coworkers

'An extra 0.50 is what this promotion is worth to that company': Worker chases salary increase for 6 months only to be rewarded with a 50¢ raise

JR Atkinson

'How dare you make my son work past office hours?': 30-year-old employee's mom won't stop calling him at work, he finally stands up for himself after she demands to speak to his boss

Isabella Penn

Veteran employee of 3 years finds out they're paid 25% less than the new hire, internet discusses the importance of salary transparency and company-hopping: ‘Knowledge is power’

Lana DeGaetano

New mom raises $2800 to take unpaid leave to care for her sick 3-month-old baby, coworker discovers she was actually planning on using the money to fund a Canadian vacation: 'The baby's totally fine, my mom can watch him'

Emmy Pratt

Coworker dumps her work onto executive assistant, tries to make her cancel her day off to do extra work: 'That's not happening!'

Ben Weiss

Employee sends in 2 week notice, 2 weeks later their boss hasn't acknowledged it: 'So what happens now?'

JR Atkinson

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

'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

Boss and coworker have a loud ‘introvert bash session’ and trash-talk friends for refusing to play a card game: ‘Tell me you don’t respect boundaries without telling me you don’t respect boundaries’

Lana DeGaetano

'Is this even legal?': New employee signs contract to work remotely, employer rug-pulls and demands they come in once a week

JR Atkinson

Ex-graphic design employee deletes all their work after they regularly worked 60 hr/week with no overtime, had their work stolen: 'I just nuked all my design assets'

JR Atkinson

The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (May 5, 2025)

Ally Perry

Coworker who carpools with her neighbor to work gets mad because the two of them were late to work due to the neighbor cuddling her cat, despite the fact that they have been late multiple times because of the coworker's children: 'That's just an animal'

Mariel Ruvinsky

Employee's dating profile found by nosy coworker, he refuses to stop giving her unsolicited dating and beauty advice: "It wasn't funny the first time, and definitely wasn't the second, third, or fourth time"

Ely Bulnes

'There's ‘no room’ for me, but I'm still expected to drop $200?': Employee gets uninvited from their coworker's wedding at the last minute, then guilt-tripped into contributing $200 for a gift from the team, she refuses

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Let's play the quiet game with just you two': Manager snaps at coworkers quietly chatting while working, so they give her the silent treatment, permanently

Isabella Penn