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Author Annie Dillard famously said, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." So given the fact that the average person spends one-third of their adulthood at work, it's only normal they want to be happy there. Sadly, that's not always the case.

There are plenty of ways companies make their employees' lives miserable: lack of training and two-way communication, excessively strict policies, toxic managers, lousy wages, the list goes on. With their miserable job descriptions and offensive interviews, some organizations even find ways to get under people's skin even before they hire them.

Many of these disappointed folks turn to the internet to voice their frustrations. So in an attempt to recap today's job market and working conditions, we compiled a list of complaints we see online the most.

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    Truth

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    Layla Corman
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who the hell cares what people do in their personal lives?! As long as it doesn't affect their work then MYOB!

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    If we were to look at the numbers, the U.S. job market came through January in much better shape than expected despite a winter wave of coronavirus infections.

    According to a new tally from the Labor Department, employers added 467,000 jobs last month, far outpacing even the most optimistic forecasts. Which is even more impressive when you consider the surge in COVID-19 cases brought on by the omicron variant.

    The unemployment rate inched up to 4% in January from 3.9% the month before, but that's only because nearly 1.4 million people entered the job market.

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    The positive report was good news for the Biden administration, which had been bracing for worse numbers.

    "America is back to work," President Biden told reporters at the White House on Friday. "Our country is taking everything that COVID has to throw at us and we've come back stronger."

    The share of people working or looking for work has increased, spelling possible relief on the horizon for employers who have struggled to fill vacant spots amidst the Great Resignation.

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    I Already Know Tons Of People Can Feel The Pain In This Tweet

    I Already Know Tons Of People Can Feel The Pain In This Tweet

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    But according to a 2017 Gallup poll, only 15% of the world's one billion full-time employees are engaged at work.

    Surprisingly, the situation is significantly better in the U.S., where this figure is around 30%, but this still means that roughly 70% of American workers aren't satisfied with how things are going.

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    A Sad Story

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    Finally Someone Who Gets It

    Finally Someone Who Gets It

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is engrained in the American culture that people shouldn't be paid for what they are doing but they are paid according to some arbitrary system where people who have spend more money on education get paid more for whatever they are doing. Yet somehow, they are not deemed "essential workers" in times of crisis.

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    Ain't That The Truth

    Ain't That The Truth

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    Layla Corman
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He forgot to mention- "Make money hand over fist for the company with barely a bit of recognition or an increase in pay". I'll just assume he was at his character limit.

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    In her book Happiness At Work, Jessica Pryce-Jones pinpoints the major elements that contribute to a person's happiness or discontent. She thinks that if a worker has high levels of confidence, commitment, conviction, contribution and culture fit, paired with feelings of recognition, pride and trust in the company, they will achieve their potential at work.

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    Discuss Salaries From Now On

    Discuss Salaries From Now On

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    Emily Macaluso
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My fav is when youre asked not to tell ("we cant force you not to share but we would appreciate if you dont") to "maintain a positive work environment"

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    #16

    Give Us More Money

    Give Us More Money

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    Raven Sheridan
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it's the other way around. The MEN, are "worried" and "ashamed" that their girlfriends and wives, are out-earning them.

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    #17

    Believe In Yourself

    Believe In Yourself

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    Raven Sheridan
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's probably teamed up with his chemistry teacher and is making meth somewhere...

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    But not all of these things are in the hands of the employers. Happiness also depends on our own attitude and perception. "We expect that something has to happen in order for us to be happy," Srikumar Rao, professor at the London Business School, told Forbes.

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    Protect Your Coworkers

    Protect Your Coworkers

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    #19

    Damn Good Idea!

    Damn Good Idea!

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    Mistralok
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This one sounds quite interesting. Let's see the trumpsuckers turn this one down.

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    #20

    That's Why It Is Soo Hard To Get A Job!!

    That's Why It Is Soo Hard To Get A Job!!

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing, because the jobs you're stealing are the jobs that no one wants to have. Some people rather be an unemployed Master of Dance than an employed garbage collector with a decent income.

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    #21

    Every Manager Needs To Hear This

    Every Manager Needs To Hear This

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    Libstak
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just like any other service provider such as the plumber, hairdresser, doctor etc...how is this confusing to any right thinking human being?

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    Rao said that while we push our prospects of happiness into the future ('I'll be happy once I get a promotion, my bonus, the corner office'), we're missing out on the chance of happiness at work right now. "We don't recognize that we have tremendous control over our happiness."

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    #23

    My English Teachers Favorite Line

    My English Teachers Favorite Line

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    This Is Reality

    This Is Reality

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They found out that robots needs maintenance. Maintenance costs money. They also can break down. Repairs cost money. And if they screw up, they screw up big time. Big time screw ups costs a lot of money. It's stil cheaper to keep those underpaid wage slaves.

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    #25

    Run Me My Money!

    Run Me My Money!

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    Loty
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In reality you need both. I know people who went with lower offers because the company environment was better.

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    To combat this barrage of negativity, Rao believes workers should stop labeling things as good or bad.

