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Coworkers dress like it's 1996 to get back at the new manager's dress code mandate, showing up in increasingly formal garb to make a point: ‘The office was a time capsule by Wednesday’

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Receptionist in her 50s gets fired and replaced by AI system she trained: 'She literally trained the thing that replaced her'

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Boss demands cashier clock out every time they leave the register, employee complies, only for it to get flagged by HR: ‘My timecard showed I’d left work thirteen times’

Boss demands cashier clock out every time they leave the register, employee complies, only for it to get flagged by HR: ‘My timecard showed I’d left work thirteen times’

‘I quit on the spot’: Boss refuses to listen to employee's suggestion on how to cut costs for the company, employee resigns, only for boss to keep trying to reach out

‘I quit on the spot’: Boss refuses to listen to employee's suggestion on how to cut costs for the company, employee resigns, only for boss to keep trying to reach out

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New CEO tells the team they have to work 8-5, causing problems with clients in another timezone: 'The policy was lifted within 2 weeks when our West Coast clients couldn't get in touch with us'

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Truck driver runs over demanding homeowners' entire lawn while making a delivery after they refuse to listen to his warning: ‘I got out and looked at my handywork’

Truck driver runs over demanding homeowners' entire lawn while making a delivery after they refuse to listen to his warning: ‘I got out and looked at my handywork’

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Employee suggests all staff gather their financial contributions before purchasing a joint farewell gift for their boss, so no one is expected to contribute an amount they're not comfortable with: ‘Maybe my coworkers think I’m being cheap or stingy’

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A Coffee-Break’s Worth of Work Funnies if You Need a Mid-Afternoon Pick-Me-Up

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

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workweek ahead (September 6, 2025)

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'I was nice enough…': Entitled guy insults employee in German thinking he wouldn't understand, employee calls him out and leaves him “a human trout gasping for air”

'I was nice enough…': Entitled guy insults employee in German thinking he wouldn't understand, employee calls him out and leaves him “a human trout gasping for air”

Elna McHilderson

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‘She goes through my calendar hoping she [can] find things to “manage”’: Manager insists employee fakes their productivity for the sake of seeming ‘professional’, but employee hypothesizes that their manager isn't as productive as she seems

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‘The bank's call center manager personally called me’: Bank freezes man’s account for over a month due to clerk’s error, ignores his calls, so he floods their social media with complaints and they come running

‘The bank's call center manager personally called me’: Bank freezes man’s account for over a month due to clerk’s error, ignores his calls, so he floods their social media with complaints and they come running

Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

'The judge actually congratulated me': Boss forces full-time employee to sign a freelance contract, then fires them illegally seven months later, employee gathers all the evidence to win in court

'The judge actually congratulated me': Boss forces full-time employee to sign a freelance contract, then fires them illegally seven months later, employee gathers all the evidence to win in court

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'Employee of the year' secretly working 3 jobs gets video of speech posted on LinkedIn and YouTube: 'I had to... ask them to get it removed'

Warehouse workers comply with a strict hair-length policy of "can't touch the collar", by wearing increasingly absurd wigs, forcing management to eventually drop the rule: 'The wigs became more and more ridiculous'

Warehouse workers comply with a strict hair-length policy of "can't touch the collar", by wearing increasingly absurd wigs, forcing management to eventually drop the rule: 'The wigs became more and more ridiculous'

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Employee discovers that her boss is looking to replace her, files a report with HR: ‘My boss was fired’

Employee discovers that her boss is looking to replace her, files a report with HR: ‘My boss was fired’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

'That's a 40 hour donation': Job candidate rejects job offer with fiery email after learning they need to work an unpaid "one-week trial"

'That's a 40 hour donation': Job candidate rejects job offer with fiery email after learning they need to work an unpaid "one-week trial"

'I MUST be there in person for 9 hours': Boss compels employee to go into the office despite 95% of meetings being online

'I MUST be there in person for 9 hours': Boss compels employee to go into the office despite 95% of meetings being online

Library management demands employee print receipts for every book checkout, causing massive lines in the library and a dispute with the city office: ‘The fallout was immediate'

Library management demands employee print receipts for every book checkout, causing massive lines in the library and a dispute with the city office: ‘The fallout was immediate'

Company gets rid of bonus incentives to work on holidays, then reprimands employees for not volunteering to work: ‘You only get as much loyalty as you pay for’

Company gets rid of bonus incentives to work on holidays, then reprimands employees for not volunteering to work: ‘You only get as much loyalty as you pay for’

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