Everyone has different visions of how they’d like their future to go. We all have different dreams and fantasies about what we’d like to do when we get older. I picture myself as an eccentrically-dressed old woman who has stopped caring about which patterns match and if that dress is too sheer to wear in …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (July 14, 2025)
If many working people had to describe their relationship towards their workplace in one word, it would probably be something along the lines of ‘strained’. All too often, a job is the sole reason that an individual can afford their life (or at least scrape by with the necessities), but that comes at the cost …
Seguir leyendo The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (July 14, 2025)
‘Unless you’re getting paid OT, don’t work 12 hour days’: Company fires employee, forces coworker to take on 2x their work for no pay increase
Nobody likes to be undervalued, especially at work. Odds are, you bring a lot to the table when it comes to your job. You put in your all every day and sometimes even go above and beyond the call of duty. You realize your skills and you’re good at implementing them, and you have satisfaction …
Seguir leyendo ‘Unless you’re getting paid OT, don’t work 12 hour days’: Company fires employee, forces coworker to take on 2x their work for no pay increase
HR retaliates at employee’s boyfriend under the guise of them breaking the rules, girlfriend suggests she’s jealous: ‘It’s pretty evident she no longer likes me’
Romantic relationships and the workplace tend to work best if it’s on television and your names are Jim and Pam. For everyone else, it’s usually a rocky road. There is so much that can go wrong if you date somebody that you work with. It might seem like a good idea in the beginning, but …
Seguir leyendo HR retaliates at employee’s boyfriend under the guise of them breaking the rules, girlfriend suggests she’s jealous: ‘It’s pretty evident she no longer likes me’
Retail worker pretends to not speak English to avoid bad-mannered customer: ‘So I looked her […] in the eye and said, «No hablo inglés»‘
Everyone who has ever worked in a retail environment has tried to avoid a customer. Maybe it’s someone who you knew was going to be a problem, so you snuck off to the supply closet for a second. Some days, you just can’t be bothered to deal with unkind people. This is the terror of …
Seguir leyendo Retail worker pretends to not speak English to avoid bad-mannered customer: ‘So I looked her […] in the eye and said, «No hablo inglés»‘
Employee is written up for not answering a work text while on vacation: ‘They actually gave him a formal write up for delayed communication’
When you’re on vacation, you’re on vacation. It’s kind of the whole point. Unless you’re a doctor and you’re on the beach relaxing and someone yells, «Is anyone here a doctor?» you’re off the hook for doing whatever it is that you do. You’re off the clock. More than that, you’re off the grid if …
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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (July 7th, 2025)
For many employees, there are few more demoralizing feelings in the workplace than returning to a full week of work after a long weekend. We just had a joyous glimpse of what a four-day work week could look like, and now we’re cruelly forced back into normal routine? It doesn’t sit right. The upside of …
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Woman spies on ill coworker at home to verify he’s unwell, mistakes him for his neighbor and tries to rat on him: ‘He immediately calls HR and lets them know’
Spying is not usually a good idea. We all do it sometimes, admit it. We look at the Instagrams of people who used to be in our lives so we know what they’re up to. Maybe we even type their names into Google to get more detailed information on their potential whereabouts. We’ve all craned …
Seguir leyendo Woman spies on ill coworker at home to verify he’s unwell, mistakes him for his neighbor and tries to rat on him: ‘He immediately calls HR and lets them know’
Manager demands front desk employee arrive at 7:53 but won’t pay them until 8:00, resulting in 7 minutes of unpaid labor each day: ‘Do I tell him I know the law and stand my ground?’
When you’re working hourly, things that seem small add up over time. When you break it down, a half hour might feel like not much, but when you spread it across multiple paychecks, it makes a huge difference. This is why, as an hourly worker, you have to be diligent about keeping up with your …
Seguir leyendo Manager demands front desk employee arrive at 7:53 but won’t pay them until 8:00, resulting in 7 minutes of unpaid labor each day: ‘Do I tell him I know the law and stand my ground?’
30-year-old employee has quit 9 jobs in 11 years, starts to hate himself for it: ‘I think it goes deeper than laziness’
We’re told we shouldn’t tie our self-worth to our ability to work, but that’s easier said than done. When you meet a stranger, one of the first things they ask is, «What do you do?» which is a fantastic question to answer when you work for a meme website, but it’s more challenging when you’re …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old employee has quit 9 jobs in 11 years, starts to hate himself for it: ‘I think it goes deeper than laziness’