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· Jacob Wagner
Wal-Mart Employee of 18 Years Gets Fired For Not Turning in Lost Cash Fast Enough
A Wal-Mart in Niskayuna, New York, fired an employee of 18 years for not turning in $350 in cash that he found in a parking lot fast enough. The employee, Michael Walsh, was fired from his maintenance worker position last month after turning in money he found in the parking lot…
· Stefanie Williams
Yelp Worker Who Got Fired For Complaining About Her Pay Gets Torn Apart in One Blog Post
Last Friday, Yelp employee Talia Jane wrote a post to her CEO complaining about her compensation, which worked out to be around $8 and hour, according to her. She was fired from her job a few hours later after sharing the post via Twitter. Jane’s post stirred up a huge debate on…
· Editorial Staff
He Tried Returning $15 to a Woman Who Dropped it, But Got THIS Reaction Instead
Being a Good Samaritan paid off for one London musician, although not in the way most might expect. Music production student and rapper Joe Christie, 23, was walking to buy food in South London when he saw a 10 pound note ($15) fall from a woman’s coat pocket.
· Riley Schatzle
HP Reportedly Bans T-Shirts at Work, Programmers Forced to Wear Collared Shirts
HP has finally put their foot down, ending what was becoming a fashion catastrophe. This week, HP sent all of their employees — roughly 100,000 individuals across several countries including the UK, Australia, India, Germany and the U.S. — a confidential memo reminding them that…
· Max Chang
Ellen Pao Steps Down as CEO of Reddit
After several troubled months and a petition calling for her resignation, Ellen Pao is stepping down as the CEO of Reddit. Pao became interim CEO in November 2014 when Yishan Wong stepped down. Steve Huffman, one of Reddit’s co-founders and the original CEO, will once again…
· Editorial Staff
Reddit’s CEO Allegedly Fired an Employee For Having Cancer and Not Recovering Fast Enough
(UPDATE 12:31 p.m. Pacific: Dacvak’s AMA has been removed from Reddit’s front page.) In the midst of all the chaos today surrounding the firing of a Victoria Taylor, a key employee at reddit who was loved by many, another controversy has emerged in the community.
· Sebastian Dillon
How Getting Pulled Over in Thailand Inspired One Entrepreneur to Revolutionize Men’s Shirts
There’s a new company on Kickstarter that could change the way you wear your shirts forever.
· Sebastian Dillon
Reddit CEO Quits Because He Hates New Office
[UPDATE 11/13/14 10:32 p.m. PST] Yishan Wong has gone on Quora and given his personal response below of why he left: All of the reasons that Sam has outlined in public are true. I know it sounds somewhat unbelieveable because it’s so weird, but if it was made up, I think any PR…
· Alan Van
Microsoft Co-Founder Is Just as Overly Scared of Ebola as Everyone Else … Actually, He’s $100-Million Scared
Nearly two weeks after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated $25 million to help fight Ebola, Microsoft founder and fellow billionaire Paul Allen has now upped the ante by donating $100 million to the cause. Fight, fight, fight! Earlier this month, Zuckerberg announced via a…
· Editorial Staff
Why You Should Stop Hugging Your Dog, According to Science
A new study reveals why your dogs aren’t exactly the best cuddle buddies. While hugging your canine best friend may de-stress you, it does the opposite to your dog. According to neuropsychological researcher Stanley Coren in Psychology Today, dogs are cursorial animals, meaning…
· Editorial Staff
CEO Writes Brutal Open Letter Telling Millennials How to Not Be ‘Wusses’
With millennial workers known as “the worse workers in the history of the world” by employers, one executive decided that enough was enough. Kyle S. Reyes, president and CEO of The Silent Partner Marketing firm recently penned a letter on NewBostonPost addressing his distain for…
· Laura Dang
Boy Scout Returns Chris Hemsworth’s Lost Wallet, Receives $10,000 Reward
While some wouldn’t even flinch at the thought of selling a lost iPhone for a few extra bucks, one teenager is being generously awarded for his good deed of returning a lost wallet. Tristin Budzyn-Barker, 17, didn’t return just any ordinary wallet. The teen discovered a lonely…
· Editorial Staff
Inside the Life of Singapore’s Hottest Popstar Duo on Instagram
We’ve recently learned how awesome it is to have money in a place Singapore, but being a head-turning popstar duo known throughout the Chinese-speaking world is something entirely different. Meet 24-year-old twin sisters Yumi and Miko Bai who make up the Singaporean pop singing…
· Editorial Staff
Man Misses Out on $1.1 Billion After Rejecting a $250,000 Investment Offer From Uber
“Wistful, not acute” is how one venture capitalist describes the pain of missing out on a return of more than $1.1 billion after passing on a $250,000 early stage investment in Uber. In a post last month for Entrepreneur, VC and entrepreneurship professor John Greathouse…
· Max Chang
How a Poor Refugee From Vietnam Became Uber’s CTO
Today, Thuan Pham is the successful Chief Technology Officer at Uber, the most valuable ride-sharing startup in the world worth over $62 billion, but as a child, Pham struggled to survive as a poor refugee boy escaping a war-ravaged Vietnam. Pham was among the tens of thousands…
· Laura Dang
Meet Katharina Andresen — The Second Youngest Billionaire in the World
While the internet has been all over Alexandra Andresen, recently named the youngest billionaire in the world at age 19, many may have overlooked her stylish, jet-setting older sister, the second youngest billionaire in the world. Though a year apart, the billionaire sisters…
· Editorial Staff
Reebok Will Give You a Free Pair of Shoes if You Can Run Past This Ad Fast Enough
In a twist, sneaker company Reebok wanted pedestrians to literally run by their new outdoor ad in Stockholm.
· Ryan General
This Billionaire Governor Showed That Taxing the Rich and Raising the Minimum Wage Actually Works
Summary: Billionaire Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton increased taxes on the rich and raised his state’s minimum wage — now, his state has one of the best economies in the country. — Most Americans are not happy with the current federal tax system because they believe the wealthy…
· Ryan General
Ten-Year-Old Boy Returns Woman’s Lost Wallet Along With the Sweetest Letter You’ll Ever Read
A California woman got a touching surprise after a little boy returned a lost wallet with a special note inside it. According to Today, 22-year-old Taylor Sloan lost her wallet at a motocross event in Oakland. It contained her ID, debit card and about $40 in cash. She never…
· Editorial Staff
People are Making a Fortune Showing Off Their Pets on Instagram
The world of famous Instagram pets is full of cuteness, love and more importantly, money. For starters, pets on Instagram have more followers than you. Chloe, the mini French bulldog has 118,000 followers and Biddy the hedgehog has 581,000 followers. That’s not all — the pets at…