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It seems like when you get down to the nitty gritty of just about any industry, there are some shady parts of it that no one wants to talk about. Even the most fun and simple seeming industries like avocados or tropical fish have seriously dark sides. When it comes to how a company treats it's employees, there are some definitered flags when it comes to looking for a job.

Anyone who has worked in retail or the service industry has had to deal with wildly entitled customers, like this Karen who lied to a restaurant owner's face. There are customers out there, who, out of some weird desire to bully people and get their way, will even demand a service that will potentially hurt them, like this Karen who demanded a "fresh" donut straight from the fryer oil.  When trying to understand how someone can be so ruthlessly rude to the people around them, it helps to get some insight from people who know Karens explaining what that's like.

While we don't always have the intended answers, we can at least be smart asses about things. Technically correct jokes have the benefit of making the teller feel smart while there's not really any new information needed. These silly puns and clever jokes are technically accurate, so you can't say they're completely wrong.

We know that there is at least one planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system, and now astronomers may have taken the first picture of a second world

Satellites have revealed the fracking heartland of the US is leaking methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, at a record-breaking rate.

While an alarming 9 per cent of insects on land are being lost each decade, the state of the world’s insects is much more nuanced than warnings of an insect apocalypse

Black paint usually absorbs heat, but a new two-layer polymer paint reflects infrared light and keeps objects 16°C cooler, which could help make buildings more energy efficient

Robots made of 3D-printed muscle and rat spines could help us understand conditions like motor neurone disease and the technique may eventually be used to build prosthetic devices

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bats have evolved to be good at metabolising alcohol, according to a study that suggests many mammals can get drunk

It can be difficult for doctors to assess the level of consciousness in people who have had serious brain injuries, but observing their reaction to strong odours may help

A number of studies have found a link between air pollution and increased covid-19 deaths, but it isn't clear why. Both attack the lungs, but it could just be that more people live in polluted areas

Slow-moving underwater currents are leading to build ups of microplastics in biologically rich areas on the sea floor

We tend to overestimate our height and underestimate our weight to fit society’s ideals, or because we think we're still the same as our younger selves

For orangutans, scratching is contagious – but unexpectedly, the behaviour is transmitted more between individuals that do not know each other well

New York has released more details into who has tested positive for the coronavirus in the state, and Governor Andrew Cuomo said the per cent of healthcare workers with Covid-19 is not higher than the general public.“That is amazingly good news,” Mr Cuomo said during his press briefing on Thursday.

U.S. and U.K. intel agencies are reviewing the private report, but intel analysts examined and couldn't confirm a similar theory previously.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has told employees to expect to work from home for the remainder of 2020, but will open offices for certain exceptions.

Are dentists open for emergency care, and other questions answered by BBC experts.

Ministers have set targets for testing, medical equipment and hospital beds. Have they delivered?

Nicola Sturgeon says the situation in care homes is "profoundly upsetting".

As of 6 May, the name of Assembly Members will change to Members of the Senedd.

The PM says government is "working hard" to tackle it - and sets 200,000 test aim by end of month.

Nadia Whittome claims she was "sacked" but the care employer says she was no longer needed.

From boosting the economy through to health benefits, Westminster has been talking up the measure.

Mental health problems are growing and ship workers see "no end" to their ordeal, a union warns.

Foundling Paul Fronczak was given to a family whose baby had been stolen - but was he really their son?

The controversial concept of B teams may be back on the agenda as football tries to navigate a way through Covid-19, Brighton technical director Dan Ashworth says.

Social media users have adopted the troupe as a dark-humoured symbol of death in the time of Covid-19.

Parents have been turning to Google to help them teach the things they’ve forgotten.

Some of the ways that people have expressed thanks to workers on the frontline against Covid-19.

The boy said he was travelling to California to buy a Lamborghini.

Two fledglings may have safeguarded the future of the Norfolk Island morepork owl.

For the past two years, I’ve been publishing a daily work-and-life diary on Basecamp, sharing it with a few friends. This private writing work supplanted the daily public writing I used to do here. In an experiment, I’m publishing yesterday’s diary entry here today: YESTERDAY, Ava and a few of her schoolmates participated in a […]

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Coronavirus is throwing many birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births.

An actress and a commercial sales leader talk about making the switch to working in a supermarket.

The CEO of a social care firm says there is a surge in demand for live-in carers due to coronavirus.

A marketing manager explains why she turned a campervan into her office during coronavirus.

The CEO of Methodist Homes says a secure supply chain from government would mean avoiding inflated prices.