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Client refuses to let graphic designer use any color other than blue for their ad, leading designer to print a giant blue square, client learns their lesson: ‘I didn’t get in any trouble’

Client refuses to let graphic designer use any color other than blue for their ad, leading designer to print a giant blue square, client learns their lesson: ‘I didn’t get in any trouble’

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Micromanager who berates employees for silly little things like forgetting to put on a name tag gets fired for not focusing on the bigger picture: ‘Should have thought of that before…’

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Job candidate lies about having a partner in an interview for a family-oriented company, she gets the job, then panics about keeping up the lie: ‘They keep asking about my partner’

Job candidate lies about having a partner in an interview for a family-oriented company, she gets the job, then panics about keeping up the lie: ‘They keep asking about my partner’

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Employee uses loophole in company's half day policy, ends up working just one hour a day every Friday: 'Half days entirely depend on the set lunch time? Alright then!'

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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 31, 2026)

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25 Hilarious Work Memes to Scroll Through on Company Time

25 Hilarious Work Memes to Scroll Through on Company Time

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Employee confronts upper management for mishandling his schedule, boss refuses to be held accountable: 'They threatened to fire me if I expressed myself “that way” again.'

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28-year-old employee professionally gets back at entitled supervisor by giving HR the paper trail of her incompetence, becomes her supervisor's supervisor: ‘I waited and won!’

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Business owner refuses to share the PIN to sensitive work documents with their employee: ‘I want things done legally and safely’

Employee refuses to take on new clients after handing in their notice, management accuses them of not being a team player in response: ‘I’m being turned into the villain’

Employee refuses to take on new clients after handing in their notice, management accuses them of not being a team player in response: ‘I’m being turned into the villain’

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What are the ethics of accepting a windfall of cash at someone's expense? Employee accepts coworker's husband's trading card collection and sells it for profit, creates HR issue when he finds out and she demands it back: '[I told her] it's too late'

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Employee forced to come into work despite snowstorm emergency: 'I was told to dig myself out'

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

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Employee gets let go after 17 years, now receives incessant calls from former coworkers asking for help: 'If the company needs my knowledge that [badly] they can rehire me'

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Remote worker laid off after 8 years returns company laptop wiped clean, company loses access to critical files

Employee laid off after 8 years returns company laptop wiped clean, company loses access to critical files: 'He [was] the sole administrator for some of the core systems'

Employee who thrives on workplace drama loses his mind after coworker launches a silent revenge campaign

Employee who thrives on workplace drama loses his mind after coworker launches a silent revenge campaign: 'If you can't tell, I don't like Jim'