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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 fixates on colleague’s boyfriend she never met, fishing for details and copying her to feel connected to him

‘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

‘Trying to save money on travel made them spend more, oops!’: Penny-pinching contracting company bans mileage, forces a 21-year-old to rent “cheapest” car with under-25 fees, and ends up paying nearly $800 plus gas

‘Trying to save money on travel made them spend more, oops!’: Penny-pinching contracting company bans mileage, forces a 21-year-old to rent “cheapest” car with under-25 fees, and ends up paying nearly $800 plus gas

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Coworker Emma claims she has celiac to get special gluten-free food at work, but grabs regular pizza at office party, and has to admit it’s just a sensitivity when called out publicly: ‘She's saying I "outed" her medical information’

Coworker Emma claims she has celiac to get special gluten-free food at work, but grabs regular pizza at office party, and has to admit it’s just a sensitivity when called out publicly: ‘She's saying I "outed" her medical information’

Pennsylvania truck driver outsmarts boss Fred and state commercial driver’s license laws, gets the license, a raise, then quits on his own terms: ‘Over that 2-week period I got about 25hrs of overtime, a CDL, and a pay raise’

Pennsylvania truck driver outsmarts boss Fred and state commercial driver’s license laws, gets the license, a raise, then quits on his own terms: ‘Over that 2-week period I got about 25hrs of overtime, a CDL, and a pay raise’

‘I listen to gossip you have better nails now’: 20+ More professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

‘I listen to gossip you have better nails now’: 20+ More professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

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‘They went sight-seeing, they weren’t at the airport’: Two junior employees miss their flight back from Nashville after skipping work events and ignoring repeated reminders, leaving company director to deal with corporate fallout once they end up stranded

‘They went sight-seeing, they weren’t at the airport’: Two junior employees miss their flight back from Nashville after skipping work events and ignoring repeated reminders, leaving company director to deal with corporate fallout once they end up stranded

30-year-old coworker tries to turn the office against a 23-year-old after her ex hits on the younger woman, but whole staff starts reporting her behavior and management issues last warning: ‘She went out of her way to corner my friends’

30-year-old coworker tries to turn the office against a 23-year-old after her ex hits on the younger woman, but whole staff starts reporting her behavior and management issues last warning: ‘She went out of her way to corner my friends’

Employee reveals 9 ridiculous reasons his boss rejects job candidates, from disliking their initials to scrutinizing their habits at every interview: ‘This is to remind you It's not your fault most of the time if you get rejected’

Employee reveals 9 ridiculous reasons his boss rejects job candidates, from disliking their initials to scrutinizing their habits at every interview: ‘This is to remind you It's not your fault most of the time if you get rejected’

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Woman stuck working for a CEO who's best friends with her sister, gets tired of him making separation of personal and professional life an impossible (work-life) balancing act: ‘[My] work relationship and my personal life are becoming too intertwined’

Woman stuck working for a CEO who's best friends with her sister, gets tired of him making separation of personal and professional life an impossible (work-life) balancing act: ‘[My] work relationship and my personal life are becoming too intertwined’

Hotel guest times 7-minute wait on stopwatch, forgets own name during check-in, demands feather-free room accommodation, then complains about slow service he created through obstinate behavior

Hotel guest times 7-minute wait on stopwatch, forgets own name during check-in, demands feather-free room accommodation, then complains about slow service he created through obstinate behavior

‘Play stupid games, win stupid prizes’: Wannabe office big shot gets fired after swapping his coworker’s $30 ear buds for knockoff replacements, exposing a long list of small stings

‘Play stupid games, win stupid prizes’: Wannabe office big shot gets fired after swapping his coworker’s $30 ear buds for knockoff replacements, exposing a long list of small stings

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Guy contacts government worker on LinkedIn demanding he find him a $100k job because they had small talk in 2018, claiming it’s his civic duty as a public servant to help: ‘He asked me to send him my CV so he could copy it’

Guy contacts government worker on LinkedIn demanding he find him a $100k job because they had small talk in 2018, claiming it’s his civic duty as a public servant to help: ‘He asked me to send him my CV so he could copy it’

‘There has been an absurdly high number of complaints’: Hotel reception employee wishes he called in sick after dealing with impossible guests featuring a disoriented woman insisting AC doesn’t work while standing under it

‘There has been an absurdly high number of complaints’: Hotel reception employee wishes he called in sick after dealing with impossible guests featuring a disoriented woman insisting AC doesn’t work while standing under it

Company boss and head of HR fired together after employee documents years of manipulation and micromanaging, then presents evidence to SVP during boss’s promotion attempt: ‘What he didn't know was that all those years I kept all our communications’

Company boss and head of HR fired together after employee documents years of manipulation and micromanaging, then presents evidence to SVP during boss’s promotion attempt: ‘What he didn't know was that all those years I kept all our communications’

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Employee demotes herself to force boss to work triple hours before getting him fired for misconduct: ‘I spoke to the regional manager that week and asked to be moved’

Employee demotes herself to force boss to work triple hours before getting him fired for misconduct: ‘I spoke to the regional manager that week and asked to be moved’

Marketing professional finds out star teammate trash-talks them behind back decides to quit: ‘Leaving quietly but strategically will say more than any confrontation ever could’’

Marketing professional finds out star teammate trash-talks them behind back decides to quit: ‘Leaving quietly but strategically will say more than any confrontation ever could’’

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32-year-old coworker demands that 25-year-old employee give her his scheduled PTO days so that she can vacation with her 2 young children, telling him it's more important for her cause she's a parent: 'It's not my responsibility to fix her mistake'

32-year-old coworker demands that 25-year-old employee give her his scheduled PTO days so that she can vacation with her 2 young children, telling him it's more important for her cause she's a parent: 'It's not my responsibility to fix her mistake'

Adult daughter reluctant to help mother with $6,000 dental bill on medical credit card, after already losing $8,000 to mother’s past credit card misuse: ‘She said she didn't realize what she was doing’

Adult daughter reluctant to help mother with $6,000 dental bill on medical credit card, after already losing $8,000 to mother’s past credit card misuse: ‘She said she didn't realize what she was doing’

"I asked her to stop. She wouldn’t.": Entitled neighbor parks in resident's spot in front of his garage, demands he pay her $300 after she gets towed: 'She got towed again a few days later for parking in front of someone else’s garage'

"I asked her to stop. She wouldn’t.": Entitled neighbor parks in resident's spot in front of his garage, demands he pay her $300 after she gets towed: 'She got towed again a few days later for parking in front of someone else’s garage'

Manager forgets to collect office key from employee after firing them, demands employee return to give it back, they refuse: ‘You can change the locks'

Manager forgets to collect office key from employee after firing them, demands employee return to give it back, they refuse: ‘You can change the locks'

Employee quits job, then reveals to CEO the reason is their toxic manager, manager refuses to accept it: ‘I kept thinking that I was the problem’

Employee quits job, then reveals to CEO the reason is their toxic manager, manager refuses to accept it: ‘I kept thinking that I was the problem’

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (September 13, 2025)

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (September 13, 2025)

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