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'He's so by the book that I can't get [work] done': 20+ Coworkers who bring their bad habits into the workplace

Employee refuses to comply with team building exercise, claiming coworkers are doing it wrong, company fires the employee in response: ‘You failed’

Employee refuses to comply with team building exercise, claiming coworkers are doing it wrong, company fires the employee in response: ‘You failed’

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Boss fires manager for refusing to do his bidding, promotes a crony into the job who sinks the department: 'I stopped doing anything except what he told me to do'

Employee resigns at 4:00am after bosses ignore her health scare and assign her more work: 'I couldn’t take it anymore'

Employee resigns at 4:00am after bosses ignore her health scare and assign her more work: 'I couldn’t take it anymore'

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'[Boss] lasted maybe 10 minutes before he couldn't take it anymore': Manager forces employee to run machines constantly, employee maliciously complies and lets hundreds of orders pile up

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Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

‘Sure thing, boss!’: Newly-hired toxic manager fires dedicated employee for only completing tasks within his job description, entire department ‘collapses’ as a result

‘Sure thing, boss!’: Newly-hired toxic manager fires dedicated employee for only completing tasks within his job description, entire department ‘collapses’ as a result

'Not allowed to go home early? Ok!': Manager defies boss by adjusting schedule so employees can still leave at a decent hour

'Not allowed to go home early? Ok!': Manager defies boss by adjusting schedule so employees can still leave at a decent hour

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'You'll want something from me. You'll see': Coworker pranks employee by pretending their wallet got stolen, employee gets even the next time she needs help

'You'll want something from me. You'll see': Coworker pranks employee by pretending their wallet got stolen, employee gets even the next time she needs help

Mechanic fails to fix customer's car for three months due to being ‘short staffed’, leading to a dispute when customer grows tired of waiting: ‘They hadn't even looked at my car’

Mechanic fails to fix customer's car for three months due to being ‘short staffed’, leading to a dispute when customer grows tired of waiting: ‘They hadn't even looked at my car’

'They call me 5:01': Overworked employee refuses to stay late after 5:00pm, boss makes a nickname out of it, employee owns it

'They call me 5:01': Overworked employee refuses to stay late after 5:00pm, boss makes a nickname out of it, employee owns it

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'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs

'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs

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'They were expecting about 125 people to relocate with them; they got 3': 20+ Workplaces whose employees quit together all at once

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Employee told to drop everything to serve their boss coffee, drops 300 files on the ground and spills the coffee on him before quitting: 'I was working for the new company 22 minutes later'

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'The hypocrisy is unreal': Employee complains to CEO about delay in raises, CEO insists low pay is ‘a good thing’, employee quits job as a response

'The hypocrisy is unreal': Employee complains to CEO about delay in raises, CEO insists low pay is ‘a good thing’, employee quits job as a response

'At 5:00pm, I am leaving': Manager assigns "urgent" task 4:50pm to be completed by end of day, employee stands his ground

'At 5:00pm, I am leaving': Manager assigns "urgent" task 4:50pm to be completed by end of day, employee stands his ground

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Neighbor tries to evict homeowner from their own driveway by putting up a ‘tow away zone’ sign, homeowner parks there anyway, tow driver refuses to get involved: ‘I knew it was going to escalate’

Neighbor tries to evict homeowner from their own driveway by putting up a ‘tow away zone’ sign, homeowner parks there anyway, tow driver refuses to get involved: ‘I knew it was going to escalate’

Company forces employees to work from the office full-time, leading employees to stop replying to messages after hours despite manager's demands: ‘You get exactly what you ask for'

Company forces employees to work from the office full-time, leading employees to stop replying to messages after hours despite manager's demands: ‘You get exactly what you ask for'

'Manager acts like I’m on call 24/7': Office worker files HR complaint after manager crosses boundaries, after repeatedly calling and emailing employee outside of working hours, then threatening to fire him for ignoring his calls

'Manager acts like I’m on call 24/7': Office worker files HR complaint after manager crosses boundaries, after repeatedly calling and emailing employee outside of working hours, then threatening to fire him for ignoring his calls

Software developer complies with management's demand to stop helping users with system issues, leading to a lack of help desk: ‘That did not go well for the users’

Software developer complies with management's demand to stop helping users with system issues, leading to a lack of help desk: ‘That did not go well for the users’

A Midday Lunch of 26 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (September 15, 2025)

A Midday Lunch of 26 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (September 15, 2025)

Customer questions that retail workers are tired of answering: 'I wanna speak to your manager then'

Customer questions that retail workers are tired of answering: 'I wanna speak to your manager then'

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