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Woman holds a jar full of cash

26-year-old employee refuses to give fundraised money to 'struggling' coworker who is planning a vacation: 'She told us she was struggling financially and might not be able to cover rent that month.'

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Workplace friendship starts to fade after coworker gets promoted and begins acting like the boss he used to complain about: ‘I don’t recognize him anymore’

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Guy demands a 10% raise after learning Welsh, pushing HR to honor a promise for wage increases for bilingual employees: ‘The policy meant Spanish, but [it] didn't specify Spanish'

Jesse Kessenheimer

A phantom hand turns a clock backwards.

Employee turns office clock back 10 minutes to make it look like she arrived at work 10 minutes early

‘You're not going to win’: General manager demands employee give up their desk at “hot desking” office, employee books the space again out of spite

‘You're not going to win this fight’: General manager demands employee give up their desk at “hot desking” office, employee books the space again out of spite

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Young female employee considering telling her coworker that he's about to get fired.

22-year-old employee considers telling her new coworker that he's about to get fired: 'Our manager HATES him for very valid reasons.'

An entitled employee holds a giant piece of cake that his coworker made for the whole office

Entitled employee eats more than half of the homemade cake his coworker brought for the office: 'When someone brings food in for the office, it's generally meant for the whole office, not just one person.'

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Employee buys a new fridge for the office after unknown coworker keeps stealing her lunch: 'I put a little lock on it just for extra peace of mind.'

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Older employee uses space heater at work, refuses to turn it off as she is the first to leave the office: 'She burns the building down'

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21 Wholesome Work From Home Office Animals Keeping their Pawrents Company

A standing woman dressed in black takes a call on her cell phone while holding her laptop

Boss gets fired by assistant, gets offended when she asks for a recommendation letter 6 months later: 'She cursed me out'

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Manager refuses to let employees eat at workstation, employee books the conference room and eats their lunch there every day: ‘I'm sitting alone at a twenty-person table’

Manager refuses to let employees eat at workstation, employee books the conference room and eats their lunch there every day: ‘I'm sitting alone at a twenty-person table’

Boss refuses to let employee use WFH perk, then proceeds to use it herself every week: ‘She used excuses to block the staff from using the option’

Boss refuses to let employee use WFH perk, then proceeds to use it herself every week: ‘She used multiple excuses to block the staff from using the option’

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Employee leaves a note for the lunch thief who stole his mother's famous chicken sandwich that makes him become a feared office legend

Jesse Kessenheimer

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15+ Employees who made expensive mistakes: 'My coworker hit reply-all on an email... the silence in the office was so loud'

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Employee considers confronting coworker who burps every 15 minutes: 'She does always say excuse me after but it’s just a bit nasty.'