Employment

"Be wary of your parents, they clearly do not have your best interests at heart."

The solution to the current skills shortage and 'The Great Resignation' could be simpler than we think according to experts.

The woman said the company required all candidates to spell their names backward as part of its application process.

One person joked on Reddit that the applicant must have been "playing hard to get" - but others read between the lines.

Emma Reilly, a U.N. human rights officer, noticed her colleagues' acquiescence to what she deemed a dangerous request. She also discovered that the U.N. denies similar requests from other nations, yet continues to make a sole exception for China—despite Beijing's well-documented history of retaliating against human rights activists and their families. Reilly protested and was fired, along with a U.N. judge who has criticized the U.N.'s actions.

Andrew Warren said the Florida governor's decision to suspend him was an "illegal overreach" in an effort to "further his own political ambition."

"It's like they purposely want to make their employees miserable by making them come in" so the office they paid for is used, one Reddit user said.

A milestone moment went wrong after a faithful employee claimed he was fired over a phone call in this viral post.

A sadly common issue has gone viral on Reddit after a user described a less than supportive manager.

"Twenty minutes is nothing. How petty of your boss. Life happens," one Redditor said.

Investor, entrepreneur, and career coach, Sahil Bloom encourages young adults to seek employment by approaching strangers with a cup of coffee.

"He's got upper management written all over him," wrote one Reddit user.

As is often the case, a recession doesn't affect everyone in the same way.

"Like yeah you're allowed to complain about your job but I am not the devil for asking you to remove inclusions in my pink drink," one commenter said.

"Why are you checking CCTV? Do staff know they are being monitored that way?" asked one commenter on the viral post.

"Instead of telling her quietly, he caused a big scene that left Tia in tears," the mother posted on Reddit.

Mumsnet users criticized a nursery manager who was "shocked" to be earning "so much less for literally the same job" as a nursery teacher.

The majority of fathers in the U.S. who take paid leave take only a week or less, according to a May 2018 study in the Community, Work & Family journal.

The U.S. has the world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households, according to a December 2019 study by the Pew Research Center.

U.S. President Joe Biden has presided over some of the lowest jobless rates in domestic history, but is the latest comparison correct?

The manager had fist bumped the employee as they clocked out that day, the Redditor said.

Meghan Markle had "ferocious exchanges" during pre-royal advertising shoots, "was always fed up" and was "super-disagreeable" to the crew, a new biography said.

"Start calling around. You need to get it covered. What's your emergency," the boss initially replied.

A garbageman whose bosses banned him from wearing shorts on "health and safety" grounds recently completed his rounds in a high-visibility kilt in protest.

Reddit users urged the woman to take the job offer that came with a raise, benefits and bonuses.

The boss explained in a popular post that her son attended the same school as the worker's daughter and claimed she is not ill.

Prince Charles' 2002 letter slamming royal staff who "exercise their pathetic jealousies and vendettas in public" echoes Harry and Meghan's own experiences.

The calls to boycott come amid an objection hearing for Amazon's bid to overturn an election.

From making snide remarks about their employees' pay to asking about personal medical history, some bosses have proven to be pretty brutal.

"If you need positive affirmation at your job, then it really sucks," a Reddit user commented.