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more about #theworkplace more comments → Spirit Fingers: Fuck yeah! Was just talking about this the other day. So wish we had one free, "punch the front of that guy's face in" pass. Not thousands, but just o... more » iplaudius: What can I do when I am on a call and the person I want to punch is thousands of miles away? more » Mrs. Beeton: I was talking about this just last night. Not specifically knocking your boss in the face, but that men should come to sexy, sexy blows more often. Id... more » NewsBunny: This is why I have a punching bag in my backyard. I visualize whomever is pissing me off and beat the living shit out of them. I was talking to a ... more » miss_msry: Exotic Dancers. The tips are better in the late hours. Days are for spending those tips. more » BBQcornnuts: Amen. Us underemployed folk can't stay in the house all day. You have make plans to leave which gives you a reason to bathe and put on halfway decent ... more » Nic Fit: God I've waited for the 8 hour office day to die for years. It's odd to me that our workaday routine is something that was negotiated by coal miner un... more » pollyannacowgirl: There are all sorts of people roaming NYC streets at 2:00 in the afternoon. They are going to yoga classes and buying groceries and drinking coffee i... more » smithhimself: In an earlier decade, before I was trapped in this office, I worked for a international aid organization. I lived in both Africa and Asia. I can not ... more » Mediahohoho: I stopped in a Walmart this weekend on the way home from the beach in NC to stock up for the long drive up I-95. I needed to use the bathroom. Fucking... more » yourfriendandneighbor: i walked into a wal-mart for the first time in years the other day and was struck by the vastness of it. the simon and garfunkel lyrics, "We've all c... more » zibby: 1) This idea appears to have been ripped off from a bit The Consumerist did a few years back. 2) The implication seems to be that we don't have more ... more » Jill7: Mark Twain and H.L. Mencken both mocked the "booboisie," the term Mencken "coined to describe the uncultured and witless who ran the country...", so t... more » SeaBassTian: The politically correct police will be enraged, but I personally love it. When will people learn how to act appropriately in public? It may not be new... more » funyuns are awesome in phx: Yes, Wal-Mart may be one of those places where you may encounter people who you think are lacking in social etiquette and good manners. Just like the... more » -
#science
Punch Jerks at Work, Urge Scientists
Have you ever gotten so mad at your god damn boss you just wanted to scream your guts out in his ugly face until one or the other of you threw up, from anger? Go for it, say scientists! More » -
#recessionomics
What Do You Mean By 'Job?'
The Way We Live Now: Jobbing differently. Gone is the stuffy old paradigm where we "get up and go to work" and "clock in at a certain time" and "act professional." In its place: all types of crazy shit. More » -
#redstateslose
Photo Essays of Our Time: People of Wal-Mart
There's a line in a song: "All the freaky people make the beauty of the world." And then there's this: a blog taking photos of Wal-Mart patrons. Cruel? Yes. Hysterical? Absolutely. But fascinating. And somehow, art.
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#crime
Regulators Blinded By Madoff's Neat-o Office
Why didn't the SEC catch Bernie Madoff's humongous decades-long superscam earlier? Because they were too dazzled with his fancy offices, allegedly. You can see why! More » -
#recessionomics
Well Maybe Working at the Wal-Mart Wouldn't Be So Bad
The Way We Live Now: Still unemployed, why the fuck do you keep asking? Hamptons parking sticker theft can only keep us going for so long, ya know. If New York doesn't get a Wal-Mart soon, it's panic time. More » -
#updates
Dov Charney: I Do Employ Uglies
Pacing American Apparel CEO and full-grown adult Dov Charney is denying our tipster's report that he's been purging his stores of "ugly" employees. But hey, would it kill you ugly people to be fashionable, at least?
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#realitycheck
How Survivor Will Save the Conde Nasties
We showed you the insider's guide surviving McKinsey & Co.'s culling of the Conde Nasties, but it turns out that reality television staple Survivor also hold plenty of (probably useless) advice to outwit, outplay, and outlast your coworkers.
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#hardball
Sexually Harass Me? I Have Nudes of Your Wife!
A hedge fund is the worst possible place to get embroiled in a workplace sexual harassment suit. Hedge funders are ruthless and insane. A harassment suit at one hedge fund is now also an extortion case. With nude pixxx! More » -
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#hellonasties
The Complete McKinsey Survival Guide
We asked, and you answered. After the jump, everything you need to know about how to survive a McKinsey & Co. visit to your company, without getting canned. This one's for you, Conde Nasties.
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#recessionomics
Like a Staycation, But at Work, For No Pay
The Way We Live Now: Eking out a hard living in cubicle hell while beauty dies, duh. We work without music. We work without pay. We work without jobs, just to say "Hey, one day."
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#disabledpersons
The*Real* Idiot's Guide to Workplace Racism
We live in a racist world, but the Delaware Department of Transportation is doing something about it: issuing a hilarious memo! Who wrote this, some "retard" "homo" "typical white person?" Below, the best idiot guidelines: More » -
#theworkplace
How to Blow a Job Interview, Illustrated
Now this is a useful website: HowToNailAnInterview.com. Some guys with secret cameras taped dozens of people interviewing for a job, and culled the wisdom for you. Example: don't reveal that your husband's a Sasquatch hunter. More » -
#therealissues
Senators Demand to Know Whether Government Employees Can Access Asianbabes.com
Two of your US Senators—2% of the total—are using their time in office to get to the bottom of all these National Science Foundation employees looking at porn, at work. Cam sex justice!' More » -
#recessionomics
Sad Olds Take Sad Jobs in Sad World
Oh GOD, as if the recession and the layoffs weren't all heart-rending enough, now the poor old geriatric retirees are being forced to shuffle back into the workforce. Why is economic collapse so sad? More » -
#publicrelations
A Sexy Story About 5WPR
Ha, here is a funny little story about America's most comical PR agency, Ronn [sic] Torossian-led 5WPR. This story comes from a former 5W Vice President! It's about sex: More » -
#jobs
Worst Media Internship Ever Welcomes New Depression
Attention, unemployed young media people: according to what we fear may be a real Craigslist job posting, you may be able to make up to $10 working for a publishing company! If you're not "bitchy." More » -
#recessionomics
Five New Careers For Former Bankers
New York City is planning to spend $45 million to "retrain" hapless laid off investment bankers, so they have some useful skill. But retrain them to do what? We have some ideas! More » -
#recessionomics
Stupid Cost-Cutting Tricks: 'Public Spaces Will Be Reduced in Size'
American companies spare no expense making their employees pay for the recession! Today's cuts: lunchtime, rubber bands, your, uh, job, and a full memo from Reed Business about everyone getting closer, and closer:
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#recessionomics
Stupid Cost-Cutting Tricks: 'Your Mother Doesn't Work'
Your stupid corporate cost-cutting tips are pouring in, like the free water you used to enjoy at the office. Today's cuts: food, water, light, computers, trash cans, and everything at Harper's Bazaar. And dignity:
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