‘So why would they send the email?’: Black influencer receives email from brand stating they will not be working with Black creators

A laser hair removal company sparked debate after its purported email about not working with Black creators on a new campaign went viral. In the clip, which has now amassed 313,700 views as of Friday, content creator Bella shared a purported screenshot of the email. Displaying it on the screen, she said, “Come here and …

TikTok 2x Speed Isn’t Working — Troubleshooting for Users

On TikTok, 2x speed can be really entertaining, even if you aren’t looking to get through a particularly long video. What happens when it quits working? We take for granted when life is just chugging along without issue. Ditto for when our social media feed doesn’t give us a reason to want to chuck our …

Guy Found a Phone That Fell 16,000 From A Plane And It Was Working Just Fine. – ‘It was in airplane mode with a travel confirmation and baggage claim.’

What’s gonna fall out of the sky next…? You probably heard about the recent Alaska Airlines flight where the door blew off mid-flight and ended up in some random guy’s backyard in Oregon, right? Well, now we have more (literal) fallout from that infamous flight. A man named Sean posted a video on TikTok and …

Gen Z Working Corporate Job Goes Viral

“I’m a Gen Z in corporate. Why are we having a Zoom call when you could’ve sent an email?” Gen-Z workers are often maligned as being lazy, unwilling to work, and entitled employees who are deluded as to what being successful entails. However, many would argue that these traits are ultimately positive ones and that …

‘They proceeded to stare at me’: Retail worker hides behind register after 3 men wouldn’t leave store while she was working alone

Working alone has numerous risks. As explained by the company StaySafe, “Lone workers do not have access to immediate help should an accident occur which often makes their roles more dangerous than office-based jobs. If a lone worker suffers a fall, is attacked by an assailant, or has a medical accident and is unable to …

Worker Showed How Her Boss Heartlessly Fired Her In A Text Message, But Her Response Shows A Great Attitude. – ‘I probably shouldn’t be working for a company like that.’

Have you ever been fired over text? I have not…and I hope that day never comes… But a woman named Minnah wasn’t so lucky and she shared her story on TikTok. “Alright, y’all/ So I got up this morning, I got ready for work, I got in the shower, ate breakfast and everything. Then I …

‘Working in corporate America’: Company tells worker to ‘take all the time’ she needs to grieve her brother. She had to go back to work in 3 days

In the United States, only five states have laws that require employers to provide bereavement leave for their employees. Although companies in other states will occasionally offer bereavement as a benefit, many Americans find themselves having to dip into their PTO or sick days in order to actually be able to mourn for their dead …

Single Mom Says She’s “Drowning” Depite Working Three Jobs

“I’m drowning mentally, financially and physically….” Source: TikTok | @jourdskir Article continues below advertisement Source: TikTok | @jourdskir Article continues below advertisement “Does anyone else feel like they’re absolutely f—- drowning financially? As a single 29-year-old woman I just I have three jobs. And I’m still f—- struggling and I’m just getting myself farther and …

GitLab’s internal Zoom meetings rack up views on YouTube—as people found the perfect way to fake working

DevOps company Gitlab posts many of its Zoom meetings onto its Gitlab Unfiltered YouTube channel, including product marketing meetings, product team meetings, technical meetings, and company workshops.  But some of those videos, which are posted as part of the company’s stated commitments to internal and external transparency, have become a method by which people trick …

‘You can go to the bakery section, call up one of the people working’: Woman shares Costco hack for when you want cookies but don’t want to buy $10 box

What if we told you you could eat a fresh Costco cookie every day? Mira Nabulsi (@miranabulsi on TikTok), a food and lifestyle content creator based in Canada, shared with TikTokers “a Costco hack [they] probably didn’t know about” on Jan. 31, and the video has already collected 4 million views. In it, she holds …

‘When I tell you it is actually insane’: Worker says you can pocket $1,000 a day working at the Verizon Store. Is it worth it?

In a tough economy, folks might be looking for higher-paying jobs if they are dissatisfied with their current employer’s pay structure or plans for how they will handle compensation. While some might turn toward gig economy jobs to make extra money on the side, others are looking for more traditional jobs that yield a higher …