The color of infinity inside an empty glass

If you're lucky, you will work or have already worked in an office that provides you with snacks, beverages, and sometimes, meals. The office snack basket is always stacked to the brim with your favorite sweet and savory treats, the fridge can barely be closed because of how many cans of Coca-Cola are stuffed into it, and you feel, at the very least, satiated because of your employer. If it isn't reflected in your salary, at least it's reflected in non-dairy coffee creamer, right? Right…

Though this grub is all for the taking, that is usually exclusive to your time in the office. Employers aren't looking to finance your grocery bill at home, and honestly, this employee greed ruins the snack system for the rest of their coworkers. We all want to see a fruitful array of food and beverages when we clock in at 9 AM sharp, but all it takes is one bad apple to put a stop to that.

The employee in this next story is caught stealing two gallons of milk from the office refrigerator, and higher-ups have a meeting about it. Apparently, this is not the first theft by this employee, but rather one of many, from not only this specific employee, but also from others. Scroll to read.

While interviewing for a new job, one hears a lot of strange requests that they don't quite know how to deal with.

We've heard of job candidates given assignments that are basically doing the job for the company, and we've heard of people being interviewed on Zoom while the hiring manager was vacationing in Thailand. You never know what or who you will be meeting when you land an interview for a new job, but one thing is for sure – the possibilities are endless.

The job candidate in the story below experienced what we think is a first, because we have never heard of this type of request. After their first round of interviews, the hiring manager asked them to send in a "thank-you video" to the team to express their gratitude and reiterate their interest in their role. The job candidate thought this was a weird request, so they politely declined, only to be told they cannot proceed with the hiring process without the video. 

How would you rate this request on the scale of weird interview moments? Keep scrolling to read the full tale and share in the comments below.

We thought the worst thing any employee could hear from someone of higher office power is that 'you're replaceable!'…But imagine hearing 'You're replaceable and they're worth an extra $20k than you are…' We can't blame this senior designer for refusing to train her new replacement after discovering she is set to earn $20k more than her for the exact same position, but minus the 8 years of experience! Especially when the main reason she resigned in the first place was a result of her company's unwillingness to grant her a much-deserved raise, after all she had contributed to the company.

Sure, she is required to brief her on what is currently going on regarding her work and clients, but it is not her job to stick around, perfecting her replacement, when her company clearly doesn't value her at all! She may not be able to control their reasoning, competitive market-shmarket…, but what she can control is her reaction. So deep breaths, head held high and walk out that door the same way you walked in…without looking back, except this time, you've learnt a thing or two about loyalty…