#workonomics

This Is Possibly The Worst Place To Work Ever, Or It May Be The Best. I Can't Choose Which.

This sounded like the most depressing place to work ever until I realized the surprise twist at 1:10. Read more: http://upworthy.com/this-is-possibly-the-worst-place-to-work-ever-or-it-may-be-the-best-i-cant-choose-which

The 12 Things You Should Never, Ever Say To Teachers

Let me say up top here that I am NOT a teacher — I found this on a blog (listed below) that is all about and by teachers, however. And it's the kind of thing I hope gets legs so that people stop asking these kinds of silly questions. Oh, and next time your state wants to cut the pay and benefits of teachers, speak up! 1. “We’ve all been to elementary school, so aren’t we…

Is This Horrifying? Yes. Did It Save A Few Lives? You Be The Judge.

WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT!

Here’s a pretty brutal compilation of Canadian videos warning of accidents in the workplace. I have no idea if these actually make anyone behave safer, but it certainly indicates Canada’s dedication to the issue.

Read more: http://upworthy.com/is-this-horrifying-yes-did-it-…

What Has 4 Letters, Loves Making Laws, And Is Trying To Ruin Our Country?

If you don’t know what ALEC is, please watch this. If you do, watch it anyway. And then let’s all get together and do something about it. United, we stand. Divided, ALEC wins.

Read more: http://upworthy.com/what-has-4-letters-loves-making-laws-and-is-trying-to-ruin-our-country

She Was Going To Introduce President Obama. Instead, She Got A Standing Ovation.

Hareth Andrade-Ayala wants to prevent her dad from being deported. But she's clearly biased. So she checked with a bunch of working-class Americans to let her know if they think he should have to go. And then at :41, this happened. If you were thinking you could have stood up too, you could share this. I know I would. Totally up to you. Read more:…

Watch 2 Police Officers Have Very Different Reactions To A Bunch Of Children Protesting The Law

On Dec. 5, 2013, some little activists from Fair Immigration Reform Movement’s Youth In Action campaign decided to ask Speaker of the House John Boehner: Won’t you please pass immigration reform in time for the holidays? While they were mostly ignored by congressional staff, you can’t argue that their passion and humanity echoes throughout their song. Capitol police were quick to shut down their…

Before He Was Assassinated, MLK Had A Really Radical Idea

Just months before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. was organizing support for the "Poor People's Campaign," aimed at supplementing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a full measure of economic and human rights for America's poor.

Watch MLK unfurl some important history at 1:22 and take a minute to sit back and wonder what might have happened if he’d been successful.