    "The moment you say something is a 'bad' thing, you experience it that way," he explained. "You live your life in a constant cycle reinforcing itself." Rao rejects the theory of positive psychology which suggests that thinking happy thoughts will make them a reality because according to him, it's a form of self-deception. Rather, he suggests looking at situations as they truly are.

    Just like the people behind these tweets.

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    #26

    Good Job

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    😉 when I was in high school working my first job in retail my boss would send me to the beach to get him an ice cream from a particular shop... He knew full well that there was no way to get the ice cream to him without it being completely melted. I would get him an ice cream from the shop next door before I came back from a 2 hour break on the clock. It was his way of giving me time off on the clock because we had no customers and it was too nice out. I reminded him of his daughter and he was very fatherly to me. Thank you, Harley, if you're still out there.

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    #27

    Emotionally Checked Out Of The Week By Then

    Emotionally Checked Out Of The Week By Then

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    Stephanie A Mutti
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless the office is literally on fire and i'm being contacted to retrieve my personal belongings, if my phone rings WORK after hours, it will get picked up tomorrow. The motto we had in the military was "is anyone going to die?". If the answer was no, then it wasn't an emergency. I promise NO ONE is going to die if I don't take a work call after hours.

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    #28

    All Colleges Should Offer This

    All Colleges Should Offer This

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    Mcdonalds

    Mcdonalds

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    Khavrinen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no!!! How can anyone survive in such a horrible "Soshulist" h3llscape?!!

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    #30

    Hospital Janitor Work Extra Hard In The Pandemic And CEO Got 13 % Raise

    Hospital Janitor Work Extra Hard In The Pandemic And CEO Got 13 % Raise

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    Viktor Feurer
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The interesting thing about this when - theoretically - these people are suddenly out of their jobs. In case of the CEO: nothing happens, the hospital can work for weeks before anyone notice that the overpaid guy is missing from the top. In case of the janitor: literal sh*tstorm 12 hours later.

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    Finally Somebody Who Understands The Importance Of The Working Class

    Finally Somebody Who Understands The Importance Of The Working Class

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    Bill
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then why has his ACTIONS over the past 47 years benefit the big banks at the expense of the working class?

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    Mission Impossible

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    Ben Steinberg
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Loty -- while what you said might be true, it doesn't change the conclusion the letter writer has come to, that buying a home for young people is impossible for most due to the costs.

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    #33

    There Isn't A Job Shortage, There’s A Shortage Of Adequate Pay

    There Isn't A Job Shortage, There’s A Shortage Of Adequate Pay

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    #36

    Get Paid For Your Depression

    Get Paid For Your Depression

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    Lady B
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially since capitalism is probably at the root of said depression

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    #37

    We Should Not Have To Work 2 Jobs To Be Self Sufficient. This List Doesn't Factor In Having Kids Either Smh

    We Should Not Have To Work 2 Jobs To Be Self Sufficient. This List Doesn't Factor In Having Kids Either Smh

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    Stephanie A Mutti
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait,,, in what century was car/home insurance $100/m and health insurance $20/m? I work for a national union and pay $75 every 2wks for health insurance and I am DAMN grateful it's only that much. $150m car payment,,, i guess so you NEVER can pay off the 2010 Hyundai.

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    #38

    We Will Not Sleep For Two Hours

    We Will Not Sleep For Two Hours

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    Chich
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trust me, there are millenials and genz who are very much into the hustle culture. Every generation claims it isn't so and every generation has hordes of them.

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    Bert And Ernie To The Rescue

    Bert And Ernie To The Rescue

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    I Hate The Jobs That Make You Feel Horrible Just Because You Get Sick

    I Hate The Jobs That Make You Feel Horrible Just Because You Get Sick

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    Funny How That Works

    Funny How That Works

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    Adi A.
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or, listen to a crazy idea: work like everybody else for a decent wage, not for tips?!? This is only an USA issue, other countries rely on wages, the tips are only when a good service was provided, food was excellent, so on, not just a mandatory thing to do. When is the last time you tipped someone at the supermaket, citu hall for a permit / license, postman for delivering a letter?

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    In Every Crisis Workers Are The Solution

    In Every Crisis Workers Are The Solution

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup. And I've certainly noticed the rich think places like Starbucks and McDonalds are good enough to eat and hang out at, but the staff aren't good enough to be treated with dignity, and would be shameful if their kids worked there.

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    Yep,she's Right

    Yep,she's Right

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    They Love The Working Class, Eh

    They Love The Working Class, Eh

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    Emily Macaluso
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here I am thinking water every 4 hrs in a texas summer isnt nearly enough! Silly me

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    #49

    It Is What It Is

    It Is What It Is

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm quite sure when the founding fathers wrote the second amendment they never thought of guns capable of killing 50 people in less than 1 minute in the hands of certified psychopaths.

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    Hmm

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    Monica Martinez Castañeda
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a process that everywhere else, at least in Europe, takes 5 minutes a year and 0$... Government sends you the information, you check it and click "Send", that's it....

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    You’re Still Coming To Work Right?

