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Bosses demand remote-work employees return to office, make them share seats and desks: 'Our group was allocated 70% of the desks we need'

Bosses demand remote-work employees return to office, make them share seats and desks: 'Our group was allocated 70% of the desks we need'

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

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Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

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‘Now they'll have to pay 50% more to replace me’: Tech manager tries to negotiate a lower raise with their star employee, only for her to resign and score a senior position elsewhere

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

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (November 1, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Daycare tows office worker’s truck from shared lot costing him $600, instantly regrets it when he installs a gate and blocks them out

Daycare tows office worker’s truck from shared lot costing him $600, instantly regrets it when he installs a gate and blocks them out: 'The mayhem was well worth it'

Employee accidentally exposes the office fork thief mid-meeting, prompting a miraculous return overnight

Employee accidentally exposes the office fork thief mid-meeting, prompting a miraculous return overnight: 'Did you just start a fork investigation in front of a client?'

Entitled teacher undermines coworkers in front of students, gets herself fired and the entire department investigated: ‘It [brought] me great satisfaction'

Entitled teacher undermines coworkers in front of students, gets herself fired and the entire department investigated: ‘It [brought] me great satisfaction'

Elna McHilderson

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‘Your wife is here with your child, and I have a meeting in 7 min’: Remote employee stands up to the boss when the boss's entitled wife treats them like a free babysitter for their 6-year-old

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Waitress refuses to cover unreliable 23-year-old coworker’s shift after she fakes a family "emergency", so coworker falsely accuses her of being toxic, in an attempt to turn manager and coworkers against her

Waitress refuses to cover unreliable 23-year-old coworker’s shift after she fakes a family "emergency", so coworker falsely accuses her of being toxic, in an attempt to turn manager and coworkers against her: '[They said] I should be a girl’s-girl'

25 Work Funnies for the Brave Souls Who Showed Up to the Office on Halloween Friday

30 Spooky Work Memes for the Brave Souls Who Showed Up to the Office on Halloween Friday

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'I came back in a 3-piece suit': Boss insists employee comply with dress code, forcing him to go home and change out of his jeans

'I came back in a 3-piece suit': Boss insists employee comply with dress code, forcing him to go home and change out of his jeans, employee takes his sweet time during the trip

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Management tells employees they're no longer allowed to discuss "burnout" in their 1:1s and are then surprised when the employee asks for stress leave: 'I got 7 weeks off and partial pay, and they had to cover my job'

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Company instates new B2B project management and communication software that clients despise, boss insists that it be used anyway, causing problems with key client who gets the CEO involved: 'The client called [the CEO] directly'

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Employee fed up after coworker repeatedly makes passive comments demanding she share her "delicious" meals during lunch, employee debates confronting entitled coworker: 'This food is for me and my kids, and sometimes it's got to last us a few days'

Employee fed up after coworker repeatedly makes passive comments demanding she share her "delicious" meals during lunch, employee debates confronting entitled coworker: 'This food is for me and my kids, and sometimes it's got to last us a few days'

Absentee boss demands bakery supervisor increase orders, supervisor complies despite knowing better, only to get demoted when it backfired

Absentee boss demands bakery supervisor increase pastry orders, supervisor complies despite knowing better, only to get demoted when it backfired: ‘We lost lots of sales’

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Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Client debates if they were wrong for not letting their solo event planner keep leftover retainer money as a tip, after the planner refunded it, later hinting that a positive review could make up the gratuity: 'First time it even occurred to me'

Client debates if they were wrong for not letting their solo event planner keep leftover retainer money as a tip, after the planner refunded it, later hinting that a positive review could make up the gratuity: 'First time it even occurred to me'

‘He’s a grown man, much bigger than me, not carrying anything’ : Entitled, empty-handed man yells at woman for not holding the door for him while she’s juggling three huge bags and a dog

‘He’s a grown man, much bigger than me, not carrying anything’ : Entitled, empty-handed man yells at woman for not holding the door for him while she’s juggling three huge bags and a dog

Architect reprimanded for making daughter’s birthday invitation on work laptop, so she refused to use personal phone for on-site job photos, forcing boss to buy her company Samsung and pay for entire second trip to the site: 'I doubled all the expenses'

Architect reprimanded for making daughter’s birthday invitation on work laptop, so she refused to use personal phone for on-site job photos, forcing boss to buy her company Samsung and pay for entire second trip to the site: 'I doubled all the expenses'

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