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A male office worker holding a takeout coffee stands in an open plan workspace, with a woman sat a table behind him

Employee doesn't reveal to coworkers that he speaks Spanish, they get upset when they realize he's fluent: 'The look on her face was genuinely something'

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’

An employee works on his computer on a Friday while his coworker stays at home

Employee refuses to cover for coworker who has constantly called out of work on Fridays over the past 8 months: 'I didn't think it was fair for the same people to keep absorbing the impact of recurring absences.'

An assistant cuts into a steak lunch while eating with her boss and a client.

Boss makes assistant cry because she ordered steak and dessert during a business lunch with a client: 'The client and I both ordered burgers and fries. The client and I both said no to dessert.'

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Hardworking marketer quits when their director steals credit for their work, leaving behind an HR report so the ex-company knows why they lost their all-star employee

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A woman wearing headphones smiles at her laptop as she works from home

Manager uses work from home option weekly, prevents employees from doing the same: 'The other departments use it no problem'

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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Boss scolds 29-year-old employee for being too direct in emails: 'The emails were literally things like: “Hi, can you send the updated file when you get a chance?”'

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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

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Employee realizes how miserable they are in their current role after being appointed temporarily to another team: 'I wasn't waking up dreading the day [anymore]'

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Manager corners employee into accepting 3% raise by inviting director into their meeting without disclosing it to employee: ‘I was caught off guard’

Manager corners employee into accepting a 3% raise by inviting senior director into their meeting without disclosing it to employee: ‘I was caught off guard’

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Employee acts like her manager’s director, constantly second-guesses completed work, and creates fake emergencies: ‘She is constantly acting like we are not doing our jobs’

A manager leading an in-person meeting in an office

Manager accuses employee of skipping a meeting because she didn't remember that he was there: 'Apparently not contributing made me invisible in that meeting.'

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A young confident employee wearing a sweater stands in the hallway at the office after asking for a lofty raise

Employee doing the work of 2 people asks company for a $40K raise: 'It would cost the company $120K to hire another employee to do my previous job.'

Two men stand next to each other in a meeting room, examining two Post-it notes stuck to the window

Employee gets cousin hired in same tech company department, humbles him when he tries too hard to compete: 'Maybe focus on your own KPIs'