15+ Inconsiderate coworkers and bosses who made these employees' jobs more difficult: 'Thanks for the last piece of gum'

There is a reason why Sheryl Lee Ralph's memorable one-liner "I do my work, I go home" from Abbott Elementary became a widely shared meme. While there will always be some folks who live and breathe for work 25/7, the rest of us enjoy the boundaries that we draw between our professional and personal lives.

Some folks may have nothing better to do than go above and beyond in the workplace, while others have the confidence to know that what they are doing is more than sufficient. These overly productive coworkers and employers can make going to work feel all the more challenging. It's even worse if these annoying presences are also incompetent…

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via Weyland223

"Coworker announced that she and her SO are finally pregnant after years of trying, I got her a box of pastries to celebrate and when [the] party was about to start I open the fridge at work and see this..."
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via ExtendedMacaroni

"My coworker's shift ended so I took over one of their tables. Customer did not like this and left a negative tip."
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via NeohWise

"Boss wasn't paying attention and sat on my desk while talking to a coworker…"
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via PresentationPutrid

"Coworker ate my food"
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via Skwellington

"Coworker asked me if I got her note that a customer's order needed canceled. This was the note…."
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via septiceyeshark

"This shouldn't be a debate at all. Imagine having coworkers so disrespectful you need to lock up your milk."
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via Stupid_Genious

"My Coworker returned the front desk stapler like this. Told me it ran out of staples."
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via oranke_dino

"My coworker 'brags' that her chair (blue) is +20 years old, while at the same time, multiple times a month, she needs to take sick leave because of back pains and she refuses to take [the] new chair even though we have new chairs."
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via TMOJBAR

"I work at a place where at the end of shifts we split the tips evenly between the 2-3 people that work we had more than 50$ of tips today and my coworker had to leave about 10 minutes early she ended up taking all but ~2.50$ and management won't do anything about it"
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via bellboy718

"My coworker returning at the end of the day found these 2 holes in the hood of his new car."
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via BackOfTheHearse

"My desk phone vs my coworker's desk phone. These were brand new in March."
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via S***s****forSkittles

"I left my lunch at my desk for 10 minutes and came back to this. Pretty sure my perpetually dr*** coworker is responsible."
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via vonseggernc

"I kept hearing this chime sound when I put my coat on the past few days. My coworker told me that sounds like an AirTag. we searched in my coat and found this."
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via Phishphrog

"My coworker always sits like this in my work truck."
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via idkbrosorry

"Got fired along with 80% of my coworkers for "budget cuts". same night, the CEO posts this"
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via gonehalohunting

"I participated in Secret Santa at work, asked for sport equipment, got this instead."
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via maidafossetta

"I keep a pack of gum on my cubicle at work. Tried to grab a piece and I discover this…"