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If you’ve ever worked in retail, you may have been employed by a business that ran a staunch “no chairs policy” meaning that if you were on the clock, you were not allowed to ever take a seat. Now if you’re working for long periods of time and are staying in the same general area, …
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Maybe it’s a right of passage into adulthood or maybe some landlords discriminate against pets because they can’t tell people kids are forbidden in their residence. Either way, just about everyone has lived in a rental home that didn’t allow pets. Most people just abide by the rules and vow to get a pet when …
A TikTok video that a man posted addressed the tipping policy on Disney cruise ships and got folks talking on the social media platform. Gary Bembridge shared a video that showed a letter cruise passengers received toward the end of their voyage that talked about how much employees on the ship receive…and then the letter …
This article originally appeared on 08.23.16 Back-to-school time has many parents rejoicing. No more paying for expensive summer camp, yippee! GIF via “Anchorman.” The one thing we don’t love about this glorious time of year, though? Yup, you guessed it: homework. And that’s a bummer, because a lot of students these days are getting more …
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It’s estimated that Amazon delivers a whopping 1.6 million packages a day on average, which amounts to processing some 66,000 orders per hour and 18.5 per second. That’s a staggering number, however, the key word here is that this is an “average,” meaning that these order amounts aren’t exactly consistent. There are different times of …
A Walmart customer called out two employees in a viral TikTok video, saying they didn’t know the store’s policy about mislabeled items. The customer, named Roland Toliver-Griff on TikTok (@rolandtolivergriffin2), recorded the two employees saying he was “lucky” that they discounted a mislabeled item for him. But he says it’s Walmart policy to charge customers …
Believe it or not, people are still going on cruises. A recent TikTok about the tipping policy on the Disney Cruise Line sparked debate about how much gratuity is gratuitous. This week, TikToker Gary Bembridge, a “cruise travel vlogger” who runs a travel tips site, posted a letter given to Disney Cruise Line travelers “towards …
Jon Stewart is very good at grilling people the way few serious journalists do. He famously took down Tucker Carlson during the Bush II era, effectively banishing him to the wilderness for over a decade (only for him to rise again). After the economic crash of 2008, he eviscerated Jim Cramer with surgical precision. Now …
Uproxx/istock Traveling on a plane when you’re physically larger than the seat itself can be a downright stressful experience. Questions like, “Will I fit in my seat?” “Will my neighbor be annoyed?” “Do I really need to purchase an extra seat?” and “How long are the seatbelts?” can turn someone off from taking a trip …
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If you’ve managed to be away from the public conscious for the last 10 years or so then you might not be aware that gambling and the United States have a much different relationship than it once did. After decades of being considered a taboo that was only legal in places like Las Vegas, the …
If you’ve been on Twitter recently, you may have seen some disapproving remarks regarding Barnes and Noble. Although it hasn’t been officially confirmed by the bookseller itself, various sources including authors, agents, and industry experts have been spreading the word about a new policy the company has enacted. Per their chatter, it’s being said that …
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In the mid-2000s, people were so eager to adopt smartphone technology that we never had time to create any etiquette for using it. Now, two decades later, it’s acceptable for people to stare at their phones when others are around, even in social situations. It’s also fine to take any event and turn it into …
