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Candidate goes through 6 months and 8 interviews, walks away before final round and gets higher paying job offer: 'Some companies just can’t help themselves'

Isabella Penn

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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 (September 27, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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‘Add a little chaos to his meticulously organized weekend’: Employee has had it with controlling boss, puts his phone number on a Craigslist ad for farm animals and then quits

Elna McHilderson

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‘Pretty sure the cat was the real hiring manager': Guy ends up having to wrangle a cat loose in the office during his job interview, gets the cat and gets hired

Elna McHilderson

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‘We all got a good laugh’: Beloved employee gets laid off after 15 years of loyal service and company denies him unemployment, coworker avenges him in the grossest way possible

Elna McHilderson

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‘And [it] turned into a genuinely pleasant place to work’: Auto shop supervisor unjustifiably fires employee, ends up getting fired and old employee rehired instead

Elna McHilderson

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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 (September 20, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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After years of overworking, employee starts setting boundaries and gets surprised with 15% raise: 'For years I was the office try-hard'

Isabella Penn

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'I will take any little win': Micromanaging boss orders employee to scrutinize and reduce freelancer's billable hours, accidentally gets them more money

Isabella Penn

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'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workweek ahead (September 6, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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'I've felt absolutely euphoric': New transfer gets treated poorly by entitled coworker, gets revenge by helping the newest hires get 100% of their commission

Elna McHilderson

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'I worked at a place that gave you "points"... Every sick day:' Employees share the most non-functional sick leave policies they've had to work with

Elna McHilderson

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'I have to give it to him...': Entitled manager gets humbled after claiming employee is lazy but couldn't keep up with her duties, gets upper management to give her more staff

Elna McHilderson

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'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workweek ahead (August 30, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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‘It was difficult not to pull a smug face’: Overworked employee gets heat from coworkers for leaving early, agrees to normal hours which now makes his coworkers even more overworked

Elna McHilderson

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‘[My] "Coming out of your introvert shell" moment’: Quiet 51-year-old employee finally let's the office ‘Karen’ have it when she yells about parking, gets her fired 2 complaints later

Elna McHilderson

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