‘Their parents overwork them to ensure the A+’: Teacher forced to assign extra credit to appease helicopter parents, assigns lengthy tasks to get back at them

When everyone in the class is getting an A, is extra credit really necessary? We’ve all heard of these kinds of schools where the parents are always the invisible presence in the room. Once upon a time, I used to work as a tutor for high school students and experienced the full range of entitled…

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‘I got paid for a full day without working’: Employee facing firing for being 1-minute late to work, goes home instead

This is what you call a ‘big-brained move.” After all, your employer can’t fire you for being late if you don’t show up at all, and—if you’ve played your cards right—there’s always that sick leave you’ve got piling up that is begging to be used. The only way to deal with any draconian workplace policy…

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