When Did You Discover That Hard Work Doesn’t Always Pay Off? Here’s What People Said.

There are no shortcuts!

I remember hearing that phrase over and over and over again when I was growing up in school, from family members, and from sports coaches.

And I still think hard work is a really important part of life…but as you get older, you realize that it doesn’t always pay off the way you think it will.

AskReddit users shared stories about when they realized that hard work doesn’t always pay off in the end.

1. Retail hell.

“Easily retail.

Those performance based raises are deliberately rigged to not give people the best raises. I only really understood how much when I became a manager and was overruled on how much to give my employees a raise when I gave them a 5/5.

I was told, and I quote, “No one is a 5/5″

She came in whenever we called. Stayed late whenever we needed. Was the epitome of the perfect employee and was well loved by everyone that shopped there.

They changed her evaluation from a 5/5 which was I believe a 50ish cent raise (still not enough) to a 3/5 which was a 10 cent raise.

She quit a few weeks after I told her and no one we’ve hired has been half as productive as she was.”

2. Lesson learned.

“I never ever called off sick.

And yes, I understand now why that is not a good thing, but when I was young I thought you went to work unless you were on your death bed.

At a staff meeting, boss was reading everyone the riot act for calling off too much and his second in charge said “Well, except for (me), they’ve never missed a day.”

Boss said “Hmmmm, really? I never noticed.”

Lesson learned.”

3. Office space.

“Worked this office job for 9 years, ever since I turned 16.

They kept giving me responsibilities, never any pay raise beyond the minimum they had to, all the while telling me how I was indispensable. Then Covid hit and they laid off all my coworkers.

They told me I could stay, but for less hours than before and definitely no pay raise — just more responsibilities, either working from home or in an empty office.

I declined the offer and quit right then and there. Felt pretty cheated though.”

4. Not impressed.

“The first time I had a real job.

Turns out that working harder than your coworkers does not impress them.”

5. F that.

“Worked hard at my first job for an entire year after a $0.20 raise. Got a $0.10 raise after that year, while a guy that avoided work got $0.40.

So I avoided working too hard for a year and got a $0.40 raise. No bullsh*t. Also passed up a “crew leader” position to work in an easier area, then they made me a crew leader anyway in the new area, I didn’t even ask.

The company I work for now does some *ss-backwards stuff too. It drives me nuts. Progress takes time and there’s a fine line between getting stuck because you’re too good at something and getting moved on to promote you.”

6. Gee, thanks…

“When they reward you for getting your work done well by giving you everyone else’s work to do.

Pretty much every job I’ve ever had.”

7. Whoopee!

“I worked 4 years at a Walmart almost constantly being praised as one of the best employees on my shift / team

Now what kind of reward did I get for this

A raise? A promotion?

Nope

I got a small pin I was “allowed” to wear that just said something like “Management Appreciates Me”.”

8. Lame.

“I worked for a few years at BJs.

First year I got a 59 cent/hour raise, which was unheard of because I’d been hired far higher than what cashiers were hired at. I got glowing reviews by the person who reviewed me.

By the time of my next raise, a trusted person had told everyone who would listen that I was gay. This led to a LOT of gossip, harassment, and bullying on the job. My reviewer, the same woman from before but who just HAPPENED to also be a devout Christian, gave a harsher review and I got something like 9 cents.

I went from being super well liked to suddenly a pariah all because of my s*xuality. It was f*cking awful and I knew that it didn’t matter how hard I worked if some Bible thumper was going to use it as an excuse to hate me.”

9. Taken advantage of.

“I was a really bit of a people pleaser when I was younger.

Tried to do everything to make life for everyone easier, turns out that they just took advantage on me”

10. Not fair.

“When I realized I get paid the same as coworkers who are putting in bare minimum.”

11. Ugh.

“By being taken advantage of repeatedly.

Go above and beyond the expectations in hopes to advance? You now have to do that advanced job with way more work for no pay increase and in less time than the people getting paid more than you.

Don’t ever let an employer know you’re capable or willing to do significantly more work than anyone else for the same pay.

If an opening arises and you have been consistent, you’re more likely to get the position than someone who does twice the work you do for the same pay just because you “follow the book” more.”

12. True.

“There wasn’t one particular moment for me, but the saying “It’s better to be lucky than good.” is oh so true at times.

Sure working hard helps, but being at the right place at the right time is often overlooked by those that purely equate hard work with success.”

13. First job.

“My first job.

I was working at a pizza place known for letting you, the customer, bake the pizzas at home. I was working minimum wage, but I felt like I’d been there a while and wanted to move up. So I talked to my boss about a possible raise. She said she’d keep an eye on my performance over the next month and see if I deserved it.

