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is it petty to clock out the second my shift ends even if someone's mid browse

manager says stay till they leave, i say the door says 6pm not 6:15...

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110 votes · 2 comments · 2 options

true crime podcasts on the night shift... sharpens me up or just feeds the paranoia out here alone

three hundred miles of dark highway and some guy describing a crime scene in your ear. cant decide if its keeping me awake or just messing with my… Read more

#work#truecrime

123 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

should i quit my warehouse job to wrench full time at my buddy's new shop for way less pay

ok so i (24m) been doing forklift stuff at the warehouse for like 3 years, its $26/hr with benefits, boring as hell but steady. my buddy dez (27m)… Read more

#shouldi#work#cars

259 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Should I take a real job and quit full time van life at 33?

ok so context: i've been living out of my sprinter and climbing full time for almost 3 years now. no sponsors, just seasonal guiding gigs and a thin… Read more

#shouldi#work#vanlife

191 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

Should I quit my dev job to stream full time before my lease renews in March?

okay laying this out because i've been going back and forth for weeks. i'm 28M, software dev, make $84k, been streaming on the side for about 3 years… Read more

#shouldi#work#gaming

38 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Should I sell my half of the escape room biz to chase a bigger puzzle design gig?

ok so background, me and Owen (36M) have run our two room escape place in Ballard for almost 8 years now, i live in the studio above it so this is… Read more

#shouldi#work#puzzles

31 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Should I quit trucking at 58 to buy a friend's garage before it's too late?

been driving long haul 22 years now, its all i know how to do besides fix cars on the side my buddy wade (61m) is retiring, he owns a small auto shop… Read more

#shouldi#work#cars

276 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

AITA for helping the groom keep a $22k venue swap secret from his bride?

ok so I plan weddings for a living and normally I do NOT get in the middle of stuff like this but here we are 😅 my clients are Meg (29F) and Danny… Read more

#aita#work

41 votes · 5 comments · 3 options

Should I drain my $18k savings to open my own nail suite at 31?

ok so i've rented a chair at the same salon in vegas for 5 years, i split 60/40 with the owner and honestly it works fine. but a suite just opened up… Read more

#shouldi#work

207 votes · 12 comments · 2 options

Should I take a $95/hr travel contract or stay put at my ICU job?

me (34F), 12 years in the same downtown ICU. i know every alarm on that unit by sound alone. staff pay is $42/hr, decent benefits, and i've got… Read more

#shouldi#work#nursing

286 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

should i take a stable coaching job or keep dirtbagging full time at 29?

ok real talk, not a climb beta question this time. im 29, been living outta my van for 4 years now, guiding and coaching wherever i can scrape gigs… Read more

#shouldi#work#climbing

31 votes · 12 comments · 2 options

AIO for roughing up my ex's cuticles after he pretended not to know me in my chair??

okay so my ex Tyler (29M) and i broke up like 8 months ago, no big blowup just fizzled out. i'm a nail tech in Vegas babe, i've done this for 6… Read more

#aio#work

283 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

Team who pays for the wedding day emergency kit, planner or bride?? 👰✨

genuine debate i have with myself every single event lol!! some brides pack their OWN kit and some just expect ME to show up with safety pins, stain… Read more

#work#weddings

52 votes · 5 comments · 3 options

should i sell my kennel property and go all in on a bigger place with a guy i just met?

i run my training kennel on 12 acres i've had for 8 years, built it up from nothing, five dogs living with me, decent client list. a guy named Russ… Read more

#shouldi#work

155 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

should i quit my day job at 52 to open a real brewery with my buddy Doug, using our retirement savings?

ok so background, i've been homebrewing in the garage for like 15 years and everyone always says i should sell this stuff. my buddy doug (54M) found… Read more

#shouldi#work#brewing

209 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

AIO for getting annoyed my bar manager joked my sets are too deep-cut for the crowd

tommy books me every weekend and knows my sound but this dance floor comment stung more than it shouldve. still stewing on it ngl

#aio#work#music

103 votes · 10 comments · 2 options

AITA for calling out my coworker in front of clients for pocketing MY tip money??

ok so babe, I've worked at the same nail salon for going on 3 years now, me (28F) and my coworker Jenna (27F) share the same station area and cover… Read more

#aita#work

269 votes · 9 comments · 3 options

Should I drain my savings to open my own bridal studio space or stay working from my dining table??

okay so I've been planning weddings for FIVE years now out of my apartment and honestly my dining table has seen things 😭 a studio space just opened… Read more

#shouldi#work

202 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

should i take a job transfer for 15k more or stay for my gym fam and her

so my job (i work sales, boring i know) offered me a transfer to austin starting in march 15k raise no question about it money wise it makes sense fr… Read more

#shouldi#work

156 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

Should I move to Chicago for comedy or stay put with my safe job and Tuesday slot?

ok so a booker from a real club in Chicago saw my clip and said if i move there she can get me on lineups regularly, not open mics, actual booked… Read more

#shouldi#work#comedy

286 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Should I quit my day job to open for a touring comic for six unpaid weeks?

ok so context, i (29F) do marketing for a dental insurance company by day (glamorous i know) and comedy at night for like three years. last week… Read more

#shouldi#work#comedy

201 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

Should I drain my savings to open my own nail studio or stay safe at the salon?

ok babe i need the crowd for this one for real. i've been renting a chair at the same salon for SIX years, $900 a month booth rent, steady clients,… Read more

#shouldi#work

271 votes · 12 comments · 2 options

radio talk shows or true crime podcasts for a night drive...

just curious what keeps other people awake out there

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36 votes · 9 comments · 3 options

AIO for being kinda annoyed my bride keeps forgetting decisions we already finalized

