What is the ‘ghostworking’ trend? Here’s how a majority of burned-out employees pretend to do their jobs every day

What is the ‘ghostworking’ trend? Here’s how a majority of burned-out employees pretend to do their jobs every day

Most 9-to-5ers just aren’t in good spirits.  “Ghostworking” — feigning busyness in order to fool the boss — is a phoney-baloney employment ruse on the rise.  “More than half of employees (58%) admit they regularly pretend to be working,” study authors from Resume Now, an online job-hunting hub, revealed in a new report.  More than half … Read more

40% of Americans pretend to be travel influencers on vacation, new survey says

40% of Americans pretend to be travel influencers on vacation, new survey says

Two in five Americans pretend to be influencers on vacation (39%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 social media users found that these respondents would take vlog-style videos, post more than when not on vacation and caption their posts creatively. Most respondents see using social media when traveling as a good thing (58%) … Read more

Will and Jada pretend to be straight shooters—but only when they can profit from it

Will and Jada pretend to be straight shooters—but only when they can profit from it

There was a time when Jada Pinkett Smith — one half of a Hollywood golden couple — actually made movies. But since she launched her Facebook series “Red Table Talk” in 2018, Jada has only been about releasing one specific product: tawdry personal disclosures about her marriage and sex life. She’s made her life an … Read more

Half of Americans pretend not to see a mess so others can clean it: poll

Half of Americans pretend not to see a mess so others can clean it: poll

Have you been procrastinating your spring cleaning? You’re not alone — 90% of Americans say they get anxious cleaning their home. A poll of 2,000 US adults revealed the areas that make people the most anxious when they think about cleaning them: floors (54%), carpets and rugs (52%) and refrigerators (52%). Roughly three-quarters of respondents … Read more

Cafe ignites fierce social media debate for not providing WiFi: ‘pretend it’s 1995’

Cafe ignites fierce social media debate for not providing WiFi: ‘pretend it’s 1995’

Phone shaming is not a new thing. In fact, using your phone in public has been debated so much, it’s surprising it’s still seen as something worth discussing. But, oh, it very much is – as this viral post with 255k shares, a million likes and 23,000 comments, proves. A photo of a rather judgmental sign put up … Read more

I pretend to be my dead twin every holiday — because my grandparents don’t know she died

I pretend to be my dead twin every holiday — because my grandparents don’t know she died

The death of a family member is obviously devastating — and one woman’s way of protecting her elderly loved ones has people gobsmacked. TikTok user Annie Niu shocked her 102,000 followers when she shared she rings her grandparents every Christmas pretending to be her twin sister — who died three years ago from viral meningitis. … Read more