Now, there was another employee they’re by the name of Jimmy. Jimmy was great of the was a rush because in those instances, just having an extra pair of hands makes a difference. But in all other aspects of running the store, he was useless. He slacked off and left his work for the rest of us to do. Of course, the manager loved him.

After a month of picking up every shift I could and doing every unpleasant task assigned to me, my boss tells me that I’ve been doing a fantastic job and that I earned my raise. I looked in my check and I was now making an extra $0.50/hr. Not great, but I was 16 at the time and it felt like the squeaky wheel got the grease!

Until I find out that Jimmy also got a $0.50 raise. And everyone else did too. Turns out the minimum wage was increasing nationally and they were legally obligated to give everyone a raise. When I confronted her about this, she turned the tables on me, telling me that talking about my pay with other employees was unprofessional.

She went on vacation shortly after that. I taped my two week notice to her door the day after she left.”

Now we’d like to hear from you.

In the comments, tell us about the times you realized that hard work doesn’t always pay off.

We look forward to your stories.

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911 Operators Discuss the Funniest Calls They’ve Taken

I have a friend who is a 911 dispatcher in Kansas City and he occasionally likes to text me about some of the calls that he receives at work.

I think the funny, ridiculous calls help offset the terrible and depressing things they have to deal with, because you know they get plenty of those every day.

For example, he told me a guy called and hysterically told him that Tom Hanks was driving a pickup truck down 75th Street! Tom Hanks! In Kansas City!

What a job that must be…

911 operators talked about the funniest calls they’ve ever received on AskReddit.

1. This is amazing.

“A guy calls from a payphone to complain that he has a pipe wrench stuck up his butt and he needed an ambulance.

He gave his location as the corner where the payphone was located. I asked him if he could tell me his appearance so I could be sure the medics could find him.

His response, “look dude, I’ll be the only guy on the corner with a pipe wrench in his butt.”

I couldn’t argue with that…”

2. I hope he let him out.

“My department dispatches our area’s animal control after hours.

Once received a call from a guy freaking out because he caught a possum in his house. I asked him which room he was able to confine the animal and he didn’t tell me which room, but said he trapped it in a microwave.

I had many questions.”

3. Aliens!

“While working for the Airport PD we would commonly get a call from a lady that lived nearby and thought aliens were scanning her brain.

To solve this we would have to “launch the alert fighters” (which we didn’t have). She lived close enough that we could just wait till a plane took off and tell her that sound was the alert fighters.

She would be fine then for a couple more months.”

4. Wow.

“Woman calls up to allege that her car has been s*xually soiled by a car washer.

She had left her car with a valet service while she was shopping, picked it up and drove it home before she noticed a white mark on her passenger seat. She’s convinced it was spunk, so she calls the police to report it. Operator asked if she had complained to the company, which she had.

They had advised her that the soap they use for fabrics sometimes leaves a mark when it dries and if she just gives it a quick rub, it will go. She then tells the operator that she knows the company is lying because she put her finger on it and then tasted it, and it was definitely spunk and she “knows very well what spunk tastes like.”

Somehow the operator convinced her to complain further to the valeting company and ended the call before falling off his chair laughing.”

5. Haha!

“A man called to say he’s wrestling with deadly 10m (32-33 ft) snake in his backyard.

He was very scared and although I wasn’t sure how did a 10m snake appeared in his backyard I send the emergency to the police. They even called him back, but his father answered. The conversation was quite funny:

Hello, sir. Police here. Is this Mr. Y?

His father.

Do you know where your son is?

I don’t know. Went to the backyard I guess.

Maybe you should check on him. He might be fighting for his life against a deadly snake.

Turned out the guy was a little high and was wrestling with a bush.”

6. We need to figure this out!

“Dude wanted an ambulance because he needed to check if his girlfriend was pregnant or not.

I heard her in the back saying “But my period is over 2 months late!” and he was like “no, no, no. A doctor needs to see it first”.

He didn’t want to accept that it was not an emergency, and couldn’t understand how gynecologists usualy aren’t in an ambulance.”

7. Oh, boy…

“Some guy called about 2 am flipping out becuse his meth batch smelled funny, and he wanted the fire department, but no cops! I got an address out of him after a ridiculous run around, and sent it over to the dispatch people across town.

They didn’t send cops. He was in the county, they sent deputies, and the fire department, and the DEA, and the hazmat team, and he got to come visit and then go spend an ungodly amount of time with the state DOC.

