work stories

Advertisement

'Just so we're clear, you fired me...': IT guy replaced by new CFO's 21-year-old nephew, they ask him back after nephew proves to be incompetent

'Just so we're clear, you fired me...': IT guy replaced by new CFO's 21-year-old nephew, they ask him back after nephew proves to be incompetent

Employee helps friend land a job at her company, gets denied raise while friend gets paid $10,000 more than her: 'Should I confront my CEO?'

Employee helps friend land a job at her company, gets denied raise while friend gets paid $10,000 more than her: 'Should I confront my CEO?'

Advertisement

Corporate asks entire team of 30 employees to share their Spotify Wrapped for team-building: '[This is] so emblematic of something I dislike about work culture'

Corporate asks entire team of 30 employees to share their Spotify Wrapped for team-building: '[This is] so emblematic of something I dislike about work culture'

'Look busy!': Student worker gets paid $10,000 to sit on his phone, maliciously complying with boss's orders to take his time on new project

'Look busy!': Student worker gets paid $10,000 to sit on his phone, maliciously complying with boss's orders to take his time on new project

Guy lets ex-boss join his DnD campaign, enacts payback for making him quit: 'They got what they deserved!'

Guy lets ex-boss join his DnD campaign, enacts payback for making him quit: 'They got what they deserved!'

Advertisement

Employee quits after making boss $1.5 million and getting a paltry holiday 'bonus' as thanks: 'For Christmas he got me a $25 AMC gift card'

Employee quits after making boss $1.5 million and getting a paltry holiday 'bonus' as thanks: 'For Christmas he got me a $25 AMC gift card'

'We got a $5 Starbucks gift card': 20+ employees share the worst Holiday bonuses they've received

'We got a $5 Starbucks gift card': 20+ employees share the worst Holiday bonuses they've received

'My boss is a literal insane person': New hire gets called into boss's office 3 weeks in with boss claiming no one likes her

'My boss is a literal insane person': New hire gets called into boss's office 3 weeks in with boss claiming no one likes her

Advertisement

Micromanager retroactively rejects employee's December PTO request, employee calls him out: 'Plans have been made and it can't be canceled'

Micromanager retroactively rejects employee's December PTO request, employee calls him out: 'Plans have been made and it can't be canceled'

'I quit. It wasn’t even an hour after I clocked in': Undervalued employee gets reprimanded for costing the company $12, he costs them more by quitting

'I quit. It wasn’t even an hour after I clocked in': Undervalued employee gets reprimanded for costing the company $12, he costs them more by quitting

Employee gets even with lazy ‘office golden boy’ by tracking his every move via spreadsheet, then ‘accidentally’ presents the document during a routine meeting

Employee gets even with lazy ‘office golden boy’ by tracking his every move via spreadsheet, then ‘accidentally’ presents the document during a routine meeting

Advertisement

Undervalued employee proves their worth, gets $10,000 raise after Office Karen tried to get them fired: 'I turned off every automated task I had ever set up'

Undervalued employee proves their worth, gets $10,000 raise after Office Karen tried to get them fired: 'I turned off every automated task I had ever set up'

Employee resigns at 4:00am after bosses ignore her health scare and assign her more work: 'I couldn’t take it anymore'

Employee resigns at 4:00am after bosses ignore her health scare and assign her more work: 'I couldn’t take it anymore'

Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

Advertisement

'Not allowed to go home early? Ok!': Manager defies boss by adjusting schedule so employees can still leave at a decent hour

'Not allowed to go home early? Ok!': Manager defies boss by adjusting schedule so employees can still leave at a decent hour

'You'll want something from me. You'll see': Coworker pranks employee by pretending their wallet got stolen, employee gets even the next time she needs help

'You'll want something from me. You'll see': Coworker pranks employee by pretending their wallet got stolen, employee gets even the next time she needs help

Trending Now

Worker refuses to help her colleague, Melinda, with a project after Melinda left her to handle a two-person job alone while sick, giving her a taste of her own medicine

Worker refuses to help her colleague, Melinda, with a project after Melinda left her to handle a two-person job alone while sick, giving her a taste of her own medicine

Oregon tenant comes home to find her landlord entered without notice and moved bedroom furniture around while “checking for a possible moisture issue”

Oregon tenant comes home to find her landlord entered without notice and moved bedroom furniture around while “checking for a possible moisture issue”

A Tool Shed Full of Shady Fixes and Deeply Questionable DIY That Actually Work

A Tool Shed Full of Shady Fixes and Deeply Questionable DIY That Actually Work

Remote Worker Reprimanded for Not Being Performative Enough on Slack Despite Stellar Output

Remote Worker Reprimanded for Not Being Performative Enough on Slack Despite Stellar Output

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (June 3rd, 2026)

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (June 3rd, 2026)

'Are high school students actually this clueless and entitled?': Academic Advisor Calls Out Unprepared College Freshman Students

'Are high school students actually this clueless and entitled?': Academic Advisor Calls Out Unprepared College Freshman Students

Advertisement