It's truly shocking what people think they can and should put on their resumes. First, there are the generic, eye-roll-inducing statements like “self-starter,” “hard worker,” and “go-getter” that truly mean nothing substantial. Then, there are the clearly embellished bullet points added to one's employment descriptions. Furthermore, there are the folks who think it's necessary to expand on their education history by including ridiculous information like where they went to preschool. And let's n…

Isn't it funny when a CEO finally chooses to treat his employee well after she quits? Everyone seems to turn a blind eye to the teasing and mocking and inappropriate behavior, but when mistreated employees finally stand up to their horrible bosses and call them out, suddenly the senior employees start to care. This thread was posted to Reddit by u/DifferenceSuch7124 , who explained how she had been teased and mocked by their CEO relentlessly over the way she dresses (red flag!). When the compan…

There is only one way to truly get back at an office lunch thief: the answer is in the food. We have dealt with several cases of office thieves here at FAIL Blog, but the most egregious example is always the lunch thief. Getting that break in the middle of the work day to eat that sad excuse of leftover food is sometimes the only thing people hope for during an eight-hour day. Choosing to mess with someone's hopes and dreams like that just because you can't get your own act together and make yo…

This is why getting hired with the promise of a pay raise “down the road” is never a good idea. There will inevitably be some grand excuse as to why those promises cannot be met when that much anticipated “down the road” date is reached. It's one of those

Every once in a while, you wake up in the morning and you just can't bring yourself to go to work. We understand this phenomenon all too well, given the amount of time we devote to stories of horrible bosses, toxic work environments, and general mistreatment of employees. Sometimes, you're not in the mood to muster even the slightest facade. This is what sick days are for. Ok, sure, they are also for when you're genuinely sick, but never forget that mental health matters too. Of course, the com…

Not all people's tastes in music go together, which is exactly what this dude used to his advantage to get back at his coworkers. Once upon a time, there was a shared radio in this industrial work setting, where everyone was able to have their turn as DJ. One guy, the Redditor who shared this post to the r/pettyrevenge subreddit, decided to make a communal playlist comprised of a little something from everyone's tastes. This seemed like a decent thing to do, as it gave everyone a fair amount of…

Can anyone else smell a lawsuit coming? Imagine going on medical leave because of a series of upcoming scheduled surgeries. It's not like you're just on an endless vacation; you will be in recovery during this time. It will not be fun; it will be strenuous. It's not that you want to take a break; it's that you have to take a break. You simply cannot work in the way that you normally do. Now, imagine that your workplace is completely receptive to this need and is allegedly supportive of your cha…

Why would any customer at a casino need to know an employee's hometown? People come to casinos for a very specific purpose. That purpose is not to make small talk with the employees about their childhood experiences or what their suburb looked like or what their parents did for a living. So how come this boss had the audacity to require employees to list their hometowns on their name tags in order to be able to make conversation with the casino customers? It's one of those ridiculous work polic…

Is there anything more frustrating at work than opening the communal fridge only to find that your lunch has been stolen? But wait: it only gets worse. This turns out to not be the first time that this has happened, so clearly, it was not an accident. There is a lunch thief in the office and they need to be stopped. So you decide to do something about it. You post a sticky note on the fridge to call this mystery human out on their nonsense. And then… just when you think you may have intimidated…

Now that we've made it through the week, I think we can all agree that it's best to ease into returning to work at the start of the new year. Throwing your employees into the deep end does nothing more than start the year off on the wrong foot. Enforcing bogus rules, policies, and mantras will only make your employees change their New Year's Resolutions to “get a new job.” I remember distinctly feeling that my

We have seen plenty of stories about what happens when coworkers steal food, but this would be the first time where the revenge involves rotting bananas taped under a desk. But if you ask the Redditor who posted this online to the almighty r/pettyrevenge subreddit, he would say it was the most logical way to get back at this thieving coworker. Believe me, if I had the chutzpah to pull this off, I would because I have been a part of many toxic work environments in which the communal refrigerator…

We all make mistakes, but these employees made errors so egregious that it nearly cost them their jobs. In fact, in some cases, these workers were straight-up fired. In other situations, they managed to maintain employment regardless of whether or not that was deserved. This thread was compiled from the following r/AskReddit thread, and while fully grown individuals made some of these mistakes, I cannot help but think about my interning days when reading these wild stories. The number of times…

It’s one thing to be messy in your own space; it’s quite another to allow your messiness to affect your coworkers. That’s the kind of petty annoyance that can make someone’s workplace environment all the more toxic. Not only is your coworker forced to come into the office and share a desk with you, but now they are subjected to your total and utter lack of organization skills? Grow up and learn to clean after yourself! Of course, dear reader, I do not mean you . I’m talking about this Redditor’…

This manager has no business arguing with his employee; he asked for it. After the employee discovered that the new hire would be getting paid 20% more than their current salary for doing the same job, the employee sat their manager down for a talk. This thread was posted to Reddit’s r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by u/inertzero . Let’s just say that the initial conversation about getting the same raise did not necessarily go as planned. OP figured things would go in their favor given the fact…

Talk about starting 2024 on the wrong foot! It feels like there are a million ways for a horrible boss to anger and frustrate their employees, but even those of us here at FAIL Blog understand that sometimes there is no other choice and hard decisions have to be made. That being said, choosing to enforce mandatory meetings two hours early every single day where everyone has to stand does not feel like a decision that needed to be made. This thread was posted to Reddit by u/Classic-Dog8399 , who…

This past year, we've seen some classic mildly infuriating moments in the workplace that serve as a necessary reminder that workplace culture is in desperate need of a makeover. This collection of stories, compiled from the top work-related stories from Reddit's r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit, showcases a variety of ways your boss, manager, or supervisor can intentionally or unintentionally offend you. Some of these stories include scheduling mixups, managers not honoring previously requested da…