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Guy gets last laugh after being fired as ‘non-essential,’ 6-weeks later that company implodes and he has a new job with a 20% pay raise: 'It's a great feeling.'

Elna McHilderson

Woman unemployed for 4 months finally lands her dream job and uproots her life for it, 3-weeks in she gets fired after inexplicably failing her background check: ‘If they don't [explain], I will hire a labor lawyer.'

Woman unemployed for 4 months finally lands her dream job and uproots her life for it, 3-weeks in she gets fired after inexplicably failing her background check: ‘If they don't [explain], I will hire a labor lawyer.'

Elna McHilderson

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‘Oh rats!’: Employee treats tech support with 0 respect, so IT leads her district manager to the break room where she's been living in with her cat

‘Oh rats!’: Employee treats tech support with 0 respect, so IT leads her district manager to the break room where she's been living with her cat

Elna McHilderson

Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

Elna McHilderson

Entitled teacher undermines coworkers in front of students, gets herself fired and the entire department investigated: ‘It [brought] me great satisfaction'

Entitled teacher undermines coworkers in front of students, gets herself fired and the entire department investigated: ‘It [brought] me great satisfaction'

Elna McHilderson

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‘[She’s] behaving like the parent of adult employees': Dieting coworker drivers entire staff to the brink, gets forced into earlier retirement with no party

‘[She’s] behaving like the parent of adult employees': Dieting coworker drivers entire staff to the brink, gets forced into earlier retirement with no party

Elna McHilderson

‘The joke was on him’: Manager gets himself fired after threatening to fire an integral employee if he didn't pass a test, he passes and immediately quits

‘The joke was on him’: Manager gets himself fired after threatening to fire an integral employee if he didn't pass a test, he passes and immediately quits

Elna McHilderson

‘We all got a good laugh’: Beloved employee gets laid off after 15 years of loyal service and company denies him unemployment, coworker avenges him in the grossest way

‘We all got a good laugh’: Beloved employee gets laid off after 15 years of loyal service and company denies him unemployment, coworker avenges him in the grossest way possible

Elna McHilderson

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‘And [it] turned into a genuinely pleasant place to work’: Auto shop supervisor unjustifiably fires employee, ends up getting himself fired and old employee rehired instead

‘And [it] turned into a genuinely pleasant place to work’: Auto shop supervisor unjustifiably fires employee, ends up getting fired and old employee rehired instead

Elna McHilderson

‘[My] "Coming out of your introvert shell" moment’: Quiet 51-year-old employee finally let's the office ‘Karen’ have it when she yells about parking, gets her fired 2 complaints later

‘[My] "Coming out of your introvert shell" moment’: Quiet 51-year-old employee finally let's the office ‘Karen’ have it when she yells about parking, gets her fired 2 complaints later

Elna McHilderson

‘She sealed her own fate’: Entitled supervisor gets fired after accusing entire group of workers for time theft, turns out she was the one wasting everyone's time

‘She sealed her own fate’: Entitled supervisor gets fired after accusing entire group of workers for time theft, turns out she was the one wasting everyone's time

Elna McHilderson

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‘The manager stood [there] in absolute disbelief.’: Employees share the craziest ways they have seen someone quit their job

‘The manager stood [there] in absolute disbelief.’: Employees share the craziest ways they have seen someone quit their job

Elna McHilderson

Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Elna McHilderson

A Savings Account Full of Memes for Anybody Trying to Make That Money

A Savings Account Full of Memes for Anybody Trying to Make That Money

Elna McHilderson

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Manager tries to use petty reason to fire employee on worker's comp, instead, the employee ends up getting 20 people fired and is offered a promotion: ‘I let out a big sigh and I started smiling.’

Manager tries to use petty reason to fire employee on worker's comp, instead, the employee ends up getting 20 people fired and is offered a promotion: ‘I let out a big sigh and I started smiling.’

Elna McHilderson

Tech employee gets skipped for promotion at his first ‘real’ job because he was out sick, gets revenge on petty manager several years later: ‘I love telling [this story]!’

Tech employee gets skipped for promotion at his first ‘real’ job because he was out sick, gets revenge on petty manager several years later: ‘I love telling [this story]!’

Elna McHilderson

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Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

Tech woman finally realizes her value after company denies her twice and asks her to apply a third time, respectfully declines: ‘My time is much more valuable than this.’

Tech woman finally realizes her value after company denies her twice and asks her to apply a third time, respectfully declines: ‘My time is much more valuable than this.’

Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Hotel night auditor automates 8-hour shift into 1 click, spends shift eating free food and watching TV shows: 'The GM did say he didn't care how I did my job, just do it... so I did'

Hotel night auditor automates 8-hour shift into 1 click, spends shift eating free food and watching TV shows: 'The GM did say he didn't care how I did my job, just do it... so I did'

Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

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