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Veteran employee gets written up by new boss for clocking in 5 minutes later than his usual early time, even though he was early: ‘I told him my shift doesn’t start until 5:00, he said it doesn’t matter when my actual shift starts’

Etai Eshet

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'You're undermining the chain of command': 32-year-old employee leads major project, but when her 45-year-old boss presents it to executives as his own work, she exposes him in the meeting, clarifying his deception and sparking major workplace tension

Emma Saven

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HOA sends lengthy email detailing improper uses of their aquatic center, ranging from fireworks shows to public baptisms: ‘95% sure that was being done by the church I was going to’

Lana DeGaetano

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'Management was shocked': Boss writes employee up for discussing burnout in meetings, HR gives worker seven weeks of paid leave for burnout

Isabella Penn

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‘Don’t be toxic to your colleagues. You never know when you might need them in the future’: Ex‑coworker applies for a job and lists former colleague as a referral without asking, only for the employee to shut it down immediately

Etai Eshet

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HOA sends non-HOA homeowner a letter demanding her to follow all HOA rules because her home's previous owner agreed to do so: ‘[They said] I still have to follow them’

Lana DeGaetano

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Family business new hire snaps at two brother‑bosses and dares them to fire him after 2 months of nonstop micromanagement and wins as they back down: ‘[They] can either treat me like a respectable adult, or fire me’

Etai Eshet

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Pharmacist suspects coworker is stealing from her in the break room, after multiple high-end makeup items go missing from her bag, but she is unsure who, since there are no cameras and over 15 employees: 'The blush came to work but didn’t come home'

Emma Saven

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‘It's crazy my quiet co-worker is over here living a whole other secret life’: 28-year-old coworker Chris accidentally reveals he’s rich after adding a teammate on social media, exposing a life of mansions, jets, and luxury trips

Etai Eshet

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Bosses cut workers' pay for working too fast, so employees slow down and milk the clock until company caves: ‘I'd go grocery shopping, get lunch, read a book, look at social media, anything, until clock out time'

Etai Eshet

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'I gave them process... and panic': IT employee has it with the inefficient demands of his manager, maliciously complies and gets his way

Elna McHilderson

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Sarah wrongfully accuses her coworker of deleting her work during client pitch collaboration and files a complaint with management, only to discover that she’d been editing an old archived file with a similar name instead: 'Accused me of sabotaging her'

Emma Saven

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Top-performing team blindsided, after being informed by management that there won't be merit raises as the budget will be redirected to investing in artificial intelligence, despite exceeding revenue goals: 'Bringing in more money than ever'

Emma Saven

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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 (October 18, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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Remote employee plans to quit for a new job after getting hit with return-to-office mandate, walks away with 7 months’ severance instead: 'I am still laughing'

Isabella Penn

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Employees under untracked unlimited PTO policy thrive until HR calls their vacations “excessive” and demands new restrictions their manager has to enforce : ‘Now I have to penalize them for failing to meet expectations that none of us knew existed’

Etai Eshet

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