My contract says Monday to Friday. On Sunday my boss called four times while I was at my niece's birthday. It wasn't an emergency: he wanted a slide deck changed for a Tuesday meeting. I saw the calls, and repl…
6.8229 ratings Rate it →Last year my sister wanted to quit a stable job to open a cafe. She asked my opinion. I'm an accountant, so I went through her numbers honestly and told her I thought the rent was too high and the plan wouldn't…
4.8282 ratings Rate it →We'd been saving for a beach holiday for a year, in a joint account. We agreed big purchases need both of us to say yes. Last month he spent most of it on a new gaming computer. His reason: 'the old one was dyi…
5.1273 ratings Rate it →Three months in a shared flat. My roommate keeps eating my groceries: yoghurt, leftovers, once a whole cake I'd bought for a friend's birthday. Every time she says 'oh sorry, I thought it was shared!' We have s…
6.1207 ratings Rate it →We've been together three years. She's been distant lately. Her diary was on the desk and I opened it. I know. I found pages about job applications in another country, and one line: 'I don't know how to tell hi…
4.0265 ratings Rate it →The interview: marketing role, hybrid, normal hours. Reality: cold-calling 120 people a day, in office six days, and my manager told me 'hybrid starts after probation, maybe.' On Friday of week two I sent my ma…
4.2230 ratings Rate it →My parents look after my two kids (5 and 7) on Saturdays. Every time I pick them up, they're wired: chocolate, fizzy drinks, and tablets all day. Bedtime on Saturdays is a disaster. I asked nicely, twice. My mo…
6.8236 ratings Rate it →My younger brother wants a car he can't really afford. The bank won't approve him alone, so he asked me to co-sign. He's missed rent twice in the last year. I said no, but offered to help him find a cheaper sec…
5.9239 ratings Rate it →We've been dating four months. His lock screen is a photo of a beach at sunset. With his ex in it, from behind, but obviously her. I asked about it and he laughed and said 'it's just a great photo of the beach,…
5.0264 ratings Rate it →My close friend started dating someone a few months ago. Every time we go out, she's rude to staff: snapping at waiters, complaining loudly, once making a young server nearly cry. Over coffee, just the two of u…
6.2203 ratings Rate it →Every summer my wife's best friend from university visits for three weeks. She sleeps on our sofa-bed in the living room, which is also where I work from home. This year I have a huge project and told my wife I…
4.2242 ratings Rate it →A colleague who does the exact same job asked me what I earn. I told her. Turned out she earns noticeably less, even though she's been here longer. She went to our manager and asked for a raise, mentioning she…
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