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Brad Dickson

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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 share opinions and my experiences to help examine how changes in public values, technology, and social discourse reshape the way people work, live, and interact. Often examining through the lens of existing discussions and anonymous accounts to help shape the direction of the discourse. For the last 6 years, I have covered modern labor trends, 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 6 years alone and will continue to evolve in the coming decade in ways we can't possibly anticipate.
A young family spends Christmas together after deciding to stay home and have a private celebration.

She Decided Her Family Is Going To Spend Christmas Eve at Home This Year, Now Her Sister Is Saying She Has Ruined Christmas—This “Guilt-Trip” Now Stands in the Way of Her Carving Out Her Own Family Traditions

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23-year-old nephew, "Tyler," who is staying with his aunt and uncle after being priced out of his rental, surprises them by doing all of their outstanding home maintenance that had been piling up—uncle is unsure how to repay his kind gesture

A young developer, a 5-year-veteran of their job has been left wondering whether they are being managed out amid attempts by thier boss to delegate their tasks to an unqualified junior staffer amid AI fears.

Experienced employee told by boss to "just delegate" their work to an unqualified junior staffer, which has left them feeling vulnerable and like their boss wants to replace them: 'Meanwhile, the boss keeps talking about "improving AI adoption"'

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Parents demand free swim lessons from mother of their daughter's friend after the ones that she gifted them for free were cancelled, cut off contact when refused: 'Their reaction caught me by surprise'

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CEO Fires Marketing Employee “On the Spot” for Standing Their Ground Against Impossible Targets: 'He expected organic traffic to increase by 45% in 4 weeks'

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Woman drives 3 hours to visit new parent friend, then learns what they did with the nanny cam footage that she didn't even know was being recorded: 'They had apparently watched footage from their nanny cam from that visit months ago and had timed me'

Take a look through these responses of the top 15 voted most over-romanticized careers

15 Top Professions and Careers That Are Way Over-Romanticized and Offer a Reality and a Lifestyle That Is Way Less Glorious Than You Expected: 'Doctor sounds amazing until you find out the real prize is a decade of debt and a pager'

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Update: 20-year-old Airbnb guest in Nevada faces $58k in damages after shower handle comes off at 2 AM and floods the rental—returns 9 months later with an update: 'I know I didn’t directly cause the damage'

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33 Aussie wildlife memes (mostly) for those Australians out there just trying to survive every time they step outside

The boss stands with his arms crossed next to an overlay of what he supposedly said to the employee about changing his payment structure from a fair hourly rate to a new, unfair commission structure.

Boss tells mechanic he's making too much money, moves him to a pay-per-job commission—regrets it immediately when the mechanic stops managing his business for him: 'The office is filling up with customers, and the phone is ringing constantly'