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'Dude shows up with a clipboard and an attitude': Builder fed up with inexperienced supervisor Derek's tedious new rules, so they purposely drop productivity rates by 75%, ensuring he is transferred to another site

Emma Saven

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'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workday ahead (August 19, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

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‘Since you're ahead of your tasks, why didn't you text me asking me for more work?’: Overworked employee quits on the spot after their manager reprimands them for taking a 10-minute break

Lana DeGaetano

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'I got to continually tell customers "No"': Pet store employee and wise boss gets satisfying revenge on entitled customers

Remy Millisky

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‘Our social media accounts are our private accounts’: Obsessive coworker demands all colleagues accept her Facebook friend requests, then cyberstalks them to the point of being blocked

Lana DeGaetano

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'She said "I forgot that I worked here"': Employees reveal the most unusual excuses they've ever heard from someone calling off work

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss schedules employee to work during their vacation, threatens to fire them if they don't come in and hires someone to replace them: 'Turns out while I was gone he tried to replace me with someone who quit after 2 days'

Brad Dickson

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‘The bright side is: she’s finally quiet and respectful of our shared space’: Colleague melts down and throws a tantrum after being told to remove desk decorations for fire inspection, accuses her coworker of betrayal, and refuses to speak

Etai Eshet

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Coworker pressures teammates to buy lunch for the entire team, using birthdays and special occasions as an excuse to get free food: ‘At first, we thought it was just her being friendly’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘I learned my lesson': 19-year-old night janitor agrees to take on boss's work during summer break, immediately regrets it after discovering they won't get compensated for the extra work

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘What's the C-suite's play here?’: Company lets go of 40+ high-performing employees, then immediately posts 40+ better-paying jobs on a job board, leaving employees dumbfounded

Lana DeGaetano

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"‘I have no interest"’: Manager's new elderly employee refuses to complete his job duties simply because he doesn't want to do them, upper management fails to re-train or fire him

Lana DeGaetano

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Manager threatens to write up employee if they don't call their coworker next time they fail to show up for their shift, employee refuses: ‘That's not my responsibility’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘She’s acting like a 12-year-old in middle school fawning over her unobtainable crush who happens to be dating me’: 35-year-old coworker Sarah fixates on colleague’s boyfriend she never met, fishing for details and copying her to feel connected to him

Etai Eshet

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Supervisor refuses to let employee enter their shared office to take their bag at the end of the day, employee enters anyway, leading to an office dispute: ‘I have the right to access my own belongings’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Hiring manager accidentally sends job candidate feedback on their interview, revealing their true thoughts, candidate considers using it for the next interview: ‘They said I lacked enthusiasm’

Bar Mor Hazut

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