In this episode of Need Not Apply, we enter full Moral Combat mode because when it comes to work, boundaries are optional and bad behavior is practically part of the dress code.

From a boss who outs their employee under the guise of "support," to a manager covering up their office affair with the grace of a toddler, this week’s stories are less “professional development” and more “what not to do in every possible scenario.”

We’re talking toxic mentors, HR chaos, and a coworker who quite literally throws themselves a funeral... and gets mad when people don’t attend.

Somewhere between food safety, mouth-taping TikTok trends, and arguing whether hippos or lions would win in a fight, we manage to squeeze in a little workplace accountability and a lot of side-eye.

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News Stories:

• ⁠Geologists Might Have Stumbled Upon the Largest Gold Mine in the World
• Doctors Deliver Verdict on TikTok's 'Mouth Taping' Trend
• Over 40 Percent Of Kids In A US Study Thought Bacon Was A Plant
• The closer a volcano is to erupting, the greener the trees around it look from space

This week's tales:

Story 1: AITA for exposing my boss's affair with my coworker at a company event?

Story 2: AITAH for reporting my boss to HR before I quit?

Story 3: AITAH for stabbing my ex boss in the back after they betrayed me?

Story 4: AITAH for telling my coworker I can’t attend her “funeral” because I’m busy that day?Chapters

00:00 Neighborhood Drama and Police Involvement

03:12 Food Safety Concerns: Cucumbers and Salmonella

05:55 The Gold Mine Discovery: Economic Implications

09:08 TikTok Trends: Mouth Taping and Health Risks

11:57 Children's Misunderstanding of Food Sources

14:46 Nature's Indicators: Trees and Volcanic Activity

17:58 Animal Behavior: Hippos vs. Lions

21:12 Workplace Ethics: Exposing an Affair

30:05 HR Issues: Reporting Misconduct at Work

36:38 Workplace Discrimination and Its Consequences

41:02 Toxic Boss Dynamics and Betrayal

49:29 Navigating Professional Relationships and Boundaries

53:41 The Unconventional Funeral Invitation

01:06:01 Celebrating Life and Personal Milestones

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