In this episode of Need Not Apply, we enter full Moral Combat mode because when it comes to work, boundaries are optional and bad behavior is practically part of the dress code.
From a boss who outs their employee under the guise of "support," to a manager covering up their office affair with the grace of a toddler, this week’s stories are less “professional development” and more “what not to do in every possible scenario.”
We’re talking toxic mentors, HR chaos, and a coworker who quite literally throws themselves a funeral... and gets mad when people don’t attend.
Somewhere between food safety, mouth-taping TikTok trends, and arguing whether hippos or lions would win in a fight, we manage to squeeze in a little workplace accountability and a lot of side-eye.
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News Stories:
- Geologists Might Have Stumbled Upon the Largest Gold Mine in the World
- Doctors Deliver Verdict on TikTok's 'Mouth Taping' Trend
- Over 40 Percent Of Kids In A US Study Thought Bacon Was A Plant
- The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from space
This week's tales:
Story 1: AITA for exposing my boss's affair with my coworker at a company event?
Story 2: AITAH for reporting my boss to HR before I quit?
Story 3: AITAH for stabbing my ex boss in the back after they betrayed me?
Story 4: AITAH for telling my coworker I can’t attend her “funeral” because I’m busy that day?Chapters
00:00 Neighborhood Drama and Police Involvement
03:12 Food Safety Concerns: Cucumbers and Salmonella
05:55 The Gold Mine Discovery: Economic Implications
09:08 TikTok Trends: Mouth Taping and Health Risks
11:57 Children's Misunderstanding of Food Sources
14:46 Nature's Indicators: Trees and Volcanic Activity
17:58 Animal Behavior: Hippos vs. Lions
21:12 Workplace Ethics: Exposing an Affair
30:05 HR Issues: Reporting Misconduct at Work
36:38 Workplace Discrimination and Its Consequences
41:02 Toxic Boss Dynamics and Betrayal
49:29 Navigating Professional Relationships and Boundaries
53:41 The Unconventional Fu
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