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‘Everything collapsed bit by bit’: All-star tech developer denied a raise after years of taking on more work, so he sticks to his job description as revenge, ends up getting promoted

Jesse Kessenheimer

Manager keeps leaving passive-aggressive notes about messy candy aisle, overworked grocery store employee secretly throws $1,000 of useless candy into trash and gets a raise: 'I was going to sort it all out for good'

Isabella Penn

Boss unexpectedly revokes flexible hours and demands employees stay until end of day, worker maliciously complies by arriving late and leaving on time: 'I'm still technically listening to his stupid requirement'

Isabella Penn

Candidate gets berated for not showing up to "their" new job, even though they never even accepted or received a formal offer for that job: 'We still hadn't discussed my salary'

Brad Dickson

Employee gets fired on the spot after giving their 2-week notice, boss then calls them later begging them to come back and finish out their notice period: 'I gave 2 weeks' notice. They fired me on the spot, then begged me to finish the week'

Brad Dickson

‘"Why not fire someone and hire me?"’: Jobless friend of man's wife demands he fire someone from his company so he can hire her instead, then claims another job is ‘beneath her’

Lana DeGaetano

'Be more proactive': Employee told to step up their game at work, maliciously complies by micromanaging his micromanager

Ben Weiss

'Good luck selling air': Retail workers instructed not to stock storefront shelves, they comply despite knowing it will affect sales, resulting in a dispute with management

Bar Mor Hazut

Employee tricks his lackadaisical coworker, Seth, into self-sabotage, exposing that he hasn't been doing his own work and making others do it for him: 'He got lambasted for [messing] up such an important project and was put on temporary leave without pay'

Brad Dickson

22 Employee Burnout Memes to Get You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (May 23, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

‘I am practically walking on eggshells’: Woman writes colleague ‘nasty’ notes and slams office doors to intimidate them for reheating food in their break room

Lana DeGaetano

20+ Bosses whose petty rules backfired: 'Sorry, boss, as per your rules, we are off until 1 PM, no exceptions'

Remy Millisky

Non-profit organization accuses web designer of being greedy after she refuses to volunteer her designs for free: ‘We're a charity, don't you want to help us?’

Bar Mor Hazut

'If you're on time, you are late': Employee starts showing up 30 minutes before shift to be paid overtime after boss claims being on time is not good enough

Bar Mor Hazut

Labourer told "just do your job" while running boss's entire manufacturing operation and doing 4 jobs after the other 3 workers quit, they oblige and quickly put the company under: ‘[In] 3 weeks the company ended up going into liquidation’

Brad Dickson

17-year-old refuses to keep babysitting 7-year-old, 5-year-old, and 1-year-old following their mom's reaction to her husband leaving: 'She was more mean and she would pay me less'

Ally Perry