workplace

‘Suddenly no WFH… [So] I put in a request for all 23 of my unused PTO days:' Employees share times they used their PTO to teach management a lesson

Elna McHilderson

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Manager approves employees' unlimited overtime for Mother's Day week, only to take it back halfway through: ‘You are doing too much overtime’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Co-worker refuses to contribute $50 to boss' birthday gift, the rest of the internet wonders why that's even happening in the first place: ‘Clock in, work, clock out. End of work interaction.’

Elna McHilderson

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‘It will be devastating for him to lose me’: Overworked all-star employee gleefully gives her two-week notice, then uses all of her remaining PTO to get back at a micromanger who will soon realize she carries the entire department

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'He was gone in 5 minutes': 25+ Employees who got fired on their first day of work

Remy Millisky

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‘They fired the Cash Cow’: Carpet cleaning company axes its top phone upseller, who turns every $99 call into a multi-hundred-dollar deal for years over sick leave, leaving owners to watch profits tank

Etai Eshet

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Overworked employee starts leaving right at 5pm making their boss think that they've suddenly got better at their job and have "stepped up their game": 'I got a raise after I started leaving exactly at 5pm'

Brad Dickson

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HR green lights employee's April Fool's prank in the office bathroom, employee is subsequently fired for it: ‘[HR] even told me what washroom to put it in’

Lana DeGaetano

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New boss removes flexible working with "no exceptions" preventing employee from attending their cousin's wedding, employee takes all 23 days of their leave at the end of the quarter instead forcing their boss to cover for them: 'Two people quit'

Brad Dickson

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‘Game on’: Arrogant boss tries to micromanage high-performing employee into quitting, fails miserably

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled lady hassles random woman at the thrift store, so woman buys every single pants in that Karen's size: ‘It cost me less than $30… One of my proudest petty moments.'

Elna McHilderson

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'I've stopped trying [and] suddenly I'm promotion material': Burnt-out office ‘try-hard’ refuses to continue going above and beyond, ends up finally getting a 15% raise from the boss after setting healthy boundaries

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Husband secretly supports his mother with 50% of his salary, then begs her best friend not to tell her when they find out the truth, drama ensues: ‘He needs to come clean’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Coworker throws a fit and delivers a mini TED Talk on teamwork after being politely refused help with a task she was perfectly capable of doing herself: ‘I told her that nothing would have happened to her too if she wrote it’

Etai Eshet

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‘Still fills me with joy and pride': Boss disrespects and underpays beloved manager, so entire staff quits on the spot and 1/4 of their business closes within a year

Elna McHilderson

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Employee uses a paper trail to set the record straight when their petty supervisor begins to “performance manage” them out of a job: ‘I responded with facts and data. No response’

Brad Dickson

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