A look inside a Japanese corporate worker’s 18.5-hour day has shocked people around the world who described it as “hell” and a stark contrast to how tourists perceive the East Asian nation. In a YouTube video viewed close to 1.1 million times, titled ‘A Day in the Life: Salaryman at a Black Company’, user Salaryman Tokyo details … Read more
Looking to make your Gen Z employees more productive? A yearly performance review isn’t the solution. Gen Z is rejecting the age-old practice of the annual review process — and for good reason. The generation — born between 1997 and 2012 — doesn’t want a review on something they did at work months ago, leadership … Read more
It was like a real-life Rock ’em Sock ’em. The rise of the machines seems closer than we might like to think. Freaky footage captured the moment that a humanoid robot seemingly snapped and lashed out at its handlers like something out of a dystopian sci-fi thriller. “This is what the machine uprising might look … Read more
Hello? Employees revealed the leading work email etiquette rule you might be breaking — and it could be ruining your relationships. Reddit users mostly agreed that not using a greeting when beginning a message is considered rude, after user @mkaym1993 asked how others felt when reading an email that skipped any kind of introduction. Reddit … Read more
To say these requests are unhinged might be an understatement. Grace Saylor recently went viral on TikTok after asking fellow caregivers to share the most jaw-dropping, “unhinged” demands they’ve gotten from parents, as originally reported by Today.com. People ran to the comment section of Saylor’s video — which has almost 1 million views — to … Read more
Is doing absolutely nothing the hot new trend among Gen Z workers? The “rawdogging” phenomenon has apparently gone underground, with young subway-riding professionals raising eyebrows over an bizarre new behavior where they stare at their fellow commuters instead of perusing their phones — an alleged form of rebellion against return-to-office policies. Curiously dubbed “barebacking,” the … Read more
No cupcakes for you. A New Jersey bakery is laying down the law for who can enter their business. Century Bakery in Bridgeton urged customers who wear a ton of perfume or cologne to only buy from them by utilizing their drive-thru. A surprising request, some would say. In a Facebook post, the South Jersey … Read more
Being a breadwinner in the Big Apple can really bite. The big ballers, shot callers and finance bros of NYC making $100,000 each year are, in reality, making peanuts, according to a new report on how far the six-figure salary actually stretches in major U.S. cities in 2025. And in Gotham, there isn’t much give. … Read more
Costco employees are dishing the dirt on customers. In a viral Reddit thread, store staff shared their pet peeves and annoying things customers do that drive them crazy. “People leaving perishables in random places, throwing their trash in random places, and rudeness, I think we agree, don’t belong in Costco,” the original poster said of … Read more
They’re not lovin’ it. McDonald’s workers are spilling the tea on bad manners from customers that they’re tired of putting up with. The fast-food chain is beloved by people all over the world, but it turns out some employees have beef with the gig. McDonald’s workers are sharing their main beef with customers. Christopher Sadowski … Read more
Exacting workplace revenge is dirty work — but these peeved peons don’t mind the mess. Aggravated, burned out and cranky 9-to-5ers are virally revealing their most “unhinged” hacks for getting payback after being wronged by a colleague, manager or high-level executive. It’s cruelly clever cattiness that’ll leave you screaming: “Oh shift!.” Social media savages are using … Read more
They need to get a life — or at least half of one. A shocking new study found that over a third of real-life employees – and nearly half of the Gen-Zers polled – would prefer to be “severed,” like their favorite characters in the hit Apple TV series, “Severance.” Out of 2,000 UK workers … Read more
She’s really cleaning up. A stay-at-home mother’s work is never really done. It is, however, worth a sizable stipend, according to married mom Amber Aubrey. So, the pro homemaker claims to hit her hubby with a nearly $3,000 weekly fee for cooking, sweeping and breastfeeding. Stay-at-home mom Amber Aubrey virally claimed to command a staggering $2,700 … Read more
You may have been misdiagnosed with burnout. Instead, “boreout syndrome” is sweeping cubicles across the country, Forbes reports. Rather than being overwhelmed, the hallmark symptom of burnout, employees who are “bored-out” exhibit disengagement, feeling underwhelmed and are mentally clocked out, according to the outlet. “Boreout” is the latest workplace trend hitting cubicles across the country. … Read more
Enough is enough. An HR, employee named Sunny Lena took to TikTok to share some of the most bizarre reasons she had to fire people. In the two-part video series, the Minnesota worker rattled off a list of the wildest behaviors she witnessed at her job that forced her to say, “You’re fired” to employees. … Read more
Employers are luring workers back to their cubicles with the prospect of more “me time.” As more companies require employees return to the office after years of remote work, they are also enticing colleagues with specialty vacation days meant for wellness, rest and recharging. According to Axios, corporate hubs like New York and Miami have … Read more
A few days ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, embarked on a media tour to defend his decision to lay off thousands of his department’s workers. He announced a plan last week to cut 10,000 jobs, in addition to the estimated 10,000 jobs cut through retirements and buyouts in the early weeks of … Read more
Cooking, cleaning, corralling the kids — it sounds like the to-do list of a modern-day Cinderella. But, instead, that’s stay-at-home dad Kerry Johnson’s new daily routine. In September, the Utah father of six ditched a high-paying job — which forced him to work 60-hour weeks — to live the life of a “tradwife.” And not only … Read more
A successful OnlyFans creator has claimed she doesn’t have an easy job and works harder than most office workers. Hayley Davies believes she “works too much” and struggles to sleep because of her demanding job creating explicit content online. Davies, 26, was working three jobs, and doing crazy hours when she decided to make X-rated … Read more
The Trump administration on Thursday announced a massive layoff of 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department, as part of a dramatic reorganization designed to bring communications and other functions directly under the purview of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The layoffs, reported earlier by The Wall Street Journal, are a drastic … Read more