15+ hour, 51+ min ago  (384+ words) Work can take a toll when conditions are overwhelming and unavoidable. The following story is about a man who was working 60 to 70 hours a week in a stressful and toxic environment. With low pay and difficult coworkers, the pressure began…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (636+ words) Choosing a university can shape someone's independence and future. The following story is about a college student who was concerned when their friend chose a school that would keep them living at home with a controlling parent. Despite better academic…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (406+ words) Customer Service and Tech Support workers have to spend the entirety of their days answering hyper-specific questions from customers who very often don't know a computer from a calculator. Their job requires a mix of patience, understanding, and ingenuity that…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (686+ words) Academic integrity policies exist to protect students, and sometimes they end up punishing the wrong ones. Now she's wondering if reporting what she knows is the right move. I (18 F) go to a high school in the middle of a pretty…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (979+ words) Have you ever been going about your life, doing your job when someone looks at you and tells you to smile? If you haven't consider yourself lucky. Not everyone has their face plastered in a smile all the time, and…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1944+ words) Running a kitchen alone for months and then getting cut to two days is a pretty good way to turn a loyal employee into a maliciously compliant one. When a young chef got told point blank that he was only…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (365+ words) Customers don't always understand the rules they reference. In this story, a server at a sports bar grabbed the signed check from a customer's table. A guest caught a glimpse of another receipt in her book and accused her of…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (477+ words) Teamwork can make even the most stressful shifts manageable. In this story, an employee worked at a busy winery restaurant during a packed Mother's Day weekend. With the kitchen short-staffed and overwhelmed, the servers had already finished their duties. Instead…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (918+ words) Gym class is an important part of school that some kids really love, and others absolutely despise. What would you do if your PE teacher made everyone run multiple miles after school one day before they could go home? That…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1519+ words) As students are getting ready to graduate and move out of school housing, universities need to make sure that there isn't any damage, and if there is, it needs to be fixed or paid for. A student in this story…...