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Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Elna McHilderson

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HR rep lectures candidate after he rejects their lowball offer, telling him he should have been "grateful for the opportunity": 'I have 4 years [of] experience and know my value'

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'That's it, I'm outta here': Dramatic coworker named Ginger pretends to quit 2 times to avoid work, realizes he went too far

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Single mom requests PTO for her daughter's 1st birthday months in advance, then gets guilt-tripped by her coworker who wants that day off for a last-minute vacation: 'Jenna refuses any compromises'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Mid-sized marketing firm outsources IT firing the single employee who had been there for 4 years, he gets a job paying $20k more: 'The first week after I left, their main server crashed. The outsourced company took 6 hours to respond, another 8 to fix it'

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Designer and project manager for seaside retreat go head-to-head in hilarious TikTok video displaying their constant workplace battles: ‘A love-hate relationship!’

Designer and project manager for seaside retreat go head-to-head in hilarious TikTok video displaying their constant workplace battles: ‘A love-hate relationship!’

Elna McHilderson

28-year-old employee trying to keep up with the corporate ladder pretends like he knows Excel, gets promoted for just figuring it out along the way: ‘I went to YouTube University.’

28-year-old employee trying to keep up with the corporate ladder pretends like he knows Excel, gets promoted for just figuring it out along the way: ‘I went to YouTube University.’

Elna McHilderson

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'My coworker brought a whole rotisserie chicken... for a 9 AM meeting': Worker insists on eating entire chicken with his hands during "breakfast bonding time" meeting

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Employee hands in their resignation to their boss, yellow sticky note saying "I Quit" in the corner.

Boss promises "career growth opportunities" after employee hands in their 2-week notice, boss has all but ignored the employee and their contributions for the 3 years they worked with them: 'Suddenly I'm the most valuable employee they've ever had'

Employee gets booted off Zoom call in the middle of getting fired: 'I had to rejoin with my personal email'

Employee gets booted off Zoom call in the middle of getting fired: 'I had to rejoin with my personal email'

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'Sharon finally cracked': Coworkers unite against a thermostat tyrant in the office by wearing arctic snow gear at their desks because the AC is too cold

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee is fired due to "budget cuts" but then asked to train the new intern to do their job for their last 2 weeks: 'The worst part is they acted like they were doing me a favor'

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'He was fired on the spot [and] sued for his extra leave': 20+ HR employees whose workers left them speechless

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Two junior employees miss their return flight from a business conference in Nashville after evading commitments for the entire event, senior employee gets blamed for their behavior: 'Text them at 3:45 pm that Lyft is arriving in 15 mins, no response'

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This employee enquired with their boss about where their two-week late paycheck was, they were met with resistance

Worker gets written up for "unprofessional attitude" after asking why their paycheck was 2 weeks late: 'You don't need to come at me with that kind of tone'

Employee files HR complaint for not being invited to a co-worker she barely know's wedding, HR laughs and immediately closes the case: ‘Some people really do think they’re the main character.’

Employee files HR complaint for not being invited to a co-worker she barely know's wedding, HR laughs and immediately closes the case: ‘Some people really do think they’re the main character.’

Elna McHilderson

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58-year-old essential employee gets laid off 1 year before retiring, entire team quits out of loyalty, HR begs them to come back for double their original pay: 'I'll come back for 13 weeks'

58-year-old essential employee gets laid off 1 year before retiring, entire team quits out of loyalty, HR begs them to come back for double their original pay: 'I'll come back for 13 weeks'

Management starts tracking employees' every move and forcing them to stay at their desks, their compliance cost the company $50k: 'We're doing exactly what they wanted - staying at our desks and not moving around'

Management starts tracking employees' every move and forcing them to stay at their desks, their compliance cost the company $50k: 'We're doing exactly what they wanted - staying at our desks and not moving around'

58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later: 'That's not going to work for me'

58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later: 'That's not going to work for me'

Father gets called out for avoiding kids by camping out in his car every day: 'My dad wasn't just busy... he was avoiding us'

Father gets called out for avoiding kids by camping out in his car every day: 'My dad wasn't just busy... he was avoiding us'

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (October 11, 2025)

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (October 11, 2025)

'They ended up giving me a raise': Company moves management overseas to streamline operations, ends up destroying productivity until they rehire the local manager they demoted

'They ended up giving me a raise': Company moves management overseas to streamline operations, ends up destroying productivity until they rehire the local manager they demoted

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