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When Boeing fired over 70,000 employees in Seattle during the 1970s Boeing Bust, a billboard was placed on the highway leaving Seattle stating: “Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights.”
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Back in 1965 a Senate subcommittee predicted that we’d enjoy 2-hour work weeks by the year 2000. However, In 1991, the average American worker put in 163 more hours on the job than in 1973, according to the sociologist Juliet Schor, the author of “The Overworked American.”
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Jobs…
You go to school to get a job. You apply to get a job. You interview to get a job. You hope and pray and do a summoning dance to get that damn job. Then you get it, and you actually have to work.
They say “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. Do something you’re just kinda fine with and you’ll make funny tweets about it.”
Let’s look at some too-true tweets from the modern workforce. What else are we gonna do, work?
i get so mad when people ask what i’m gonna do on my day off!!!! bitch i’m gonna recover from all my days on
— dirt prince (@pant_leg) July 22, 2018
Every work email I send:
Hey!
Sorry to bug you!
Was just wondering
(If it’s not too much trouble)
Would it be possible to do thing you said you’d do?
Totally fine if not!
Prob my fault anyway I’m an idiot
Sorry to bother you!
Sorry I exist!
So sorry!
Just let me know!
Emily— Emily Murnane (@emily_murnane) October 19, 2018
me at 14: can’t wait to travel the whole world once i’m earning my own money
me now: mustn’t forget that tupperware at work, it’s my only one
— Scott Dodds (@itsBOMBARDIER) June 22, 2018
Having a job cool til you gotta go to work
— dee fargo
(@thanksdee) June 3, 2019
“I hope this email finds you well.”
It didn’t. What do you want? pic.twitter.com/kjOWWWmybJ
— Harriet Tubman has left the chat (@Steph_I_Will) January 15, 2020
when you gotta greet your boss after they wouldn't let you call out sick pic.twitter.com/VTRtK5qu7f
— Rick-Joe-Bob-Don-Dave Devereaux (@BaebyHuey) December 14, 2016
don’t be the person at work that says “is it not friday yet” every fucking day
— Leslie Davidson (@BigLez67) January 23, 2020
Me cussing at all the slow drivers cause I left at 8:55 and I need to be at work by 9:00 pic.twitter.com/lewJHVFlyq
— Baby Yoda
(@BossBabyYoda) January 21, 2020
A thing I learned at this week's staff meeting is I like to cuddle as I fall asleep.
— Just Bill (@WilliamAder) April 20, 2016
"I feel a little off today."
– Me, working on my plan for not being at work tomorrow.
—
Sardonic Tart
Trying to use the office microwave for lunch anytime around noon is like the hunger games
— That Prairie Girl (@thatprairiegirl) November 26, 2015
co-worker: i have something to do tomorrow can you cover my shif-
me: pic.twitter.com/BQUDm19sy3
— jojo 愛 (@jojobecappin) March 13, 2019
Going to work and not seeing any of your fav co workers https://t.co/Ya5BpcLFUC
— Evelyn
(@evlynespinoza) January 17, 2020
My alarm clock every morning pic.twitter.com/Su3ccWWP7N
—
(@dayummmboi) January 23, 2020
STAGES OF WORKING FROM HOME
– Yay I get to work from home
– It would be nice to talk to people
– I hope that pigeon sits in the window today— Mark Agee (@MarkAgee) July 14, 2015
What’s your favorite job you’ve ever had? What’s your least favorite?
Commiserate with us in the comments.
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We all have those really long, seemingly endless days at work where we’ll do anything to get away for a few extra minutes. You know, the ones where you pray that the clock hits five as soon as possible. And sometimes that means spending a few extra minutes in the bathroom, contemplating life and checking all our social media.
Well, one company in the UK is looking to curb the breaks when you spend an extra few minutes (or 30) sitting on the john. To do so, they’ve invented the StandardToilet. It is a very real thing, and it is, in all honesty, evil.
Capitalism at its finest.
This is a straight-up movie villain origin story. Pray his dastardly creation not be unleashed upon the Earth. https://t.co/VOkbVkoJj0 pic.twitter.com/h4fy3y6gDn
— Brian Resnick (@B_resnick) December 17, 2019
The toilet has a tilted design that is meant to make people very uncomfortable while sitting on it; the hope is that workers will not spend as much time in the bathroom during business hours because of the toilet is a literal pain in the ass. Isn’t that nice?!?!
