She is one happy chick. A New Jersey Chick-fil-A employee was surprised by the fast-food chain’s CEO, who walked into the store this week and handed her a $25,000 scholarship check. Yammani Tay, who works at the company’s North Bergen location, believed CEO Andrew T. Cathy was visiting the restaurant on Tuesday to film a behind-the-scenes … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I supervise a group of six mid-level professionals. Usually, we manage fine, but a current conflict may push me over the edge. “Lauren” lives alone with dogs that seem to be her only family. One of them (age 11) had been sick. She kept asking for sick leave to take him to the … Read more
As the saying goes — honesty is the best policy. While some employees are hesitant to take well-deserved PTO because they feel guilty, looking at you millennials, others — their younger, Gen Z counterparts — seem to have no problem asking for time off for a broken heart. A manager took to X (formerly Twitter) … Read more
A boss’s text demanding work from a vacationing employee has gone viral, sparking debate about workplace boundaries. Workplace expert Ben Askins has gained a cult following on social media by sharing anonymous text message exchanges between bosses and workers. Askins shared a recent exchange in which a boss messaged a worker, demanding help even though … Read more
There’s nothing like a little work drama to keep things exciting. A workplace breakroom should be exactly that — a place where colleagues can congregate for a meal or to make coffee to decompress for a few minutes. However, one frustrated worker was at his wits’ end with the company breakroom’s microwaves constantly breaking that … Read more
To Nice or Tunis, that is the question. American TikTokker Brittney Dzialo is going viral for somehow boarding a plane headed to Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, rather than her intended destination — Nice, France. In her highly viewed TikTok that she posted yesterday, Dzialo and her friend can be seen boarding a Tunisair flight … Read more
A United Airlines passenger claimed he was scammed out of $17,000 while attempting to rebook a flight with the airline. Dan Smoker said that he called the United customer service number to rebook a flight for him and his family after it was canceled due to a mechanical issue in May — and believes the … Read more
It might not be the happiest place on Earth to work. It goes without saying that Disney World is a magical place to visit — but maybe not to work. A former employee of the Florida theme park revealed what it’s really like to work at the “happiest place on Earth.” The former staffer worked … Read more
He’s lovin’ it. An ex-McDonald’s employee revealed a secret menu item — and what not to do to avoid pissing off the fast food chain’s employees. During Jamie Calder’s one year working at Mickey D’s — he discovered that the seasoning the fast food giant puts on its burgers is also delicious on other food … Read more
From pajama-like clothes to activewear, Zoomers are making controversial couture choices at the office. Now, one Gen Z fashionista is taking things to the next level, with critics accusing her of dressing like she’s heading to a nightclub, not a place of employment. Victora Olegario, 21, regularly uploads images of the outfits she wears to … Read more
Working hard — or hardly working? Mansi Singhal, a 24-year-old software engineer, has gone viral several times over after she revealed what a day in her life at a Microsoft office — where she works in Hyderabad, India — looks like in an Instagram reel. Between a 45-minute breakfast break, a dessert run and a … Read more
Tom Brady made it clear that he would make significant changes when he became minority owner of Birmingham City in August 2023. The retired quarterback, 47, didn’t hold back while calling the shots in front of English football legend David Beckham in Amazon Prime Video’s docuseries “Built in Birmingham: Brady & the Blues,” which drops … Read more
A text exchange between a boss and a former employee has gone viral because of a completely outrageous request. Ben Askins, a UK work expert, has carved out a niche online, sharing anonymous text message exchanges between employers and their staff. Askins has racked up millions of views by giving people a peek into working … Read more
An employee’s lunch theft woes – and his drastic solution – recently drew attention online in a tale that other office workers may relate to or understand. In a viral post on Reddit, the employee said his workplace offers a communal kitchen with one fridge. “Over the past month, my lunch has been stolen five times,” the … Read more
An awkward text exchange between a pregnant employee and her boss over maternity leave has sparked outrage online. UK career expert Ben Askins, known for calling out toxic workplace behavior on social media, shared the exchange with his followers, branding the employer “one of the top three of the worst bosses I’ve come across”. The … Read more
A woman got shamed for wearing a commonly worn outfit while at the happiest place on Earth. Nicole Arena shared her unexpected story on TikTok about her trip to Disney World last week with her husband, where she apparently got reprimanded for wearing a sports bra and leggings — a combo many women wear to … Read more
One woman’s co-worker complained about her office attire, so she turned to TikTok to ask if she was in the wrong. With many companies shelling out return-to-office mandates — many Gen Z and millennial employees — are confused about what is considered appropriate workplace attire these days. Working at an affordable housing non-profit in California, on … Read more
What a bosshole. A monstrous manager earned a well-deserved spot in the pantheon of horrible bosses after attempting to rescind an employee’s annual leave — after they’d arrived at their foreign destination. The miserable move was detailed in a viral TikTok video by Ben Askins, a UK career expert who reads anonymous submissions from employees … Read more
Knicks fans invaded TD Garden Arena, and this Celtics employee couldn’t take the heat. In a wild postgame scene that saw Knicks fans going wild in Boston, one employee was seen desperately trying to get fans removed from their seats as they were taking a video of her and celebrating the hard-fought 91-90 win to … Read more
She kicked the Darth haters to the curb. Aggrieved UK worker Lorna Rooke was awarded almost $40,000 in compensation after being compared to Darth Vader — an analogy that litigators deemed “upsetting.” “Darth Vader is a legendary villain of the Star Wars series, and being aligned with his personality is insulting,” employment judge Kathryn Ramsden … Read more