Working as a server sounds fun in theory; the free food, cash tips, and you basically get paid to talk to people all shift. But then you get stuck working the dinner rush, when all chaos breaks loose, and you find yourself dripping sweat as you run from table to table while getting an earful from the non-avoidable Karen customers. Some customers are lovely and understanding, but then there are the ones who turn a small mistake into a full-blown screaming war. We’ve all seen it—the over-the-top…

What does management expect when they don't have the backs of their employees?

The best way to comply with your boss's silliest orders is to do things exactly as they insist. It almost allows you, as their employee, to allow them to see the errors of their ways, without actually getting any flack for it. Next, check out these home renovations that went… less than excellently, like one person who admitted, “ I redid my kitchen countertops with brown paper bags .”

Good luck!

Some companies don't know what they got 'til it's gone.

The breakroom is a strange little parallel universe, isn't it? It's the one place in the office where corporate personas start to crack, and you get a glimpse of who your coworkers really are. It’s where you discover the meal-prep guy with their perfectly portioned quinoa bowls, the microwave offender can’t microwave soup without a mini explosion, and, of course, the fridge hoarder whose Tupperware is older than the interns. While most of us do our best to keep the space bearable, there’s al...

"I don't make enough for this"

It's rare, but it does happen: sometimes an entire workplace quits at once. When this does happen, it's often a glorious exodus, leaving workers happy with their fresh jobs and higher salaries, while managers scramble to find new hires. It's true what they say: people will run from bad bosses as fast as they can. Having a low salary is irritating, but if you love your job, it isn't always so bad. And if you love the people you work with, those 8-hour days may fly by, making your workweek a bree…

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Justice becomes the in-flight entertainment

In every job, there is a red line that once crossed, it becomes crystal clear that you should not spend another minute in that place of work. Most employees might be willing to push through a lot of nonsense for the sake of their job, but they all have a limit, and when that limit is crossed, it is time to move on. The employee in this Reddit story was willing to put up with 60 hours of work per week, working weekends and nights, delayed raises, and many other red flags. The red line was when t…

Who among us wouldn't quit their job for double the salary ? It'd be a hard question to say no to, that's for sure. No matter how much you love your job, you could vastly improve your life with double the amount of money. Usually, when you find a job that could double your salary , you have to inform your company that they either need to match that amount, or you'll be leaving. It's not personal, it's just finances. But still, some bosses think that your loyalty to their company should be stron…

Sometimes you really don't want to see how the sausage is made. You just want that final product , and you want to enjoy it without knowing all of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans that it takes to create said product. This is certainly the case at many restaurants , just as one example. You just want to sit down in the seating area and have a nice meal. You don't want to think about how long it's been since they cleaned the grease trap, or how there are probably at least 10 cockroaches or mice…

By now, we all know that job interviews are basically a game of strategy. As a candidate who wants to win the game, all you need to do is find the best answers to satisfy the interviewer, regardless of your thoughts or feelings, and you are one step closer to securing the job. It is well established that people constantly lie in job interviews and simply say what the interviewer wants to hear, just to get the job. ‘Why do you want to work for our company?’ is an age-old question and its reply i…

Sure, confront the person fixing the problem instead of the problem itself. That makes sense!

"Never pre-game a work event"