Employment can be a real piece of work. Being the underling of your boss can go sour quickly. As anyone in the workforce knows, employers are often more than willing to take advantage of their employees because they think they can get away with it. Horrible bosses believe they can squeeze the life out of their workers and continue doing so because they don't think they will ever quit. Who among us hasn't had a boss who watches our every move, making you terrified of making one error to risk bei…

A slog

New year, same hours

Back at it

Hang in there

Nose to the grindstone

250 words of nothing

The grind

On the clock

Ever since we started that innocent two-week stint of staying at home in 2020, the discourse surrounding the merits and negatives of working from home. While I obviously hate Covid-19, working from home has been a godsend. I can work while petting my cats, take breaks to do HIIT workouts, and make my own lunch, which is invariably healthier than whatever crap I'd be ordering in to eat at my desk. Then there's the issue of the commute. I spend 2+ hours getting to and from my office. Am I paid fo…

I have only quit a job once in my life, and technically I was still training. I was thrown into the fire at a West Village seafood restaurant, which has since closed, and left to burn. At the time, the only bartending experience I had was pouring wine into the glasses of elderly customers. They decided to train be by having me be the sole bartender on a Friday night service. Needless to say, it didn't go well. I walked out. Despite my experience, it's pretty rare to hear about someone up and qu…

Back in April, TikToker @mads.ringswaldegan went viral for asking the community “ what the f*** do you do in an office job? ” The video has been stitched countless times by users who are eager to either explain that they do actual work at their offices or to explain that offices are completely unnecessary. We won't say where we stand on the matter (hehe) but thanks to a post on Twitter, we think we've found the best answer to @mads.ringswaldegan's burning question.

Back again

Another day, another dollar

On the job

Bleh