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Micromanager bans personal phones at his IT team's desks, but his attempt at control backfires when there's a server crash at 4:45 PM on Friday: 'I was just following policy to avoid a write-up'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'"I love this type of pettiness'": Entitled shop owner demands neighboring business clean their windows for free due to “seniority," windows get stained instead

Elna McHilderson

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Sound technician’s dream summer music festival gig goes off‑key when supervisor, Anna, waves hot tea over the mixer to boss him around: ‘Now our boss says we're "acting like children"’

Etai Eshet

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‘I’ve never had to deal with someone like this before’: Lead employee deals with a 40-something coworker who floods chat with emoji-filled pings and needless questions, so she sets strict boundaries

Etai Eshet

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Escape room employee stuck with a condescending coworker who makes shifts miserable and undercuts her confidence, documents his behavior in search for a way out: ‘I LOVE this job, but he is like a dark cloud in the work place’

Etai Eshet

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Entire staff maliciously complies with the controlling manager's demands to follow exact contract hours, leaving mid-meeting at exactly 4:30, getting her fired after complaining to HR: 'She sends meeting invite for 4.30 pm, everyone rejects it'

Emma Saven

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Boss discovers employee is quitting when she gets an email from a hiring manager asking for a reference letter, boss accuses employee of burning bridges: ‘Was I supposed to let her know I’m interviewing?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee sends an email criticizing management to the entire company by accident, causing other coworkers to come forward and sound their complaints: ‘I'm probably getting fired tomorrow’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘I chose honesty’: Web designer admits he accidentally led the client down the wrong path, ends up saving them money and making $5,000 more

Elna McHilderson

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56-year-old coworker makes a Google Doc of petty complaints to get the receptionist fired, shares it with entire staff, but no one backs her, and she just embarrasses herself: ‘She's all talk but no walk. She just wants to cause drama.’

Etai Eshet

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'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workday ahead (August 19, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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‘The bright side is: she’s finally quiet and respectful of our shared space’: Colleague melts down and throws a tantrum after being told to remove desk decorations for fire inspection, accuses her coworker of betrayal, and refuses to speak

Etai Eshet

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‘I learned my lesson': 19-year-old night janitor agrees to take on boss's work during summer break, immediately regrets it after discovering they won't get compensated for the extra work

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘She’s acting like a 12-year-old in middle school fawning over her unobtainable crush who happens to be dating me’: 35-year-old coworker Sarah fixates on colleague’s boyfriend she never met, fishing for details and copying her to feel connected to him

Etai Eshet

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Supervisor refuses to let employee enter their shared office to take their bag at the end of the day, employee enters anyway, leading to an office dispute: ‘I have the right to access my own belongings’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Hiring manager accidentally sends job candidate feedback on their interview, revealing their true thoughts, candidate considers using it for the next interview: ‘They said I lacked enthusiasm’

Bar Mor Hazut

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