Redditor puddlespuddled is a stay-at-home-mother with a toddler who decided to have dinner from a local burger joint delivered directly from the restaurant to her. Unfortunately, the reception she got from the delivery person was not what she was expecting. After contacting the restaurant’s manager, she visited the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) and asked: […] More
When high-ranking employees leave a company, there is almost no way to avoid a bit of upheaval. Simply put, anyone that important has their hands in so many roles with some many people that a sudden absence triggers more than a few ripples. And as a recent post on the “Am I the A**hole (AITA)” […] More
Food allergies are a HUGE concern in restaurants—well in any place that sells food really. Over the last several decades many more people seem to suffer from all sorts of new allergy issues. Gluten is one of the most prolific of the allergies and many protocols have been put in place to combat it. That’s […] More
Pets are an important part of home life, even if they’re not furry little friends that we take around the house with us. Some people keep reptiles, or snakes, or fish. And those things are just as important as dogs and cats, because a human being has become attached to them. They can also be […] More
Nobody in the world wants to take a side against their friend. We want to believe the best in our friends at all times, but as our friends are human they are most certainly not perfect. They make mistakes and real friends tell their friends when they are in the wrong. Sadly they are not […] More
Often, co-workers band together to provide support in the face of higher ranked employees who have more power than them. But at what point is it time to let go of the loyalty and do what you need to for yourself? That was the question on one woman’s lips as she posted on the “Am […] More
Where is the line between respecting the needs of employees and doing what is totally necessary to keep a business afloat? That was the question at the center of a recent post on the “Am I the A**hole (AITA)” subReddit. The Original Poster (OP), known as Absolut_Failure on the site, shared how far things went […] More
A business owner is tasked with toeing the line between keeping employees happy and keeping everyone productive to maintain a successful business. Go too far one way or the other, and the business owner will either have no money or no workers. A recent post to the “Am I the A**hole (AITA)” subReddit showed how […] More
Job interviews provoke anxiety for nearly everybody. We’re forced to somehow be polite, show eagerness, act genuine, and demonstrate technical ability all within about an hour or less. That whole ordeal becomes even worse when there’s an impasse that threatens to upset that balancing act of social norms. A recent post to the “Am I […] More
Having to have a discussion about hygiene at work is not a fun time. It feels awkward for everyone and the employee being spoken to can feel hurt or shamed. In one case the smell went far beyond simple BO after an employee adopted a pet fox. Fox urine is extremely pungent, far surpassing the […] More
Holidays are often times to celebrate an occasion, a person, or an idea. However, if your experience with the subject of the holiday isn’t a positive one, it can make the celebration painful rather than fun. Redditor maydaymothersday didn’t experience that directly, but had to handle it through one of her employees. When a request […] More
Managing multiple employees is a difficult, nuanced task. A good manager must have one ear in the realm of business or organizational success, and the other trained on the wide-ranging needs and tendencies of the employees who look to them for direction. For one Redditor, known as Acceptable-Jump4191 on the site, that task grew complicated […] More
