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Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

HR involves employee’s manager over a simple vacation question, turning routine time-off plans into a workplace headache and family-fueled stress: ‘My mom works there too, she told me I messed up big time’

HR involves employee’s manager over a simple vacation question, turning routine time-off plans into a workplace headache and family-fueled stress: ‘My mom works there too, she told me I messed up big time’

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Coworker Todd schedules “urgent” Zoom meetings just to read emails everyone already got, turning Tuesday mornings into a collective eye-rolling contest: ‘I’m not even mad anymore. I just want to know what planet Todd lives on’

Coworker Todd schedules “urgent” Zoom meetings just to read emails everyone already got, turning Tuesday mornings into a collective eye-rolling contest: ‘I’m not even mad anymore. I just want to know what planet Todd lives on’

Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

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‘He was trying to intimidate me into doing it’: Arrogant coworker tries to order employee to work for free on an external ‘side project’ because he doesn't have the budget for an expert opinion, employee adamantly refuses

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'I fired 3 new hires on the first day': 20+ Employees who got hired and fired at lightning speed

‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

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20+ Employees who accidentally replied-all to their emails: 'I sent my reply to the CEO, VP, and help desk'

15 Interview Memes for Job Candidates Who Embellished Their Resumes a Bit Too Much

15 Interview Memes for Job Candidates Who Embellished Their Resumes a Bit Too Much

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Employee discovers that they're doing the majority of the work for their team, boss refuses to intervene and distribute the workload: 'Started tracking my workload out of curiosity. Turns out I’m handling roughly 70% of what our team produces.'

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Coworker reports crying baby to HR, then panics she 'ratted out' a vulnerable mother without permission to have baby at the office: 'I work with a lot of touchy personalities and egos, I was not confident to simply ask her to close her door'

Coworker reports crying baby to HR, then is concerned that she 'ratted out' a vulnerable mother without permission to have her baby at work: 'I work with a lot of touchy personalities and egos, I was not confident to simply ask her to close her door'

‘We have the exact same job position, I’m not her helper’: 67-year-old coworker treats her peer like a “little helper,” publicly corrects every move, driving her millennial colleague to the brink quitting

‘We have the exact same job position, I’m not her helper’: 67-year-old coworker treats her peer like a “little helper,” publicly corrects every move, driving her millennial colleague to the brink quitting

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Boss fires employee's dad, karma strikes years later when the boss comes to the company the employee is now managing looking for work: 'The look of panic in his eyes set in'

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Employee stops giving entitled coworker rides to and from work after she repeatedly slacks off on the job, refuses to do her any more favors because she's so ungrateful: ‘She's taking advantage of my kindness’

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Entitled employee in her 60s "accidentally" retires: 'Pinnacle level pettiness'

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15-year-old student fails geometry test on purpose, then panics when he realizes he night not pass the course: '[His] mom demanded I give her son a retake with multiple choice options'

15-year-old student fails geometry test on purpose, then panics when he realizes he night not pass the course: '[His] mom demanded I give her son a retake with multiple choice options'

30 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (January 4, 2026)

30 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (January 4, 2026)

New management refuses to pay consultant for his time, consultant conspires to get an important license revoked: 'If you want someone’s work, pay them!'

New management refuses to pay consultant for his time, consultant conspires to get an important license revoked: 'If you want someone’s work, pay them!'

Company demands employee take on coworker's workload after she quits, employee refuses without a pay raise, only to be denied: ‘Let's see who breaks first’

Company demands employee take on coworker's workload after she quits, employee refuses without a pay raise, only to be denied: ‘Let's see who breaks first’

Unqualified professor changes non-graded assignments to completion grades, so a petty student decides to share their work with the class en masse: ‘Extra graded work last minute wasn't cool’

Unqualified professor changes non-graded assignments to completion grades, so a petty student decides to share their work with the class en masse: ‘Extra graded work last minute wasn't cool’

Shopper outsmarts Kohl’s with their own Black Friday return policy, ending up with a full refund, extra store credit, and a $100 gain: ‘They didn’t budge so I did exactly what their policy allowed’

Shopper outsmarts Kohl’s with their own Black Friday return policy, ending up with a full refund, extra store credit, and a $100 gain: ‘They didn’t budge so I did exactly what their policy allowed’

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