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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'

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'

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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’

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

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HR tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him leverage for another raise, employee maliciously complies years later when coworkers are out sick: 'Focus on my core responsibilities? You got it!'

HR tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him leverage for another raise, employee maliciously complies years later when coworkers are out sick: 'Focus on my core responsibilities? You got it!'

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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

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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

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Employee gets PTO request approved for family emergency, then revoked with no notice: 'If you take off unapproved time then we'll have to let you go'

Employee gets PTO request approved for family emergency, then revoked with no notice: 'If you take off unapproved time then we'll have to let you go'

Entitled boss "Paul" claims employee's work as his own and fires him, employee gets even years later by buying Paul's company and demoting him: 'Enjoy litigation and demotion!'

Entitled boss "Paul" claims employee's work as his own and fires him, employee gets even years later by buying Paul's company and demoting him: 'Enjoy litigation and demotion!'

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Manager forgets to collect office key from employee after firing them, demands employee return to give it back, they refuse: ‘You can change the locks'

Manager forgets to collect office key from employee after firing them, demands employee return to give it back, they refuse: ‘You can change the locks'

Job candidate refuses to settle for less than $65k salary, recruiter drags him through multiple interviews, only to give him a poor offer: 'The recruiter seemed genuinely shocked when he immediately decline'

Job candidate refuses to settle for less than $65k salary, recruiter drags him through multiple interviews, only to give him a poor offer: 'The recruiter seemed genuinely shocked when he immediately decline'

Employee quits job, then reveals to CEO the reason is their toxic manager, manager refuses to accept it: ‘I kept thinking that I was the problem’

Employee quits job, then reveals to CEO the reason is their toxic manager, manager refuses to accept it: ‘I kept thinking that I was the problem’

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'If you can’t do it my way, don’t do it at all': Boss reprimands obnoxious coworker over not being a team player after employee maliciously complies with her demands

'If you can’t do it my way, don’t do it at all': Boss reprimands obnoxious coworker over not being a team player after employee maliciously complies with her demands

‘By the way, you're fired': Employee bakes cookies for office pool party after receiving feedback for not participating in after-work events, only to get fired two days later

‘By the way, you're fired': Employee bakes cookies for office pool party after receiving feedback for not participating in after-work events, only to get fired two days later

25-year-old employee refuses to swap vacation days for 32-year-old entitled coworker with kids, causing ongoing work drama: 'People without kids should be more flexible!'

25-year-old employee refuses to swap vacation days for 32-year-old entitled coworker with kids, causing ongoing work drama: 'People without kids should be more flexible!'

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'They're freezing all raises and promotions': Upper management causes mass exodus during company meeting after announcing a hiring freeze

'They're freezing all raises and promotions': Upper management causes mass exodus during company meeting after announcing a hiring freeze

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

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Parent of 6-year-old refuses to take her to classmate's birthday party after reading gift profile: 'I thought it was a joke at first, but it is 100% serious'

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

Woman refuses to continue casual babysitting for her coworker's young daughter, after she turns up 4 hours late to fetch her because she went to happy hour with their other coworkers: 'Finally at 9:45pm Sandra shows up. I was furious'

Woman refuses to continue casual babysitting for her coworker's young daughter, after she turns up 4 hours late to fetch her because she went to happy hour with their other coworkers: 'Finally at 9:45pm Sandra shows up. I was furious'

Restaurant employees discuss their most foolish customer complaints: ‘Customer [was] mad because [an] espresso martini had espresso in it’

Restaurant employees discuss their most foolish customer complaints: ‘Customer [was] mad because [an] espresso martini had espresso in it’

Tax office rejects employee's work lunch deductions and claims they can drive home to make lunch, so the employee claims a larger deduction for mileage to and from work: ‘"Very well played..."’

Tax office rejects employee's work lunch deductions and claims they can drive home to make lunch, so the employee claims a larger deduction for mileage to and from work: ‘"Very well played..."’

Retail employee tells off their manager, Gary, pointing out his failure to handle his own tasks when he starts micromanaging theirs: ‘Slow clap for the hero in aisle 7'

Retail employee tells off their manager, Gary, pointing out his failure to handle his own tasks when he starts micromanaging theirs: ‘Slow clap for the hero in aisle 7'

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