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‘I'm essentially working for free’: Coworkers push part-time bank employee to stay after their scheduled hours, even though their boss does not pay them overtime for the labor

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee refuses to answer boss's text after resigning from their job via email, leaving boss in the dark about why they quit: ‘Now the company is calling me’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Crack in the sidewalk? Kyle gets a phone call': Security workers bombard their new client with safety notifications after he badmouths their work ethic

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

Etai Eshet

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Job candidates withdraw from final interview after hiring manager sends them an assignment that requires hours of unpaid work: ‘I find [it] very unprofessional’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

Etai Eshet

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'This is going to [ruin] my bonus!': Subcontractor protects a labor worker who breaks his leg, reporting meticulous documentation after their safety officer tries to get out of paying worker's comp

Jesse Kessenheimer

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News reporter quits job after getting caught using ChatGPT to do her work, she plans a goodbye party, coworker refuses to attend: ‘I honestly have no interest in celebrating her quitting’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company forces employees to work from the office full-time, leading employees to stop replying to messages after hours despite manager's demands: ‘You get exactly what you ask for'

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Manager acts like I’m on call 24/7': Office worker files HR complaint after manager crosses boundaries, after repeatedly calling and emailing employee outside of working hours, then threatening to fire him for ignoring his calls

Emma Saven

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Software developer complies with management's demand to stop helping users with system issues, leading to a lack of help desk: ‘That did not go well for the users’

Bar Mor Hazut

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A Midday Lunch of 26 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (September 15, 2025)

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I run the place: Florist refuses to continue managing a flower shop for the woman buying his grandma's business after he catches her trash-talking and disrespecting him behind his back

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'We printed everything in crisp, glorious grayscale': Supervisors print 200+ copies of colorless charts for a presentation for the C-level bosses after executives make a 'No Exceptions' rule about color printing

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Boss refuses to allow part-time employee to work a second job on his days off because he must be available if a colleague calls out, but does not give him on-call pay: ‘I have to show up no matter what’

Lana DeGaetano

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'[I] spilt a whole tray of drinks over the same man twice': 20+ Hospitality workers who made giant mistakes at work

Remy Millisky

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