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12 People Who Did an Excellent Job of Quitting

Emerald Catron — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:16:11 +0000

We saw this amazing resignation cake and got inspired. Not to quit our jobs, but to admire the ways others have in the past. Our most "creative" quit was telling the owner of a Chinese buffet over the phone that they couldn't yell at us anymore, because we quit so there. Compared to these, that just isn't that impressive.

Hilarious Craigslist Ad Has Bassist Looking for Gigs With Unusual Stipulations

John Riggs — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:45:43 +0000

Many people use Criagslist as a way to look for work and musicians are no different. Naturally, they don't want to play for charity work, they need money to pay for bills so this guy put an ad on Craigslist saying he was available for hired help. The only problem with this ad is there are so many red flags, he's almost unhireable.

Yakima Man Fired For Stopping Shoplifter and Possibly Saving Lives – Is It Fair?

John Riggs — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:42:26 +0000

Long story short, I know someone (a friend of a friend of a friend) who was recently fired from his job at a local area store because he caught a shoplifter off the store premises. Since it happened off of the store's property, he was fired, even though he may have saved many from harm from the shoplifter who was carrying a knife. Is it fair?

The Central Washington State Fair is Hiring

Townsquare Media — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:42:12 +0000

Can’t get enough of the Central Washington State Fair and want to pick up a few extra bucks? The Central Washington State Fair is hiring and are looking for a lot of positions to be filled. The 2012 Central Washington State Fair admissions department, which includes gate captains, admission ticket sellers and ticket takers, will [...]

What You Wear to Work Just Might Destroy Your Career

Mike Adams — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:00:52 +0000

If you just can’t seem to get ahead a work you might want to take a look at yourself in the mirror. A new survey suggests that the way you dress at work may be distracting your employer and ruining your chances for advancement. According to a survey of more than 600 white-collar workers by [...]

13 Reasons Why You Should Quit Your Job

Danny Gallagher — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:24:17 +0000

The job market might not be so stellar but that doesn’t mean you have to stay with a company that stifles your creativity, demeans you for their profit or makes you spend long hours away from your loved ones. But enough about every job that ever existed. Some positions are worth leaving to join the [...]

Waiter Receives $5,000 from Customers — But It's Not a Tip

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:08:38 +0000

A generous couple gave a lump sum of cash to a waiter at D’Amico’s Italian Market Café in Houston, Texas and not just because he has provided consistent, terrific service. Greg Rubar had been waiting on these particular patrons for eight years and they decided to gift him with $5,000 in cash so he could [...]

911 Dispatcher Falls Asleep and Snores During Emergency Call

Don Deane — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:54:20 +0000

In an incident that’s sure to rattle your faith in emergency services, a 911 dispatcher in Maryland nodded off and started snoring after taking a panicked call from a woman whose husband had stopped breathing. Yeesh. Not a great time to fall asleep on the job, guy. Fortunately for the woman who placed the call, [...]

Minimum Wage Wasn't Always $9 – Riggs' Other Jobs

John Riggs — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:12:16 +0000

I just found out that Washington state has the highest paid minimum wage in the United States. $9.04 an hour. Over nine bucks an hour! Not that I'm that old, but in my day, my first minimum wage job paid four bucks an hour. Basically, what I'm saying is if you're working a minimum wage job and complain about how much you're paid, shut it! It did get me thinking about my previous minimum wage jobs. Here's where I used to work - who knows, maybe we met here once upon a time and didn't realize it.

5 Jobs in Yakima That Have Awesome Perks

John Riggs — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:22:37 +0000

I love working in radio. I've got to meet celebrities, I've shook hands with all of my favorite bands, I get hooked up with concert tickets. Working in radio certainly has its perks as does many other jobs. When I worked at (the now closed) Video Update on 24th and Nob Hill I got all [...]

Bizarre Craigslist Ad Looking For Lucid Sleep Partner

Kelly West — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:31:38 +0000

Who hear has heard of a 'Dream Stenographer'? Well I know I didn't before today. I was looking for something that you guys would think was funny and would get a laugh out of. well boy, did I find something ha ha. Some guy from Seattle is using Craigslist to find a dream stenographer/lucid dreaming partner. Lucid dreaming is like dreaming will all of your senses, it can be some pretty strange stuff.

10 Clues You're About to Be Fired

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:44:13 +0000

Times are tough and big business types are looking for excuses to reduce their workforce to preserve their ridiculous salaries, unnecessary bonuses and pure ivory staplers that only work with staples made of gold.

If you fit one of the following signs, it might be time to get your resume in order and feather dust your neglected LinkedIn page.

Teen Puts His Real Name on a Job Application for the Store He Was Trying to Rob

Shauna Wright — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:00:00 +0000

Proving that the old adage of “only stupid criminals get caught” is true, a would-be robber who was persuaded to apply for a job at the adult video store he was trying to shake down found himself in handcuffs after he ever-so-helpfully put his real name on the application.

16 Reasons You Suck at Your Job

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:00:48 +0000

When you were little you may have been like millions of other kids who dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Well, 20 years later, you wake up to find NASA isn’t exactly rushing to hire someone who could barely muster a ‘C’ in pre-algebra, so you’re stuck in your current job. Your career path may have [...]

Man Canned for Loving Packers DUH! [VIDEO]

Kelly West — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:58:30 +0000

Chicago-based car salesman John Stone wasn't expecting to be fired when he wore a Green Bay Packers tie to his job at a car dealership on Monday. But that's exactly what happened, after he refused to remove the item at the management's repeated requests.

After the story hit the Internet, and complaints came flooding in from fellow Packers fans, he was offered his old job back, but refused. He has been offered a position at another dealership.