Let’s talk about justifications. So, we all make decisions that we know aren’t great decisions. Tacos after midnight or dating a drummer (I’m kidding…) or any of a thousand other bad choices that we convince ourselves to make. So, what happens when you’ve thoroughly convinced yourself that your course of action is right and good, […] More
Nicknames come in two flavors. Endearing nicknames are earned through time and are typically related to a special event or a quirk of your personality. Then there are the other type: pejorative names that are used intentionally to harm someone. The trick, of course, is that some nicknames can have either connotation. I walk with […] More
The very least anyone can do at work, is their best. This doesn’t mean only submitting flawless work, and never making any kind of mistake. But rather showing that you are giving it your all, while always performing at least the most basic of expectations, such as always responding quickly to calls and emails, and […] More
The work life/home life balance has gotten very blurry the last decade. It’s been especially foggy since COVID. Many office people want to leave the office out of their home. That can be a problem when your office wants to live with you. Case in point… Redditor Dangerous_Spot_5372 wanted to discuss her story for some […] More
Nothing can make or break your place of work more than one’s boss. A great boss can make even the worst jobs bearable, and might even get you excited to show up for work. While a bad boss can ruin a dream job you’ve been waiting your whole life for. While Redditor FantasticBarracuda61 lucked out […] More
There are very few people who haven’t told a little white lie to get out of something. Up to and including work. These lies include a fake illness, a broken refrigerator, flat tire, sick babysitter. More often than not, these lies resulted in no consequences for anyone. But when these little fibs affect other people, […] More
We’ve likely all had to call off work at some point, due to illness, emergency, or mental health. But most of us have also had one of those bosses who thought no reason was good enough to call off work, cringed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor Fun_Ad1027 woke one morning with terrible […] More
Most of us have worked in at least one work environment with unfair working conditions, whether it was unequal pay, unreasonable tasks lists, or some other concern. It’s worse when upper management begins to pit their employees against each other, pointed out the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. A Redditor, who has since deleted […] More
Working alongside family members can easily become a dicey situation. For one guy on Reddit, it led to drama among his whole family when he had to fire his nephew for falsely accusing another employee of stealing on the job. The Original Poster (OP), who goes by throwawayfirednephew on the site, wasn’t sure about how […] More
Socializing with your bosses can be a sticky situation even at the best of times. But when conflict arises–especially of a racial nature–things get real complicated, real fast. An Indian man on Reddit found himself in this situation when one of his superiors and his wife behaved inappropriately towards him at a company barbecue, subjecting […] More
People often have different ideas of what “appropriate dress” means. For one person on Reddit, the issue sparked drama when they refused to take their fiancé to a work dinner because of her inappropriate outfit. They weren’t sure about how they’d handled it, so they went to the AITA (Am I The A**hole) subReddit for […] More
The relationship between people and those they hire to help them around their home can be a delicate balance. And for one person on Reddit, it seems their extra requests of their housekeeper went way over a line. The Original Poster (OP), who goes by Still_Prompt418 on the site, wasn’t sure about how they’d handled […] More
