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When it became obvious that, despite repeated assurances for several months they would be hiring more people in my department because I was essentially doing the job of three people, it just wasn't going to happen. They couldn't even muster up a façade of giving a shit. And suddenly,… Read More

In addition to the lighting problems in a lot of modern movies (so that no one can see wtf is actually going on), the dialogue volume and enunciation can be pretty bad in modern movies. My hearing is just fine, and yet the dialogue can be so quiet in certain movies - and enunciated… Read More

Years ago, I worked for a wedding venue and had to be there from the time vendors and the bridal party showed up all the way to the end of the reception, so I've witnessed some doozies. One in particular sticks out in my mind: Bride was young, very sweet, and an overall pleasure,… Read More

My great-grandfather in 1916, Chicago.

I was an educator for a decade and left in late 2021. Until I left, I had no idea what stress had been doing to my body and I underestimated the impact that job had on my mental health. In that job, you are constantly put into impossible situations with impossible choices, you are… Read More

I lived in Indiana and worked for the local government in a very similar role to Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation. Obviously there were aspects of the job that were fictionalized on screen, others that were exaggerated, other aspects that were missing entirely, etc (like you'd… Read More

nO oNe WaNtS tO wOrK aNyMorE

r/AITA is at least 90% creative writing posts, as in, total fiction. It sure is easy to create clickbait Buzzfeed articles from that subreddit, though!

So, like....anyone else who grew up in poverty, is financially stable now (bills paid, savings account looking good, quite manageable or non-existent debt) and yet you still STRUGGLE with guilt to buy anything that is not 1) absolutely necessary, 2) not on sale, or 3) god forbid,… Read More

Elder Millennial, born in the early 80s here: I applaud Gen Z's very low tolerance for bullshit in the workplace. This can be micromanagers, bigoted coworkers or senior leadership, companies that don't respect time off for rest or for mental health, as well as companies that harm… Read More