One has to wonder if this was actually a covert message about bad breath. If your manager wanted to reward you for hard work, there are so many better ways in which they could pull this off in a non-humiliating manner. For instance, they could give you a raise (ha! wishful thinking). They could give you some sort of employment perk (ha! also wishful thinking). Ok, well, they don't have to write a handwritten note and a pack of gum! In fact, the handwritten note on its own might have been a perf…

This boss's comeuppance had to have been a triumphant experience for the whole office.

Lazy people know how to get things done fast. Whether in the workplace or in real life, people often assume that laziness is a bad thing. But in reality, it's good to take lots of breaks and take life slow sometimes. And we all should know by now that worrying about work too much can take a toll on your health. If you can do your work fast and efficiently, why should it matter how long it actually takes to complete your tasks? The stories below are so satisfying. It turns out that a lot of “laz…

We give a lot of ourselves to our jobs... but gifts for our coworkers' birthdays? That is certainly not part of our contracts. This employee, who shared his story on Reddit , received two back-to-back emails about contributing to two separate coworkers' birthday gifts. This was especially annoying and bothersome considering the fact that he had never received a birthday gift of his own despite having worked at the company for over three years. Talk about a low blow! Personally, I'm a big fan of…

This boss is really stretching the definition of what it means to be a salaried employee. Salaried work can be wonderful or a strain on your work life , depending on the company you work for and your managers. For some workers, they're able to put in two hours of work per day and still get paid for the entire eight. But for the majority of salaried workers , it means you're going to work 40+ hours a week. If you have a project due at the end of the day, and you're not finished by 5PM, your boss…

This review could not have been more measured. Perhaps that's what made the CEO so upset.

We have all had that one coworker...

Sounds like this guy isn't the only one getting fired!

It's remarkable that these employers thought they could get away with this ridiculous new policy.

There are two types of people: those who can be on time, and those who cannot ever manage to do so.

Who knew that paperclips had such power? This office manager decided they were sick of being underappreciated at work. They explained how their job basically included being receptionist, payroll, office manager, assistant, etc. all in one position. Not exactly sustainable and not exactly fair. It turns out that their boss had an unruly habit of finding office issues for OP to handle, so OP developed ways to subtly get their revenge without any consequences. One way was to lower the length of th…

A good rule of thumb if you know you're eventually going to quit your job: keep a list of all the so-called "questionable" moments.

It's time to talk about all the free work people have to complete in order to just be considered for a job.

You should always be wary of the “walk back” as a manipulation tactic. Often used in sales and scams, the seller starts by offering something acceptable and slowly changes the terms of the deal to something that might have been unacceptable to start with but is now reluctantly accepted due to the sunk cost of invested time. Consecutive slight alterations to figures or terms should always raise red flags, and if something doesn't seem right you should always trust your gut instinct, just as this…

There are some bosses in this world who decide when things are personal and when it's “just business” whenever the situation is convenient for them. That seems to be the case with this toxic supervisor, who did not take his employee's resignation well at all. In fact, he claimed to have found out about her accepting a competitive offer a few weeks ago. and threw shade at how she waited to inform him of her resignation until after she collected her bonus. Dude, that's what anyone would have done…

Receiving a huge tip turned into rollercoaster of emotions for this delivery driver. When you're working in food service, the wages are not great. Many people make either minimum wage or just above that, and they really rely on tips to make their working hours count. So it's unfortunate to see that this delivery driver , who works for a sandwich shop, got stiffed out of $70, equivalent to more than 4 hours of work at a $15 minimum wage. This person explained the whole story below. They later ad…