There's a point where being overly petty, stupid, and cheap crosses a line over into straight-up malice. I'm a huge proponent of Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity — but sometimes the negligent stupidity is so wanton it becomes evil. Still, this idea of a stingy boss cheating their employee out of a hard-earned Christmas bonus is a theme so storied that it has been featured in one of the greatest Christmas movies of all time: Christmas…

Getting your pay docked because you didn't talk good?! Cue malicious compliance!

It's ever a wonder how people like this manage to get into positions of power over other people. Unfortunately, it's often probably because the organization they're working for is run by toxic, cruel people who recognize the toxic and cruel (or spineless, subservient) traits in those they promote to management positions within their business.

‘Tis the season to be honest about how much work you’re actually doing this month.

As Phil Collins's mother once famously told him… “It's a game of give and take.”

Some people are blindly ignorant to the irony of their own existence. How could anyone send those texts — in that order — and think to themself, “Gee, what a wonderfully competent and enlightened being I am.”

There's a happy ending for those who deserve one!

God forbid the guests realize the employees are human!

Those working in retail and service are no strangers to discomfort and, often times it can seem like employer's make it intentionally so.

Give me a minute while I pick my jaw up from the floor!

The thought of being paid less than the legal minimum wage sounds outrageous to some people, especially to those outside of the US, but that's just how the bizarre nature of the US tipping culture works.

Why should any of this matter if the work gets done well?

Working relationships are built on mutual trust — so why are so many recruiters determined to start things off with deceit?

You know that moment when your boss ~forgets~ to run payroll?

How are we expected to just go back to work like this?

Sometimes it's not about the words being spoken; it's about the implication . When your boss suggests a singular place where you should take your lunch break, claims it's not a requirement but goes on to imply that you'll be disadvantaged in the workplace if you disagree… well, you don't really have a choice — do you?