Ding, ding… Alarm bells go off in my head anytime I hear the phrase, ‘Though there are set hours, most employees stay extra so to show they’re committed to this job’. Another big red flag is when the interviewer seems disinterested or unprepared. If they haven’t looked over my resume, or if they’re asking basic …
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Woman Sacrifices Her Daughter’s College Fund After Her Other Kid Gave Birth to Her 4th Child, Leading to Discussion on Parenting
One woman made an enemy of her kid after she decided to liquidate her college fund in favor of her other daughter’s finances. Let’s call the children Anna and Maxine. Anna, a 24-year-old woman, gave birth to her 4th child, despite not actually being able to afford the first 4. It was well within her …
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‘Has anyone even MET a baby?!’: Breastfeeding clothing company sparks controversy for encouraging moms to bring their kids to work
It’s no secret that there are many difficult parts to being a parent. This is especially true if you’re a mom. In these modern times, one of the most stressful things about it has to be balancing the personal and the professional—most people need to work if they want to keep their kid(s) clothed and …
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‘Leave immediately’: Manager kicks server off shift, ordering them to go home and change clothes in order to comply with dress code
Enforcing a dress code on employees is a tale as old as time. And in some cases, I get it. You knew what you were getting into when starting working there. Other times, I don’t get it. That is, when managers are inconsistent in terms of their expectations. One day they say this, the other …
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‘I must get out of here as quick as possible’: The best relatable work memes this week (April 1, 2024)
Happy April Fool’s Day, employees all over the world. No matter what pranks you may otherwise be at the receiving end of, the real joke today is that you’re stuck on the grind just so you’re able to afford the bills this month! Working life isn’t the most terrible thing in the world, but there …
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Employee is rewarded with a granola bar and dollar store headphones for bringing in $85,000: ‘Genuinely ready quit!’
Gift-giving is a tough game. You don’t want to go too big, but you definitely don’t want to go too small. Especially if you’re someone’s employer. In this case, it probably would have been better to give nothing than to give this sorry array of junk. Hey, I love a granola bar as much as the next …
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‘Why are we commuting for an office job?’: Journalist sparks uproar for weekly ‘supercommute’ from Ohio to New York
The horrors of the internet may be many, but it has its good points. One of the most practical of these is that for many jobs, companies no longer need every employee to be in the same place for things to get done. While the finer points of working from home are up for debate, …
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20+ Smug Claims and Insufferable Humblebrags From Venture Capitalists
It pains me to say it, but self-promotion is a necessary thing sometimes. We would never get where we wanted to be if we weren’t our own biggest cheerleader every so often. At the same time, it is a skill to do it in a way that is not a. nakedly self-serving and b. cringe. …
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‘Two milestones at work, 1. lunch 2. leaving’: The best relatable work memes this week (March 25, 2024)
I challenge you to find an adult with a job who hasn’t woken up some mornings and thought «do I really have to do this for forty more years?». Even those who work in their dream role have off days, which leaves very little hope for the rest of us. The fact of the matter …
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‘A woman said if I gave her regular instead of decaf she was gonna make a voodoo doll of me’: 20+ Service workers reveal their worst customer horror stories
One thing I remain eternally grateful for is that I don’t currently have a job where I have to interact with the general public. Don’t get me wrong, such roles are totally necessary and can even be genuinely rewarding in the right circumstances. At the same time, though, nothing will make you into a misanthrope …
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