Sometimes it's not about the words being spoken; it's about the implication . When your boss suggests a singular place where you should take your lunch break, claims it's not a requirement but goes on to imply that you'll be disadvantaged in the workplace if you disagree… well, you don't really have a choice — do you?

This small business owner gave their newly-promoted manager a choice of a demotion or termination after the manager failed to report for a shift that they were supposed to be running. The manager's failure to notify of their absence and subsequent lack of communication meant that the business was not opened on time and remained closed until after the owner was notified three hours later. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A**hole) subreddit by Reddit user and business owner, u/…

The “Great Resignation” has turned the workforce on its head. The experience of the waning pandemic gave a lot of workers the time and headspace to reflect on their individual working situations and reevaluate if it was what they wanted or if they wanted to seek greener pastures.

Written rules and policies can be ridiculously shortsighted. Often times they've been committed to paper hurriedly by an HR rep, or middle manager, responding to demands that are being placed on them by frustrated executives. The aforementioned situation often results in entirely one-dimensional rules that don't offer any room for leeway or interpretation on a case-by-case basis.

This employer reneged on its promise to allow a new employee to take leave agreed upon during the interview process, prompting the employee to send this email notifying the employer of their immediate resignation.

It's commonly said that you should “Always get something in writing” so that you can prove that something was said or an agreement was made. This generally is poor advice when you're doing something like feinting retirement or resignation in order to strong arm your employer into doing something you'd like them to do. Unless you really mean it, it's just really not a good idea… because by putting it in writing you're literally giving them written notice, and, if they're eager to be rid of you a…

This employee has learned that a Glassdoor review they wrote when they quit their job has been giving their past-employer grief with hiring. They left their position after experiencing unprofessional treatment from their manager, which they felt necessitated the review being written. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit this week by a user who shared their experiences with the popular sub. They posted their topic with the title “Left my old place due to bad management - M…

Imagine getting fired from your position only to then receive texts enquiring as to the status of certain aspects of your role. Well, Redditor u/ScooterBobb didn't have to imagine this as this bizarre scenario became a reality for them after their boss texted them trying to figure out whether or not they had placed orders and conducted an inventory for the coming week. The original poster submitted screenshots of the text to both the r/kitchenconfidential and r/ antiwork subredddits. Both threa…

"We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty."

The internet extracts justice!

The unspoken truths about this lifestyle.

You want a raise? How about a pizza party instead. Nothing is more frustrating than when you work your butt off, you go above and beyond for your job , and your reward is nowhere near worth all of the effort you put in. TikTok creator @domer0421 posted a video asking what ridiculous thing everyone got instead of a raise and it instantly started trending and going viral with responses. Yes, lots of people have unfortunately gotten pizza parties at their workplace instead of better pay, but also…

It's wild out there.

Check and mate.

Oh that's upsetting.

Some people really should never be put in positions of power.