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Tag: railroad

March 27, 2026 at 10:48 am

Steel Mill Makes A Rule That There’s No Overtime Allowed, So One Employee Leaves A Train Blocking The Roads In The Mill

aerial view of a sprawling industrial steel yard

Making your problem management’s problem is the only way to get the problem resolved.

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February 16, 2026 at 10:35 pm

Railroad Construction Employee Can’t Go Home To See His Family Since He Lives Too Far Away, But He’s Still Trying To Claim Mileage On His Expense Reports

paper that reads "auto expense travel report"

Maybe his family can come visit him!

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January 15, 2026 at 5:20 am

Supervisor Fires Employee For Doing What He Was Told To Do, But Then The Supervisor Gets Fired When They Realize How Valuable This Employee Really Is

man happy about getting fired

He should’ve charged more.

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July 29, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Employees Followed The Rules To The Letter And Flooded The Control Office With Phone Updates, So The Office Told Them To Use An App Instead

A modern train moving on a railroad

Play petty games, win petty prizes!

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May 22, 2024 at 3:35 pm

NASA Is Developing The First Railroad On The Moon Called Flexible Levitation On A Track (FLOAT)

Source: Ethan Schaler

FLOAT is one of the six NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) that has entered phase II. 

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