I think he got 50+years. the house/ property he was renting was demolished and is a hazardous area now because he was making so much meth, and I think explosives.”

8. Ouch.

“I used to be a 911 operator from 2014-2018. I was also responsible for training new hires on answering phones.

One day, I get a medic call for a guy wanting an ambulance because he has hemorrhoids. I try to get more information from him like his name, phone number, and where he’s located. I get all of that he starts screaming “MY *SSHOLE, MY *SSHOLE”. During his screams about his *sshole, I turn to my trainee and blankly stare at her.

That was about 6 years ago. We still joke about it to this day.”

9. Are your parents home?

“A young kid called and asked to talk to the fire trucks.

It was pretty late at night so I told him the firetrucks were already sleeping and asked him to put a parent on the phone.”

10. Wrong place.

“We’ve had people wanting the police because those a-hole McDonald’s employees refused to sell them a whopper.”

11. Two stories.

“I had a guy call in to try and rat out a Chinese massage parlor for giving out “happy endings.”

It was clear that he had some kind of religious guilt about it or something with a deal gone wrong (clearly not a case of molestation, so this is okay to laugh at)… and was trying to make amends. While the premise alone is funny, he REFUSED to say “hand**b”, jacked off, etc. He kept beating around the bush about it and wouldn’t give details, just heavy implications

. Over the course of this five minute call, every other dispatcher picked up on the line and muted their mics, but the room was howling with laughter as this dude danced around getting a tuggy. Eventually, I passed it off his call to the detective/vice division, but that was a very funny five minutes of worksafe masturbation humor

I had another call from a neighboring town that called us because the local department wouldn’t take him seriously. His issue was that a co-worker threatened to, and I quote, “punch his dick off.”

The second he said it, I started laughing because I wasn’t expecting it. He said it with what felt like a comical tone to it as well. I recovered well enough and eventually told him there wasn’t exactly a lot we could do, as it was out of our jurisdiction, but he kept repeating that he was going to have his dick punched off and… I dunno, something about that still makes me laugh to this day.

Almost cartoonish levels of violence enters my head where a weiner just gets Falcon Punched clean off and it makes me giggle.”

12. Locked in.

“I had a man call because he was locked in an Exxon station.

Just trying to take care of business and the workers shut down, turned on the alarm (which he immediately set off when he opened the bathroom door) and left. I stayed on the phone with him until the state police got there.

He was like… My car is still at the pump! This alarm is so loud….”

13. A story from Mom.

“My mom was a 911 operator in the SF Bay area in the 80s and 90s. I asked her to tell me a story to pass along, so here it is:

I got a 911 call and I couldn’t understand the caller. He was slurring his words. I knew he was calling from a bar so I asked if he’d been drinking and after asking many times I asking, I was able to determine that he wanted the police, not an ambulance.

He wanted to file assault charges because a woman pulled his tongue. I asked, “how was she able to pull your tongue?” and he said, “because I stuck it out at her.” I had to keep muting the call because I was laughing so hard.

Apparently my supervisor went on to play this call in seminars for years and always got a ton of laughter.”

Have you ever had to call 911 before?

Or maybe you worked as a 911 operator?

If so, please share your stories with us in the comments.

Thanks in advance!

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People Discuss When They Realized Hard Work Doesn’t Always Pay Off

When we’re young, most of us are told that if we work hard it will pay off in the end and we’ll be rewarded handsomely.

Buuuuuut, as you probably know by now, life doesn’t always work that way…

Yes, it’s still important to work hard, but sometimes it can be discouraging when that work doesn’t amount to much…

People on AskReddit opened up about when they discovered hard work doesn’t always pay off.

1. Working the system.

“In the last 5 years, learned hard work HARDLY ever pays off…

It’s about working the system more than anything.

The catch is that I suck at working the system…”

2. Does not sound fun.

“Every single retail job I ever worked.

Working harder, faster, smarter than coworkers never got you a raise or promotion or recognition.

It just got you more tired.”

3. Not cool.

“When your boss rewards you with bits of their work and positions it as a “great learning opportunity”.

Yes, please let me do the b*tch work parts of your job while getting paid $45k less per year.

I guess that’s why they get paid so much – they’ve implemented creative strategies for ~cost savings~ and ~efficiencies~.”

4. Wasn’t good enough.

“When I was proficient at my work and the boss brought in her old husband to replace me.

I did the most amount of work on that particular task, the most anyone had ever done, but it wasn’t good enough to keep me employed.

I also did a great, determined job in the warehouse but because the boss liked keeping us as casuals and cutting costs wherever possible, and glaring at me, too, I realized that working hard wasn’t worth it.

