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‘Now they'll have to pay 50% more to replace me’: Tech manager tries to negotiate a lower raise with their star employee, only for her to resign and score a senior position elsewhere

'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 (November 1, 2025)

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Update: Hotel overnight worker "forgets" second language to get even with boss who won't pay $100 bonus

Update: Hotel overnight worker "forgets" second language to get even with boss who won't pay $100 bonus

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Employee momentarily rests their eyes during their shift, coworker takes a photo of them without their consent, then accuses them of sleeping on the job: ‘She knew she was in the wrong’

Daycare tows office worker’s truck from shared lot costing him $600, instantly regrets it when he installs a gate and blocks them out

Daycare tows office worker’s truck from shared lot costing him $600, instantly regrets it when he installs a gate and blocks them out: 'The mayhem was well worth it'

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Employee accidentally exposes the office fork thief mid-meeting, prompting a miraculous return overnight

Employee accidentally exposes the office fork thief mid-meeting, prompting a miraculous return overnight: 'Did you just start a fork investigation in front of a client?'

Entitled teacher undermines coworkers in front of students, gets herself fired and the entire department investigated: ‘It [brought] me great satisfaction'

Entitled teacher undermines coworkers in front of students, gets herself fired and the entire department investigated: ‘It [brought] me great satisfaction'

Elna McHilderson

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‘Your wife is here with your child, and I have a meeting in 7 min’: Remote employee stands up to the boss when the boss's entitled wife treats them like a free babysitter for their 6-year-old

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Veteran employee gets written up by new boss for clocking in 5 minutes later than his usual early time, even though he was early: ‘I told him my shift doesn’t start until 5:00, he said it doesn’t matter when my actual shift starts’

Veteran employee gets written up by new boss for clocking in 5 minutes later than his usual early time, even though he was early: ‘I told him my shift doesn’t start until 5:00, he said it doesn’t matter when my actual shift starts’

Waitress refuses to cover unreliable 23-year-old coworker’s shift after she fakes a family "emergency", so coworker falsely accuses her of being toxic, in an attempt to turn manager and coworkers against her

Waitress refuses to cover unreliable 23-year-old coworker’s shift after she fakes a family "emergency", so coworker falsely accuses her of being toxic, in an attempt to turn manager and coworkers against her: '[They said] I should be a girl’s-girl'

'Paycheck bounced, I was done': 15 Employees who quit their jobs on the spot

'Paycheck bounced, I was done': 15 Employees who quit their jobs on the spot

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'I came back in a 3-piece suit': Boss insists employee comply with dress code, forcing him to go home and change out of his jeans

'I came back in a 3-piece suit': Boss insists employee comply with dress code, forcing him to go home and change out of his jeans, employee takes his sweet time during the trip

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Management tells employees they're no longer allowed to discuss "burnout" in their 1:1s and are then surprised when the employee asks for stress leave: 'I got 7 weeks off and partial pay, and they had to cover my job'

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Job candidate calls out interviewer for asking 'the strangest' question: 'The entire positive vibe of the interview immediately evaporated'

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Company instates new B2B project management and communication software that clients despise, boss insists that it be used anyway, causing problems with key client who gets the CEO involved: 'The client called [the CEO] directly'

Employee fed up after coworker repeatedly makes passive comments demanding she share her "delicious" meals during lunch, employee debates confronting entitled coworker: 'This food is for me and my kids, and sometimes it's got to last us a few days'

Employee fed up after coworker repeatedly makes passive comments demanding she share her "delicious" meals during lunch, employee debates confronting entitled coworker: 'This food is for me and my kids, and sometimes it's got to last us a few days'

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Café owner demands bakery lead order more product due to upcoming holiday, ignoring and overriding their knowledge and experience, they comply and then quit when they're blamed for the wasted product: 'So I did it. I doubled my regular order'

Café owner demands bakery lead order more product due to upcoming holiday, ignoring and overriding their knowledge and experience, they comply and then quit when they're blamed for the wasted product: 'So I did it. I doubled my regular order'

'My boss trusts a broken AI bot more than the people actually doing the work': Boss blames employees when their AI productivity tool fails to update properly—why trying to fix workflows that aren't broken might not be such a good idea

'My boss trusts a broken AI bot more than the people actually doing the work': Boss blames employees when their AI productivity tool fails to update properly—why trying to fix workflows that aren't broken might not be such a good idea

Entitled coworker works remotely for 2 years following her maternity leave, then demands that another employee give back her old office when RTO is instituted: ‘She became agitated’

Entitled coworker works remotely for 2 years following her maternity leave, then demands that another employee give back her old office when RTO is instituted: ‘She became agitated’

‘I struggled to keep from smiling on the call': Remote employee offered an 8-month severance package just days before quitting when their company initiates a return-to-office mandate

‘I struggled to keep from smiling on the call': Remote employee offered an 8-month severance package just days before quitting when their company initiates a return-to-office mandate

Employee discovers how to avoid the 'hidden tax' of the office and saves $600 each month: 'It's about financial survival'

Employee discovers how to avoid the 'hidden tax' of the office and saves $600 each month: 'It's about financial survival'

New homeowners allow previous residents to stay for one more week, now they refuse to leave: 'This is why you don't do nice things for people!'

New homeowners allow previous residents to stay for one more week, now they refuse to leave: 'This is why you don't do nice things for people!'

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