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'Want me to work for my "interview"? Will do': Job candidate discovers their free writing sample was used in court case, sues the company that interviewed them

'Want me to work for my "interview"? Will do': Job candidate discovers their free writing sample was used in court case, sues the company that interviewed them

This job candidate was surprised when an interviewer asked for a free writing sample on an oddly specific topic. This person told their story to r/MaliciousCompliance, sharing the exact way they got back at this company who tried to avoid paying their fair share. You'd think a huge group of lawyers at a law firm would know better than to have shady hiring practices. When OP interviewed for a job there doing research and writing, they applied, but red flags began popping up almost immediately. S…
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'It is like every email is a poem': 25+ Computer-challenged coworkers who needed a helping hand

'It is like every email is a poem': 25+ Computer-challenged coworkers who needed a helping hand

We can't all be the most tech savvy person in the office.
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Write our reports using the language we speak at home? You got it boss

'Write our reports using the language we speak at home? You got it boss': ESL teacher maliciously complies with boss's writing requirements

This boss had the brilliant idea to require the English as a second language teachers suddenly change the language they provided reports in — and she “refuses to admit defeat."
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Top Trending Chat GPT Fails

Top Trending Chat GPT Fails of the Week (February 6, 2023)

By now we have all heard of Chat GPT...
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'Are you kidding? I would buy this immediately': Internet completely divided over utterly bizarre food label

'Are you kidding? I would buy this immediately': Internet completely divided over utterly bizarre food label

As the saying goes, in marketing, all attention is good attention, but is that really true of this bizarre labelling choice? People had very strong opinions, both positive and negative, about the super weird label on this food. Twitter user @theactualemma shared a photo of a plant-based food product, with the caption, “I've never put something back on the shelf so quickly lol." The photo, as you can see below, shows a long mismash of a caption, with phrases like “yesss wee knowwwwww iiiit's on…
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writer's twitter advice on getting better at skills

Writer's Insightful Twitter Thread Explains The Pitfalls Of Getting Better At Things

The more you know, the less it feels like it.
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Tumblr user explains "Eldritch"

Tumblr User Explains What "Eldritch" Actually Means

Unknowable, shapeless, and makes you insane. Sounds like my ex wife waka waka.
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A creative Tumblr post about a very generous god.

Tumblr Post: The God Of Humble Beauty

So many feels.
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Twitter thread of annotates Bukowski from woman who's not putting up with it

Woman Finds Annotated Bukowski Book, It's Filled With Comedy Gold

She clearly wasn't gonna put up with it.
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Woman shares Twitter thread about tips she picked up from creative writing class.

Twitter Thread: Woman Shares Tips From Creative Writing Class

Writing ain't easy.
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Tumblr users shows three types of annoying unrealistic female characters | Nerdy Male Director She had many masculine traits, like eating 10 hamburgers at once and wrestling Russian mercenaries while never going over 112 pounds. She learned these skills her many fathers and brothers, never male partner or friend, as may suggest she has some autonomous sexual history. No, men were all too afraid her, except who has mistaken my fem-dom fetish respect. If met her real like l'd hate her rejecting

Tumblr Thread: Three Repetitive Types of Female Characters

Where's Ripley when you need her?
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A funny Tumblr thread about how comic sans helps people write | arahir use comic sans write hate this so much but this knowledge is too powerful keep all. last night @phaltu discovered setting font comic sans google docs improves writing speed and creativity by an insane amount no said and "die" but then tried and god wish wasn't this way wish wasn't true wish could protect all this but 's real. something about this font is so disarming. something about this font lets look past shape words and

Tumblr Thread: Comic Sans Inspires Creative Flow

It just works.
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Tumblr user explains how women were portrayed through Shakespeare | penfairy Women have more power and agency Shakespeare's comedies than his tragedies, and usually there are more them with more speaking time, so l'm pretty sure Shakespeare's saying is "men ruin everything" because everyone fucking dies men are charge but women are charge get married and live happily ever after zetsubouloli think reading too far into things, kiddo. Take break women's studies major and get some fresh air.

Tumblr Thread: Women Should Rule The World

Shakespeare was on to something.
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A quick Tumblr thread about last words from famous writers | someoneintheshadow456 Last Words Famous Writers dali-daydreams dedicated life words s important go out eloquently. 1. Ernest Hemingway Goodnight my kitten Spoken his wife before he killed himself. 2. Jane Austen want nothing but death response her sister, Cassandra, who asking her if she wanted anything. 3. J.M Barrie can't sleep 11

Quick Tumblr Thread: Last Words From Famous Writers

May their words echo on into eternity.
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Angels and demons bond with each other over sandwiches in creative Tumblr story | writing-prompt-s While putting favorite condiment on sandwich accidentally make magical occult symbol and summon demon teawitch silently take two more slices bread out package and make another sandwich put on plate with handful potato chips and hand demon. He takes sandwich, smiles and vanishes puff demonic smoke next day get job promotion were after. There no contract. No words spoken owe nothing. But every now an

Tumblr Thread: Angels And Demons Bond Over Sandwiches

Sandwiches bring everyone together.
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Tumblr story about a selfless farmer god | writing-prompt-s Temples are built gods. Knowing this farmer builds small temple see kind god turns up. sadoeuphemist Arepo built temple his field humble thing, some stones stacked up make cairn, and two days later god moved Hope harvest god Arepo said, and set up an altar and burnt two stalks wheat d be nice know He looked down at ash smeared on stone rocks all laid askew, and coughed and

Tumblr Story: Selfless Farmer With A Heart Of Gold

We're not crying, you're crying.
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