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‘Hire me and then I will fix it’: Job candidate finds a bug in company’s data dashboard during the interview, hiring manager demands they provide notes on how to fix the issue

‘Hire me and then I will fix it’: Job candidate finds a bug in company’s data dashboard during the interview, hiring manager demands they provide notes on how to fix the issue

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Business owner finds out they hired the ex of their biggest client as the new designer, client demands they fire him: 'My business feels like a reality show'

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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 (November 15, 2025)

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (November 15, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

Employee put on PIP after negative review, so he brings 500 pages of receipts to HR proving the stakeholder was just jealous he was dating his ex-wife

Employee put on PIP after bad stakeholder review, so he brings 500 pages of receipts to HR proving the stakeholder was just jealous he was dating his ex-wife: 'The stakeholder admitted in the investigation to falsifying data'

‘I feel really disrespected. I’ve already gone above and beyond what was required of me’: Boss begs preschool teacher to stay past her contract, using guilt and emotional pleas while offering barely any extra reward

‘I feel really disrespected. I’ve already gone above and beyond what was required of me’: Boss begs preschool teacher to stay past her contract, using guilt and emotional pleas while offering barely any extra reward

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'Now he's hinting that my performance slipped because I'm 'too comfortable'': Remote worker moves abroad to Portugal, doesn't realize that his boss is setting up a paper trail to fire him

Jesse Kessenheimer

Employee refuses to let coworker participate in Secret Santa after they demand only to give a gift but not get one: ‘The game doesn't work like that’

Employee refuses to let coworker participate in Secret Santa after they demand only to give a gift but not get one: ‘The game doesn't work like that’

Employee leaves work after being 15 minutes late to their 8-hour shift, blames company policy forbidding employees from clocking in late: ‘Why bother?’

Employee leaves work after being 15 minutes late to their 8-hour shift, blames company policy forbidding employees from clocking in late: ‘Why bother?’

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Substitute teacher refuses to donate her limited PTO to full-time staff who used up theirs, even though she barely gets any benefits herself: ‘I was told I was being inconsiderate and need to be more helpful. Like what?’

Substitute teacher refuses to donate her limited PTO to full-time staff who used up theirs, even though she barely gets any benefits herself: ‘I was told I was being inconsiderate and need to be more helpful. Like what?’

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‘My equipment is worth $25,000’: Manager pressures an employee to work overtime at a company event because they're a hobbyist photographer, but he refuses to risk his expensive gear

Jesse Kessenheimer

Chef refuses to make lunch for restaurant worker after she comes to the kitchen late and demands a private meal made for her, she complains to manager: ‘I told her no’

Chef refuses to make lunch for restaurant worker after she comes to the kitchen late and demands a private meal made for her, she complains to manager: ‘I told her no’

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‘Sweetest taste of justice I ever experienced. I [will] never let any of my future employers walk all over me after that’: Employees team up to expose a toxic boss, triggering an inspection that shuts their agency down and delivers hard-earned closure

‘Sweetest taste of justice I ever experienced. I [will] never let any of my future employers walk all over me after that’: Employees team up to expose a heartless boss, triggering an inspection that shuts their agency down and delivers hard-earned closure

65-year-old coworker salty of younger new hire, tries to get her in trouble but ends up putting her own job on the line: ‘Not believing my luck I said, "Actually… YOU booked [it] wrong!"’

65-year-old coworker salty of younger new hire, tries to get her in trouble but ends up putting her own job on the line: ‘Not believing my luck I said, "Actually… YOU booked [it] wrong!"’

Elna McHilderson

‘She demanded I send an apology email to the whole team. I told her I would not lie just to make her look better’: Employee refuses to apologize to boss after exposing her for taking credit mid-meeting, and the boss responds with silent treatment

‘She demanded I send an apology email to the whole team. I told her I would not lie just to make her look better’: Employee refuses to apologize to boss after exposing her for taking credit mid-meeting, and the boss responds with silent treatment

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15+ Workers who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Bosses] expected me to do an unpaid training shift to deliver pizzas'

15+ Workers who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Bosses] expected me to do an unpaid training shift to deliver pizzas'

‘Oh rats!’: Employee treats tech support with 0 respect, so IT leads her district manager to the break room where she's been living in with her cat

‘Oh rats!’: Employee treats tech support with 0 respect, so IT leads her district manager to the break room where she's been living with her cat

Elna McHilderson

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Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

‘I pushed back’: Neighbors insist resident pay for half of the cost of their fence, even though it sits on their property line and not the resident's

‘I pushed back’: Neighbors insist resident pay for half of the cost of their fence, even though it sits on their property line and not the resident's

Job applicant declines an AI-only first interview on principle, viewing it as a cultural red flag, despite the company offering him a human alternative after his refusal: 'I'm not interested in continuing with a process that relies on AI'

Job applicant declines an AI-only first interview on principle, viewing it as a cultural red flag, despite the company offering him a human alternative after his refusal: 'I'm not interested in continuing with a process that relies on AI'

Karen dog owner demands vet clinic receptionist cancel the next appointment so she can come in: 'Some folks act like a full schedule is optional!'

Karen dog owner demands vet clinic receptionist cancel the next appointment so she can come in: 'Some folks act like a full schedule is optional!'

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