FAIL Blog - Page 34 - Work Life and Social Dilemmas - Employment, Life, Work, Culture - Cheezburger

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'Why does just going into an office job make you so tired?': Employees who work in site jobs open up about the disadvantages of going to work at an office every day.

Was it fate or pure luck? The way the OP narrates the story is a bit messy, but to me, it’s profoundly revealing. It confesses a desire to be rescued from his position without necessarily having t

Underperforming employee covers another position when the worker goes on leave and turns out to be much better at it; another employee wonders if he was also hired for the wrong job: 'There's no analytics-person-goes-on-leave accident coming to rescue me'

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Worker spends three years going above and beyond for his company, only to be fired after being labeled a "disruption": 'What should I have done differently?'

Fantasy job search. This employee should’ve gotten a job in acting; the way he pulled a performance and everybody believed it. I’ve exaggerated things on my curriculum when I was young, not to the extent of lying, but there were some exaggerations here and there, and I still didn’t get hired!

Employee lies on his resume and gets hired at a high-paying IT company, and now struggles with his day-to-day and fears yearly evaluation: 'My buddy basically taught me everything I know and helped me learn as I go'

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Homeowner asks his sister to move out after she stops helping around the house and contributing despite finding a full-time job: 'Am I being too strict?'

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'I've never worked there, lady': Harris Teeter manager, Christie, calls a job applicant months after she declined the job offer to yell at her for not showing up to a shift

We all want the best for our partners; we want them to do well at their jobs, to get a raise, to reach their goals. Sometimes, we also want them to look their best because we see them with our loving eyes, know they are the prettiest in the room, and we want them to shine at all times. But what happens when what’s driving our partner's actions is not nece

36-year-old man constantly ‘fixes’ and critiques his 34-year-old girlfriend’s appearance: ‘When I tell him it bothers me, he says I'm taking it personally and that he just wants me to “look my best”’

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The worst employee that everyone wanted to get fired became a best hire when he filled in for someone else, now he's a manager, he was just miscast: 'Lately I think I might be the Marcus on my own team'

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‘Accidentally gave better customer service than the actual employees’: Bookworm gets confused as staff at a busy bookstore, shows frazzled customer the power of kindness

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Neighbors refuse resident's demand to co-sign for his loan so he can take his kids to Disney World: ‘He is now going to other neighbors and asking them’

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Neighbor starts to tow people's cars when they park in the space he pays $400 for, some people say it's his right, others question him because he doesn't have a car: 'You don’t have a car anyway, might as well just let others use it! '

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Unforeseen costs when purchasing a new home left this Washington State island property owner with just 2 months to pay an $18,500 invoice from their HOA

HOA in Washington State Sends Island-Bound Homeowners an $18,500 Invoice With Just 2 Months to Pay, Leaving Homeowners With Little Options—They Claim It Has Been a Known Issue for 18 Years, but the Homeowner Was Unaware When Buying

Money is a sensitive topic Maybe this will only be understood by people who have gone through a hard time economically. The woman who posted this story mentioned growing up with financial stress, and I can relate. Some people react to that financial instability growing up by becoming super cautious and responsible with money, and others do exactly the opposite; they become extreme spenders and compensate by spending all they couldn't spend while they were growing up. Paradoxically, the second a

20-year-old woman exposes her 21-year-old sister by saying she always pays for everything: ‘She got upset and said she never knew I thought like that, and maybe I should start taking money from her’

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Travel influencer blocks friend after getting called out for faking 'solo travel' costs to sell trips: 'You were disrupting my business'

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Hotel guest complains to front desk employee about her husband's friends knowing his room number and coming by too often, employee explains there is nothing she can do: 'She got angry and stormed off.'

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26 Terrible Dating App Texts That Fumbled the Match Before It Even Started