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20+ Employees who made big mistakes on the job: '[She] printed 500 copies of her gas bill on the company printer'

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Coworker refuses to give guy $1 for the office vending machine after guy spent thousands driving them to work for 2 years: 'I’ve probably spent well over $1,500 in gas over the past 2 years for [them]''

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Coworker plagiarizes teammate's work for major project and presents it as her own, tries to get them to do her work even after being called out: 'Rachel had basically copied my work and presented it as her own'

'Stop laughing at me': Man mistaken for employee by furious customer tries to satisfy her demands he be ‘fired’ by calling his manager

'Stop laughing at me': Man mistaken for employee by furious customer tries to satisfy her demands he be ‘fired’ by calling his manager

'My request fell on deaf ears': Employees ignore ticketing system, IT team refuse to help with locating files in response

'My request fell on deaf ears': Employees ignore ticketing system, IT team refuse to help with locating files in response

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‘Guess I’ll delete everything': Employee retires and deletes all of client's files, company doesn't have a backup

‘Guess I’ll delete everything': Employee retires and deletes all of client's files, company doesn't have a backup

'That's my job, get lost': Manager tries to pin $1 million machine malfunction on new hire who whips out documentation proving otherwise, effectively getting him fired instead

'That's my job, get lost': Manager tries to pin $1 million machine malfunction on new hire who whips out documentation proving otherwise, effectively getting him fired instead

'I gave her a big sweet smile': Grandma demands a refund because she filled up the memory on her 3 month phone, manager tells her to ‘get out’

'I gave her a big sweet smile': Grandma demands a refund because she filled up the memory on her 3 month phone, manager tells her to ‘get out’

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Hotel worker fired for using multiple guests' credit card information: '[His] manager just exploded in anger'

Hotel worker fired for using multiple guests' credit card information: '[His] manager just exploded in anger'

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30+ Workers who love their jobs share why: 'It's all about the people and the management'

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'Cut my hours? Enjoy the fraud charges': Employer gets boss fired and charged for cutting their hours

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‘You need to pay me now’: Contractor gets paid for 600 days of work in advance after writing a script to auto-complete 6000 reports in one day following boss's demands

‘You need to pay me now’: Contractor gets paid for 600 days of work in advance after writing a script to auto-complete 6000 reports in one day following boss's demands

'Drop everything now': Manager's micromanaging demand backfires after he interrupts an employee who is busy working on CEO's task

'Drop everything now': Manager's micromanaging demand backfires after he interrupts an employee who is busy working on CEO's task

‘I'm leaving, good luck with the holiday rush': Senior employee quits after getting written up on his day off; boss backpedals

‘I'm leaving, good luck with the holiday rush': Senior employee quits after getting written up on his day off; boss backpedals

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'Watch people's body language, particularly around management': 30+ red flags and questions to ask to avoid toxic work environments

'Watch people's body language, particularly around management': 30+ red flags and questions to ask to avoid toxic work environments

‘Management finally caved in’: Management refuses to pay for loyal employee's car repairs until company goes down in flames, then employee quits

‘Management finally caved in’: Management refuses to pay for loyal employee's car repairs until company goes down in flames, then employee quits

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Boss schedules meeting with HR to discuss employee's attitude after they say "no" to increased workload for the first time ever in 2 years: 'So now we have a meeting scheduled with HR to talk about it'

Boss schedules meeting with HR to discuss employee's attitude after they say "no" to increased workload for the first time ever in 2 years: 'So now we have a meeting scheduled with HR to talk about it'

Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year: 'It was such a deliberate power move'

Employee quits after boss denies their request for a raise, then publicly offers the replacement $7,000 more per year: 'It was such a deliberate power move'

Upstairs landlord repeatedly helps his tenant’s 16-year-old daughter when she locks herself out of house, but eventually refuses to help, after realizing she only acknowledges him when she needs something: 'I refused to answer the door'

Upstairs landlord repeatedly helps his tenant’s 16-year-old daughter when she locks herself out of house, but eventually refuses to help, after realizing she only acknowledges him when she needs something: 'I refused to answer the door'

Children's Museum employee gets fired after insisting on better treatment for fish: 'It is not your place to give me advice'

Children's Museum employee gets fired after insisting on better treatment for fish: 'It is not your place to give me advice'

A Midday Lunch of 27 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 6, 2025)

A Midday Lunch of 27 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 6, 2025)

After receiving several contractor quotes over $50k for a basement remodel, homeowner empowers himself to tackle his first DIY for $8k: 'I've gained a ton of respect for myself'

After receiving several contractor quotes over $50k for a basement remodel, homeowner empowers himself to tackle his first DIY for $8k: 'I've gained a ton of respect for myself'

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