 10-year-old kids at warehouse, expecting contractor to babysit them without asking him to do so: ‘I immediately call him and tell him to take them with you or I call DCFS’
What do you do when your kids are on spring break and you can’t take a week off work to watch them? That’s a problem a lot of parents are dealing with right now, and there’s not one clear solution. If it were the 1980s, you would leave your kids at home and tell them …
Seguir leyendo Employee leaves his 7 and 10-year-old kids at warehouse, expecting contractor to babysit them without asking him to do so: ‘I immediately call him and tell him to take them with you or I call DCFS’
‘I don’t like you, can you please leave’: Mean 31-year-old woman interrupts her ex-coworkers birthday party and asks to be recommended at her new job, freaks out when she bluntly asks her to leave
I love running into someone from my past. One time, I was walking in the West Village, and a guy I did Legally Blonde The Musical with when we were 17 got out of an Uber and ran up to me in recognition. Those interactions can be so fun because you quickly get to see …
Seguir leyendo ‘I don’t like you, can you please leave’: Mean 31-year-old woman interrupts her ex-coworkers birthday party and asks to be recommended at her new job, freaks out when she bluntly asks her to leave
Job tells remote employee he can’t move to Minnesota from Florida without getting fired, only allows him to move to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, or North Carolina: ‘I already live somewhere not approved, as does my entire team’
Working from home has changed so many people’s lives. I know people who travel the world and are able to finance that not by being an underpaid au pair but by working for an American company remotely. There’s a whole community on Reddit dedicated to the overemployed: people who have two or three remote jobs …
Seguir leyendo Job tells remote employee he can’t move to Minnesota from Florida without getting fired, only allows him to move to Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, or North Carolina: ‘I already live somewhere not approved, as does my entire team’
Entitled mom expects portrait photographer to stay after her 9 hour shift because she’s late with her 2 kids, doesn’t even have an appointment: ‘I’m leaving at 7:00, that’s our closing time’
If there’s one thing in this world I hate, it’s lateness. It’s one thing to be late to see a movie by yourself, but if you’re leaving your friend who has your ticket waiting in the lobby for 30 minutes, you’re a bad dude. Lateness rarely only affects the late person, and if you’re clinically …
Seguir leyendo Entitled mom expects portrait photographer to stay after her 9 hour shift because she’s late with her 2 kids, doesn’t even have an appointment: ‘I’m leaving at 7:00, that’s our closing time’
‘The kitten heels without the cubicles’: The ‘office siren’ microtrend and Gen Z’s new vision for the workplace
For a generation entering the adult workforce in a post-pandemic world, the world of in-person office work can feel like a thing of the past. Remote work is at an all-time high, and for many members of Gen Z, the thought of going into an office five days a week—let alone suiting up in business …
Seguir leyendo ‘The kitten heels without the cubicles’: The ‘office siren’ microtrend and Gen Z’s new vision for the workplace
Food pusher continually offers sweets to coworkers despite being constantly refused, doesn’t take no for an answer: ‘She just keeps pushing and pushing and it gets really triggering’
Food is a love language. Nothing like baking some bread for a pal and feeling like the best friend in the world. You’ve put your love and labor into every step, and you know they can feel that when they take a bite. Making food for someone is one of the easiest and simplest ways …
Seguir leyendo Food pusher continually offers sweets to coworkers despite being constantly refused, doesn’t take no for an answer: ‘She just keeps pushing and pushing and it gets really triggering’
Micromanager Writes up Senior Employee for Leaving 3 Minutes Early, Resulting in His Own Humiliating Termination
If a manager is nice, people are more inclined to put up with a bad job than to continue with a wonderful job and a terrible boss. That is to say, the day, the month, and the year are determined by the leadership of the company. The story below is an account of a frustrated …
Seguir leyendo Micromanager Writes up Senior Employee for Leaving 3 Minutes Early, Resulting in His Own Humiliating Termination
Entitled Mom Challenges Staff Over Playground Rules and Threatens to Fire Employee When Her Six-Year-Old Is Denied Entry
Parents will go to any lengths to ensure the happiness, safety, and security of their children. But is there ever a limit you should never cross when it comes to your children? The story below is an account of a bewildered employee. For a lengthy duration, the original poster (OP) was employed by a large children’s …
Seguir leyendo Entitled Mom Challenges Staff Over Playground Rules and Threatens to Fire Employee When Her Six-Year-Old Is Denied Entry
Entitled Pregnant Woman Demands Coworkers Pay Hundreds for Additional Gifts Despite Recent Baby Shower, Igniting Office Uproar
You have to follow business etiquette if you want to progress in your field. But are you willing to give up your morals in order to gain the favor of others around you?The story that follows is from a frustrated coworker. The original poster (OP) shares his experience handling a challenging coworker. OP works at …
Seguir leyendo Entitled Pregnant Woman Demands Coworkers Pay Hundreds for Additional Gifts Despite Recent Baby Shower, Igniting Office Uproar