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Engineer passed over for promotion for their own direct reports, instead up-skills himself on the job, uses those skills to land a better job with 3x the pay: 'I developed skills on the company dime that got me a >100% raise at another company'

'I've made significant progress on my reading lol': Employee ends up getting hours of leisure time after entitled supervisor forces her to change her work schedule

'I've made significant progress on my reading lol': Employee ends up getting hours of leisure time after entitled supervisor forces her to change her work schedule

Elna McHilderson

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HR gives employee ultimatum, forcing him to get a doctor's note that day, opts for maliciously compliance

HR gives employee ultimatum, forcing him to get a doctor's note that day, opts for malicious compliance: 'I gave YEARS of loyal service and they're going to get their karma very soon'

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Update: Customer complains about worker's glasses, boss sends employee home without pay

Manager demands construction workers stop using shortcuts to keep an efficient workflow, leading to a backlog in orders when they follow her rules: ‘Hope you’ve got time to wait’

Manager demands construction workers stop using shortcuts to keep an efficient workflow, leading to a backlog in orders when they follow her rules: ‘Hope you’ve got time to wait’

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58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later

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'

‘I’m the one keeping kids safe:’ 36-year-old woman leaves her corporate boyfriend at 2 am after he belittles her for being a beloved school bus driver

‘I’m the one keeping kids safe:’ 36-year-old woman leaves her corporate boyfriend at 2 am after he belittles her for being a beloved school bus driver

Elna McHilderson

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Boss schedules meeting with HR to discuss employee's attitude after they say "no" to increased workload for the first time ever in 2 years: 'So now we have a meeting scheduled with HR to talk about it'

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‘It got better’: Entitled intern tries to “girl boss” her way to the top, ends up getting her personal items stuck in a locker with someone's smelly shoes

‘It got better’: Entitled intern tries to “girl boss” her way to the top, ends up getting her personal items stuck in a locker with someone's smelly shoes

Elna McHilderson

Boss denies manufacturer's request for a $15,000 raise, manufacturer quits and business ends up down $300,000

Boss denies manufacturer's request for a raise, manufacturer quits and business ends up down $300,000: '[You] could've just given me the 15k raise!'

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A Midday Lunch of 27 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 6, 2025)

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Accounting clerk gets denied a raise after assuming the work of 2-3 people, she quits, overwhelms her boss with tasks

Accounting clerk gets denied a raise after assuming the work of 2-3 people, she quits, overwhelms her boss with tasks: 'My ex-boss quit [just] two weeks after I left'

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Boss tells key client that go-to employee has left the company, employee quits for real when they find out: 'My supervisor told a high-end client that I was quitting. That was a lie, and I was gone for a week.'

Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year

Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year: 'It was such a deliberate power move'

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New employee monitors boss's schedule, asking for confidential information and requesting to join meetings with higher-ups, boss left baffled

New employee monitors boss's schedule, asking for confidential information and requesting to join meetings with higher-ups, boss left baffled: ‘It's not something I’m willing to discuss’

‘Laughing through his anger’: Restaurant host gets written up for ‘abandoning’ post to aid with a car crash, convinces manager to fire him, celebrates

‘Laughing through his anger’: Restaurant host gets written up for ‘abandoning’ post to aid with a car crash, convinces manager to fire him, celebrates

Elna McHilderson