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The First Ever 3-D Printed Gun Has Been Fired and Is Perfectly Legal – For Now

Jon Prell — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:00:26 +0000

Since 3-D printing technology became a reality, the fear of being able to create something destructive has been realized. The first ever 3-D printed gun has been fired successfully, which has a lot of people, including lawmakers, very worried. The other problem is the fact that the gun's digital blueprints can be downloaded for free by anyone who wants to build their own and has access to a 3-D printer, which is perfectly legal.

British Grandfather Gets Fired After Rescuing Kids From a Shark

Jon Prell — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:00:20 +0000

An incredibly brave and gutsy gesture has cost a British grandfather his job. Paul Marshallsea wrestled a shark away from some children while vacationing on a beach in Australia. It wasn’t the heroic act that got him fired, it was why he was there in the first place. Marshallsea can be seen in this video [...]

Applebee's Waitress Fired Over Pastor's No Tip Receipt

Jon Prell — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 03:00:41 +0000

A couple of days ago, a story broke about a photo of a restaurant receipt that did not include a tip, but did have a hand written note that read, 'I give God 10% why do you get 18'. The note was reportedly left by a church Pastor who had a total bill of $34.93. A server who is now being identified as Chelsea Welch, posted the photo of the receipt on Reddit and it went viral.

Should an Iowa Wells Fargo Worker Have Been Fired for a Minor 1963 Crime? [Poll]

Jon Prell — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:00:47 +0000

Richard Eggers, 68, a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage employee was fired from his job as a customer service representative because of a minor crime he committed in a laundromat involving a fake dime back in 1963. It was almost 50 years ago that Eggers put a cardboard cutout of a dime in a washing machine. [...]

Should A 40-Year-Old Shoplifting Charge Cost You Your Job? [Poll]

Jon Prell — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:26:44 +0000

In today's job market, you have to be more careful than ever with regard to your past, errors on your resume and even your online and social network activity. I have a friend here in Evansville who recently lost his job because of a photo he had on his wall on Facebook that showed him drinking