In technical support my bonus was tied to (read: decided by) my survey stats.

Love how people who feel that there’s so much out there much more valuable than money can’t seem to bear the idea of parting with some of their own in exchange for a service they consumed.

I kinda agree with “everyone should work retail or service at least once in their lives” but I say everyone should work retail AND as a waiter/waitress early in their lives. When working retail you typically only have to deal with people for a minute or two at most and you learn that the world is full of idiots (which…

I love this article so much. I have a background in nursing, and I get asked all his stuff all the time, and nobody wants to hear that the latest greatest fad or product is crap.

I think I've said this before, but it bears repeating. Anyone who leaves those fucking fake bills with religious tracts on them needs to be thrown into an active volcano.

Oh. My. Gawd. That’s appalling :/ And I’m sure there will be jobs for scientists as soon as we get rid of Tony Abbott. I promise, we’re working on it.

Exactly :/ Man it pissed me off when I worked in the service industry when someone told me they were “paying for my smile” or some other bullshit. No, you’re paying to have a meal served to you that you didn’t have to cook or clean up after. I will smile and be polite, but if I informed you softly that the head chef’s…

Oh, that’s exactly what I meant, sorry - eliminate the tipping system and have a living wage.

Especially with the ones who think stiffing you is a wonderfully creative form of personal entertainment. I mean, what better way to make the monkey dance than to stiff them and envision their impotent rage? I hate those people. I’ve never worked as a server and I hate those people.

I’m a damn server, not a servant. Even then, you shouldn’t treat anyone like they’re your personal slave. The Civil War put an end to that stupid crap.

Another reason I hate tipping systems - because it makes customers feel entitled to the server being their personal performing monkey. They tip you, you sing and dance and do whatever they want for them. Fuck. All. That. Shit.

Do these people think that’s a teaching moment? Like “oh, I’ll show you, server person, with this super unnecessary comment on the check”? Because all it teaches me, folks, is that the world would be better off if you were eaten by dragons.

Of course, once this passes, there will be lots of legislation and funding to assist the families who have been forced to birth a child with disabilities for which they are perhaps not capable of caring/coping/etc. Otherwise, that would just be cruel to both the families and the children.

My aunt made a point to tell me detailed stories about how the women in her (low income) neighbourhood dealt with unwanted pregnancies when she was growing up (everything up to and including suicide, unfortunately), and made me promise to never take access to birth control and abortion for granted. Unfortunately we’re…

As the daughter, wife, sister, and daughter-in-law to veterans, I also concur. The hateful, racist comments I’d hear from old vets while waiting for my husband at the Birmingham VA were appalling. The waiting room tv is permanently set to Fox News, so it was always a matter of time before someone starts ranting about…

I’d extend this to “serving in the military does not make you some kind of hero.” Some people that serve are genuinely great human beings. Some people that serve are terrible, monstrous assholes. You know, just like basically every other profession in existence.

“The way they were holding their weapons, with the fingers on the triggers, you can tell a couple of these gentlemen have no idea about weapons safety.”

Your post is correct as far as it goes, but I just want to point out that emotional support animals are not required to be permitted anywhere except in homes and on airlines, and they are absolutely not allowed in restaurants. Signed, a lawyer who does exactly this kind of work.

Ugh, I hate that they’re caving to these idiots!! It just gives more ammunition to the anti-GMO, chemophobic nutjobs. They don’t see this as a PR move, but as “proof” that there was something wrong or dangerous with caramel coloring to begin with. Similar to the thimerosal in vaccines “controversy”.