A high-powered businesswoman has slammed “selfish” young workers for refusing to return to offices following the end of the COVID pandemic. Nicole Duncan, who serves as CEO and Managing Director of CR Commercial Property Group in Sydney, Australia, called-in to a commercial radio station on Monday saying long commutes were no excuse for staying home … Read more
These ex-ambulance workers are proving they’re sirens in their own right. A lesbian couple who went from front-line workers to frisky OnlyFans stars says they’re now performing a different kind of community service. Kayley Winterson, 26, and Emily Rose, 28, were previously employed as emergency medical technicians for the United Kingdom’s National Health Service, making … Read more
Remember when “you’ve got mail” felt like cutting-edge technology? Now, a little thing called ChatGPT is poised to change the way we work. If you’re not familiar, a brief primer: ChatGPT utilizes artificial intelligence via a downloadable app from OpenAI. It’s free, or $20 a month for premium, and uses machine learning to understand natural … Read more
I’m an executive assistant, and started out working in the office, then went remote during the pandemic. I returned to the office full time when the company mandated it, but came down with a condition that now makes it very difficult for me to commute. My employer has made an accommodation until July, after which … Read more
They found love in a foreign place. Couple Marcel Popp, 33, and Vendula Zakova, 31, met while they were on vacation in Vietnam. Now they have decided to quit their jobs and explore the globe together, allegedly saving around $1,000 per month. The two first bonded over their love for travel, but their initial courtship … Read more
She’s filthy witch. A woman left her job as a beautician doing hair and nails to become a full-time witch — and she makes more than $8,500 a month. Jessica Caldwell, 29, decided to quit her job of five years when she had a “spiritual awakening” while scrolling through Instagram during one of her nail-technician … Read more
Don’t file this under perks at work. A study shows that going to and from the office can actually be atrocious for your health. “A lengthy commute to work is associated with being less physically active, being overweight, and having sleep problems,” wrote researchers from the Stockholm University. “And, depending on where your office is located, you may … Read more
Brooklyn resident Errol Pierre, 40, isn’t the kind of guy who stays in his lane and minds his own business when he sees that something is going terribly wrong. Two decades ago, while studying finance, he took a job at a beauty salon. An unhappy customer said her hair had been dyed the wrong color. … Read more
I think my employee left a bad accounting of my management style on the company review website, Glass Door. The anonymous post sounds suspiciously close to an interaction that occurred between me and someone on my staff. I can’t prove it was him, though. Would it be appropriate for me to ask? Unless the post … Read more
He has more than just drive. A 22-year-old Philadelphia food delivery driver is revealing his tricks to guarantee he makes the most money possible on each order. “I’m not doing this to gamble. I’m doing this to make money,” Jay told Insider, which withheld his last name for privacy reasons. Jay delivers for Uber Eats … Read more
He was a teen-trepreneur. A US high school dropout has set social media’s eyes pinwheeling after he revealed that he retired at 22, after becoming a millionaire in his teens. “I had started to make a pretty substantial income from my business when I was 17 years old, and that was in the e-commerce industry,” … Read more
A communication researcher in Australia is calling for more regulation of the growing practice of kids hawking toys as paid social media influencers. “These are often children of celebrities who develop lucrative partnerships with brands to maximize engagement and ‘selling power,’” Dr. Catherine Archer, of Edith Cowan University, said in a statement Wednesday. “Our study … Read more
More than a third of employees spend an average of an hour a day working from bed (35%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 people who work mostly or entirely remotely explored how working from home has evolved over the last few years. Prior to the pandemic, when respondents worked outside of the … Read more
A British wildlife group is seeking a person willing to spend 13 months on one of the remotest islands in the world to study its bird population. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) posted a job listing for a new field officer on Gough Island, a British territory approximately 1,500 miles from … Read more
I work in a small retail store as a cashier. Because of increased crime and shoplifting in the area, the owner has put electronic locks on the door. He expects us to buzz people in, but only if they “look safe.” He also expects us to lock in any shoplifters and call the cops. I’m … Read more
“Wasn’t this supposed to be easy?” That’s the refrain that reverberates in the ears of Beth Hendler-Grunt, president of Next Great Step in Livingston, NJ, who has guided hundreds of students through the internship process. “A student heads to college, makes connections and applies for an internship to gain valuable summer experience . . . but this is harder … Read more
A US woman was left horrified after she accidentally captured the moment she was fired from her job. Jen Lucas, from Atlanta, Georgia, was filming a “cute” day-in-the-life video in the style of director Wes Anderson. While recording the vlog, Jen discovered she had been laid off from her position as a recruiting manager at … Read more
Nearly seven in 10 Americans plan to retire, but of those who don’t think they will, 42% believe that they will never have enough savings to do so. That’s according to a March survey of 2,000 adults split evenly by generation, where 22% of Gen Z, 19% of millennials and 18% of Gen X don’t … Read more
This woman wanted to get to the bot-tom line with her employer. A woman used the artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, to draft a “professional” email to her boss about quitting her job. Mari, who goes by @sillyyerba on TikTok, explained that her employer was asking she stays on with the company until June 8, despite already … Read more
Despite many of them having only just entered the workforce, Generation Z — those born in 1997 onwards — is already getting a bad rap at the office. According to a recent survey of 1,300 managers, three out of four agree that Gen Z is harder to work with than other generations — so much … Read more