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‘Crack in the sidewalk? Kyle gets a phone call': Security workers bombard their new client with safety notifications after he badmouths their work ethic

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

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Job candidates withdraw from final interview after hiring manager sends them an assignment that requires hours of unpaid work: ‘I find [it] very unprofessional’

Job candidates withdraw from final interview after hiring manager sends them an assignment that requires hours of unpaid work: ‘I find [it] very unprofessional’

Woman in Walmart mistakes a shopper in a navy uniform for staff, orders him to stock the freeze, and leaves red-faced when she gets told he doesn’t work there: ‘She actually pushes her cart into me and says “Stop being lazy, it’s your job”’

Woman in Walmart mistakes a shopper in a navy uniform for staff, orders him to stock the freeze, and leaves red-faced when she gets told he doesn’t work there: ‘She actually pushes her cart into me and says “Stop being lazy, it’s your job”’

‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

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'This is going to [ruin] my bonus!': Subcontractor protects a labor worker who breaks his leg, reporting meticulous documentation after their safety officer tries to get out of paying worker's comp

Jesse Kessenheimer

Employee quits job after getting caught using ChatGPT to do her work, she plans a goodbye party, coworker refuses to attend: ‘I honestly have no interest in celebrating her quitting’

News reporter quits job after getting caught using ChatGPT to do her work, she plans a goodbye party, coworker refuses to attend: ‘I honestly have no interest in celebrating her quitting’

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'

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'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

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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’

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17-year-old worker shuts down entire ride at the theme park where they work after their boss scapegoats the team for his own mistake: 'I shut down the ride'

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

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee's colleagues fail to respond to their emails, Microsoft Teams chats, and other methods of communication, sparking a discussion about non-communicative coworkers in the workplace: ‘I can walk into their offices and scream it at them I guess…’

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'I run the place: Florist refuses to continue managing a flower shop for the woman buying his grandma's business after he catches her trash-talking and disrespecting him behind his back

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I saw red': Employee thinks it’s coworker's responsibility to buy coffee for the office even though it's supplied for free, coworker finally shuts it down with brutal honesty

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'We printed everything in crisp, glorious grayscale': Supervisors print 200+ copies of colorless charts for a presentation for the C-level bosses after executives make a 'No Exceptions' rule about color printing

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Job candidate logs onto Zoom interview early and overhears that an offer has already been made, proceeds to call them out: 'Hey guys, just so you know, I can hear you!'

Job candidate logs onto Zoom interview early and overhears that an offer has already been made, proceeds to call them out: 'Hey guys, just so you know, I can hear you!'

33-year-old insists on returning from Italy vacation early, 36-year-old friend makes a "drama" out of early return: 'My vacation mood had dropped to 0 and I just wanted to go home'

33-year-old insists on returning from Italy vacation early, 36-year-old friend makes a "drama" out of early return: 'My vacation mood had dropped to 0 and I just wanted to go home'

Employee demands to be fired after company shifts from fully remote work to 3 days from the new office, boss agrees: 'I will not work a single day from this box'

Employee demands to be fired after company shifts from fully remote work to 3 days from the new office, boss agrees: 'I will not work a single day from this box'

Entitled friend uses roommate's car after her own car breaks down, roommate demands she stop when she takes it on leisure drives without asking: 'Fix your own car'

Entitled friend uses roommate's car after her own car breaks down, roommate demands she stop when she takes it on leisure drives without asking: 'Fix your own car'

'They fired me and want free labor': Marketing employee is laid off due to budget cuts, their boss expects them to train their replacement for 2 months unpaid

'They fired me and want free labor': Marketing employee is laid off due to budget cuts, their boss expects them to train their replacement for 2 months unpaid

Team working 50 hours per week all quit at the same time: 'If there's anything we can do to keep you, let me know'

Team working 50 hours per week all quit at the same time: 'If there's anything we can do to keep you, let me know'

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