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'I worked at a place that gave you "points"... Every sick day:' Employees share the most non-functional sick leave policies they've had to work with

Elna McHilderson

"I told my boss I couldn't come in": Company refuses to allow new HR manager to work hybrid, despite promising him a few work-from-home days in interview, when he questions them, they threaten to "re-evaluate his fit"

Emma Saven

Boss tells employee to spy on coworker who just had a baby to help catch her "slacking" and making errors, refuses to snitch on struggling new mother: ‘I’m not ever going to follow this request'

Ely Bulnes

'Cool, I’ll just stand here then': Nitpicky retail manager tells their 18-year-old part-time employee not to touch anything without permission, so the teen maliciously complies by doing nothing at work

Jesse Kessenheimer

'I have to give it to him...': Entitled manager gets humbled after claiming employee is lazy but couldn't keep up with her duties, gets upper management to give her more staff

Elna McHilderson

A Midday Lunch of 20+ Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday

Jesse Kessenheimer

Workplace fills break room with snacks 2 years past their expiration date: 'Three of us tried eating something before checking dates. All of us regretted it'

JR Atkinson

Employee grows tired of coworker who keeps "borrowing" their phone charger without asking, swaps it with an old charger to force coworker to stop: 'He finally brought his own'

Bar Mor Hazut

'Basically half the calendar is 'you can't be sick'': Boss at preschool tries to punish employee for using state-protected sick leave

JR Atkinson

'I'm naming names': Interviewee gets completely roasted during a “mean girl”-style job interview, then reports the snobby interviewers to their HR department

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Stop texting me after 9pm': 41-year-old businesswoman asserts her power over an entitled CEO after he crosses a line of professionalism, she gets legal involved and puts him in his place

Jesse Kessenheimer

35-year-old woman refuses to cancel anniversary plans with her husband in order to go to her coworker's party instead: 'Your husband planned a surprise for your anniversary, and you straight up bailed'

Ben Weiss

Sensitive employee gets angry at her coworker for constantly swearing because of her sheltered upbringing: 'I don’t feel like I should have to sit there and take it'

Emmy Pratt

'Ted was cast aside to make room for the owner's son': Company man with 40+ years of experiences gets fired over Zoom and replaced by an inexperienced nepo-baby

Ben Weiss

Boss pretends she never received employee's 2-week notice, assigns them projects 3 weeks out: 'You can't just abandon us during busy season'

JR Atkinson

21 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (August 29, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano