Brad Dickson

Managing Editor

Editor, Writer, Content Producer, and Biologist from the Pacific Northwest. Managing Editor of Cheezburger, Lead Editor of Fail Blog, and Memebase. Long-time Section Lead and Staff Writer, contributing since 2016 on Geek Universe, Memebase, and Fail Blog. I joined Cheezburger in 2016, first running Geek Universe and then Memebase before finally settling on Fail Blog. At that point, Fail Blog was all about classic “FAILs” and schadenfreude but has since become more about how the internet and its trends intersect with our lives and social experiences at home, out and about in the world, and in the workplace. In a sense: how society is failing us. As a writer, I explore where modern technology and culture intersect with our working, personal, and social lives. I examine how changes in public values, technology, and social discourse reshape the way people work, live, and interact. For the last 5 years, I have covered modern labor movements, social discourse, and the influence of cultural shifts on our working and personal lives. Without a doubt, we are facing unprecedented times at the crossroads of these topics. And while digital technology has existed for just a microsecond of relative human history, the last 30 to 40 years have reshaped not just the way we work but the way we think about our work. The technology has also shaped our social lives into something unrecognizable that previous generations of humanity would have found startling. Where is this all going? Who knows, but it is fascinating to explore how culture has evolved in the last 5 years alone and will continue to evolve in the coming decade in ways we can't possibly anticipate.

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Indiana tenant discovers their neighbor's air conditioning unit is wired to their residence, and they’ve been paying for their neighbor's AC costs after they call a technician to investigate: ‘My bill will end up being $700, which is 5x more than normal’

this teacher took things a step further when their micromanaging new director revoked their health insurance despite their 10-year-long service to the organization and their specialized skills.

Specialist Teacher "sneaky quits," vanishes before the next school term after 10 years in their role when micromanaging new Director revokes their health insurance—they move 2000 miles before Director notices their 120-day absence: 'I just didn’t show up'

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Neighbor demands 19-year-old pay her for damage to her vehicle after backing onto her lawn and over her garden stakes—when the local authority makes her remove them, she plants a shrubbery instead

This teacher worked as an adult educator under their supervisor for a year. They became increasingly frustrated with their supervisor's repeated criticism of their attempts to improve lesson plans. This improvement included migrating the teaching materials to a new platform. But their supervisor insisted on using the outdated platform.

6-year-veteran teacher adapts lesson plans for their students' benefit, quits when a supervisor reprimands them for it in front of the entire 60-student class: 'My boss then starts berating me and saying the students aren't appreciative of what we do'

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Frustrated homeowner describes how people use her front garden as a shortcut to get between public pathways—one entitled visitor even uses her driveway as her own parking space: 'People constantly trespass on my lawn just to save a few minutes'

Boss gives New Jersey mobile mechanic a company vehicle, puts the title in his name to force him to pay running costs, then fires him and demands it back along with the employees personal tools:

Boss gives New Jersey mobile mechanic a company vehicle, puts the title in his name to force him to pay running costs, then fires him and demands it back along with the employees personal tools: 'I pay the insurance. I pay the registration'

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Tennessee employer gleefully changes projected profits following the wake of Dolly Parton's passing, planning on an economic surge from those chasing the icon's legacy: 'My boss posted to the message wall about how the company is gonna make lots of money'

This new hire began a new office job and thought that they'd be receiving some on-the-job training. Instead, they found themselves only with two short onboarding sessions. The two days' worth of company-values videos and tests. This continued, with no real work assigned to them and no practical instructions being given. They started trying to train themselves, searching around company files for procedure manuals. Their boss still told them to "work more" and to learn by doing.

New hire left abandoned with no training or assigned work—boss starts insisting they get more work done and "learn by doing"—they consider quitting: 'I told him that I didn't get any proper training'

Ohio homeowner returns home to find his neighbor's contractor has accidentally demolished his garage and things are missing from it:

Ohio homeowner returns home to find his neighbor's contractor has accidentally demolished his garage and things are missing from it: 'I really don't want to keep paying out of pocket while their insurance drags this out'

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Illinois company forces employees to use their own phones to authenticate into company systems, leaving them wondering who should be paying their phone bill: 'They say it's for security, but they won't provide work phones'