Bonuses keep the workplace afloat. After a grueling quarter, tired employees look through the glass ceiling at their bosses above, begging, hoping, and praying for a bone to be tossed down to their department. For most people living paycheck-to-paycheck, bonuses are truly their only source of fun money. So please, boss, don't mess with our favorite part of the year.

Micromanagers get what they ask for sometimes

While we groan and gripe at the constant mention of ‘company culture’ and ‘record profits', at least some CEOs are benign enough to ignore on a regular basis. But while there are a handful of untroublesome employers, there are also a few bosses out there still clinging to cringey, outdated behavior that has no place in the office in 2024.

Insert malicious compliance

New management always tries to come in and change things. Perhaps it's to validate themselves in their new position or to create a clear hierarchy in the workplace, but when this new managerial Godzilla comes to trample over a functional system, there are bound to be a few toes that get stepped on.

Guess you're going to be short-staffed...

Chess not checkers

You're due for a dentist appointment. How do I know? Because we are all due for a checkup–we're just procrastinating and pushing the appointment because everyone detests going to the dentist. That is… until we have a raging toothache and can't sleep at night. The dentist will always be the bad guy until we desperately need him,

After 12 years of experience, as well as an expensive Master's degree that resulted in $50k in student debt, the original poster of this story could hardly boast about her teaching salary at $25/hour.

He's so confused

While many of us are ashamed of what we would spend to have a minimum wage employee deliver takeout straight to our door during a summer thunderstorm, most of us will happily go online to feed ourselves out of convenience, spending far more for a pizza than any person should.

Walk a mile in these non-slip shoes

You've more than earned that paid time off!

Have you ever been mistaken for an employee at a random store? These people have, and they've remembered every awkward detail about the encounter. The color of your shirt can make your fellow shoppers think you're an employee , and it's mutually embarrassing when this happens. You obviously don't want to dress like an employee on purpose. And the other person certainly doesn't want to accost a random person and accuse them of being an employee. It can result in some cringy moments that'll haunt…

Never underestimate the patience of an hourly employee.

Karmic payout