Before cell phones, the working world was a different place. Namely, your employer had no way to be in touch with you when you weren’t at work, let alone ask you to work while you weren’t there. The internet, technology, and all that have been great for workers in some ways (remote work allows more …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (January 27, 2025)
While most people will not hesitate to share their complaints about their workplace, it has to be said that there are some benefits to going to work aside from the obvious monetary gains. It makes you learn to get along with others who you probably wouldn’t spend time with in any other environment, and it …
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‘Do you work with seagulls and raccoons?’: Mooching coworkers constantly ask for bites of coworker’s homemade lunch, call them ‘stingy’ when she draws a boundary
Everyone has differing opinions when it comes to sharing food. Some people love to order dishes for the table, doing everything family style where everyone gets a little bit of everything. I’m totally for this when the time is right. If we’re at a dim sum restaurant with a Lazy Susan, there’s no other way …
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Nosy coworker calls woman out for leaving tampon applicator and wrapper in work trashcan, claims ‘she need[s] to be more discreet because it is a mixed bathroom’: ‘People have different tolerance levels’
Oftentimes in polite society, we’re supposed to pretend like we don’t have bodies. We’re embarrassed if our stomaches grumble in a quiet classroom because we’re hungry for lunch. In the states, we look down on saying the word «toilet,» in favor of gentler words like «restroom» «water closet» or even «little girls/boys room.» If our …
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27 Employee Burnout Memes to Get You Through Your Winter Work Slump (January 17, 2025)
The January scaries are in full effect this week, and we’re sure you’re feeling it. It seems like the month of January contains an entire year’s worth of time and drags on until Valentine’s Day. Though it might be easy to complain about all of the exhaustion and stress you’re feeling, sometimes the best way …
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‘I am the only woman manager here’: Boss gives female employee written reprimand for not working 50-55 hours per week, doesn’t hold male coworkers to the same standard
When you’re a salaried worker, the question of working hours becomes a bit more slippery. When you’re an hourly worker, you know that whatever time you’re putting in, you’re getting compensated for, ideally. You know what your time is worth. But while salaried positions are better in a lot of ways (more flexibility, a more …
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‘That’s not legal at all. It’s wage theft’: Boss calls 20-year-old employee ‘ungrateful’ after she refuses to work overtime for free
The best thing about employment is getting compensated for your work. No doubt about it. Sure, there are plenty of things we do, and enjoy doing without the incentive of pay. But we call those activities hobbies and volunteering, not work. This is the main tenant of jobs. You work, and then you are paid, …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (January 13, 2025)
Greetings to employees the world over. How is beating those January blues going? I am going to guess that having to clock into a 9 to 5 will have one of two effects: either it offers a welcome distraction with the return to routine, or the bleakness of working life is only making everything worse. …
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‘They’re showing us their contempt’: Bosses cut employee bonuses by 90% without warning, claim it reflects the quality of their work
Bonuses are not an incredibly reliable way to make income. They should be like extra credit. You don’t need it to survive, but it’s nice when you get it. It’s a way for employers to show a little extra recognition to their employees. It becomes a problem, then, when employers set up a pattern of …
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25+ Job Search Memes Avoiding Writing Cover Letters
Looking for a job is one of the hardest things that most of us have to go through. There’s the obvious element: it’s annoying to have to continually sell yourself, to put so much effort into something that will likely get looked at for 15 seconds, and to feel the mounting pressure of money lost …
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