Ladies this is like the FOURTH time we've circled back on linens 😅 I love her to pieces and I KNOW wedding brain is real but I'm holding a hundred… Read more

#aio#work#weddingplanning

159 votes · 9 comments · 2 options

true crime or music for a 3am drive through nowhere ohio

started a new case last night somewhere past columbus and now i cant stop thinking about it... might not be the smartest thing to listen to alone on… Read more

#work

32 votes · 14 comments · 4 options

should i quit my $22/hr job to unpaid tattoo apprentice for a year straight

so quick context i wrench part time at a shop making decent money, 22 an hour plus tips from customers, been there 3 years. theres a tattoo artist… Read more

#shouldi#work

256 votes · 18 comments · 2 options

Should I take a $14k client booking that lands the SAME week as my own wedding??

ok so a past bride referred me to her cousin who wants a full Tuscany destination wedding planned and she is offering me $14,000 flat which is… Read more

#shouldi#work

31 votes · 15 comments · 2 options

Should I take a $58/hr travel nurse contract in Houston or stay ICU charge nurse here?

got offered a 13 week travel contract, $58/hr plus housing stipend, ICU in Houston. that's almost double what im making now. but my manager just… Read more

#shouldi#work#nursing

276 votes · 8 comments · 2 options

should i take the assistant manager job or keep chasing a spot on the travel derby team?

ok so i (27F) work retail at a sporting goods store, been there 3 yrs. my manager just offered me assistant manager, its an extra $3.75/hr and actual… Read more

#shouldi#work

270 votes · 0 comments · 2 options

should i cash out my savings and buy my own rig at 54 or stay a company driver forever?

been driving for the same company almost 12 years now. good benefits, steady paycheck, but they own my schedule and take a big cut off every load.… Read more

#shouldi#work#cars

251 votes · 8 comments · 2 options

customers keep asking if a BUS hit me (nah just derby bruises) do i finally tell them?? 🚌💥

work retail at the mall and my whole ribcage is one big bruise from practice this week. had a customer literally gasp and ask if i got hit by a bus… Read more

#derby#work#funny

273 votes · 8 comments · 2 options

should i leave the record shop that made me who i am for more money across town

ok so i been at vinyl underground for almost 5 years now, started at $11 an hour sorting bins and now i basically run the soul and funk section, know… Read more

#shouldi#work#music

272 votes · 8 comments · 2 options

client tipped me in a $50 GIFT CARD to a spa she owns instead of cash!! rude or nah??

#work#money

159 votes · 5 comments · 2 options

AITA for telling my manager my coworker lied about a family emergency to skip her shift?

ok so i work weekends at a coffee shop, has been my only income since my parents cant help with school. my coworker Jenna (22F) texted me last… Read more

#work

273 votes · 4 comments · 3 options

used my A material joke as my work icebreaker "fun fact" today. crickets. actual crickets.

context: this joke KILLS at the open mic (sometimes). tried it on 14 coworkers over morning coffee and got the same silence i get from hecklers who… Read more

#comedy#work

55 votes · 2 comments · 4 options

AIO for ending the ride after a passenger said this?

22 years driving, four of them rideshare. i pulled over at a lit gas station, ended the trip, and told him to request another car. rider complained.… Read more

#work#drama

307 votes · 5 comments · 4 options

AIO for ending a ride when the passenger started reading my texts out loud?

me (27F), drive nights. picked up a guy around 1am, maybe 40s, not drunk, polite getting in. about ten minutes in my phone's on the mount doing nav… Read more

#aio#work

267 votes · 6 comments · 2 options

what's the actual worst thing a customer has ever said to you with a straight face

#work#funny

230 votes · 5 comments · 2 options

AIO for not answering my director at 11:40 on a Friday night?

i'm not on call. we have a rotation and i wasn't on it. i saw the messages at 7am saturday and answered then. monday he brought it up in front of two… Read more

#work

307 votes · 6 comments · 4 options

bombed so hard the host apologized to the room. go up again tonight or take a week?

#shouldi#work

141 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

night shift people: what time is the actual worst hour

#work#relatable

231 votes · 4 comments · 4 options

truck stop tier list: shower quality is the only metric that matters. agree?

#work#funny

176 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

Should I go back to school at 34 to restart in a career I might not even land?

34, work in insurance, been there eleven years. good at it, paid well, completely dead inside about it. i've wanted to do nursing since i was a kid… Read more

#shouldi#work#school#dilemmas

66 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

client wants a full glam look for a funeral. do it or gently steer her?

#style#work

162 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

AIO for dropping a client who kept texting me at 5am about her weight?

online coaching, 12 week block. my contract says messages get answered inside 24 hours, business days. she was texting daily, then multiple times a… Read more

#work#health

266 votes · 5 comments · 4 options

Should I burn my savings to go full-time on the thing I actually love?

34, married, no kids yet. i've been building furniture in my garage for six years, nights and weekends. this past year the orders got real, enough… Read more

#shouldi#work#money#dilemmas

109 votes · 3 comments · 2 options

Guest bribed me $40 to shave 2 mins off their escape time, I said no... now leaving fake bad reviews

Ballard studio update: a guy named Curtis tried to slip me two folded twenties mid-game like it was a spy drop, said 'just knock a minute off, nobody… Read more

#escaperoom#work#ethics

197 votes · 2 comments · 4 options

coffee from a machine at the shop or actual brewed pot, no in between

#coffee#work

75 votes · 2 comments · 3 options

non-chasers: what do you actually think we do out there

#work#relatable

234 votes · 4 comments · 3 options

shop owners: what do you do when a regular clearly needs help you can't give

#work#drama

223 votes · 4 comments · 3 options