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'Choose your battles': Employee refuses to turn off light switch because he clocked out, gets criticized in the comments

'Choose your battles': Employee refuses to turn off light switch because he clocked out, gets called out in the comments

'For a winter play... I offered to do the worm across the stage ': 25+ Moments of cringe that keep people awake late at night

'For a winter play... I offered to do the worm across the stage ': 25+ Moments of cringe that keep people awake late at night

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'She told me I could NEVER tell a customer the store was closing': Retail employee works all night long after manager tells them to never tell customers to leave

'She told me I could NEVER tell a customer the store was closing': Retail employee works all night long after manager tells them to never tell customers to leave

'I do not want to work for someone like you': Job candidate walks out mid-interview after boss shouts at another employee

'I do not want to work for someone like you': Job candidate walks out mid-interview after boss shouts at another employee

'"If it's not in writing, it didn't happen" goes both ways': Boss wants to know why employee wasn't working during their in-person meeting, employee starts writing everything down

'"If it's not in writing, it didn't happen" goes both ways': Micromanager boss wants to know why employee wasn't working during their in-person meeting, employee starts writing everything down

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Update: 'You just have to work harder': Overworked employee gets back at boss by writing essay about his poor management, quits as organization goes under

Update: 'You just have to work harder': Employee gets back at boss by writing essay about his poor management, quits as organization goes under

'I have over 320 hours of annual leave banked': Boss wants employee to schedule surgery over Christmas so she doesn't have to take her PTO, employee claps back

'I have over 320 hours of annual leave banked': Boss wants employee to schedule surgery over Christmas so she doesn't have to take her PTO, employee claps back

'He panicked when I told him': Gas station attendant allows customer to pump his own gas

'He panicked when I told him': Gas station attendant allows insistent customer to pump his own gas, customer ruins his boss's tractor

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'My supervisor turns up unannounced': Guy's manager shows up at home while he's on sick leave to intimidate him

'My supervisor turns up unannounced': Guy's manager shows up at home while he's on sick leave to intimidate him

'My boss threatened to call my new job': Employee gives notice, boss holds grudge, tries to get new employers to revoke their offer

'My boss threatened to call my new job': Employee gives notice, boss holds grudge, tries to get new employer to revoke their offer

'[He] starts pulling chicken wings and chinese donuts out of his pockets': 30+ Guacamole goofs and fishy faux pas that happened at all-you-can-eat buffets

'[He] starts pulling chicken wings and chinese donuts out of his pockets': 30+ Chocolatey catastrophes and fishy faux pas that happened at all-you-can-eat buffets

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'I firmly and categorically DECLINED': Job applicant asked to do free, unpaid work as part of the interview process, he rejects them

'I firmly and categorically DECLINED': Job applicant asked to do free, unpaid work as part of the interview process, he rejects them

'Ten thousand pennies... And she'd just committed to carrying them': Client asks repair shop workers "Do you know who I am?" and wants to pay large bill with change

'Ten thousand pennies... And she'd just committed to carrying them': Client asks repair shop workers "Do you know who I am?" and insists on paying large bill with change

'He could have just told me at 9:30': Boss waits to fire employee until after he gets another project done, employee lashes out

'He could have just told me at 9:30': Boss waits to fire employee until after he gets another project done, employee lashes out

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'I'm literally never late': Boss demands employee to text her as soon as she leaves the house, employee complains to her boss's boss

'I'm literally never late': Boss demands employee to text her as soon as she leaves the house, employee complains to her boss's boss

'Lisa is absurd': Nosy coworker keeps trying to get employee to share her lunch, confronts her in the office kitchen

'Lisa is absurd': Nosy coworker keeps trying to get employee to share her lunch, confronts her in the office kitchen

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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'

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)

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘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

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

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