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CEO makes clueless speech at required company event to underpaid employees: 'I just can't fathom the blatant vanity'

CEO makes clueless speech at required company event to underpaid employees: 'I just can't fathom the blatant vanity'

Guy keeps getting spam calls from phone's previous owner. then discovers the owner is his shady boss: 'He had almost 20 cases filed against him'

Guy keeps getting spam calls from phone's previous owner. then discovers the owner is his shady boss: 'He had almost 20 cases filed against him'

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Manager forces sick employee to come in or lose his job, employee infects coworkers and manager: 'Now everyone has it'

Manager forces sick employee to come in or lose his job, employee infects coworkers and manager: 'Now everyone has it'

Karen customer tries to score free meal from restaurant for third time a row, manager teaches her unforgettable lesson

Karen customer tries to score free meal from restaurant for third time a row, manager teaches her unforgettable lesson

'He asked why I was back since he fired me': Guy gets fired by manager for throwing away his soda, gets reinstated by manager's boss

'He asked why I was back since he fired me': Guy gets fired by manager for throwing away his soda, gets reinstated by manager's boss

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'No shorts allowed in this heat? Sure!': Guy finds loophole in company's strict dress code policy, 'skirting' around the issue

'No shorts allowed in this heat? Sure!': Guy finds loophole in company's strict dress code policy, 'skirting' around the issue

'He was fired for sleeping at his desk repeatedly': Managers share the most memorable ways employees got fired

'He was fired for sleeping at his desk repeatedly': Managers share the most memorable ways employees got fired

'I noticed my pay getting shorter and shorter': Server exposes boss for putting a cap on his tips and trying to cover it up

'I noticed my pay getting shorter and shorter': Server exposes boss for putting a cap on his tips and trying to cover it up

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Bartender puts in his notice, manager vows to make his last week a nightmare, bartender gets even by making him scramble: 'I've called in sick every day'

Bartender puts in his notice, manager vows to make his last week a nightmare, bartender gets even by making him scramble: 'I've called in sick every day'

Company refuses to reimburse employee's work travel expenses, claiming he spent too much, prompting employee's $1000 retaliation and resignation

Company refuses to reimburse employee's work travel expenses, claiming he spent too much, prompting employee's $1000 retaliation and resignation

Boss takes away construction workers' stereo, middle manager defends the team and buys them a new one: 'He didn't expect me to advocate for them'

Boss takes away construction workers' stereo, middle manager defends the team and buys them a new one: 'He didn't expect me to advocate for them'

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Law associate confronts intern about office romance: ‘My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege’

Law associate confronts intern about office romance: ‘My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege’

‘The company will crumble if I quit’: Boss guilts overwhelmed startup employee after meeting about burnout, employee has no choice but to leave

‘The company will crumble if I quit’: Boss guilts overwhelmed startup employee after meeting about burnout, employee has no choice but to leave

Manager promotes untrained hire after trusted employees quit, company tanks: 'The place is a ghost town'

Manager promotes untrained hire after trusted employees quit, company tanks: 'The place is a ghost town'

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'The salary is now $40k less than what was advertised originally': Job candidate goes through multiple rounds of interviews, only for HR to radically change the offer

'The salary is now $40k less than what was advertised originally': Job candidate goes through multiple rounds of interviews, only for HR to radically change the offer

Micromanager’s criticism backfires as junior employee withdraws support, prompting boss’s desperate plea for help

Micromanager’s criticism backfires as junior employee withdraws support, prompting boss’s desperate plea for help

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Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

15+ Employees who walked out of their jobs and never looked back: 'I looked at my boss, deleted my files, and left'

15+ Employees who walked out of their jobs and never looked back: 'I looked at my boss, deleted my files, and left'

34 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (December 21, 2025)

34 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (December 21, 2025)

‘Coworker assumed I was pregnant,Im not even kidding’: colleague gifts baby items to someone not pregnant, claims a “glow” gave it away, and sparks an office-wide lesson in confidence without awareness

‘Coworker assumed I was pregnant,Im not even kidding’: colleague gifts baby items to someone not pregnant, claims a “glow” gave it away, and sparks an office-wide lesson in confidence without awareness

Hallmark’s Brainrot Holiday Movies Are Keeping You From Creating New Christmas Classics

Hallmark’s Brainrot Holiday Movies Are Keeping You From Creating New Christmas Classics

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

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