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'I'm derping along at 60': Driver gets tailgated by aggressive 18-wheeler trucker, slows down and laughs in his face when they end up at the same red light

'I'm derping along at 60': Driver gets tailgated by aggressive 18-wheeler trucker, slows down and laughs in his face when they end up at the same red light

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$‘In the end, a waste of time and money': Head and safety manager gets quietly demoted, turns in his resignation letter and binder of every infraction to the government auditors$

‘In the end, a waste of time and money': Head and safety manager gets quietly demoted, turns in his resignation letter and binder of every infraction to the government auditors

Elna McHilderson

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‘How important is it really to leave on good terms?’: Employees Working In and Out of Different Industries Discuss the Pros and Cons of Burning Corporate Bridges When Quitting

‘How important is it really to leave on good terms?’: 20+ Professionals Working In and Out of Different Industries Discuss the Pros and Cons of 'Burning Corporate Bridges' When Quitting

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'Keep your word’: Carpenter tenant gets evicted after making a gentleman's agreement and spending $10k of his own money on renovations, rips everything out as he goes and gets the last laugh

'Keep your word’: Carpenter tenant gets evicted after making a gentleman's agreement and spending $10k of his own money on renovations, rips everything out as he goes and gets the last laugh

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‘Guy’s face turned red’: Entitled woodworker throws immature tantrum over a policy that requires all $20 bills to be checked, employee puts him in his place

‘Guy’s face turned red’: Entitled woodworker throws immature tantrum over a policy that requires all $20 bills to be checked, employee puts him in his place

Elna McHilderson

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‘Let me stop you right there…’: Employees share the most ludicrous situations entitled customers cause during closing time

‘Let me stop you right there…’: Employees share the most ludicrous situations entitled customers have caused during closing time

Elna McHilderson

‘What a mess up!’: New employee accidentally prints 3,600 shipping labels instead of 1 on his third day there, sparks others to share their embarrassing new job stories

‘What a mess up!’: New employee accidentally prints 3,600 shipping labels instead of 1 on his third day there, sparks others to share their embarrassing new job stories

Elna McHilderson

Tradesman does exceptional work but has an extremely bad flatulence problem, homeowners don't know what to do: ‘There has to be some degree of professionalism in this situation, right?’

Tradesman does exceptional work but has an extremely bad flatulence problem, homeowners don't know what to do: ‘There has to be some degree of professionalism in this situation, right?’

Elna McHilderson

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'Enjoy the stress!': Minimum wage worker finds herself scheduled even though her vacation days were approved a month prior, leaves them high and dry

'Enjoy the stress!': Minimum wage worker finds herself scheduled even though her vacation days were approved a month prior, leaves them high and dry

Elna McHilderson

'Quit watching HGTV': Professional contractors and tradesmen share the biggest issues they experience with homeowners

'Quit watching HGTV': Professional contractors and tradesmen share the biggest issues they experience with homeowners

Elna McHilderson

'[She] quit before lunch on the first day': The quickest on-the-spot quits employees have witnessed firsthand

'[She] quit before lunch on the first day': The quickest on-the-spot quits employees have witnessed firsthand

Elna McHilderson

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‘They want some poor stooge to risk arrest for trespassing’: Couple offers $50 for a quick 'errand' they need run, is just a sneaky way to get a cheap home inspection of a remote property they want to buy

‘They want some poor stooge to risk arrest for trespassing’: Couple offers $50 for a quick 'errand' they need run, is just a sneaky way to get a cheap home inspection of a remote property they want to buy

Elna McHilderson

‘I told them to kick rocks’: Employee quits after 5 years of being denied a promotion, panicked company finally offers him a promotion, but it's too late

‘I told them to kick rocks’: Employee quits after 5 years of being denied a promotion, panicked company finally offers him a promotion, but it's too late

Elna McHilderson

20+ Rural Memes to Take You Home, Country Roads

20+ Rural Memes to Take You Home, Country Roads

Elna McHilderson

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'Everything is aesthetic but not functional': Professional Home Inspector Exposes the Cheap Design and Shoddy Work of a $1.8 Million House Currently on the Market

'Everything is aesthetic but not functional': Professional Home Inspector Exposes the Cheap Design of a $1.8 Million House Currently on the Market

Elna McHilderson

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Know-it-all engineer asks machinist to fabricate a technically impossible part: 'The machinist was to machine a 12-inch part down to just over 13 inches shorter than it started'

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23-year-old brother loses job to 28-year-old sister with more experience, family falls apart: 'My brother basically threw a fit'

23-year-old brother loses job to 28-year-old sister with more experience, family falls apart: 'My brother basically threw a fit'

Job candidate arrives at interview only to be told that the interviewer has already left, candidate withdraws their application despite attempts to reschedule: 'Job hunting is hard enough'

Job candidate arrives at interview only to be told that the interviewer has already left, candidate withdraws their application despite attempts to reschedule: 'Job hunting is hard enough'

30-year-old inspired by TikToks declares she's quitting her job to live a "soft life" of luxury: 'She is being incredibly self-centered'

30-year-old inspired by TikToks declares she's quitting her job to live a "soft life" of luxury: 'She is being incredibly self-centered'

Employee saves company from losing 50 million dollars, boss rates them “meets expectations”: ‘One day we will learn to stop doing anything beyond the bare minimum we are paid’

Employee saves company from losing 50 million dollars, boss rates them “meets expectations”: ‘One day we will learn to stop doing anything beyond the bare minimum we are paid’

Guy kicks roommate's girlfriend out of their apartment after she eats all his food: 'My girlfriend was hungry, so she ate it'

Guy kicks roommate's girlfriend out of their apartment after she eats all his food: 'My girlfriend was hungry, so she ate it'

Boss interrogates and demands personal details after employee covering for coworker refuses to stay extra hours: ‘I was supposed to be off today, you’re going to agree with my terms or I’m leaving’

Boss interrogates and demands personal details after employee covering for coworker refuses to stay extra hours: ‘I was supposed to be off today, you’re going to agree with my terms or I’m leaving’

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