She’s a McLegend at the Golden Arches. Barbara Cramer, a 75-year-old employee at McDonald’s, revealed she has been working at the fast food joint for 53 years — and still has no plans to retire. The Florida woman started working at the Fort Pierce location in 1970 after applying for a job on the school … Read more
The sky’s the limit for a pilot’s income. A former Delta pilot is speaking out about his impressive salary, saying he raked in half a million dollars per year before his retirement in 2021. Mark Stephens, 67, began working as a flight engineer on the Delta Lockheed L-1011 back in 1989. In an essay written … Read more
My boss, who’s been quite attentive to me, gave me frilly lingerie as a Christmas gift. When I expressed outrage he claimed it was his assistant’s mistake and it was meant for his wife. Should I believe him, or escalate this? Outrage and escalate because you don’t wear frilly lingerie? Or it was from Old … Read more
It’s Christmas, which means seasonal work has dried up, and your bank account is drained. “After the holiday hustle, many seasonal gigs seem to fade away, leaving job seekers uncertain,” said Qasim Hussain, president of Let’s Tango, a job search app. The good news is that actually “January and February are brimming with opportunities for … Read more
While many executives use this time of year to thank employees for their hard work and dedication, one told his they should not “shy away from” working longer hours — and “blending work and life” now that the company is profitable again. “Winning requires hard work,” Wayfair founder Niraj Shah wrote to his employees in … Read more
I worked with a career coach who gave me guidance about asking for a raise and promotion. It was bad advice, and I was fired. Can I sue the coaching firm? Wow — that must have been spectacularly bad advice. What did you do, threaten the boss? Pretend you had another offer to get a … Read more
If you’re looking to motivate a friend at work or make someone you care about more enthused about their career, consider these thoughtful books and gadgets, all ready for gifting. ‘Know What Matters: Lessons From a Lifetime of Transformations’ by Ron Shaich (Harvard University Press, $30) Ron Shaich writes about how to build our own … Read more
It’s not you… it’s your acne. A new survey, conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts, revealed people struggling with the common skin condition are more likely to be discriminated against when it comes to dating, friendships and job opportunities. The study results, published in JAMA Dermatology on Dec. 6, which involved 1,357 participants, … Read more
A woman recently posted to an ALDI Facebook group, totally baffled about their interview process. It’s not your typical “tell us about yourself” deal. Instead, she said it was more like a home workout session. Now, she’s asking if doing push-ups and star jumps on a Zoom call is a part of the regular interview process … Read more
He might soon leave you feeling hot under the clerical collar. A man once voted the most attractive man in Italy has abandoned his entertainment career — to become a priest. In 2019, Edoardo Santini, then 17, was voted the most beautiful man in Italy in a pageant organized by the fashion group ABE. He’s now 21 … Read more
Alan Stein, a high-performing employee at Google, was recognized as a “Great Manager” in 2016, a title given to only 25 employees each year. Less than six months later, he was fired. The catalyst? Stein’s momentary lapse in judgment during a conversation with a co-worker. Stein recalls saying something like, “I don’t have the f - - king … Read more
Are all employers required to give employees paid vacation? I was told I had 56 hours paid time off a year. When I requested it, I was told to “use sick time — we don’t give paid vacation.” I’ve been working there for more than 3 years. Is this legal? Employers are not required to … Read more
When dance/electronic band Jungle performed at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens this September, 25-year-old Natalie Abatemarco didn’t bat an eye when shelling out around $100 for a ticket. Her 9-to-5 job is as a media content manager, but the East Village resident has an easy, lucrative side-hustle in babysitting, raking in as much as $800 … Read more
Work hard — weave harder? Genna Tatu, a Mississippi business owner, revealed she makes a hefty $80,000 a year via her side gig — creating and selling hand-crocheted plushies. “I fell in love with crocheting, and I was hooked,” Tatu told South West News Service. “With crochet, there is this world of arugami, where you … Read more
Judgment comes complimentary where these sassy servers work. TikTok user @kelly.ella86, a waitress at American Steakhouse, posted a video with her co-worker in which the pair confessed that they routinely pass judgment on their customers from the moment they arrive at the restaurant. The viral clip, which has 1.6 million views, is captioned “romanticizing our … Read more
A mom revealed how much she makes per day with her Uber Eats side hustle — and her social media followers are eating it up. Karyna Diaz, a stay-at-home mom from Las Vegas, said she can make nearly $200 a day working for Uber Eats as a side hustle. Diaz posted a video to her … Read more
If you want to be a millionaire, you just have to be lazy, apparently. A self-branded “millionaire,” who now makes almost $380,000 per year, claimed that the key to her success is laziness. Pavinee Lertjitbanjong, 42, said that working smarter is more important than working harder, and believes she “wasted” most of her life working … Read more
The Walmart employee whose final sign-off after 10 years on the job went viral on social media is thankful for the overwhelming response which she said “feels like a dream.” Gail Lewis’ video which shows her clocking out at the Morris, Illinois Walmart store before speaking about her emotions over leaving the longtime job has … Read more
The sad reality of the cost of living is being seen over and over again – especially in the lead-up to the holidays. And it’s not from a lack of trying. This week, a mother of two has broken down in tears as she shares that her family of four is living paycheck-to-paycheck every month. … Read more
Gail Lewis has become an internet icon after going viral on TikTok for a video of her quitting her job at Walmart in Morris, Illinois, where she worked for 10 years. When the viral video was posted on Nov. 16, people began to make up backstories about Lewis since not much was known about her … Read more