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.
A cable guy that shows up on time? No way! He was polite and got right to work? Can’t be! While climbing a pole to fix the cable he breaks it due to being overweight? Ahh, all is right in the world.
Okay, we may give cable technicians a hard time, but they generally deserve it. In this case, the guy did seem like a pretty stand up employee, it’s just that his company decided to be stereotypically greedy and mean when they attempted to foot the homeowner with the bill.
File that under five dollar footlongs.
Tags: cable guy
So what do you do if you’ve just lost your job as county sheriff because the people decided to elect somebody else? Why you file for unemployment of course!
I guess the guy is unemployed, but like they say in the article, he took a job that consisted of a pre-determined amount of time (unless re-elected), so it’s not really the same as being fired. It’s kind of like taking a contract/consulting job for a pre-specified time period - you don’t get to claim you were fired once that time period is up.
File that under someone arrest that sheriff!
Tags: unemployment, sheriff
I’ve never been in the restaraunt business, so I never really knew how hardcore they are about coming into work. Not sure if the economy is so bad that you’d continue to work for a manager who kidnapped you from home and forced you to go to work, but I’m glad I don’t have to worry about such things.
The victim reported it to the police even though the manager threatened “he would end up dead somewhere” if the police got involved. I wonder why the guy didn’t go to work that day; if he called in sick, was on vacation, or just decided to skip it. I’d also like to know what the manager’s response was.
File that under kidnapping vs caught napping at work.
Tags: kidnapping, restaraunt worker
Times are tough all around the world as unemployment rates continue to grow. If you find yourself out of work, you may need to use some unconventional tacticts in order to land an interview. Kelly Kinney is trying just that by walking around with her resume on her shirt.
Okay, so most potential employers would probably think a person wearing a resume on their clothing is probably a little too crazy to work at their company, but Kinney is looking for marketing related jobs, so her idea may just work out. When it gets tougher and tougher to land that dream job, it may be time to try any trick you can think of to stand out amongst the crowd.
File that under scented resume’s need not apply.
Tags: resume, marketing jobs
Like many people, I’m fed up with all the frivolous lawsuits and ticky-tack claims of sexual harassment. However, I do have to agree a line was crossed when a manager pulled back the pants of an employee while throwing coins down her pants as another employee shouted “Jackpot”.
Of course that’d be sexual harassment and is grounds for a lawsuit, though I do think the woman is overreacting and milking it quite a bit when she says “My whole life has changed since the incident. I don’t trust anyone”. If your whole life changes because of an incident like that, then you’ve got some serious issues.
File that under crackpot.
Tags: lawsuit, sexual harassment, jackpot
If you’re a postman and decide to start stealing from packages, you may want to reconsider wearing items you stole around the office, especially if one of those items is a stolen thong.
Obviously the guy has multiple issues going on, issues that would make for a hilarious work environment. Of course, you’d have to be sure not to leave any of your underwear lying around.
File that under underpants gnomes infiltrate post office.
Tags: postman, stolen packages
Sometimes you may think your resume needs a little spicing up with the help of a fib or two. If that’s the case, you may want to make sure your lies aren’t quite as noticable as the ones found in this list.
A few examples include, claiming to be a CEO when they were making hourly wages, inventing a school that doesn’t exist, and listing military experience that dated back to before the candidate was born. I’ve had to look through numerous resumes myself and one thing people seem to keep lying about is the amount of experience they have with the specific technology that the job requires. It’s quite amazing how often they put that they have worked with the technology for longer than it has even existed. Don’t know about you, but that’s seems like a bit of a give away to me.
File that under false advertising.
Tags: lying on resumes, job interview
I’m all for religious tolerance and am against discrimination in the workplace, but when you decide to sue your former employer because they asked you to do a common task that’s against your beliefs, perhaps you shouldn’t have taken the job in the first place?
This is another one of those cases where common sense seems to be left by the wayside as a person’s sense of entitlement takes over. The guy in the story took a job that involves transporting very goods, and it turns out that some of those goods just so happen to be alcoholic beverages. I think it’s up to the employee to find out if the job they take involves anything that’s against their beliefs, not the employer. In fact, in the United States, you can get into quite a bit of trouble if you ask about a potential employee’s beliefs in an interview.
Just because you have certain beliefs that prohibit you from doing certain tasks at a job, doesn’t mean you are entitled to getting out of those tasks without consequence. That’s like a vegetarian suing McDonalds because they had to cook hamburgers. You’re free to believe in whatever you’d like. You’re also free to find a job that doesn’t make you bend or break any of those beliefs.
File that under my religion forbids me from working… now where’s my paycheck.
Tags: lawsuit
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