coworkers

New employee refuses to contribute to a coworker-run “social fund” after coworker repeatedly dodges her requests for a simple spending breakdown, tension rises as coworkers label her stingy: 'Nobody else needs this level of detail'

Emma Saven

Man demands coworker pay repair fees, after borrowing his car and returning it with a cracked windscreen, she refuses, claiming it was already damaged, goes on to tell all their coworkers that he's "punishing" her: 'They can’t prove it was me'

Emma Saven

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

Etai Eshet

‘I now have no money for the mandatory Christmas dinner that will cost, I don't even know how much’: Manager tells new hire she has to pay for "mandatory motivational activities," draining her account after getting her first paycheck

Etai Eshet

15+ Stubborn managers who refuse to change their ways: 'This is how we've always done it'

Remy Millisky

Movie theater boss demands employees shovel 6 inches of snow, clever usher works for 12 hours and earns overtime pay: 'You can't leave until you shovel ALL of the snow'

Remy Millisky

Employee gets job at same company as childhood friend, gets offended when she refuses to mentor her: 'I told her it was not my job'

Ally Perry

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (November 29, 2025)

Elna McHilderson

'My old manager said anyone could do my job… Looks like he was wrong': Client-facing employee vindicated after being wrongfully fired, watching a $75,000/month customer walk out on his ex-company with him

Jesse Kessenheimer

27-year-old receptionist calls out 35-year-old coworker for clocking in and then disappearing to put on makeup for an hour every day: 'Meanwhile I'm answering three phone lines [and] checking in patients'

Ben Weiss

Boss reprimands employee for clocking in 5 minutes before their shift, calls it 'unauthorized overtime': 'What makes it even dumber is they constantly complain that we don’t show up early enough'

JR Atkinson

Wife returns from maternity leave after husband is promoted to feared plant boss, tanking her social life as his strict policies at work start spilling into their marriage: ‘Even people I know stopped inviting me for lunch’

Etai Eshet

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

Etai Eshet

Heavy machinery operator reports factory friend and coworker to management after he jump scares her while she operates heavy machinery, treating his “prank” like the serious safety issue it is: ‘He disregarded rule #1, clearly didn't care about my safety’

Etai Eshet

15+ Groups of employees who all quit at the same time: 'Over half the team quit within a month'

Remy Millisky

Operations worker secretly audits the shared snack cabinet, ends up catching coworker stealing half the snacks each week: 'I've never respected anyone more'

Isabella Penn