This supervisor is proof that you can't always trust management to make the right decisions! After making a big mess in his own factory floor, this boss made quite the fool of himself. Up next, read about these sandwiches customers ordered that were so absurd, one employee had to say, “ I forgive you .”

When you first start off your career, you're bright and starry-eyed, carrying such ideals as “work hard and be rewarded,” fueled by stories and mythology of working stories you've heard. The reality is that work is more like Sisyphus pushing his boulder up the hill only to have it roll back down again—nothing gained, changed, or earned except the opportunity to complete the task again. You probably think that as long as you put effort into something, it will eventually pay off and that honest f…

These HR pros wondered how employees thought they'd get away with their schemes. In this day and age, digital receipts and/or cameras will catch any workplace foolishness! Still, there are a lot of workers out there who just don't seem to care. One of the best stories here is about one creative employee who found a way to avoid working all day every day. Apparently he kept clocking in, disappearing all day, and then leaving at the end of the day. No one could figure out where he was, although h…

Slow and steady wins the race

Dealing with bad customers is one thing, but trying to work with a coworker who can't stand you can make your workday hard to bear. Just ask this person, who realized at age 16 that some people are impossible to please, no matter what you do. Up next, read about what happened when a bowling group scolded a group of youngsters who wouldn't stay in their lane: “ My friends called me a Karen and said kids will be kids ."

Up next, these employees got called to HR for some pretty hilarious reasons, like one worker who sadly recalled that “ I'm not allowed to talk about turtles anymore .”

It's pretty safe to say that your employer will never fully appreciate your contribution until after you leave. At this point, they will realize that your contribution isn't quite as easy to replicate as they thought, leading to productivity losses that they will have to pay a lot more to replicate. Of course, they could have just given you a moderate raise and saved more money than they ended up spending. A certain part of this is misreading the relationship, overestimating the hold they have…

Romance is still alive. Just ask this couple, who show their love for each other through little treats! Love is all about the little things, after all. It's about remembering your partner's favorite snack at the grocery store, or surprising them with a special date night, or putting on their favorite music when they get home from work to cheer them up. There are a million tiny ways to say “I love you.” But not everyone has a relationship that's so special: a lot of folks will settle for the bar…

What could be better for workplace morale than dumping your least favorite customer? It really brings people together to bond over a customer who just cannot be satisfied, as this car dealership worker could tell you all about. After that, read the eye-opening tale of a newlywed couple who were “devastated” to learn that they were only going to make $3,000 off of their $60,000 wedding, leading commenters to wonder, “ Did they think they were gonna make money from their wedding ?”

Up next, check out these times when people wanted to leave their movies early, like one person who “had to sit in different seats at the theater because this is what we found.”

Doing human resources work isn't always serious. Sometimes, it can be very funny, as the people of the internet will tell you! Though they're sometimes known as the company boogeyman, the human resources department is sometimes needed to step in and sort out employee relations. They have a broad range of job duties, from managing an office to hiring and firing to mediating employee disputes. This can result in some awkwardness at times. As these HR professionals can tell you, it can be very awk…

Working retail is a hectic and endless stream of customer interactions that balance on a knife's edge, with any one of them threatening to teeter off into a full-blown customer meltdown with possibly little to no cause. It's a way of living that leaves you emotionally drained and completely exasperated, while weekends end up giving you just enough time to self-isolate and prepare for your next shift. Meanwhile, despite claiming to have the customer's best interest at heart, upper management mak…

It is truly mind-boggling how some employers will treat the workers who are essential to the success and operation of their business. They gamble that they can pay them below market rates and keep them exactly where they are and that their workers will continue to be milked like the cash cow that they are… After taking on increasing responsibility in their boss's small business, this worker knew it was time to move on to greener pastures . They did what they thought was the right thing and gave…

It's no secret that a lot of employers in as many industries allocate more budget to hiring than they do to staff retention. This is a bit silly when you consider that large organizations will go on to spend tens of thousands of dollars on recruiting, onboarding, and training processes—in addition to value lost due to lost time and productivity of vacant roles. Though some of this cost is silent or not immediately apparent on the books and, in contrast, the idea of approving even half that mone…

This person is young and aspirational, but their methods of finding a new job could use some fine-tuning. Creating your very first resume is both intimidating and kind of embarrassing. Because you have zero job experience, you have to write about the clubs you participated in school, or your hobbies where you have leadership qualities, or even just the classes you're currently taking. None of that life experience is going to wow a hiring manager. But that's why kids start small, picking up jobs…

There's no need to double down on a bad bet, especially when your career is on the line. Although it can be a letdown to try and start a new job only to leave immediately, it's better than staying somewhere you hate for years only to regret it each day. Some workplaces have working conditions that are completely unacceptable, and a lot of folks cited that as their reasons for leaving. For example, one person found themself working in a propane tank factory, but they realized they were working i…