"So, why do you want this job?" Can we talk about how unbelievably stupid that question is? Why do you think I want this job, Lauren in HR? Because most of us have to pay the bills in order to live! If only we could all just be honest with each other at job interviews and leave behind all the BS!
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British Sky News anchor Jayne Secker has come under fire for her patronizing comments yesterday in an interview with Kirsty Archer, a young politician who stated that the cost of living in London is far too high for many people, and that getting evicted from a rental home could cost a tenant £2,000.
Secker, who is a landlord herself, countered Archer's comments by claiming that it's the young renters who are at fault here because they do not have the "basic skills" (including changing a light bulb and knowing how to turn on their heaters) to rent homes.
Secker later issued an "apology" tweet for her comments, which some are calling out for being a non-apology. You can watch the Sky News video and read some of Twitter's reactions to it below!
Ooh boy, here we go everybody.
If you haven't been following the news lately, singer R. Kelly was jailed last month on account of numerous sexual abuse charges against him. We're not going to go into the exact details of those charges, but we'll let you read a bit about them for yourself here.
CBS aired an interview with R. Kelly on Tuesday morning, during which he vehemently denied the allegations, screamed into the camera and began crying in an attempt to save his reputation. So, did he commit the acts he's been trying so hard to cover up? Well, we'll let you judge that for yourself.
And of course, absolutely no scandal is ever free from a copious number of memes, which we've compiled for you below! Enjoy!
In today's installment of Millennials are Ruining Everything Good in the World, we're looking at Generation Y's impact on the workforce. You're probably aware of what ghosting is by now, but in case you're a fortunate soul who isn't, it's the dating trend of completely vanishing on someone you were seeing without giving them a proper breakup or explanation in order to avoid confrontation. If you haven't experienced being ghosted before, then you can't possibly know how horrible it feels.
Well, as it turns out, according to several news sources Millennials are bringing this practice to the working world by not showing to interviews, not showing up to the first day of work, or quitting without notice. Millennials are fighting back against this assertion on Twitter, and you can read on below to see what they're saying about it.
What do you think about "ghosting" in the workplace? Is it completely fair? Or should employees start being more polite with regard to departure from their employers? Let us know!
Interviews aren't funny, like at all. There's nothing remotely entertaining about getting grilled about your life and being expected to lie and embellish everything you say. It's pretty much a contest so see how good of a bullshitter you are compared to the next guy that's going to be sitting in that seat 15 minutes later. If embellishment and bullshitting is expected, why not do away with that whole expectation and just let candidates be themselves?
Anyways, that's the reason I love these things. Nothing's better than lampooning the entire strange experience.