    You’re Still Coming To Work Right?

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    #53

    Sharing The Dinning Room Table While Working From Home

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    $85 An Hour To Sleep On The Job

    $85 An Hour To Sleep On The Job

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    Fat Harry
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I keep seeing this, and it's using photos of the UK House of Lords, not any US senators.

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    #55

    You Workin’ Essential Or Essentially Working?

    You Workin’ Essential Or Essentially Working?

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    #56

    Wouldn’t Accept A $50 Tip To Eat Their Crappy Pizza

    Wouldn’t Accept A $50 Tip To Eat Their Crappy Pizza

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that's why in Europe delivery people are no longer legally considered "private contractors". If you're working for a delivery service you're an employee with all the benefits that European employees legally have and the employers legally have to pay for. Europe isn't going to allow American malpractices to rob low wage workers.

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    #57

    Know Your Worth

    Know Your Worth

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    Buren
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Work another 5 years and you'll have a pair of matching cups

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    #58

    You Don't Have To Make Their Job Harder

    You Don't Have To Make Their Job Harder

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    Khavrinen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "It's their job." Yeah, and it *already* sucks, why do you have to go out of your way to make it worse?

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    #59

    Something Doesn't Add Up

    Something Doesn't Add Up

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    Khavrinen
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder if there is some connection between who decides whether something is indexed to inflation, and who it is that benefits from campaign donations. Nah, probably not, right?

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    #60

    People Who Work Retail Know

    People Who Work Retail Know

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    Aliquid
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was working in a department store (back in the 90s) and it was a very slow evening... so we only had three staff on the entire floor. A bit tricky to keep on top of everything, but there were few customers, so... I guess it worked. Anyway, I found that someone took a crap in the middle of the aisle, in the middle of the store. Right out in the open. Never saw who did it...

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    #61

    Every Job Should Be Able To Sustain A Dignified Living

    Every Job Should Be Able To Sustain A Dignified Living

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    Ray Martin
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For fück's sake, enough with this boomer sh!t! I don't think you even understand the meaning of the term. Speaking as a "boomer", do you want to know what we actually did? We unionised, we went on strike for better pay, and for better, safer working conditions and we did it for the benefit of everyone. We marched for human rights and against apartheid. In the U.K, when people were still suffering from post-war shortages we created and built a world-renowned National Health Service so that no-one had to be wealthy to afford health care. We invested in apprenticeships so that people without the benefit of university education or an "old boys network" could become skilled in a well paying career. We demanded liveable minimum wages so that couples could actually afford to buy a house, pay for the mortgage, and raise children on a single income. Boomers did that. Just because a relative handful of decrepit billionaires are now calling the shots, you can't blame an entire generation.

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    #62

    But How Will The Company Make More Money So That The CEO Can Buy A New Ferrari?

    But How Will The Company Make More Money So That The CEO Can Buy A New Ferrari?

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Started not giving a crap and my performance scores have increased. Maybe that's the sweet spot.

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    #63

    Job Seeking Ftw

    Job Seeking Ftw

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    WilvanderHeijden
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, going door to door asking for a job is not how you get a job these days.

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    #64

    Sad To See Someone Else Living Your Dreams

    Sad To See Someone Else Living Your Dreams

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ya know, I would actually prefer being a housewife. With a loving, caring husband, of course. I enjoy cleaning, tidying, decorating, organizing, running errands and making everyone happy. But at least at a job I get paid and have free reign of my own finances.

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    #65

    This Is The New "Where Do You See Yourself In 5 Years” Question During Job Interviews

    This Is The New "Where Do You See Yourself In 5 Years” Question During Job Interviews

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    #67

    Commitment And Tolerance Of Pain

    Commitment And Tolerance Of Pain

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    NsG
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My judgement of tattoos tends to be limited to the spelling of it. "No regerts" (stereotype example, I'm aware some people have this ironically) doesn't suggest a person with the best decision making skills, regardless of their timing keeping abilities; either they failed to spellcheck before making their request, or they failed to do a quality check of the tattoo artist.

    #68

    Being An Adult Sucks

    Being An Adult Sucks

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People would assume I didn't feed my kid at work or would ask how I could afford takeaway. They were jelly af.

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    One Of The Best Sleeps Ever

    One Of The Best Sleeps Ever

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    Kimi Tomminello
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The days I spent wishing I could do that. May boss sucked, there was poop everywhere. The hours were 4:30a until 9-10p. Clients were demanding and couldn't do a darn thing for themselves. I had no breaks, no weekends, no holidays.... Being a farmer is fun, though.

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    Who Are We To Fight Against God’s Plan?

    Who Are We To Fight Against God’s Plan?

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've just made a 4 day work week. Going to see how it goes. So far I've now got a 3 week work week cos now I'm cancelled. I cannot afford it. I'm nervous. What'd I do?

    #72

    Preach

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    Some Coworkers You Interact With Only Because Your Job Requires It

    Some Coworkers You Interact With Only Because Your Job Requires It

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    2 years ago

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    You're both the kind of people who can't write a simple sentence without cocking it up.