Oh, to get super sassy at work… We all have that one coworker that just brings out the worst in us. Usually, our pettiness comes from a place of reason. Have you ever had to teach someone a lesson after they proved time and time again that they were lousy workers? This manager got really feisty after her cashier kept arriving 3 hours late to work (yes, you read that right) due to getting her hair and nails done. You would think she'd be fired for being consistently late in this manner, but appa…

Workplace betrayal at its finest

That's less than subway fare

No one wants to work for you

Get your Tarot cards out and crystals ready cause we're out here trying to manifest the failure of every terrible boss we've ever had. Try or not, in a way, we're all manifesting something… I “manifested” two tacos and a side of sweet, sweet guacamole not thirty minutes ago. But, what I've recently consumed isn't really the point here, we're more concerned about accusations of the manifestation of a businesses failure being thrown around like the Salem witch trials.

New fear unlocked

Get a job, they said. It'll be fun, they said. Well, for this young employee, fun it was not . OP was sharing a space with one of their coworkers, who was the oversharing type. You know, that person who comes up to you after you return to work on a Monday, all grumpy that the weekend has ended, and tells you the most grisly details about how they spent the past few days? So imagine that person is not only blabbing about their life but also talking over you whenever other people are around, tell…

nothing better than rocking a business casual shirt with sweatpants

That last minute dye job had consequences

So careless

Spoiler alert: it's most of them

A PhD gets $7/hour

Have you ever fumbled an interview ? If you’re like me and most people, of course. It’s the worst part of the job search. Let’s talk about them. As a person who’s perpetually nervous and inarticulate, interviews are my worst nightmare. Even the most confident people I know still dread them. It’s the quickest way to squander your dream job. You could have sent an incredible resume and an immaculate cover letter, but the second you answer your biggest weakness as “I lie too much,” that opportunit…

Trying to obtain the bare minimum required to live is a near-impossible task when you're below the line of poverty. Unfortunately, there are way, way too many jobs that are happy and more than willing to pay you next to nothing . As is the case with many of these sorts of positions, these jobs are menial, mind-numbingly boring, and managed by cruel individuals. The subject of today's story was a worker at a grocery store deli, earning only 12.5 dollars per painstaking hour. As most of us would…

The little things are what make a tough workplace at least somewhat bearable. Whether that's talking to your coworkers, getting a nice lunch, or maybe just having a short break every one-in-awhile, the little things most certainly count. At this construction company, it was the communal speaker. According to the employee, who works in a computer position in the company, the construction firm employs a lot of Latino men for much of the physical portions of projects. While the work is difficult,…

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