This is like 5 different kinds of bad science right here.

You're right it's totally jacked up, this tipping culture that we have in the US. And I especially hate it how it's the law here that you have to eat at a sit-down restaurant at least 3 times a month and be subjected to these stupid tipping practices. I would rather make my food at home or order takeout instead of…

In the USA restaurants pay servers a very low hourly rate ($3-4 an hour depending on what state you are in) because according to the IRS these employees make a certain amount in tips. They are taxed assuming they will be receiving these tips. I think this system is completely wack for so many reasons but that is how…

Maybe you're the one who should be taking the train / paying for first class since you're the one who can't even sit up straight for a couple of hours.

This is why I always go (from the bottom up): money, debit card # and pin, passwords to bank accounts, maps to buried treasure, social security card, important documents, unimportant documents, expired coupons, screenplays about teenage vampires, spec scripts for long-cancelled sitcoms, fan fiction, furry fan fiction,…

I wouldn't recommend telling the boss or anybody at work that you are job hunting until you had the new job offer in hand. Even if your boss seems cool, you never know and some people can be really petty.

I'm a cheap-ass so the main reason I object to this stuff is cost: if you take a man and a woman working the same job in the same office, in order to look the same level of "professional" the woman will have to spend more money than the man, and also spend more time. It's another cost of being a woman. And it would be…

Jesus. I hope she loses, and the school counter-sues her for their legal fees. The more I read about this the more I get pissed off.

How did this even get to trial? I didn't think anybody had a "right" to go to whatever university they want, even if it is a public university.

But it's not really a scam. It would be a scam if they said they were donating but they didn't, or if they said they were donating 50% but only donated 3%.

My only weekend is Sunday, and I "sleep in" only until about 7:30

Weird, I was looking for a house to rent and found a scam like this. I always wondered if the places the scammers used really were for rent or if it was just a random house they pulled off Google Maps or something.

This is a known scam. Sometimes the check is so real-seeming that it will fool the bank and you WILL get the money...only to have the bank take it back later. So y'all even if the check clears it could still be a scam. Consider: what kind of moron accidentally writes you a check for too much & doesn't fix it, instead…

I am unusual in that I have stage fright for public speaking (even if it's only to 10 or 20 people)—but absolutely no stage fright when playing an instrument or singing, with a group or solo. I'm from a musical family, my first solo music performance was when I was 5. I'm not even a musical genius or anything so it's…

Anyway there's nothing inherently wrong with deadlines, the problem is flipping out over them. When I work I only check the time at certain points throughout the day, just to make sure I'm on track to finish the whole day on time. (I don't have a computer or any kind of clock in front of me so I actually do have to…

Yo your title is writing checks that this article just can't cash.

Also I am seeing lots of comments about class. In my experience it was very difficult to get a job before I had car access..my first job I lucked out and was able to walk there. But depending on where you live being within walking distance can be difficult to impossible, and it certainly limits the pool of jobs you…

Doesn't it depend on the kid? You take someone like my sister, she had all kinds of jobs and got great grades and did a bunch of demanding curriculars. She would've died of boredom otherwise, because she is a freaking genius and also maybe a crazy workaholic, but some people are wired that way. But other kids can get…

I love these, mostly b/c I'm a huge trek fan and usually recognize the quote

Just gotta add, as someone who's taken a couple of regretful jobs, that if you don't think you can stay at a place for at least a year don't take the job. You'll look like a job hopper.