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'Placed on the very public Wall of Shame': Employee calls out of work due to pet emergency, toxic bosses shame her to 'hold [her] accountable'

'Placed on the very public Wall of Shame': Employee calls out of work due to pet emergency, toxic bosses shame her to 'hold [her] accountable'

'He didn't know how to do his job': 10+ times employees got their bosses fired

'He didn't know how to do his job': 10+ times employees got their toxic bosses fired

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'So petty and so childish': Coworker rips employee's name down from decorations and throws it in the trash, employee figures it out

'So petty and so childish': Coworker rips employee's name down from decorations and throws it in the trash, employee figures it out

'Have fun being unemployed': New manager tries to take a cut of servers' tips, servers band together to get her fired

'Have fun being unemployed': New manager tries to take a cut of servers' tips, servers band together to get her fired

'You wouldn’t be working exactly, just helping': Boss invites employee to exclusive Christmas party, only to pressure her to work the event

'You wouldn’t be working exactly, just helping': Boss invites employee to exclusive Christmas party, only to pressure her to work the event

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'He tells us we are trying to nickel and dime him': Autobody workers add oil to customer's car for a small fee, internet divided over the customers' reaction

'He tells us we are trying to nickel and dime him': Auto body workers add oil to customer's car for a small fee, internet divided over the customers' reaction

'DO NOT attempt to login': Employee told to wait for green light due to tech issues, never receives confirmation, gets paid to do nothing

'DO NOT attempt to login': Employee told to wait for green light due to tech issues, never receives confirmation, gets paid to do nothing

'This bank is no longer customer service oriented': Restaurant manager closes account after banker refuses to give him change for the workplace

'This bank is no longer customer service oriented': Restaurant manager closes account after banker refuses to give him change for the workplace

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'It's not like I singled her out': Coworker keeps hogging the microwave, employee confronts her, gets in trouble with HR

'It's not like I singled her out': Coworker keeps hogging the microwave, employee confronts her, gets in trouble with HR

'I've gotten my pay reduced twice in four months': HR blindsides employee, moves him from salary to hourly rate, pays him less per hour

'Get everything in writing': HR blindsides employee, moves him from salary to hourly rate, pays him less per hour

'I threw it back': Karen customer throws card in cashier's face repeatedly, cashier gets wholesome payback

'I threw it back': Karen customer throws card in cashier's face repeatedly, cashier gets wholesome payback

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'I'll get a doctor's note when you pay for doctors': Company changes sick day policy, employee gets shamed for calling in sick, forced to provide 'proof'

'I'll get a doctor's note when you pay for doctors': Company changes sick day policy, employee gets shamed for calling in sick, forced to provide 'proof'

'Wanted extra mayo so I maliciously complied by drenching it': 15+ servers share the pranks they pulled on customers

'Wanted extra mayo so I maliciously complied by drenching it': 15+ servers share the pranks they pulled on Karen customers

'Stop crying and get back to work': Underpaid receptionist quits for a better job, learns 1.5 years later that her ex-boss still can't fill her position

'Stop crying and get back to work': Underpaid receptionist quits for a better job, learns 1.5 years later that her ex-boss still can't fill her position

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'[He] thought it was appropriate to call me at 10 p.m. to berate me': Workers retaliate after wage changes; boss blames the one employee who had no idea about it

'Childish? Yes. Regrets? Not one': Coworker keeps making employee do his work, employee lashes out, ruins coworker's office plant, sabotages his notes

'Childish? Yes. Regrets? Not one': Coworker keeps making employee do his work, employee lashes out, ruins coworker's office plant, sabotages his notes

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Neighbor tries to evict homeowner from their own driveway by putting up a ‘tow away zone’ sign, homeowner parks there anyway, tow driver refuses to get involved: ‘I knew it was going to escalate’

Neighbor tries to evict homeowner from their own driveway by putting up a ‘tow away zone’ sign, homeowner parks there anyway, tow driver refuses to get involved: ‘I knew it was going to escalate’

A Midday Lunch of 26 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (September 15, 2025)

A Midday Lunch of 26 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (September 15, 2025)

Customer questions that retail workers are tired of answering: 'I wanna speak to your manager then'

Customer questions that retail workers are tired of answering: 'I wanna speak to your manager then'

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’

'We printed everything in crisp, glorious grayscale': Supervisors print 200+ copies of colorless charts for a presentation for the C-level bosses after executives make a 'No Exceptions' rule about color printing

'We printed everything in crisp, glorious grayscale': Supervisors print 200+ copies of colorless charts for a presentation for the C-level bosses after executives make a 'No Exceptions' rule about color printing

Employee's colleagues fail to respond to their emails, Microsoft Teams chats, and other methods of communication, sparking a discussion about non-communicative coworkers in the workplace: ‘I can walk into their offices and scream it at them I guess…’

Employee's colleagues fail to respond to their emails, Microsoft Teams chats, and other methods of communication, sparking a discussion about non-communicative coworkers in the workplace: ‘I can walk into their offices and scream it at them I guess…’

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