Recent Posts from Brad Dickson

Editor, Writer, Content Producer, and Biologist originally from the Pacific Northwest. Managing Editor of Cheezburger, Lead Editor of Fail Blog, and Memebase. Long-time member of the site, contributing since 2016 on Geek Universe, Memebase, and Fail Blog. After studying internet culture and memes while distracted from university lectures, I joined Cheezburger, first running Geek Universe and then Memebase before finally settling on Fail Blog. At that point, Fail Blog was all about classic “fails,” but has since become more about how the internet and the social experiences we have there intersect with our everyday lives at home and out and about in the world, especially in the workplace. I enjoy keeping up with the current landscape of employment discussions online, as it applies both in the United States and globally. Writing, then, about how the landscape of the internet and pop culture are influenced by current employment, economic, and workplace issues. Owing to my background in the sciences, I have grown particularly fond of exploring the impacts of science and technology on our lives, creativity, and productivity. I actively pursue search trends to stay up to date with the latest changes. I have an interest in and approximate knowledge of many things, but have a particular love for nature and the outdoors, which is great for getting outside and touching grass after spending most of the week online plugged into the internet. I also love music and have an obsessive appreciation for both progressive rock and the melodic and progressive genres of house and techno. When I’m not writing or outside, I spend most of my free time pursuing musical interests. My favorite author is, and remains, J.R.R. Tolkien—unoriginally and unapologetically.

Brad Dickson

Mother "fires" her own mother from babysitting her child after she goes behind her back and cancels free play classes: 'She describes it as chaos and insists that a walk around the block or a trip to the library is just as good'

Neighboring developer chops down two mature ash trees on homeowner's property, to their absolute horror when they return home: 'This is the holy grail of tree law'

Manager uses ChatGPT to write employee's performance review, sparking debate on the importance and ethics of having AI handle certain aspects of our work: 'It didn't even understand my role'

Manager demands new hire employee write shorter reports, employee complies: 'He came to my desk. In person. To discuss the report'

Son kicks his mother out of his second home, where she lived for 3 years rent-free, when their home catches fire and she blows all her money and neglects her grandchildren: 'I gave her 45 days notice'

28-year-old graphic designer and 5-year company veteran discovers they're making less than 2 college graduate new hires: 'I'm supposed to train people who make more money than me'

Friends show up over 30 minutes late to dinner reservation leaving guy sitting awkwardly alone in a busy restaurant, guy orders food to go and leaves leading friends to claim that he is impolite for leaving

Worker surprised by manager's reaction when they give their 2 weeks' notice, manager demands that they stay longer and give 1 month total: '[My] manager is upset that I didn't give "advanced notice"'

Fast-food new-hire finds themselves 30 minutes late for their first shift when the manager forgets to tell them they were hired and scheduled, leading to a tense phone call: 'It's not my responsibility to inform you about your schedule'

Homeowner finds and calls contractor's mother when he takes 50% payment up front and then never shows: 'I became an internet detective and found his mother's contact information'