‘We all quit’: Burger King’s disgruntled staff quits via giant sign – National

in Jul 13, 2021

Fed-up Burger King staff walked off the job in Lincoln, Neb., last week, after giving their boss — and everyone else — an approximately 50-foot-high resignation letter. “We all quit,” the sign outside the Nebraska restaurant read Monday. “Sorry for the inconvenience.” It was a crowning moment for the now-former Burger King employees, who[…]

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Italian man accused of skipping work for 15 years straight – National

Italian man accused of skipping work for 15 years straight – National

in Apr 21, 2021

Find a job that will forget you’re on the payroll, and you’ll never work a day in your life. Italian prosecutors say they’ve busted a man who raked in roughly 538,000 euros (US$647,000) over 15 years without ever showing up to his hospital job, in one of the most egregious cases of absentee abuse[…]

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Man gets final pay in oil-covered pennies after quitting ‘toxic’ job – National

Man gets final pay in oil-covered pennies after quitting ‘toxic’ job – National

in Mar 25, 2021

A Georgia man says his former boss dumped his last paycheque in his driveway as a massive pile of oil-covered pennies after allegedly withholding the money for months out of spite. Andreas Flaten and his girlfriend, Olivia Oxley, found the pennies in their driveway on March 12, along with a simple note on top[…]

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Government has a responsibility to defend jobs, Trudeau says amid SNC-Lavalin allegations – National

Government has a responsibility to defend jobs, Trudeau says amid SNC-Lavalin allegations – National

in Feb 22, 2019

[ad_1] OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whose office is under fire for allegedly pressuring his former justice minister to try to ensure a major construction company avoided a corruption trial, on Friday said he had been concerned about possible job losses. READ MORE: Canada’s top civil servant fears ‘somebody’s going to be shot’ during[…]

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Trump publicly sizes up 2020 Democratic rivals, shattering another presidential norm – National

Trump publicly sizes up 2020 Democratic rivals, shattering another presidential norm – National

in Feb 18, 2019

[ad_1] Kamala Harris had the best campaign roll-out. Amy Klobuchar’s snowy debut showed grit. Elizabeth Warren’s opening campaign video was a bit odd. Take it from an unlikely armchair pundit sizing up the 2020 Democratic field: President Donald Trump. Help us improve Globalnews.ca In tweets, public remarks and private conversations, Trump is making clear he[…]

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Illinois man who fatally shot 5 co-workers wasn’t allowed to possess gun: police – National

Illinois man who fatally shot 5 co-workers wasn’t allowed to possess gun: police – National

in Feb 16, 2019

[ad_1] AURORA, Ill.  — The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers including the plant manager, human resources manager and an intern working his first day at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse, took a gun he wasn’t supposed to have to a job he was about to lose. READ MORE: Aurora gunman who killed[…]

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