So study hard and earn qualifications and become a worthy asset.”

5. Quit on the spot.

“Worked for a company for a few years in my early 20s.

Busted my *ss and was essentially doing a manager’s job for very little money (our manager left a while before and they just had me take on his duties). They employed a 40 year old guy to help in the warehouse doing basic stuff. They hired him on TWICE my salary.

I brought it up with the owner and asked for a pay rise, laid out why I deserved one and went about it in the right way. His response was no as I’m young. The other guy has a family and a house that’s why he’s getting paid more.

I could have lost my sh*t. Realised I needed to cut my losses.

I quit on the spot.”

6. My superstar.

“I was working retail overnight and I worked my *ss off (partly to keep from getting tired).

My living situation started falling apart and I had nowhere to go if I had to move, so I was very stressed. My “fun” boss who everyone loved came over to ask why I wasn’t working as hard as usual.

I told him I was possibly a week from being homeless, and he just kept smiling and repeating the phrase “You’re usually my superstar. I need you to be my superstar, buddy.”

My hard work wasn’t valued at all, this boss only cared that I’d been making him look good by accomplishing so much. No one at the store actually cared about me as a person.

I’ve told this story here before, but the truth is I never worked hard again. No matter how hard a job tried to pressure me that something absolutely had to be done, I never worked that hard for anyone ever again.”

7. Learned from Dad.

“I was probably 16.

When I realized we were dirt poor and watched my dad kill himself working 12 hours a day and coming home coughing up black snot.

Then when he got sick and went to the hospital due to his lungs his company let him go and then fought him on unemployment..”

8. School and work.

“Multiple times.

In School: Group projects. I always was one of the couple of people who would do their part and then I would have to make up for others not doing anything.

Work:

I worked my way up to being a shift manager at a gas station that basically allowed me to carry a key to the store and run the daily reports. I got no pay increase.

Now I am a software developer and I found out pretty quickly that if I stayed ahead of the “added features” curve, that I get no extra praise or recognition. Now, I do still stay ahead of the curve but I only send out required updates when it’s due.

Kind of annoying but it means I do less work in the day.”

9. Broken down.

“I’ve worked blue collar jobs my entire life.

It’s a good way to pay a mortgage and not much more. If by chance I ever find a way to retire, I’ll be too broken down physically to enjoy it.

There are two Moldovan guys where I work that would be billionaires if hard work made you rich.”

10. The way it goes.

“Today, when my dad told me about his boss that bought him self a brand new Mercedes GLE while he keeps cutting pay from all the workers in his factory.

Even though thanks to them he has record profits even in this Corona crisis.”

11. BK.

“My first job was a cashier at Burger King.

I worked my *ss off, I was 16/17, in high school working over 40 hours every week. Somehow my grades didn’t suffer but my health did. I regularly would only get maybe five hours of sleep a week to a max of 4 or 5 a night and that was very rare, usually only when I had a day off and most assignments caught up.

Got a couple raises, but it wasn’t worth what I was working. Many managers hated being the manager or even hated working, so they would give me their keys and say if I need anything, they would be outback smoking, having s*x in the bathroom, or outside on the phone, etc. Their whole shift. I became the manger without the pay.

Finally got tired of it and put my two weeks in, they said if I stayed I would be a manager. So I stayed. Waited a couple weeks, nothing. They hired a new dude straight on as a manager. Same deal, dude just gave me his keys and stayed in the office on his phone.

When I asked about being manager the GM said they couldn’t make me a manager because I’m needed in drive thru and they won’t be able to find a replacement. Ok, so give me a raise. No, we can’t afford that. Make me a manager. No, we like you where you are. Okay, finally put my two weeks in and left officially.

F*ck that place.”

12. No credit.

“After spending over a year researching and crossectioning samples, imaging them on powerful scopes, and measuring each sample at specific locations, proving my theory was valid and being told that the extra work time wouldn’t validate the changes in the process and the value attained.

They started using my idea within 6 months of my report being published. Guess who got no credit?

I gave up after that.”

13. Talk about bad luck.

“When I was younger my dad had 12 hour shifts too and was killing himself on the daily.

A hurricane came and took my entire house and all of our belongings, he got fired for not coming into work.

One of the kickers? His employer asked for the uniform back.”

Have you ever had any experiences where you realized that hard work didn’t really pay off?

If so, share your stories with us in the comments.

We’d love to hear from you!

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If You Think You’re Bad at Your Job, These Fails Might Make You Feel Better

If nothing else, we think that these disastrous job fails you’re about to lay your eyes on will at least make you feel better about your own job and your own life.

