A legend suggests that clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired."
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There's a company in China that allows you to hire someone to stand in line for you for $3-$5 an hour.
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Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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In 2007, a customer kindly gave a $10,000 tip to a Pizza Hut waitress after hearing she had financial troubles which had forced her to drop out of college.
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In the US, people can be rejected from joining the police force if they are too intelligent.
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28% of IT Professionals hide their career from family or friends out of fear of being asked to provide free tech support.
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