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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.”'

Elna McHilderson

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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

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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

'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

Update: Hotel overnight worker "forgets" second language to get even with boss who won't pay $100 bonus

Update: Hotel overnight worker "forgets" second language to get even with boss who won't pay $100 bonus

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'PTO is not permission to vanish': Boss bothers employee with constant non-urgent messages during his vacation, employee forwards messages to HR

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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'

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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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

'Paycheck bounced, I was done': 15 Employees who quit their jobs on the spot

'Paycheck bounced, I was done': 15 Employees who quit their jobs on the spot

'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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Job candidate calls out interviewer for asking 'the strangest' question: 'The entire positive vibe of the interview immediately evaporated'

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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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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’

CEO rejects job candidate, claiming it's due to their failure to list any weaknesses, job candidate accuses CEO of being a bad interviewer

CEO rejects job candidate, claiming it's due to their failure to list any weaknesses, job candidate accuses CEO of being a bad interviewer: ‘Working with him sounds exhausting’

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Hardworking marketer quits when their director steals credit for their work, leaving behind an HR report so the ex-company knows why they lost their all-star employee

Hardworking marketer quits when their director steals credit for their work, leaving behind an HR report so the ex-company knows why they lost their all-star employee

Homeseller forbids current tenants from answering questions about the property to prospective buyers, despite knowing the house is not up to code: ‘You are not permitted to interfere’

Homeseller forbids current tenants from answering questions about the property to prospective buyers, despite knowing the house is not up to code: ‘You are not permitted to interfere’

Boss lectures an employee about taking “personal calls” on their break, then gets burned when the employee start screening their calls: 'I let it go to voicemail'

Boss lectures an employee about taking “personal calls” on their break, then gets burned when the employee start screening their calls: 'I let it go to voicemail'

Guy lends struggling cousin $1,100, cousin uses it to mock him at a family function, so he reverses the payment: '[I let] the bank finish the conversation’

Guy lends struggling cousin $1,100, cousin uses it to mock him at a family function, so he reverses the payment: '[I let] the bank finish the conversation’

Employee realizes how miserable they are in their current role after being appointed temporarily to another team: 'I wasn't waking up dreading the day [anymore]'

Employee realizes how miserable they are in their current role after being appointed temporarily to another team: 'I wasn't waking up dreading the day [anymore]'

10 Unprofessional employees: '[He's] hiding when there's work to do'

10 Unprofessional employees: '[He's] hiding when there's work to do'

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