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23 Calming Memes for the Hardworking Overworked Employee

Elna McHilderson

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Manager schedules an online ‘Mandatory Friday Fun’ meeting for her work-from-home team, gets mad when everyone's energy is low: ‘If you want to [end] team spirit, this is how you do it.’

Elna McHilderson

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15+ Workers who got fired on Day 1: 'Made an $11,000 accounting error'

Remy Millisky

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Corporate management refuses to use 1 of 3 allocated "storm days" to shut down the facility despite 1 foot of snowfall, forcing employees to use their own PTO instead: 'The VP started the email with "Happy Tuesday!!"'

Brad Dickson

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Employee realizes that they have taken less PTO since the company instituted "unlimited" policy due to the implied threat from HR: 'It's just this weird psychological thing where you feel like youre being watched or judged'

Brad Dickson

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Workplace clown decides to adapt a 'smooth alpha male' persona to impress the new front desk employee, creeps her out instead and gets fired: ‘It's a lesson I deserved…’

Elna McHilderson

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'CEO finally said something honest': CEO sides with workers in truthful look at modern workplace expectations

Remy Millisky

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Underpaid and overworked employee demands a $170,000 raise, management laughs in his face, so he leaves to make $180,000, and takes the entire team with him: '[The] satisfaction and vindication is incredible!'

Elna McHilderson

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Employee turns the tables, uses micromanaging boss's own reports to trick her and expose her hypocrisy in her criticism of his work: 'I found the folder online and used her past work verbatim'

Brad Dickson

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Employee blindsided by manager and HR after demanding "accountability" from their manager over their mishandling of scheduling and workplace accommodations: 'They threatened to fire me if I expressed myself “that way” again'

Brad Dickson

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Manager gets a day of overtime pay for answering employee text when HR refuses to acknowledge their work-life boundaries, HR tries to get them fired, they counter with their own warning: '[If] they wanted to punish me for it, they could see me in court'

Brad Dickson

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Restraint in the face of temptation is an important skill for professionals: 10+ employees share why it is important not to burn bridges through their own experiences

Brad Dickson

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Employee learns that employer is hiring at $18k more than what they're earning for the same job, prompting a defensive response from their manager: 'Someone walking in off the street with zero knowledge of our systems is worth 15k more than me?'

Brad Dickson

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15+ Employees who were fired for odd reasons: 'He stole a sandwich from the director of safety'

Remy Millisky

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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'

Brad Dickson

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Student working retail declines to cover coworker's shift, leaving them wondering about whether or not they should be covering every shift they are requested to cover: 'They didn’t get mad, but they were clearly annoyed'

Brad Dickson

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