Leave is as much a part of working as the work itself. It's important to have the opportunity to step away from your daily demands once in a while and take an extended time to relax or spend time with your friends and family. Workers who don't have this chance are more likely to face burnout and a general lack of motivation; workers who do will generally be more motivated and more productive, thanks to an improved work-life balance.

Every employee thinks or hopes they're irreplaceable, but that's almost never the case.

Instant karma is coming for these bad managers and other impolite people, whether they like it or not! In this classic r/AskReddit post, u/barrygibb first told their own story of exceptionally instant karma. Then, they asked for people to sound off in the comments with their own stories! Lots of people shared work stories , like one baker who put their boss in an awkward position after the baker decided to leave, taking their finest recipes with them. Meanwhile, other people posted some awesome…

Imagine quitting your job and moving to an entirely different city and then all of a sudden two years later, you hear back from your former employer.

This might be the coolest boss ever , and he happens to work at the same place as possibly the least cool secretary ever. One woman shared her story of petty revenge on the company she previously worked for, and it's such a satisfying tale. As she tells it, staff and higher-ups at her company had separate entrances to park and get into the building. The OP was told to hold a customer who was staying at the office for the day, and the OP's boss said she could park in the fancy car park. That was…

One restaurant owner won't stand for customers who treat his staff poorly, and we wish the world had more leaders like him. U/aaanon5402 had a great story to share with r/TalesFromYourServer. The event happened on their first day of work at a pizza place . It happened to be a busy day, but the OP was handling it well until one cranky couple came in to ruin their shift. The manager's response is perfect here — he manages to protect his server, gaining their respect, and saying good riddance to b…

Every office has that coworker with the noisy chair.

We hear a lot about bad bosses, so today, let's turn the tables and see why these bosses had to fire their employees for particularly outrageous behavior. Bosses of Reddit joined in to share the actually crazy reasons they had to let their employees go. In any workplace, there are going to be your share of Perpetually-Late-Patties and Fake-Call-Out-Freds. But these employees took it one step further. They didn't just toe the line, they jumped over it. I saved my favorite story for last — a stor…

One woman wrote about her experiences at an awkward family dinner that she had with her boyfriend, his family, and… her boss.

Here's a lesson to all managers out there: you don't want to make enemies with the person who has been essentially doing your job for you for over a year.

Today's lesson is: get everything in writing. U/Subtosocksfor1 had a great story to share with r/pettycompliance about the time they refused to back down from their boss's demands. The OP's story is especially infuriating because they claim to work for this company and generate a lot of the income. If your employee is really generating 15%-20% of your company's revenue, a raise better be in the works for them! At least this OP seems to know their worth. However, the OP really did make a huge mi…

Who is responsible when writing a paycheck goes wrong ? This person, u/Fair_Blueberry_4706, told a story of a woman she knows. They met through an online community, and the OP was surprised to see “Kevina” asking for donations. Why? She was apparently paid several paychecks that weren't hers . Instead of returning it to her employer, this Kevina decided to take advantage of the situation. Apparently, she also didn't consider what would happen if her newfound paychecks got taken from her. So now…

When this employee was wrongly accused, his boss defended him – and uncovered some face-palm inducing incompetence at their company. As the OOP of this post knows all too well, it requires a certain set of skills to excel at people management. But as they wrote in a post to r/talesfromtechsupport, they were not only having an issue with the tech they managed, but with the HR department. HR levied a serious accusation against the tech. They wrote that the dude “massively violated the IT data pol…

Can you imagine having this level of audacity?

There are ways to inspire people, but this is not it!

Clearly, not all recruiters are born great.