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‘Good luck Scott Kelly’: Girl at a Jonas Brothers concert sees bored guy reviewing a resume on his phone, posts video and now has big brands like Zillow, Instacart, and even the Jonas Brothers themselves endorsing him

‘Good luck Scott Kelly’: Girl at a Jonas Brothers concert sees bored guy reviewing a resume on his phone, posts video and now has big brands like Instacart, PUMA, and even the Jonas Brothers themselves endorsing him

Elna McHilderson

Hiring manager refuses to hire his cousin, Evan, after HR catches the 24-year-old lying on his résumé, choosing integrity over nepotism: ‘Now my aunt and mom are furious with me for “humiliating” him’

Hiring manager refuses to hire his cousin, Evan, after HR catches the 24-year-old lying on his résumé, choosing integrity over nepotism: ‘Now my aunt and mom are furious with me for “humiliating” him’

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Employee gets offered another job with higher pay, leaves new job after only two weeks, manager gets offended: ‘I laughed and explained what I was offered’

Employee gets offered another job with higher pay, leaves new job after only two weeks, manager gets offended: ‘I laughed and explained what I was offered’

‘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

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Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

15+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Boss] said, "If you leave I can replace you..." So I did'

15+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Boss] said, "If you leave I can replace you..." So I did'

Employee social fund gets tense when 23-year-old fresh graduate new hire asks for evidence of costs, coworkers single her out for being "stingy" and not contributing: 'I told him I’d be happy to once I got the breakdown I’d asked for'

Employee social fund gets tense when 23-year-old fresh graduate new hire asks for evidence of costs, coworkers single her out for being "stingy" and not contributing: 'I told him I’d be happy to once I got the breakdown I’d asked for'

Employee cautiously convinced to give colleague a single ride home regrets it when she immediately turns to demanding rides at her own convenience like a personal chauffeur: 'From that day on, she started acting like I was her personal ride'

Employee cautiously convinced to give colleague a single ride home regrets it when she immediately turns to demanding rides at her own convenience like a personal chauffeur: 'From that day on, she started acting like I was her personal ride'

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

Company promises accommodation for new hire during training out of state, then refuses to provide it after they signed, forcing the employee to quit: ‘They lied to get me on board’

Company promises accommodation for new hire during training out of state, then refuses to provide it after they signed, forcing the employee to quit: ‘They lied to get me on board’

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