BREAKING NEWS: Say goodbye to comfort breaks! New downward-tilting toilets are designed to become unbearable to sit on after five minutes. They say the main benefit is to employees in improved employee productivity. pic.twitter.com/lfDbeXJdCX
— Dave Vescio (@DaveVescio) December 17, 2019
The StandardToilet has been approved by the British Toilet Association (sounds like a fun place to work), and it works by tilting downwards at a 13-degree angle. Apparently, that strains your legs and feels like an extended squat. The founder of StandardToilet, Mahabir Gill, said, “Anything higher than that would cause wider problems. Thirteen degrees is not too inconvenient, but you’d soon want to get off the seat quite quickly.” Thank you for that!
Gill worked as a consulting engineer for 40 years and became annoyed when he would discover workers asleep on toilets or encounter long lines for the bathroom while working. So the idea for the StandardToilet was born. Gill says, “Its main benefit is to the employers, not the employees. It saves the employer money.”
Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Capitalism is coming after your toilet time https://t.co/9zfp16Kerq pic.twitter.com/mVVMuPCbHs
— Apocalyptica (@ApocalypticaNow) December 16, 2019
Isn’t capitalism the best?!?! Let’s hope and pray that this invention doesn’t make it to this side of the pond anytime soon. I know you need to catch up on your Netflix shows during your work breaks…
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Let’s give these people their due. They’re going on the record and admitting what bad employees they’ve been at one point or another.
This is the question that got the ball rolling.
I’m curious
pic.twitter.com/YOXM1gxLCW
— Myshaelle (@ssshellyyyy) November 6, 2019
And boy, did people deliver. Let’s take a deep dive into the bad behavior of these employees, shall we?
consistently saying i'm at off-site meetings when i'm really shopping or at home aksjsksk
— TL Hughley (@weakhips) November 7, 2019
Had a Skype interview with another company
— What do you want to know (@ZeyKennedy) November 6, 2019
My boss took the picture after he called the office multiple times, since I didn’t answer the phone, he came over thinking something had happened to me pic.twitter.com/25Bw93MB23
— F. (@pujols_009) November 7, 2019
Went to the movies and then back to the office to clock out.
— Food and Solitude – A Memoir
(@Grawlix_Epitome) November 7, 2019
Not me , but the girl sitting next to me roasted a whole chicken at her desk. Took 4 hours but lunch was smacking.
— Francesca (@PreachFranny) November 7, 2019
Put the “manager on property” sign up and used my vibrator in the back office
— Kitty (@HurricaneSZN_) November 7, 2019
Watch Porn..
— Drink Water, Stay Wholesome
(@SlimX_1k) November 6, 2019
Selling weed through the drive-thru…if anybody ordered a “unsweetened iced tea, extra ice” move out the way person working the window…I got this one, lol
https://t.co/4CMyv5VHZ7
— Dj-Callis (@GypCalli) November 7, 2019
Mfs ain't wanna clean the micro wave up after their mess so I put hotpocket in that bitch for 10 minutes at the end of the day https://t.co/J9v9K56mQF
— Dominican Ice Coffee (@JBreasie) November 7, 2019
Had my food cooking in a crockpot under my desk https://t.co/uE37DlGJxW
— KAE. (@AKae47) November 6, 2019
Made cupcakes with exlax…because ppl kept stealing my lunch an snacks
— Rainbow Peace Pie (@Resa_Resa23) November 7, 2019
At Magels a man told me he was allergic to chives so i put chives in his quesadilla so he would send it back untouched and i could eat it. https://t.co/OTm8BZZwSy
— Mason (@masonhevron_) November 8, 2019
When I worked at Chick Fil A, I would add my phone number to everyone account so I could get their chick fil a points. Lmao https://t.co/0CpjEiBXsC
— _MTCPodcast (@ViewsFromThe50) November 7, 2019
Pack all 8 of my students up in my car to go see why my man wasn’t answering the phn. https://t.co/ms4kZH65of
— Christina (@categoryCHRISSY) November 7, 2019
I will never get over my friend clocking in and leaving to work at another job
— Chief Executive Ostrich (@Viicckkaayy) November 7, 2019
I know that a bunch of you out there have done pretty sketchy things at work.
Tell us about it in the comments, please!
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A person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 per cent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office.
I don’t know if anyone in power will take these recommendations seriously, but a headline like this is probably music to the ears of the millions of people out there are struggling to pay off their student loans.
Although different politicians have different ideas and plans about how much student loan debt they would forgive (or not), economists say that forgiving student debt could boost the economy in huge ways while also fighting income inequality.
