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'It’s a lot of money for them to pay': Employee volunteers for expensive training course, only to leave the company not long after

'It’s a lot of money for them to pay': Employee volunteers for expensive training course, only to leave the company a few months later

Top 20 Job Posting Red Flags of the Month (June 15, 2023)

Top 20 Job Posting Red Flags of the Month (June 15, 2023)

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Update: 'He’s started a GoFundMe that... would help [with] payroll': Hair salon forced to close after manager ignores legally binding agreement

Update: 'He’s started a GoFundMe that... would help [with] payroll': Hair salon forced to close after manager ignores legally binding agreement

'[We] grew chia seeds in his keyboard': 25+ Office pranks to pull on your unsuspecting coworkers

'[We] grew chia seeds in his keyboard': 25+ Office pranks to pull on your unsuspecting coworkers

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'Caught my boss cheating': Employee finds boss with his coworker at office party, prepares for next Monday

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Update: 'He then said... I need to pay my dues': Employee turns down job with more responsibility after boss lowballs herUpdate: 'He then said... I need to pay my dues': Employee turns down job with more responsibility after boss lowballs her

Update: 'He then said... I need to pay my dues': Employee stuns boss by turning down job with more responsibility after boss lowballs her

'There [were] no instructions for how to use this tablecloth': 20+ People who were incompetent at basic everyday tasks

'There [were] no instructions for how to use this tablecloth': 20+ People who were hilariously incompetent at basic everyday tasks

'I never lived it down': 35 Weird and wild secret confessions

'I never lived it down': 35 Weird and wild secret confessions

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'New manager, new rules': Boss enforces unnecessary dress code, employee wears same ugly shirt in defiance

'I almost caused 12 people to lose their jobs': Coworkers almost quit after office manager demands they complete extra tasks like cleaning the office

'I almost caused 12 people to lose their jobs': Coworkers almost quit after manager demands they complete extra tasks like cleaning the office

Employee skipped over for job position after colleague opposes her nomination

'She might bring team morale down': Braggart employee denied job position after colleague opposes her nomination

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'I found out I was let go... by being CC'd:' Boss accidentally copies employee on email about upcoming termination

'I found out I was let go... by being CC'd to remove my access:' Boss accidentally copies employee on email about upcoming termination

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'My boss put candles in his dishwasher': 30+ Goofy bosses who make their workplace feel like 'The Office'

'He quit immediately on the spot': Construction worker quits job after discovering hidden coins planted by coworker

'He quit immediately on the spot': Construction worker quits job after discovering hidden coins planted by coworker

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'I was like absolutely not': Employees share stories of mandatory group Halloween costumes at work

'Everyone in line immediately started laughing at her': Customer realizes she has to wait in line like everyone else

'Everyone in line immediately started laughing at her': Entitled customer throws a fit after realizing she has to wait in line like everyone else

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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)

‘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

Entitled neighbor refuses to stop letting his dog out around the neighborhood unsupervised, then confronts new neighbors when they report him: ‘I'm friends with the mayor’

Entitled neighbor refuses to stop letting his dog out around the neighborhood unsupervised, then confronts new neighbors when they report him: ‘I'm friends with the mayor’

‘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

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