After 12 years of experience, as well as an expensive Master's degree that resulted in $50k in student debt, the original poster of this story could hardly boast about her teaching salary at $25/hour.

He's so confused

While many of us are ashamed of what we would spend to have a minimum wage employee deliver takeout straight to our door during a summer thunderstorm, most of us will happily go online to feed ourselves out of convenience, spending far more for a pizza than any person should.

Walk a mile in these non-slip shoes

Never underestimate the patience of an hourly employee.

Karmic payout

Pallets may be heavy, but so is the weight of anti-authority malicious compliance

Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

(Sometimes) Managers know best, but a micromanager never knows what's good for the company. In their attempt to get a grip on every facet of their workforce, micromanagers inadvertently strangle their best employees, forcing even good workers to maliciously comply.

Tech support guys have seen it all–from power outages and troubleshooting, to complete idiocracy, IT guys must cultivate some serious patience to deal with the technologically illiterate folks of the world.

Don't try to rip off someone who's really good at sleuthing.

Rich people always feel entitled to the servitude of others, but in this story, a construction guy shows his client who has all of the power on this job site.

The two words that every employee fears are 'company policy'. You can be certain that the context won't lessen the severity of the assignment or the punishment. The story below is an account of a frustrated employee. The original poster (OP) had been employed by the same business for a considerable amount of time. He is reimbursed for the petrol he consumes and is permitted to use the company vehicles. Therefore, one can only imagine how taken aback OP is to receive a letter warning him about h…

Sharing a working space with your coworker can be fun at times, but it can also be extremely challenging. On one hand, being together through the work week can help the employees feel more connected to one another, and improve the general work environment. On the other hand, not having your own personal space can become difficult, and other coworkers can step over boundaries without even realizing it. The coworker in this Reddit story definitely crossed some work boundaries, and she probably kn…

Whether you're a manager at a retail store or a lunch lady at a middle school, there are days when your time on the clock simply doesn't feel worth it. But if you were the CEO of a Fortune 500 company making thousands of dollars a second, perhaps your work time would feel a little more fulfilling–filling your pockets.

Whenever managers are short-staffed, they send a mass text message to every employee begging them to come in and work a shift. But when a hardworking employee asks for one measly day off, all of a sudden their baby eyes and good graces go straight out the window…