Restaurant owners cut hardworking employees hours down from 48 hours a week to 32 hours a week so their lazy nephews can work more, get angry when he gets a 2nd job on the weekends

Why can't they hire the people who are best suited for the job? Nepotism is one of the most frustrating things in the world. It doesn't just affect casting for Hollywood movies; it affects literally every industry under the sun at every level. One of my best friends got his first job not because he was uniquely qualified for it, but because his cousin's boyfriend worked there. Luckily, he quit the job before his cousin broke up with her boyfriend, so he didn't get fired for nepotism reasons. If you've lost out on a job opportunity because somebody's son wanted the job, you can at least be reassured that you didn't lose out on the job because of anything to do with your skills. That truth could make you feel better or worse. It doesn't feel good to work hard and put everything you have into a business just to play second fiddle to a niece who didn't have to prove her loyalty to the company through any kind of labor. The bright side of this situation is that your work ethic is translatable to any workplace you go to. You can't nepotism your way into becoming a doctor or a lawyer if you don't have the skills to back it up. The employee in this story has been nothing if not hardworkin…

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