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Candidate walks out of interview after interviewer is 1 hour late and opens with irrelevant personal questions about their family: 'If you can't answer, then I don't think we can continue'

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MRI technician leaves patient in the middle of a scan to go on a bike ride, the first of many instances of malpractice: ‘This didn't even get him fired’

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UPDATE: Millionaire boss fires college student employee who has access to critical documents, employee demands 20x normal salary to provide the info: 'Well, boss... I'm not an employee'

UPDATE: Millionaire boss fires college student employee who has access to critical documents, employee demands 20x normal salary to provide the info: 'Well, boss... I'm not an employee'

‘I’ve been with this company for 20 years and this is how they’re doing me’: New managers try to force 20-year employee to quit after a department merger, piling on extra work and inventing dress code and shoe violations

‘I’ve been with this company for 20 years and this is how they’re doing me’: New managers try to force 20-year employee to quit after a department merger, piling on extra work and inventing dress code and shoe violations

Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (November 8, 2025)

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (November 8, 2025)

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'Coworker quit by hitting the resign button in Workday': Employee of 4 years quits without notifying anyone, 2 days pass before managers realize

'Coworker quit by hitting the resign button in Workday': Employee of 4 years quits without notifying anyone, 2 days pass before managers realize

Boss brings donuts to the office as a reward to the employees, only to get upset when one employee eats a whole donut

Boss brings donuts to the office as a reward to the employees, only to get upset when one employee eats a whole donut: ‘He started cutting them all in half’

CEO of 7-month start-up takes only company credit card to Bali, refuses to make remote purchases or approve expenses while away, blocking software renewals, buying new hire’s laptop, and event catering for the month

CEO of 7-month start-up takes only company credit card to Bali, refuses to make remote purchases or approve expenses while away, blocking software renewals, buying new hire’s laptop, and event catering for the month: 'Said he's busy and to figure it out'

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‘I got her fired’: Employee refuses to cover for coworker's shift, so coworker lies to boss about finding a cover, gets fired when no one arrives at work

‘I got her fired’: Employee refuses to cover for coworker's shift, so coworker lies to boss about finding a cover, gets fired when no one arrives at work

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Coworker is caught stealing 2 gallons of milk from the office kitchen, uncovering a string of behavior from multiple office thieves: ‘Doing their Costco run at work’

Hiring manager demands candidate send a “thank-you video” to the team after their interview, candidate refuses: ‘That’s one way to filter out people with dignity’

Hiring manager demands candidate send a “thank-you video” to the team after their interview, candidate refuses: ‘That’s one way to filter out people with dignity’

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Clingy best friend turned colleague treats work like a high school hangout, flooding her lawyer friend with gossip, personal oversharing, and nonstop distractions: ‘I can't stand her anymore, so I muted her on everything’

Clingy best friend-turned-colleague treats work like a high school hangout, flooding her lawyer friend with gossip, personal oversharing, and nonstop distractions: ‘I can't stand her anymore, so I muted her on everything’

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‘I am not free labor’: Data analyst gets voluntold to be the new unpaid “morale lead” for HR's office's culture-boosting protocol, but she refuses because she was never asked

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Senior designer quits over 6 years of denied raises, refuses boss's demand to train less-experienced replacement when discovering she's earning $20K more than her salary for the same job

Senior designer quits over 6 years of denied raises, refuses boss's demand to train less-experienced replacement when discovering she's earning $20K more than her salary for the same job: 'Willing to pay new employee significantly more than a loyal one'

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'Coworker called out for a week, but stopped by to pick up her birthday cake': Employees baffled by coworker who takes off 5 days for "muscle spasms," then feels better in time for birthday treats

'Coworker called out for a week, but stopped by to pick up her birthday cake': Employees baffled by coworker who takes off 5 days for "muscle spasms," then feels better in time for birthday treats

Company denies data analyst raise after he automates 70% of daily tasks with Python, boss orders him to stop, as it's making his coworkers “look bad”, he later discovers they hired someone else for the same automation role

Company denies data analyst raise after he automates 70% of daily tasks with Python, boss orders him to stop, as it's making his coworkers “look bad”, he later discovers they hired someone else for the same automation role: 'Paying 20k more than I make'

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Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

‘Here’s a revolutionary idea: Stop forcing people into the office 4-5 days a week': Management complains that their employees are too loud after mandating a return to the office; employees retaliate

‘Here’s a revolutionary idea: Stop forcing people into the office 4-5 days a week': Management complains that their employees are too loud after mandating a return to the office; employees retaliate

Residents demand to build a trail in neighbor's backyard so they can use it to visit other neighbors, resident firmly refuses: ‘I had my property surveyed just for that reason’

Residents demand to build a trail in neighbor's backyard so they can use it to visit other neighbors, resident firmly refuses: ‘I had my property surveyed just for that reason’

Driver watches woman dent his already-battered car and walk off without taking responsibility, so he seeks petty revenge by covering her entire car in ugly 50-cent stickers: 'She was throwing the biggest hissy-fit of her life'

Driver watches woman dent his already-battered car and walk off without taking responsibility, so he seeks petty revenge by covering her entire car in ugly 50-cent stickers: 'She was throwing the biggest hissy-fit of her life'

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

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