‘They had to find a replacement ASAP’: Security guard fired but still expected to work remaining scheduled shifts
Workplaces that rely on scheduled shift work often have an unhealthy obsession with said schedule, holding it in as paramount even when it extends out of the bounds of sanity or reason. Things like scheduled leave, availability—or, as it turns out, even being fired—have little importance when it comes to a scheduled shift… If it’s…
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‘Parents are unbelievably delusional’: Teachers share out-of-pocket requests from the parents of their students
Teaching is a very under-appreciated career path. Oftentimes, teachers are dealing with overcrowded classrooms, so while they’re trying to teach one student to spell ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’, they’re juggling a gaggle of banshees starting a coup in the opposite corner. The last thing most teachers need heaped on their plate is the asinine demands of feral parents. …
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‘[I had] them cut off service to her phone… in the middle of an argument’: 20+ People who created ingenious methods of petty pay back
The pettiest thing this person ever admitted to was the time they “put a slice of bologna in [a] walkman CD player.” This person wasn’t the only one with a hilarious tale of pettiness to tell! U/bakedzitipie wrote to r/AskReddit, asking for tales of the “most ultimate petty revenge you’ve seen or been a part…
Details‘Parents are unbelievably delusional’: Teachers share out-of-pocket requests from the parents of their students
Teaching is a very under-appreciated career path. Oftentimes, teachers are dealing with overcrowded classrooms, so while they’re trying to teach one student to spell ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’, they’re juggling a gaggle of banshees starting a coup in the opposite corner. The last thing most teachers need heaped on their plate is the asinine demands of feral parents. …
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‘I’m literally never late’: Boss demands employee to text her as soon as she leaves the house, employee complains to her boss’s boss
There is a reason why you should avoid giving your boss your phone number if you can help it. Sometimes, you don’t have a choice, but what you do have control over is when you choose to respond to your boss. The reality is that engaging with your boss is part of your paid employment.…
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