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HR is NOT your friend

'HR is NOT your friend': Fresh out of college employee confides in HR and ends up getting fired

AITA for labeling my food as having hot sauce to deter food thieves at work? | Simple as that. My lunches were being taken while I was working. So I photocopied the label from one of my husband's hot sauce bottles and put it on my food.

Lunch-Stealing Coworker Ironically Self-Reports When They Try to Report Their Victim to HR For Hot Sauce Deception

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Funniest Jokes for Those of You Stuck in a Career Crisis

Funniest Jokes for Those of You Stuck in a Career Crisis

I can't work out if this is a joke? I just want to clear something up ahead of the quarterly launch retro on Monday. I understand you're entitled to your lunch break and that's not the issue here.

'Show a little more dedication': Bewildering viral email asks workers to eat their lunch at their desk in case CEO drops by unannounced

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'I got fed up': Worker quits after being refused raise to match wage of new hires

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“You need to be better at timekeeping….” OK then, I will… | TL:DR Boss erodes all goodwill by going for me for being 3 minutes late (despite me staying on late after hours all the time for no pay) then loses his shit when I start only doing the hours I’m contracted to do.

'You need to be better at timekeeping...': Boss reprimands employee for being three minutes late once, they stop staying late

Fire me because I did my job? Okay. Hope you don't need all of these supplies. | I love taking photos of people. To the point that I have two resumes for applying for jobs and one of them is specifically for photography work.

'The store closed down not two months later': Employee fired over technicality, takes their stuff and leaves company nonfunctional

I got written up for "not meeting company standards" one week after coming back from a miscarriage leave | Fast forward to this week and I'm getting told I didn't do my job fast enough when I was put in that shift last week so now I am going to get written up. With the stress of everything else, I just wanted to cry or scream.

'I'm still tired, fatigued both mentally and physically.': Woman written up for underperforming following miscarriage, turns to online community for support

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Crappy Bosses | "A few weeks go by, and when I come in one day, there are expensive boss cars parked all along the loading dock. My workmate says something big is going down. All the managers have been summoned"

'He's got a pay stub for about 15 paychecks': Manager takes down company that is shorting his workers on overtime

AITA for how I responded when my co worker told me that the reason I got a promotion was because of my breast size? | I stayed quiet til he brought up my promotion and then flatout said "that the reason I got a promotion was because of my breast size" I was shocked I almost dropped my cup

'Coworker told me that the reason I got a promotion was because of my breast size': Guy can't handle woman's response after making inappropriate workplace comments

“If you find that “job” take it! Goodbye!” - Okay, I will and take the department with me. | So I decided to ask the question “How do you plan to retain talent when there are other companies offering 2x the money with half of the workload?” The CEO decided this question was hilarious and read it aloud laughing and responded “if you find that job (with finger quotes as if it wasn't real), you better take it, goodbye!”

CEO Laughs off Worker's Request for Raise and Tells Them To Find Another Job, They Do and Find Their Whole Department New Jobs Too

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AITA for flipping out at my husband for canceling my daughter's job interview?

Daughter Refuses to Work At Stepdad's Toxic Company, He Retaliates By Canceling Her Interview Behind Her Back

I quit without notice and boss Is telling me I have to come back. | I quit an awful job without notice. It was anguish to my mental health. I found better work that I'm happy with and pays more. My ex boss texted me saying I promised her I would work a full year and that she expects me to come back. I haven't replied to any of her texts or emails.

'I quit without notice and boss Is telling me I have to come back.': Employee quits a bad boss, told they have to continue working

"I got a job offer with a competitor, and with salary, commission, and bonuses, it works out to over 100k. I handed in my resignation, and he had the audacity to call the CEO where within 10 minutes they offered me a 70k base, with a 30k bonus."

Worker Refused Raise, Gets New Job, Boss Counter Offers With Double Current Salary

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MaliciousCompliance | Reddit | Bill is called into a meeting and told he will be let go. They tell the changes will occur in a month and he will stay on to then. When he queries why he is been let go he is told his work is not valuable and does not contribute to the workforce. He is told his work is worthless to the firm. He is plainly told if he didn’t do it no one will know.

'No value in your work': Analyst laid off because no one understands his job, goes exactly as you might expect

Antiwork post | "Just quit my job effective today by email." | Worker quits job after leave is not honored

'Just quit my job effective today by email': Employer denies new employee leave negotiated during interview process, new employee quits

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Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Job candidate rescinds application after waiting almost 2 hours to be interviewed: 'It was literally 11:45am. Almost noon. My interview was at 10:00am'

Job candidate rescinds application after waiting almost 2 hours to be interviewed: 'It was literally 11:45am. Almost noon. My interview was at 10:00am'

Parent scolds college-dropout daughter, Madison, for being jealous that her younger sister, Becky, gets to travel to Iceland

Parent scolds college-dropout daughter, Madison, for being jealous that her younger sister, Becky, gets to travel to Iceland

Man with 17 years of experience, an MBA, and a solid track record gets used as a human calendar for 11 months after being hired for strategic partnerships

Man with 17 years of experience, an MBA, and a solid track record gets used as a human calendar for 11 months after being hired for strategic partnerships

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (May 6th, 2026)

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (May 6th, 2026)

Manager's unreasonable response startles convenience store employee after they close the store when facing 16-hour shifts alone after coworkers' no-show and manager fails to respond: 'Why is it always my fault for not wanting to work 16 hours'

Manager's unreasonable response startles convenience store employee after they close the store when facing 16-hour shifts alone after coworkers' no-show and manager fails to respond: 'Why is it always my fault for not wanting to work 16 hours'

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