And that’s something, isn’t it?!?! I sure think so!

Hey, if it takes the misery of other people to make yourself better, then I say just embrace it.

Are you ready for a pick-me-up. Let’s take a look at these job fails.

1. I’m sorry to hear that.

But just go ahead and use your finger, okay?

One space was all it was needed from onejob

2. Don’t get into any trouble in this area.

Just trust us on this one…

I feel so safe from onejob

3. Elmo has been possessed by the Devil.

Oh my God, he’s levitating off the bed!

Elmo born with eyes on the back of his head from onejob

4. No expiration date. EVER.

Oh, that’s good to know.

Legend has it that it’s still good to this day from onejob

5. You had one job!

That sure didn’t go very well.

Trick or Trick from onejob

6. How did they get THAT wrong?

Some people, I swear…

I know this year has sucked, but c’mon… from onejob

7. You did a bang-up job!

I think you deserve a promotion.

Installed the sink boss! from onejob

8. Anyone care to explain this?

Yikes…not a good look.

Nope, no problem here from onejob

9. What are you complaining about?

But you’re right, someone did not perform their job correctly.

My KitKat was just a bar of chocolate from onejob

10. That’s not very helpful.

Can someone point that down here, please?

Light up the stars, baby! from onejob

11. A good use of cardboard, paper, etc.

Come on, people!

I ordered a precision screwdriver and it got delivered like this from onejob

12. That is NOT a can of corn.

Not even close…

Opened a can of corn and… from onejob

Well, those made me feel a little bit better about my work performance.

How about you? Have you ever really biffed it at your job?

If so, tell us all about it in the comments. We’d love to hear from you!

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You Had One Job! Check Out These Sad, Sad Work Fails.

It’s pretty amazing how many people are bad at their jobs and they still manage to float through life…and to never get fired. They blow it time and time again and there just never seems to be any consequences.

You know what I’m talking about, right?

Of course, you do!

Because these kinds of folks are EVERYWHERE.

Yes, I know we all make mistakes at our jobs, but sometimes people just really blow my mind with their laziness…it’s enough to get me all fired up!

Are you ready to see some infuriating job fails? Let’s take a look.

1. That was not even close!

You spent a few weeks on this, didn’t you?

No wonder I was struggling… from onejob

2. Get into the holiday spirit!

Wait a second…those look like…

Got the Christmas lights up. They’re… candles. Yeah. Really. from onejob

3. Now what am I supposed to do?

Well…that’s a little unusual.

I am so confused from onejob

4. They do now!

Just go with it!

Apparently, mermaids have butts. from NotMyJob

5. But what will it do to my hands?

Sounds like it could be dangerous.

Posted the sign, boss … from onejob

6. I’m totally confused.

Who’s responsible for this?

Visible confusion from onejob

7. This is gonna take a little while to fix.

Somebody is in big trouble!

it was almost fine from onejob

8. I enjoy biking very much.

This is just plain LAZY.

Finished labeling the package, boss. from onejob

9. Don’t go near that thing.

You might be in for a big shock.

Safety first from onejob

10. Those darn Socialists are at it again…

I’m a little bit worked up about this.

to fend off covid from onejob

11. Yeah, that is not correct.

I wonder how avocado ice cream would taste, though…

I’m pretty sure that’s an avocado! from onejob

Those poor people…

But enough about them. Now it’s your turn!

In the comments, share your own stories of work fails with us. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Epic Work Fails That Are Bad Enough to Make a Grown Man Cry

I have to say, the older I get, the more it angers me when I see people being lazy on the job.

I mean, I understand that we all have bad days here and there, but come on, people! Put some effort in and be proud of your work, no matter what you do!

Some of the job fails you’re about to see might make you angry, annoyed, and they’ll definitely make you laugh.

Are you ready to have some LOLs at the expense of other people who probably got in trouble at work for their mistakes? Me, too! Let’s do it!

1. Are you sure that’s Big Ben?

It looks like something I’ve seen from another country…

Big Ben Looks Funny from onejob

2. Hahahaha. Amazing.

Well, I guess they took your directions literally.

“Write congrats on them” ( two cakes ) from onejob

3. Who’s ready to eat?!?!

It sounds good to me…

MMM! Lung damage! from onejob

4. I guess it happens from time to time.

Don’t even worry about it!

Don’t apologize, it happens? from onejob

5. Well…I can’t see the speed limit…

So, what am I supposed to do…?

Not sure if that’s how this works from onejob

6. Not getting the message across to people…

Nice try, though.

