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AskReddit is a popular subreddit on Reddit that allows any user to post interesting questions for anyone to answer, often generating funny discussion threads. These are their stories.

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'The entire IT department left': 20+ Dramatic quitters who left their coworkers in shock

'The entire IT department left': 20+ Dramatic quitters who left their coworkers in shock

'Unprofessional pictures': 30+ instant turn-offs on job applications, according to recruiters

'Unprofessional pictures': 30+ instant turn-offs on job applications, according to recruiters

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'"Too many cherries" in the cherry pie': 35+ Customer requests that took chefs and waiters by surprise

'"Too many cherries" in the cherry pie': 35+ Utterly ridiculous customer requests that took chefs and waiters by surprise

'[She] barred the customer then and there': 15 Workers who were glad to let customers speak to their managers

'[She] barred the customer then and there': 15 Workers who were glad to let customers speak to their managers

'You should not drink fountain drinks': 20+ restaurant secrets from servers and kitchen workers

'You should not drink fountain drinks': 20+ restaurant secrets from servers and kitchen workers

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'I took off running and didn't come back': 30+ Times people quit their jobs ASAP

'I took off running and didn't come back': 30+ Times people quit their jobs ASAP

'We all had graphic tees with stick figures that said sarcastic things': 35+ Cringe moments from childhood that people wish they could forget forever

'We all had graphic tees with stick figures that said sarcastic things': 35+ Cringe moments from childhood that people wish they could forget forever

'If you had to leave to go to the bathroom, you couldn't get back in': 20+ pointless school rules that do not age well

'If you had to leave to go to the bathroom, you couldn't get back in': 20+ pointless school rules that do not age well

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'[He] hurled his phone off the cliff': 25+ Instant karma moments that took people by surprise

'[He] hurled his phone off the cliff': 25+ Instant karma moments that took people by surprise

'18K gone in less than 30 seconds': 20 workers share the biggest mistakes they've made on the job

'18K gone in less than 30 seconds': 20 workers share the biggest mistakes they've made on the job

‘I don’t really like committing to labels’: 30 dating red flags people wish they noticed when they were younger

‘I don’t really like committing to labels’: 30 dating red flags people wish they noticed when they were younger

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'My friend got a tattoo for his stolen moped': 25+ Tattoo artists and enthusiasts tell the oddest things they've seen in tattoo parlors

'My friend got a tattoo for his stolen moped': 25+ Tattoo artists and enthusiasts share the wildest things they've seen in tattoo parlors

'I saw people trying to take selfies with a bear': 15+ Tourists who were unprepared for the national parks they were visiting

'I saw people trying to take selfies with a bear': 15+ Tourists who were wildly unprepared for the national parks they were visiting

'This cappuccino feels like it's half foam': 20+ Customers who brought their most confusing questions to employees

'This cappuccino feels like it's half foam': 20+ Customers who brought their dumbest questions to baffled employees

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'Nobody is staring at you and nobody cares': 20+ tips from gym rats for people who want to work out more in the New Year

'Nobody is staring at you and nobody cares': 20+ tips from gym rats for people who want to work out more in the New Year

'He showed me other peoples' paystubs': 25+ Job-seekers who spotted red flags at their interviews

'He showed me other peoples' paystubs': 25+ Job-seekers who spotted red flags at their interviews

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58-year-old essential employee gets laid off 1 year before retiring, entire team quits out of loyalty, HR begs them to come back for double their original pay: 'I'll come back for 13 weeks'

58-year-old essential employee gets laid off 1 year before retiring, entire team quits out of loyalty, HR begs them to come back for double their original pay: 'I'll come back for 13 weeks'

Management starts tracking employees' every move and forcing them to stay at their desks, their compliance cost the company $50k: 'We're doing exactly what they wanted - staying at our desks and not moving around'

Management starts tracking employees' every move and forcing them to stay at their desks, their compliance cost the company $50k: 'We're doing exactly what they wanted - staying at our desks and not moving around'

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'

Father gets called out for avoiding kids by camping out in his car every day: 'My dad wasn't just busy... he was avoiding us'

Father gets called out for avoiding kids by camping out in his car every day: 'My dad wasn't just busy... he was avoiding us'

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (October 11, 2025)

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (October 11, 2025)

'They ended up giving me a raise': Company moves management overseas to streamline operations, ends up destroying productivity until they rehire the local manager they demoted

'They ended up giving me a raise': Company moves management overseas to streamline operations, ends up destroying productivity until they rehire the local manager they demoted

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