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Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year

Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year: 'It was such a deliberate power move'

‘Laughing through his anger’: Restaurant host gets written up for ‘abandoning’ post to aid with a car crash, convinces manager to fire him, celebrates

‘Laughing through his anger’: Restaurant host gets written up for ‘abandoning’ post to aid with a car crash, convinces manager to fire him, celebrates

Elna McHilderson

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Karen threatens to get a call center employee fired because they won't refund $1.50, but after 15 minutes of getting yelled at, the employee just hangs up on her: ‘This call is no longer productive’

Jesse Kessenheimer

Colleague touches all the bagels in her office breakfast spread with her bare hands, then refers to a coworker as ‘mom’ when they object to her unhygienic behavior

‘Am I crazy for thinking this is basic hygiene??’: Colleague touches all the bagels in her office breakfast spread with her bare hands, then refers to a coworker as ‘mom’ when they object to her unhygienic behavior

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Children's Museum employee gets fired after insisting on better treatment for fish: 'It is not your place to give me advice'

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Retail worker ridiculed for wearing personal jacket at work, he gets even by following the employee handbook

Retail worker ridiculed for wearing personal jacket at work, he gets even by following the employee handbook: 'My jacket isn’t corporate approved? Neither are any of the other ones here!'

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Tenant outsmarts on-site landlord and gets her fired, receives full deposit back and pays reduced final rent: 'Checkmate'

Manager instructs staff to maliciously comply with difficult client by only following their vague instructions word for word, prompting backlash

Manager instructs staff to maliciously comply with difficult client by only following their vague instructions word for word, prompting backlash: 'Why are your employees being so unhelpful?'

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HR intervenes after disagreement over office thermostat heats up: 'My coworker decided 72 degrees was “too cold” even though it literally feels like a sauna to the rest of us'

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‘[That was] money I needed’: Top saleswoman refuses to accept her manager's empty promises after they cut everyone's hours in half, quitting for a better-paying job that values their employees

Jesse Kessenheimer

Project manager conspires to make coworker look bad in front of management, coworker turns the tables around on her

Project manager conspires to make coworker look bad in front of management, coworker turns the tables around on her: '[Penny] hasn't tried that trick again with me'

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Wife insists she and her husband turn their office room into her craft room, but he shuts her down immediately because it's impractical

Wife impractically insists she and her husband turn their home office into her craft room, banishing his work desk to the corner of their bedroom: 'I immediately said no'

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Doctor refuses to rehire sister at family practice after $40k billing mistake, parents insist she stays: 'We had to write off the balances for all the patients we saw'

Irksome colleague uses the office coffee station as his personal TED Talk summary stage:

Irksome colleague uses the office coffee station as his personal ‘TED Talk’ summary stage: ‘He goes into detail like he is trying to recite the transcript’

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39-year-old administrative assistant refuses to cover lunch for entitled coworker, confronts her in the office

39-year-old administrative assistant refuses to cover lunch for entitled coworker, confronts her in the office: '[Theresa,] I'm not your bank and I’m not responsible for feeding you'

Employee gets fired and replaced by younger, cheaper new hire, she lasts 3 weeks at the company

Employee gets fired and replaced by younger, cheaper new hire, she lasts 3 weeks at the company: 'Now the company’s back to square one, scrambling to rehire'

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16-year-old abruptly kicked out by father with just $20 and no support for "talking back", spends days homeless before friend shelters him, he is eventually fetched by his father, but struggles with forgiveness years later: 'I've never healed from this'

16-year-old abruptly kicked out by father with just $20 and no support for "talking back", spends days homeless before friend shelters him, he is eventually fetched by his father, but struggles with forgiveness years later: 'I've never healed from this'

Homeowner demands their neighbor’s new fence be moved after she installs it several feet into homeowner’s property: ‘[She] asked if I would be willing to just live with it due to the expense’

Homeowner demands their neighbor’s new fence be moved after she installs it several feet into homeowner’s property: ‘[She] asked if I would be willing to just live with it due to the expense’

A Midday Lunch of 29 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 13, 2025)

A Midday Lunch of 29 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 13, 2025)

Manager accidentally screen shares payroll information during a team meeting: ‘I discovered I am one of the lowest paid employees!'

Manager accidentally screen shares payroll information during a team meeting: ‘I discovered I am one of the lowest paid employees!'

58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later: 'That's not going to work for me'

58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later: 'That's not going to work for me'

‘Nothing is sweeter than watching their power trip end’: Unhappy homeowners finally get justice on their corrupt HOA board, making most resigned

‘Nothing is sweeter than watching their power trip end’: Unhappy homeowners finally get justice on their corrupt HOA board, making most resigned

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