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6 months of ‘model behavior’ is ignored after employee is 8 minutes late, boss takes away her breaks for the day so she leaves for lunch and never returns: ‘I clocked out and went “to the deli”… I quit.'

6 months of ‘model behavior’ is ignored after employee is 8 minutes late, boss takes away her breaks for the day so she leaves for lunch and never returns: ‘I clocked out and went “to the deli”… I quit.'

Elna McHilderson

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'My position was eliminated': Ex-employee snags top client from agency, old boss panics after losing their business

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Retail worker cuts off their friend, Vanessa, from using their 30% employee discount after they spend $2800 and threaten their job: ‘My manager actually pulled me aside’

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19-year-old dishwasher chemically scrubs a luau pig roaster, gets his goldbricking superior in trouble when the chef finds out: ‘You said make it shine like new!’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Entitled boss loses $400,000 after an all-star employee quits, making him regret the last 4 years of refusing raise requests: ‘I was the jack-of-all-trades'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (January 17, 2026)

Elna McHilderson

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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'

After remote employee is forced to start workdays from the office, they decide to commute on bike, resulting in only two hours of active work a day: ‘I was paid to cycle around'

After remote employee is forced to start workdays from the office, they decide to commute on bike, resulting in only two hours of active work a day: ‘I was paid to cycle around'

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Boss refuses employee expenses because one receipt is over by £0.03, ends up owing £250 when they resubmit their expense sheet according to company guidelines: 'I found all the extras'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Boss demands employee take on an extra role with no additional pay, employee complies but only completes tasks for the second role, boss gets fired: ‘You failed to do your job’

Boss demands employee take on an extra role with no additional pay, employee complies but only completes tasks for the second role, boss gets fired: ‘You failed to do your job’

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Manager forces fast food employee to work while sick, employee goes over manager's head: 'Let's see what YOUR boss has to say'

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Employee refuses to promote company's products on their personal social media platforms, despite having a big following, boss insists it's wasted potential: 'Get your followers to join'

Employee refuses to promote company's products on their personal social media platforms, despite having a big following, boss insists it's wasted potential: 'Get your followers to join'

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New hire automates 100% of his job after one month at the company: 'What am I supposed to do now?'

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Lazy coworker "Chad" accuses employee of "throwing him under the bus" in meeting with CEO, employee pulls out receipts: 'Chad denies it, vehemently'

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Employee informs manager he has to miss work due to medical emergency, HR reframes this as a resignation: 'I never resigned!'

Boss mandates overtime to warehouse staff after most workers call in sick, then refuses to let new hire take days off when they catch it too: ‘I'm stuck here for 12-hour days now’

Boss mandates overtime to warehouse staff after most workers call in sick, then refuses to let new hire take days off when they catch it too: ‘I'm stuck here for 12-hour days now’

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Employee accepts 18k raise and promotion, quickly finds himself wishing he was back in his old job because of the increased time, stress, and responsibility: 'Now I spend 60% of my time in meetings'

Employee accepts 18k raise and promotion, quickly finds himself wishing he was back in his old job because of the increased time, stress, and responsibility: 'Now I spend 60% of my time in meetings'

Hotel outsources bartender’s job after keeping him on for 6 years with “better future” promises, offers a housekeeping job instead of compensation: ‘I’m effectively out of a job at that company

Hotel outsources bartender’s job after keeping him on for 6 years with “better future” promises, offers a housekeeping job instead of compensation: ‘I’m effectively out of a job at that company

Employee gets moved to another department after 17 years, refuses to train his unqualified replacement: 'He keeps asking me how to do his job'

Employee gets moved to another department after 17 years, refuses to train his unqualified replacement: 'He keeps asking me how to do his job'

Photographer refuses to keep working unpaid for friend’s candle side business after years of being treated like an intern: ‘I told her I would need to be paid or at least get some kind of compensation’

Photographer refuses to keep working unpaid for friend’s candle side business after years of being treated like an intern: ‘I told her I would need to be paid or at least get some kind of compensation’

Employee comes down with the flu and requests to leave their shift early, manager approves but coworker refuses to let them go: ‘"I'm not missing out on my break!"’

Employee comes down with the flu and requests to leave their shift early, manager approves but coworker refuses to let them go: ‘"I'm not missing out on my break!"’

Cashier tries to shame customer into donating money to a charity, customer refuses: ‘She just decided to paint me as a bad person’

Cashier tries to shame customer into donating money to a charity, customer refuses: ‘She just decided to paint me as a bad person’

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