You shouldn't have to always be smiling at work, especially if you're having a bad day—why can't some customers get that through their heads?

B-B-B-B-But you could work 60 hour weeks and be our regional distract manager of financial operations

Core memory unlocked

Do any of y'all have a pension?

The best part of this story is that his wife tries to act like she didn't sign a new contract.

To be fair, this boss had it coming. The concept of 'work-life balance' is becoming increasingly normalized throughout the workforce, as it should. No one wants to spend their entire lives planning around their jobs. And although that used to be the case in generations past, nowadays, employees don't stand for mistreatment; instead, they just leave. Well, this Gen X employee can't really leave the company. He's been there for years and is nearing his retirement. So, instead of up and quitting,…

"That was two months ago and he never replied to that email. Today, he called back."

Concerts that start after 9 PM

“Mate, during this whole interaction you not once said ‘please’, I guarantee if I give you this spot you will not even think of saying ‘thank you’.”

Coworkers can be a dream or a nightmare, no in-between…

This neighbor is the ultimate male Karen, and probably the worst type of neighbor you could get stuck next to. The family that lives in the neighboring house went out of town for vacation for two weeks. Within that time, they made sure to have housesitters to keep an eye on things for them while they were away. Well, when one of the housesitters arrived, he immediately noticed something odd about the backyard.

In the summer comes the dreaded heat—the kind of heat where you don't even want to step outside without fear of profusely sweating. No one likes that uncomfortable feeling, which is exactly why these parents chose to go and visit their son to escape the heat in their hometown. Their city was experiencing the kind of heat wave where, if you were lucky enough to have air conditioning, it could barely keep up. So, they chose to visit their son, where the temperatures were 15 to 20 degrees cooler.…

He's so confused

Who says it's ever too late for a career change? In reality, we go through so much change in our lives. How can we expect to pick a career in our early 20s and be expected to love it until we retire? Sometimes, that is the case. But most times, you learn a lot of things in life that you couldn't have possibly known about yourself at a young age, and you shouldn't have to suffer at the hands of your younger self when you are, in fact, much wiser and more mature. The truth is, you can change path…

In this story, a Karen struggles with the chicken and the egg paradox.

“My husband told her if she wants to play Nancy Drew she’s welcome to but he has better things to do…”