Typically around the holiday season, corporate employers bosses go out of their way to make it seem like their employees are treated well. This can manifest itself in several ways, from treating time off like it's a luxury and not a right to extravagant, over-the-top Holiday parties that might make employees feel better if it weren't for the fact that the budget for said party could probably be used to pay employees better, but we digress… Here, we have a team of employees who weren't given any…

There is something about having a hidden talent that just makes you… better than other people. And even though it is called a ‘hidden talent’, who doesn't love it when they get the chance to reveal that talent, and even get something out of it? For most people, this hidden talent is not that beneficial, it's more of a party trick, like being able to juggle, or knowing how to solve a Rubik's Cube (guilty of both). For a select, more superior group of people, that talent can actually get them fur…

Loving someone is more than just showing affection, it is a commitment, which means that you are there for them through good and bad. That also means that sometimes the best way to show someone love is by setting boundaries and even putting them in their place when needed. When you enable someone to act entitled and demanding, you are not doing them (or yourself) any favors. No matter who this person is – a partner, sibling, best friend, or parent, you have a responsibility not only to help the…

We all want to be the type of people who help others without a second thought, but that is much easier said than done, mostly because people can be pretty ungrateful, which deters others from offering a helping hand. There is a reason why we found a term to describe those entitled people who think they are owed everything , and that is because the world is full of them. So it is not surprising that right when you decide you are going to help someone else, that someone ends up being a full-blown…

Parents spend 18 years, and often more than that, financially supporting their kids and making sure that they have everything they need every single day – A roof over their heads, education, clothes, food, and supplies, parents are required to supply all these and much more to their kids, and they usually do it without so much as a 'thanks' in return. Does that give parents the right to start demanding their kids things in return the moment they become independent? Well, that is debatable. Some…

When a company decides to organize a Secret Santa gift exchange, it seldom amounts to the team bonding and warm company culture aesthetic of the intent. That's because people are already scrambling to get real gifts for their significant others and family members in the stressful weeks leading up to the holidays. The truth of the matter is that nobody cares about their coworkers so much that they are going to put in that same level of effort and creativity into their office Secret Santa gifts.…

Who is not familiar with the neverending battle between wanting to prove your worth at work and be as helpful as you can be, while not overdoing it to a point where you are much too overworked? Some people get so invested in wanting to prove themselves, they lose sight of how things are meant to be working , and end up doing more damage than good. For example, when one wants to show their manager how much they are capable of, they might find themselves taking on even more work, specifically wor…

Work Secret Santa exchanges are supposed to be a fun and lighthearted way to spread some holiday cheer among coworkers who you mostly know through passive-aggressive email chains and awkward breakroom small talk. But somewhere between the budget limits, unspoken expectations, and trying to avoid the holiday burnout, things can go south fast.

Imagine spending your holidays in a truck with no money or gas. Sure, spending Christmas with your family can sometimes feel like the end of the world, but nothing compares to being abandoned by your boss and stuck in the freezing cold like this truck driver unfortunately was. However, in the spirit of the holidays, it seems like a few kind folks on the internet contributed donations to this Redditor to allow him to find a hotel for the time being and even find the contact information of a few…

When working with a team, there is a delicate balance between doing your individual work and fulfilling your part as a teammate. We all want the team to be successful and a good fit for everyone, while still putting ourselves first, which is not an easy challenge. If a coworker approached you today and asked you to help them with some of their tasks , would you have agreed, even though that is not your responsibility? The reality is, that both answers to this question are completely valid. If y…

You need to learn some lessons by experiencing it yourself, even if everyone around you is telling you it's a bad idea, sometimes that message isn't going to sink in without experiencing it through your own folly. Still, as parents , you need to make sensible decisions around when to protect your kids from their own wants and whims and when to let things proceed as-is and let them figure it out. Being overprotective is going to keep them from being able to properly figure out how to navigate di…

Nothing makes holiday travel more stressful than having to travel with a Karen...

Just because you're a mom, doesn't mean you have to do EVERYTHING for Christmas.

Leave it up to the Karens of the world to stir up a fuss over the holidays. Here, we have the new residents of a neighborhood who were told by a Karen HOA board member that the cameras they installed (which only pointed at their own premises) needed to be taken down because they were “disturbing the peace.” Thankfully, this Redditor fought back, and after an arduous back-and-forth with the HOA, the association ended up spending over $4,000 in legal fees relating only to their case. By the time…

Jeff really should have resigned in the New Year. That way, none of these shenanigans would have gone down at the office Christmas party. Here, we have a former manager who recently resigned the week before the office Christmas party and asked if he could attend the event with his wife anyway. Presumably, he viewed this party as a final goodbye. Naturally, the coworker (who also happened to be hosting the event at his house) felt too cornered in the moment to say no. Thankfully, the coworker fo…

Being a manager is more than just completing tasks and making sure the higher-ups are happy, which is something everyone seems to understand except managers. Even though the task of managing employees is literally part of the job title, managers are always inclined to neglect that part, and completely ignore their employee's needs. Every once in a while, a brave employee will feel the need to correct this problem, and they will go as far as confronting their bosses about their lack of leadershi…