My churches anti racism slogan from onejob

7. Wow, that is kinda sad.

Who’s responsible for this?

Restored the sculpture boss from onejob

8. This is a total disaster.

Turn around and walk away…

Hit yourself you will from onejob

9. How did it taste, though?

Thank you, sir, may I have another?!?!

I found a use by date sticker in my burger… from onejob

10. The stuff nightmares are made of.

This poor kid is gonna get heckled.

Left: how it should be Right: how they did it from onejob

11. Would you want to work here?

You might never leave…just a warning…

Food may contain human flesh from onejob

How about you?

Have you ever had a monumental fail at work?

Share your horror stories with us in the comments. We can’t wait!

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Epic Job Fails That Will Make You Shake Your Head

Here we go again

It’s time for another painful installment of people who really biffed it at work and probably paid the ultimate price for it.

No, I don’t mean they got hurt, or anything like that! I mean that they probably got fired…because these fails are NG. And where I come from that means NO GOOD.

Take a look at these job fails and say a little prayer for these folks and hope that they’re still employed.

Let’s dive in!

1. YOU WILL MARRY ME.

Well, I guess this person doesn’t have a choice.

How hard is it? from onejob

2. This isn’t going to end well.

I’d stay far away from this truck if I were you…

Don’t worry boss, I wrote from onejob

3. PLEASE DO NOT BEND.

Well, that wasn’t cool…

Who’s idea was it to put an elastic band around this… from onejob

4. You sure about that?

I’m not taking your word on this one, sorry…

Chicken nuggets from onejob

5. Sending some mixed messages.

The idea is not clear here.

adorpion from beatMeatToIt

6. I don’t think anyone’s gonna buy that.

Would you?

The sticker got a little too sticky from onejob

7. The guy got a little drunk.

And this is what happened…

How in the name of all thats holy did you manage to do that from onejob

8. Be careful with this one!

You might hurt yourself.

That’s definitely not "Bath" Sponge. from onejob

9. WEELCOME to our home!

This is not a good omen…

There was an attempt to write Welcome in the floor using stone inlay. from onejob

10. Had a few too many Appletinis.

You can hardly even notice!

He was “just a little” drunk when painting from onejob

11. Can anyone explain this to me?

I’m totally LOST.

I made the sign boss. from onejob

12. No wheels of any kind, I guess?

Or something like that…

Ah yes, skateboard from onejob

Okay, friends, now we want to hear from you.

Have you ever witnessed someone really blow it at work? Or maybe you’re the one who did it?

Please share your stories with us in the comments. Thanks!

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Is It Okay to Want a Job for Money and Not Passion? People Share Their Thoughts.

Do what you love in life! Find your passion!

How many times did you hear that when you were growing up and going to school?

I know I heard it a lot. And while I think that’s good advice for certain people, it definitely isn’t for others. We’re all so different and that kind of “one size fits all” life advice just isn’t practical for everyone.

AskReddit users talked about whether they think it’s okay to do a job just because the money is good. Here’s what they had to say.

1. For the money.

“I’m so sick of people telling me to not only want to go into IT for the money, and instead choose something I like to do. What I like to do is play video games, and make music, but that isn’t secure at all.

I feel like it shouldn’t be looked down upon, pursuing a career just for the money it brings, because some people just want financial freedom more than anything and thats ok to want.

Also, some successful people originally just went into it for the money.”

2. A noble ambition.

“I for one am a firm believer of the concept that working to support you hobby is a noble ambition.”

3. Show me the money.

“I’ve been applying for insurance type jobs and its always, “Why do you want to be a claims specialist (for example).”

Seriously who the f*ck actually wants to do this?

I WANT MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

4. Good point.

“I think the problem people see is that if you do it just for the money, and not because you like it, you won’t necessarily do a good job since you don’t have an actual interest in it.

It’s partially why so many Wall Street people get burned out real quick.

They make a stupid amount of money in a short time working 100+ hours but because a lot of them don’t necessarily like it they have to get out after like 2 or so years.”

5. Gotta pay the bills.

“I don’t think any kid thinks growing up they’ll want to be an MBA in Supply Chain Management or Finance but they grow up and they see how important money is.

Most want to do something that they enjoy (or think they will enjoy) or something that has a lot of glamour like films, TV, sports, politics but then the success rate in those isn’t that great and you need something to pay the bills.”

6. It helps to be good at it.

“Nobody has a passion for sh*t like this.

I mean, why would someone want to be a tax attorney or a proctologist?

However, what you do need to have is the right set of skills and personality traits that will make you GOOD at a job.

Being good at something gives you satisfaction.

