People come up with the craziest excuses to have a party. And hey, I’m usually all for it. Your favorite artist is putting out a new album? Yeah, let’s get the bros together and make some themed appetizers. You just got a promotion at work? Heck yes, take us out to dinner, and let’s have …
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Bride invites 9 out of 10 of her coworkers to her wedding, the 1 coworker calls out his exclusion during department meeting: ‘I could see the bride’s face visibly change’
Being excluded is no fun. It’s so troubling when you’re a tween and find out that the group chat you’re in has a smaller secret group chat for the people that everyone actually wants to hang out with. As you grow up, exclusion gets less and less frequent because you can deprioritize those who exclude …
Seguir leyendo Bride invites 9 out of 10 of her coworkers to her wedding, the 1 coworker calls out his exclusion during department meeting: ‘I could see the bride’s face visibly change’
Vice President of company denies longtime employees 2-week vacation request after taking 3 weeks of vacation for himself: ‘That’s what people who are quitting do’
Some employers will always find any time off requested by their employees suspicious. After all, if they really loved their job, why would they decide not to work for two weeks out of 52? Wouldn’t they want to let their time off expire at the end of the year so that they can get even …
Seguir leyendo Vice President of company denies longtime employees 2-week vacation request after taking 3 weeks of vacation for himself: ‘That’s what people who are quitting do’
‘Underwater welder’: The jobs Redditors would never accept, no matter how much they paid
Everyone has their role in life. Some of us are destined to educate the next generation. Some of us feel compelled to learn all we can about the human body so we can help sick people. Others of us spend our days making lists of memes for people on the internet. But what about the …
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‘He […] stormed into the office block’: Entitled coworker asks to drive coworker’s brand new Mercedes, lashes out when he refuses
People are weird about their cars. Some folks are as protective over them as they would be a newborn child. Others see their car as the simplest way from point A to point B, and they could care less if you spill a milkshake in the backseat. It wouldn’t be the first time. But no …
Seguir leyendo ‘He […] stormed into the office block’: Entitled coworker asks to drive coworker’s brand new Mercedes, lashes out when he refuses
Man is forced to work on his wedding day despite asking for leave 6 months prior: ‘His job will not remember this sacrifice’
We get so caught up in the everyday humdrum of life that we forget to take time out for the special things. That’s what holidays are best for– they make you stop your usual routine, slow down, and take in some special memories. It’s incredibly important to the human psyche. If we didn’t have holidays …
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Manager makes employee show him his vomit after not believing that he threw up: ‘Are you sure that isn’t someone else’s vomit?
Some managers are obsessed with being as cruel as they can be. I understand that if you work in a busy restaurant and you’re understaffed, you’d hesitate to send anyone home for anything less than a broken arm, a broken leg, and a broken back. While it’s normal to be suspicious of employees trying to …
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30+ Job Search Memes on Their Hundredth Round of Interviews
Looking for a job can be one of the most soul-sucking things you have to go through as an adult. You’re constantly setting yourself up for rejection. It’s incredibly draining, especially in the era of online applications, where most apps you send through fall into an abyss, never to be seen or heard from again. …
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Grocery store chain charges employees $2 to wear shorts during heat wave: ‘Where does the money go?’
Having to wear a work uniform can be incredibly annoying. It makes it harder to plan for your day (e.g. if you’re going to go out after work, you have to bring a change of clothes and change there), it makes you feel like less of an individual, and sometimes, the uniform is hot, uncomfortable, …
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‘Once your tank is dry it’s dry:’ Tired workers discuss whether having a life outside of a 9-5 is possible
Time management is one of those skills we’re taught about when we’re young, but it takes a lifetime to learn. It’s why people have assistants and G-Cals and smartwatches. We need a lot of help to figure out what we’re supposed to do and when. Full-time jobs especially have a way of eating away at …
Seguir leyendo ‘Once your tank is dry it’s dry:’ Tired workers discuss whether having a life outside of a 9-5 is possible