Economists argue that the debt forgiveness could boost the economy because so many Americans are limiting their life decisions based on their student loans.
"In the short term, it would be very positive for the housing market," says NAR's Lawrence Yun. He's not endorsing any particular plan, but he estimates that broad loan forgiveness would push up the number of home sales quite a bit. #StudentLoanDebt https://t.co/02DqVUYNW7
— REALTOR® Party (@NARRealtorParty) November 25, 2019
A prime example is Laura Greenwood, 30, of Montpelier, Vermont. Greenwood works for the state education agency in Vermont, making $63,000 a year. She said, “I make probably a better salary than a lot of my peers.” But, she added about a major life decision, “Children, it’s not about if you want them. It’s about can you afford them?”
Greenwood said she owes $96,000 in student loans for college and graduate school. She admits that this is a major hindrance to the decision to have kids with her partner. She said, “We’re interested in having kids, but just cost of living and all our other bills and then the student loans, it’s just like the final straw.”
Greenwood added that her debt makes the possibility of having children seem impossible.
Economists argue that if people like Greenwood and others saddled with debt had that anchor removed, more of them would buy houses, have kids, and start businesses.
Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors chief economist, said, “In the short term, it would be very positive for the housing market. Home sales could be, say, 300,000 higher annually if people were not saddled with large student debt.” According to Yun, this would be “a boost to the housing sector as well as the economy.”
William Foster, a vice president with Moody’s, said about total loan forgiveness, “There’ve been some estimates that U.S. real GDP could be boosted on average by $86 billion to $108 billion per year.” He also said, “Student loans are now contributing to what’s perceived as lower economic prospects for younger Americans.”
On the flip side of those seemingly encouraging statements is the fact that loan debt forgiveness would be expensive. Foster said the total for student loan debt is about $1.5 trillion – which is why it’s such a drain on the economy. He claims the federal government would have to give up $85 billion in annual revenue that it collects from these loans, which would result in a wider fiscal deficit (not that it seems to matter these days).
What do you think about this controversial and divisive topic? Should student debt loan be forgiven? Or partially forgiven? Or do you think that these former students need to pay in full?
Let us know what you think in the comments.
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This is pretty great.
Mark Douglas is the CEO of a marketing and advertising company called SteelHouse who has very specific rules when it comes to vacation time for his employees. No, he’s not cutting down on time off – he requires that his workers take vacation time, and he gives each employee a $2,000 bonus each year that they have to spend on their vacations.
How amazing is that?
Douglas said, “It’s one thing to say ‘You have three weeks’ vacation,’ as most companies do. It’s another thing to say ‘You have cash, and if you don’t go on vacation and spend this money, the money literally goes to waste.’ It’s another level of saying this is real.”
Douglas also said that the bonus pays off. He says his workers are more productive than ever and that they “have virtually zero turnovers.” Douglas said that between 2013 and 2016, only 3 employees left out of a workforce of 250 people.
Douglas said there are five main reasons why he enacted the vacation policy:
1. It gives employees a chance to recharge.
2. It encourages team-building among staff members.
3. A give-and-take mindset gets the best out of people.
4. A good life-work balance attracts great employees.
5. Customers view the company’s dedication to its employees in a positive light.
Douglas added, “I think it’s important that everyone be able to essentially really, truly leave work.”
In addition to that nice perk, the entire SteelHouse company takes a 3-day weekend once a month.
Not too shabby, huh?
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For some people, seeing a young entrepreneur like Mark Zuckerberg completely change the world at such a young age can be disheartening as the years creep by. But wait! This is good news for people who feel like they might’ve missed the boat in one way or another, professionally speaking.
A new study led by Pierre Azoulay of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology analyzed the relationship between age and high-growth entrepreneurship. According to the researchers,
“Our primary finding is that successful entrepreneurs are middle-aged, not young. We find no evidence to suggest that founders in their 20’s are especially likely to succeed. Rather, all evidence points to founders being especially successful when starting businesses in middle age or beyond, while young founders appear disadvantaged.”
Zuckerberg, Gates, and Jobs are the exceptions. Most successful founders are middle-aged. https://t.co/1WPLV8nkYB
— MIT Sloan School of Management (@MITSloan) November 12, 2019
Azoulay and his researchers studied data from many sources, including tax forms and the U.S. Census Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs. They pored over records from over 2.5 million entrepreneurs who have founded businesses (not including sole proprietorships) in the U.S. since the 1970s. The conclusion: they found the average age of these entrepreneurs was 42 years old.