Maybe if you are really meticulous and like reading, you’ll be a good tax attorney.

If you are good with math, you’ll be a good actuary, etc.”

7. To each their own.

“Some people want big families.

Some people want flexible hour jobs.

Some people want money.

To each their own.”

8. Words of wisdom.

“I quit a job once and my grandfather asked me why…Because I didn’t like it.

He shook his head and said “You think I like what I do? I do it because it pays good money.

It bought me a house, two cars, and a boat I can fish in on the weekends.

I work for money, because I like to fish.”

The man said maybe a few hundred words to me his whole life.

I remember most of them because when he spoke, it was meaningful.”

9. Working towards a goal.

“I’m working a job that I just tolerate as a decent paying job with low stress.

It affords me enough to develop my programming skills while I make a video game.

But my ultimate goal is to be able to work full-time on my own projects.

Everyone’s got goals and that’s mine. “

10. Problematic.

“There’s nothing wrong with wanting to make money, and your 9-5 doesn’t have to be your passion.

I think it’s problematic to convince people they have to love every second of their job, because frankly very few people actually do.”

11. It’s true…

“Go for the money.

If you’re ever truly broke, like homeless broke, for a chunk of time your perspective on work(or at least mine) changes dramatically. Make your money my dude. If you ever are trying to bath yourself with the $.99 gallon of water and a five gallon bucket the importance of money seems pretty clear.

Do what you have to do and then if you get some free time do what you want to do. Real life is hard no matter how rich you get, but at least you don’t have to worry about an empty stomach and a bed.”

12. Not the right thing to do.

“If only all jobs were actually useful.

Some of the least important things make the most money. I’d be happy for people going for money, if the most important stuff were also incentivized the most with money.

Until then, it’s literally not the right thing to do. I understand it, but don’t sugar-coat bullsh*t either.”

13. Think about the jet ski!

“I have 2 teenage children and it seems that every adult at their schools says something to the effect of “find a job you love to do, and you never will work a day in your life”.

I used to love to fish until I worked as a 1st mate on a fishing boat over a summer.

Haven’t enjoyed fishing since the 2000s.

I tell my kids to get a job that makes enough money to afford a jet ski, because have you ever seen a sad person on a jet ski?”

14. A sign of maturity.

“I honestly think it’s a sign of maturity and being realistic if you can simply find something you’re good at and qualified for and just be content.

The idea of a dream job just isn’t realistic for most people. I spent too long chasing a career I thought I wanted, and it just wasn’t anything I’d ever break into. I’m at a job now that isn’t the best job ever, but I’m getting by and I really like the company. I’m hoping to figure out a way to maybe move up or around within, whether I earn certifications for something or whatever.

I like it because I have a flexible schedule, we get more paid holidays than I’ve ever had anywhere, company culture is super chill, and I’m just not crazy stressed or unhappy like I was at my last job.

I don’t go home exhausted and mentally drained, and were it not for COVID I would certainly be enjoying more hobbies and socializing in my spare time.”

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People Talk About the Statement “Construction Work Is a Respectable Job and Shouldn’t Be Stigmatized”

I’ve never understood when folks say things like “you’ll end up working construction” or “you’ll end up being a garbageman” if you don’t get your act together.

Both of those jobs are honorable, pay well, and I’m sure a lot of the people who do them enjoy them. There’s still kind of a weird bias in this country against people who work with their hands, for some reason…I don’t get it.

But, you still do hear comments like that from people out there.

Folks on AskReddit discussed this mentality. Let’s see what they had to say.

1. Something to think about.

“I always took “you don’t want to end up in construction” as you don’t want to do something your whole life that takes a toll on your body.

At least that’s how my parents always pushed it on me.”

2. Changed my life.

“I did construction work from 24 years old to 30 years old. I made $31 a hour and anything over 8 hours in a day was time and a half.

Saturdays and Sundays were automatic time and a half no matter how many hours your worked throughout the week. At 30 years old I was injured on the job and had to have a major spine surgery on my lower spine.

I can no longer play most sports without extreme discomfort afterward. It has completely changed my life.”

3. Lesson from Dad.

“My dad farmed for 40 years and supported a family on it.

But he outright refused to let any of us come back and take over the farm without trying college and other careers out.

It destroyed his body and he didn’t want the same for us.”

4. Won’t age well.

“I worked with my dad in construction every summer while in high school and college.

People on the job site tell you they’re all proud of their hard work and get payed appropriately, but they’ll all tell you to get out while you can.

You don’t age well in construction.”

5. Tough work.

“It’s a respectable job and the people who work it deserve respect.

