Another one for the evil boss files

Something's fishy

I love staying in hotels. There's something so fun and novel about living in a clean, liminal place that's not a home or an apartment for only a few days. It makes me feel like I'm starting anew. I love the complimentary breakfast, even if the eggs are super watery. I love the social awkwardness that comes with standing in an elevator with a bunch of strangers, shuffling around to stand in the right positions. I love going down to the lobby to get some snacks. If I could be Eloise and live at a…

One of the lamest things about working is the inequality of it all. Somebody can have the exact same job as you, work as hard as you, and have comparable experience to you and still get paid more for some reason. It might be because they were hired a few months later or because they made a better first impression in the job interview . No matter what the reason, it's a sucky part of working. There are a few things you can do when you find out your coworker makes more money than you. You can tal…

What kind of prison cell...

It ain't all glitz and glamor

It's a lot of effort

They're just getting worse

What you do outside of work hours is your business. No customer, parent, or boss should have any say in what you do when you're off the clock. I feel bad for people with highly scrutinized professions, like teachers, who need to drive an hour away to feel comfortable going to a bar. So many parents expect teachers to be more moral than them, even when the teachers are nowhere near their kids. It's a highly unrealistic expectation that shouldn't be projected onto anybody. Teachers aren't the onl…

Nasty

Puriteens are at it again

How ungrateful can you be?

He doesn't deserve this

So hospitable

Ah, Valentine's Day, the holiday where couples with 9 to 5 jobs get to terrorize people in various industries. If you work in entertainment, service, or hospitality, I am so sorry. You do not deserve the chaos, madness, and terror that is coming to you during this Hallmark card of a holiday. For most people in the hospitality industry, January and February are chill months! Unless your hotel is hosting a convention or you worked at an Arizona Hotel last weekend, your hotels are likely pretty em…

A free meal is a free meal