They also studied entrepreneurs who were active in growth-oriented entrepreneurship and found that businesses that operated in the high-tech sector had founders that averaged 43 years of age, and that founders of venture-backed startups and businesses based in Silicon Valley were 42 years old, on average.
The researchers also discovered that more successful startup companies had slightly older founders.
A recent study of 2.7 M of #startup #founders by the Census Bureau and MIT found most successful #entrepreneurs tend to be middle-aged–even in the #tech sector. What's that theory about what we believe vs what the data shows. #entrepreneurship #ageism https://t.co/dSfp8Uz2Op
— Bob Lyons (@Bob_Lyons) July 19, 2019
The authors of the study continued,
“The 1,700 founders of the fastest growing new ventures (the top 0.1%) in our universe of U.S. firms had an average age at founding of 45.0 (compared to 43.7 for the top 1% and 42.1 for the top 5%). Regardless of the measure of technology-intensiveness chosen, we see older founders as we move toward upper-tail performance, especially for the top 1 in 100 or top 1 in 1,000 firms, as well as for founders with successful exits. This evidence is at odds with the conventional wisdom that successful founders skew younger.”
Okay all of you middle-aged folks, get out there and start a business! You can do it!
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Having a job at Victoria’s Secret looks “easy,” but employees are actually quite well-trained.
The store was born out of a desire to make sure people felt comfortable shopping for intimate items. Since 1977, Victoria’s Secret has been the go-to lingerie shop for people of all backgrounds.
The company has launched the careers of many a model and employed thousands of people at its retail locations. Here are some things they want you to know about their experiences.
Andrea, a former employee who worked with the company between 2015 to 2019, explained that everyone is trained for almost 6 weeks so they can better serve customers. She told Mental Floss,
“Whether you’re somebody who’s had a mastectomy, or somebody who’s transitioning, or somebody who’s getting a bra for the first time, that’s what we’re there for and that’s why we do our jobs.”
Victoria’s Secret may be the best-known lingerie retailer in the country, but employees can help you find what you need somewhere else if they don’t have a bra or item that fits your needs.
And since they carry sizes ranging only from 32AA-40DDD, some customers definitely need these suggestions.
Victoria’s Secret was once known for promoting models who were very thin. This was a large part of the company’s culture, and so, historically, the brand would hire thin employees to work at their retail stores, too.
That time is gone.
With slumping sales, Victoria’s Secret is now trying to revamp its image by diversifying. One former employee, says of this era,
“They would hire someone pretty over someone smart or capable. It was definitely part of the ‘fantasy.’”
Not every boyfriend or partner knows their girlfriend’s size. That’s why employees often suggest other gifts, such as gift cards, sprays, and body lotions.
Expert bra fitters are good, but not good enough to guess the bra size of someone who isn’t actually there.
Customers are supposed to feel comfortable when they shop at Victoria’s Secret, but employees sometimes spot customers going way too far. Andrea once saw a customer use a pink bow on a bra to do something it wasn’t designed for…
“She takes it and she flossed her teeth with it in front of me. I was like ‘No!’ It’s so gross.”
Not everything is about training and seeing people do strange things. Employees get some nice benefits while they work at Victoria’s Secret, including decent pay and paid time off.
And as any retail worker will tell you, not every company will do the same for its employees.
Photo credit: Wikipedia.org, CC BY 2.0
Customers know they can get good deals during the holidays, but employees have to clean up after their messes and deal with extra foot traffic. Andrea says things can also get physical.
“I’ve literally seen grandmas punch each other in the face.”
Not everyone likes talking to strangers, but company employers have to approach you asking if you need help. Andrea provides a small life hack for the timid shoppers though.
“A good trick if you don’t want help is to remember the name of the person who you’re introduced to. So if the first person is like ‘Hi, my name is Stephanie,’ and then two or three more people come and say ‘Do you need more help?’ just say ‘Stephanie’s helping me, thank you,’ and they will leave you alone.”
You may have noticed Victoria’s Secret often smells like it was bathed in body spray. That’s because employees are required to spray the store with it. Along with other sales tactics, such as showing you a new bra and offering a store credit card, you can expect employees to try to sell you whatever scent is bombarding you at the store.
People often try to return things that are already ruined, and some customers damage items they try on. An ex-employee said about her former job,
“The worst part was having to damage out [retail speak for taking an irreparable item out of circulation] underwear that girls had tried on without leaving their own underwear on.”
There are some valuable secrets! Which ones surprised you? Let us know below!
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