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'My boss accidentally sent me a spreadsheet with everyone's salaries': Employee stunned to discover they're making $15k less than coworker with the same job

Company forces experienced IT employee to train their junior replacement after firing them, employee teaches him everything wrong: 'You sabotaged us'

Company forces experienced IT employee to train their junior replacement after firing them, employee teaches him everything wrong: 'You sabotaged us'

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16-year-old waiter assumes couple is tipping $40 on a $60 bill, prompting an awkward confrontation and math problems as they struggle to straighten out the misunderstanding: 'He just freezes, until he finally says "100 minus 61.99...." and trails off'

Stubborn salesman denies warehouse manager credit card for fuel, delivery truck runs out of diesel and breaks down mid-route, causing major delays and repair costs, salesman never withholds card again

Stubborn salesman denies warehouse manager credit card for fuel, delivery truck runs out of diesel and breaks down mid-route, causing major delays and repair costs, salesman never withholds card again: 'He decided 1/8th of a tank was perfectly adequate'

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Tech employee skips unpaid ‘mandatory’ team retreat, manager suggests they've lost their chance for a promotion as a result: ‘He said my attitude is the issue’

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Manager yells at job candidate after they withdraw their application without informing the recruiter, claims he will blacklist candidate for wasting his time: ‘You will never find a job in this field again’

Manager yells at job candidate after they withdraw their application without informing the recruiter, claims he will blacklist candidate for wasting his time: ‘You will never find a job in this field again’

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Grocery store employee quits with 2 days' notice after boss screams that he'll replace them: 'Just call their bluff'

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2 weeks after surgery, an injured employee quits mid-shift because their supervisor refuses to let them take a rest break during the midday rush: 'My leg started hurting so bad I couldn't walk'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Boss refuses to pay accrued PTO to employee after firing them, demands employee continue to work to train their replacement in exchange for the payment

Boss refuses to pay accrued PTO to employee after firing them, demands employee train their replacement in exchange for the payment: ‘This isn't what we discussed’

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‘"Ma'am, I'm sorry but I do not work at McDonald's"’: Hungry hotel guest repeatedly asks front desk employee how much her McDonald's delivery order will cost, management chews out employee for being unhelpful

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

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (October 18, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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‘I can’t keep taking on her workload’: New mother can't keep up with work responsibilities after returning from maternity leave, then she's stunned when her colleagues start refusing to pick up the slack

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Ice cream shop Karen with 9-year-old daughter and tiny dog steals $4.25 from tip jar to pay for waffle cone: 'She refuses to stay out of this store'

Intern with memory issues outsmarts toxic manager after she asks him to memorize and recite every detail of client interactions, turns tables by presenting every unnecessary detail of his day, forcing HR to intervene

Intern with memory issues outsmarts toxic manager after she asks him to memorize and recite every detail of client interactions, turns tables by presenting every unnecessary detail of his day, forcing HR to intervene: 'They agreed it wasn’t sustainable'

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Employees under untracked unlimited PTO policy thrive until HR calls their vacations “excessive” and demands new restrictions and their manager to enforce them: ‘Now I have to penalize them for failing to meet expectations that none of us knew existed’

Employees under untracked unlimited PTO policy thrive until HR calls their vacations “excessive” and demands new restrictions their manager has to enforce : ‘Now I have to penalize them for failing to meet expectations that none of us knew existed’

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19-year-old woman shares experiencing a two-hour-long assessment for a first-round job interview for a minimum wage role, all applicants under 30 are asked to leave: 'The first task was to rank items by importance for surviving on a desert island'

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Single mom Lena returns from maternity leave, dumps mountains of work onto coworker Daria, who finally goes to HR when the workload becomes too much: ‘It became full accounts with notes saying "Daria will handle."’

Single mom Lena returns from maternity leave, dumps mountains of work onto coworker Daria, who finally goes to HR when the workload becomes too much: ‘It became full accounts with notes saying "Daria will handle."’

Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

'I don't need the money': Pre-retired man re-enters the workforce as an IT worker for "purpose" reasons, but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama, wants to tell young boss he needs autonomy and flexibility

'I don't need the money': Pre-retired man re-enters the workforce as an IT worker for "purpose" reasons, but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama, wants to tell young boss he needs autonomy and flexibility

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

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