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New IT manager tries to "fix" working hours to accommodate different time zones, backfires majorly as employees point out labor law violations

New IT manager tries to "fix" working hours to accommodate different time zones, backfires majorly as employees point out labor law violations: 'Turns out the manager made a mistake here'

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Essential employee resigns during meeting with "huge" client after being denied a raise and getting another job offer mid-meeting, client cancels contract: 'I accepted their offer, contract in my email within 5 minutes, digitally signed it within 10'

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‘The joke was on him’: Manager gets himself fired after threatening to fire an integral employee if he didn't pass a test, he passes and immediately quits

‘The joke was on him’: Manager gets himself fired after threatening to fire an integral employee if he didn't pass a test, he passes and immediately quits

Elna McHilderson

Underpaid employee scores $170k job offer elsewhere, then recruits 6 other colleagues to leave their stingy company high and dry

Underpaid employee scores $170k job offer elsewhere, then recruits 6 other colleagues to leave their stingy company high and dry: ‘The feeling of vindication is unreal’

Hotel guest ignore the signs and park their car in blocked parking lot during construction, forcing front desk to wake them up at 6:00 to demand they move their vehicle

Hotel guest ignore the signs and park their car in blocked parking lot during construction, forcing front desk to wake them up at 6:00 to demand they move their vehicle: ‘They drove under the caution tape’

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IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

'Delete anyone who doesn’t use it daily': IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

‘It wasn’t long before…': Job only allowed employees to ‘clock in’ by calling on the office phone, employees retaliate by leaving 90-second voicemails every time

‘It wasn’t long before…': Job only allowed employees to ‘clock in’ by calling on the office phone, employees retaliate by leaving 90-second voicemails every time

Elna McHilderson

48-year-old coworker mocks employee for reading a children's book, employee cries on cue to get him in trouble

48-year-old coworker mocks employee for reading a children's book, employee cries on cue to get him in trouble: 'Maybe keep your opinions to yourself sometimes'

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A Midday Lunch of 25+ Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (September 29, 2025)

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‘The look on her face...it was priceless and it felt so good’: Ex-supervisor tries to act superior and snubs a former worker, but she gets payback and pretends not to know the old assistant manager’s name

‘The look on her face...it was priceless and it felt so good’: Ex "supervisor" tries to act superior and snubs a coworker, but she gets payback and pretends not to know the former assistant manager’s name

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'The entire team is leaving': Management cuts employee's pay by two-thirds causing him to resign, then panics when entire team walks out in solidarity

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Experienced employee revokes their job candidacy after 6 months of interviewing with the same company, calling out their flawed system before accepting a higher paying job: 'So much time had been wasted'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Employee calls out coworker for stealing her ideas in company-wide meeting, brings receipts

Employee calls out coworker for stealing her ideas in company-wide meeting, brings receipts: 'Amy's face went from triumphant to pale to comically flustered in under 30 seconds'

Employee discovers that restaurant manager has been changing her and her 17-year-old coworker's clock out times when they are forced to stay late after closing

Employee discovers that restaurant manager has been changing her and her 17-year-old coworker's clock out times when they are forced to stay late after closing: 'You know you don’t get paid past 8:15 right?'

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Company refuses to grant overworked employee a raise, so employee resigns during high-stakes meeting with major client

Company refuses to grant overworked employee a raise, so employee resigns during high-stakes meeting with major client, client pulls contract a year later as company slowly crashes: 'Unbeknownst to them, I was offered a position at a competitor'

‘If you can't beat them, confuse them’: Scientist baffles entitled colleague by showing kindness, leaves him confused in the dust to work a “desirable” PhD position

‘If you can't beat them, confuse them’: Scientist baffles entitled colleague by showing kindness, leaves him confused in the dust to work a “desirable” PhD position

Elna McHilderson

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Café owner demands bakery lead order more product due to upcoming holiday, ignoring and overriding their knowledge and experience, they comply and then quit when they're blamed for the wasted product: 'So I did it. I doubled my regular order'

Café owner demands bakery lead order more product due to upcoming holiday, ignoring and overriding their knowledge and experience, they comply and then quit when they're blamed for the wasted product: 'So I did it. I doubled my regular order'

'My boss trusts a broken AI bot more than the people actually doing the work': Boss blames employees when their AI productivity tool fails to update properly—why trying to fix workflows that aren't broken might not be such a good idea

'My boss trusts a broken AI bot more than the people actually doing the work': Boss blames employees when their AI productivity tool fails to update properly—why trying to fix workflows that aren't broken might not be such a good idea

Entitled coworker works remotely for 2 years following her maternity leave, then demands that another employee give back her old office when RTO is instituted: ‘She became agitated’

Entitled coworker works remotely for 2 years following her maternity leave, then demands that another employee give back her old office when RTO is instituted: ‘She became agitated’

‘I struggled to keep from smiling on the call': Remote employee offered an 8-month severance package just days before quitting when their company initiates a return-to-office mandate

‘I struggled to keep from smiling on the call': Remote employee offered an 8-month severance package just days before quitting when their company initiates a return-to-office mandate

Employee discovers how to avoid the 'hidden tax' of the office and saves $600 each month: 'It's about financial survival'

Employee discovers how to avoid the 'hidden tax' of the office and saves $600 each month: 'It's about financial survival'

New homeowners allow previous residents to stay for one more week, now they refuse to leave: 'This is why you don't do nice things for people!'

New homeowners allow previous residents to stay for one more week, now they refuse to leave: 'This is why you don't do nice things for people!'

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