Seems like there are two ways to handle a robbery. Either you do the smart thing which is to cooperate and give the robber whatever they want and let them leave or you do the “Hollywood” thing and try and be the hero by tackling the person. Apparently their is a third option, reprimand the robber enough to shame him into leaving and turning himself into the cops.
While the story makes for a good laugh, the truth is, it was probably a pretty stupid thing to do. The 59 year old female employee is probably incredibly lucky she didn’t aggravate the assailant. Still, I really wish there was a YouTube video of the whole event somewhere!
You normally picture university professors as being reserved or perhaps even uptight. That’s not so for Terence Kealey of the University of Buckingham. In fact, a newly published article that contains his unique sense of humor has Dr. Kealey in some hot water.
It’s definitely nice to see a professor being able to joke around about his own profession while poking fun at a few stereotypes and myths. However, I can also see how people could be upset at the guy for saying curvy female students can “spice up” marital sex. Is being a college professor one of those jobs where such comments are out of line? Or is it a refreshing change of pace to see a teacher lighten up a bit?
Perhaps it’s time to move to Spain because it’s apparently against the law to fire you if you happen to call your boss a son of a bitch. Oh, and you can also call your boss crazy too.
I don’t know about you, but I sure think this is one of those cases where the person really was deserving of being terminated. I know Spain must have different employment regulations, but I’d like to think a company can go ahead and fire you if you call another employee (especially your boss) a son of a bitch. Maybe that’s just me though?
If you feel like pretending you have a different job for awhile, impersonating a cop should probably be scratched off that list. However, if you feel you absolutely must go around pretending you’re a cop, perhaps pulling over the local mayor isn’t the best idea.
Reminds me of the movie Catch Me If You Can, with Leonardo DiCaprio impersonating everything from a doctor to a pilot. He even had to impersonate being a detective at one point and was actually able to temporarily fool Tom Hanks (a detective himself). Maybe the guy who pulled over the mayor should have taken some pointers from the movie?
If you’re one of those people that like to point and laugh at others, you’ll probably like the website People of Walmart. While I can’t condone making fun of others, it’s just too hard not to laugh at some of the pictures posted of the various people and cars found at Walmart.
Of course stereotypes are frowned upon in our society, but sometimes they are just dead-on. With a Walmart within walking distance from my place, I must admit I’ve found myself venturing into the depths of Walmart insanity on multiple occasions. I guess convenience and price win out in the end for me – though some days I’ve definitely regretted the trip to the “super” store.
It seems as though there are an endless amount of stories dealing with identity theft. Of course, it’s not too often you read about a person who catches the person who stole their identity. In fact, the customer service representative actually caught the person when the thief was trying to open a credit account with the rep’s stolen identity.
I’m not sure there is a penalty stiff enough to punish identity thieves. I’ve heard of so many cases of people’s lives being ruined by identity theft, so it’s nice to see a person find the very person who stole their identity. Of course, it would have been a better story if the woman took the thief outside for a “talk” before calling the authorities.
For whatever reason some employees think they need to make their emails stand out and as such, have likely irritated their fair share of coworkers. Vicki Walker is one such employee.
While the fact that she was recently awarded $17,000 for unfair dismissal is absurd, I must admit that the email presented as evidence of her poor email etiquette was fairly tame. And of course she lays it on pretty thick about her mortgage payments, borrowing money from her sister, and the fact that she is single… hmm… I wonder why?
What do you think? Are annoying emails cause for being canned?
When you think of the most embarassing things that could happen to you at work, the idea of your mom coming in and attacking you is probably not on that list. Of course, there could be a good reason for the mom attacking her kid, but apparently that’s not the case here as she did it after finding a hickey on her son.
After being punched and sat on at work by my own mother, I’m not so sure I could head into the office the next day. Apparently the kid has since moved in with his grandparents, so perhaps that also included a change in jobs.
File that under tough love.
With the global recession hitting just about every industry, unemployment rates continue to see more and more people looking for a job. Well, when less people are hiring as more people are looking to be hired, people start trying anything to stay ahead of the competition. Plastic surgery seems to be one such tactic the job seekers are using.
While it may be against the law to discriminate against hiring somebody due to their age, many employers definitely take someone’s “visible” age into account. As such, I can definitely see why some people are going under the knife to try and keep that competitive edge. However, it does seem like a pretty big risk to gamble away many thousands of dollars to try and get a better payday down the line. Is paying $10,000 to look 10 years younger worth it? Will it really make that big a difference when looking for a job? I guess if you do have the savings in the bank to try it and are looking for a more higher end job then it could definitely pay off, but if you’re not going for a six figure plus pay check, then you’re probably better off using the savings as a safety net while searching for your next job.
File that under broke while looking good.
I’m actually lucky to have never had to go through any sort of office safety meetings. Perhaps the offices I’ve worked at have just been ahead of the curve when it comes to not walking into walls? Either way, that curve is apparently quite low when you read some of these hilarious office safety alerts.
What has this world come to when we have to send employees pamphlets warning about leaning back in chairs and sneezing while walking?
File that under sneezing and leaning back in your chair at the same time.
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