But it’s also back-breaking work with a high risk of injury and will ultimately lead to a lot of nasty health problems as you grow old.”

6. Not for everyone.

“I’m a pipe fitter.

With only a technical high school diploma I make over 6 figures.

Pros are I get to go to different places everyday and fix things, good pay and I don’t have college debt.

Cons are it’s back breaking work that has given me two shoulder surgeries (one on each) and bad knees. Having to have surgery because of your job isn’t for everybody.”

7. A lifestyle?

“Unfortunately even though the money can be great, there’s a certain lifestyle that’s rampant.

Drugs, alcohol, crazy spending.

Obviously not true for all construction workers, but it’s definitely there.

My cousin could makes great money, but he’d have nothing left a week after payday.”

8. They were wrong.

“My grade school teachers would say “study hard or you will end up a construction worker”.

Well, now I make more than them and have one of the most valuable skill sets a person can have, in my opinion.

So y’all can suck it!”

9. A hot take.

“It’s not about it not being respectable. It is a respectable job.

It’s the fact that it’s hard labor.

No parent wants their child to get a job that’s going to take a tole on their body over the years they’re working it.”

10. Good advice.

“I’m a construction worker and I do make $100,00 or more a year.

I respect my job and the opportunities it has afforded me but I tell my three sons all the time to stay in school and get an education because I’m outside everyday when it’s nice, when it’s crazy hot, or when it is freezing cold.

That sucks and your body pays the price for that lifestyle.”

11. Miserable.

“Take it from someone who did it for years…

It’s about the most miserable sh*t I’ve ever done.

Enough to motivate me to actually go to college so I never have to do it again.”

12. Get out early.

“It’s a great job to have when you are young but be careful and get out early. The type of work you find on most construction sites is very back breaking.

I suggest it while someone is young because the body can handle it then but doing the job for too long, even with the proper technique and equipment, your body is going to start falling apart.

Then you have the worst case scenario where you can get hurt far easier than other jobs. My best friend was on a site where they were removing cases with glass panels. Someone accidentally bumped a case while not paying attention on a forklift.

The case hit another case which fell on top of my friend. He instinctually put his hands up to stop it but it came down on his glass facing him and it broke when it hit him. A piece of glass sliced the muscle or whatever it is that allows you to move your pointer finger.

Surgery was able to reconnect it so he can use his hand fully again but he was told flat out by the doctor this is an injury that will haunt him his entire life. And when my friend spoke to a lawyer he repeated what the doctor said and was told basically ain’t sh*t he can do about it.

He can sue for medical bills or years later when it starts to really bother him again he cant go after them again. He’s f*cked and now has an injury his entire life to deal with and the job wont do sh*t for it.”

13. Hard work.

“I’ve heard the pay is well but doing back-breaking work for so usually isn’t ideal.

It’s a very important and necessary job just doesn’t seem like one many think a lot about.”

14. As simple as that.

“I know it comes with some negative connotations, but construction work is a respectable job.

They build the houses we live in and the schools we learn and teach in.”

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Posts About the Annoying Customers Retail Workers Have to Deal With

Customer service really isn’t a whole lot of fun…

Well, at least my job experiences weren’t. I worked in grocery stores and restaurants for a long time and, if you’ve had similar gigs, you know that the general public can be a real handful.

And they can get on your nerves in a major way.

Take a look at these things that customer service workers really don’t like and be sure not to do any of them next time you go into a store, okay?

1. I don’t think that belongs there.

This drives workers insane.

This sure looks right to me… from Target

2. Also, never, ever do this to a retail worker.

If you do, you’ll be cursed for life.

Especially in appliances from Target

3. Out of my way!

Move it, move it!

Old but gold from Target

4. Please don’t do that.

How rude can you get?

Dear customers, this is what happens when you reach around the shields to help yourself. Please stop. from starbucks

5. Just go ahead and put that anywhere.

This is a big NO-NO.

My biggest pet peeve from retailmemes

6. Ummm, what about me?

People really blow my mind sometimes.

7. Uh oh, now you have to think.

And nobody wants that!

Brain.exe has stopped working. from retailhell

8. Let’s not even go there, okay?

Math is not my strong suit.

9. YOU. You’re why I’m here.

Any other questions?

10. I’m not sure how this helps me.

People, you’re really blowing it.

11. Never heard that one before.

I guess you just have to fake the big laugh.

12. No, I’m just in here hanging out.

Is that weird to spend time in stores I don’t work in?

How about you?

Have you ever had any interesting experiences with customers?

We want the good, the bad, and the ugly!

Tell us all about it in the comments!

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