Professional At Work

Single man goes to HR over flirty coworker who feels "deceived" after finding out that he is not married despite wearing a ring on his left finger: "She seems to be one of the types who likes to go after married men"

Ely Bulnes

Company asks employees to contribute money for boss’s gift, then gives it back, when they ask for it yet again, employee refuses: 'It's just I could really use that $10 to buy lunch or something'

Emma Saven

Envious coworker is upset that his supervisor gets remote work privileges, then proceeds to bad-mouth the supervisor to their shared client while under the influence: ‘Coworker was promptly fired’

Lana DeGaetano

‘"You need to be more energetic on calls"’: Boss reprimands insurance employee for being too neutral-sounding over the phone, so the employee leans into their ‘radio host voice’ from a former role 20 years prior

Lana DeGaetano

Employee makes ‘whistleblower report’ on doctor colleague after he takes on overlapping shifts in the emergency room and the psych ER, potentially putting patients at risk: ‘He has been terminated because of it’

Lana DeGaetano

Entitled woman demands that coworker change her vacation days and miss her family reunion because her Cancun trip is "more fun," manager shuts her down: "I already booked flights"

Ely Bulnes

Coworker tries to sabotage hardworking employee, they get revenge by simply doing their job: ‘[Now] she's getting a lot of heat from upper management to perform better’

Lana DeGaetano

30-year-old chef treats coworkers to homemade cakes for their birthdays for a year, refuses to make anymore when they become entitled to free treats despite forgetting her birthday: "It rubbed me the wrong way"

Ely Bulnes

Freeloader belittles a friend's 5-year profession as a photographer, demanding they work their wedding for free to "build their portfolio," they challenge their cheap attitude with facts: ‘I charge $1,000+ per wedding’

Jesse Kessenheimer

31-year-old software developer presents terrible code, brushes off female coworker when she attempts to help him fix it at boss's orders: "Your self-taught background is showing"

Ely Bulnes

25-year-old woman quits giving chronically late coworker rides to work after they both get written up for tardiness: "She started treating it like a service"

Ely Bulnes

Businesswoman refuses to purchase boyfriend's daughter a souvenir from Japan after she fails to respond to her texts, boyfriend and daughter vilify woman for not bringing them on the trip with her: ‘She completely blanked me out’

Lana DeGaetano

Employee graciously lends 29-year-old coworker a dress for vacation, coworker avoids her attempts to get it back despite having regular conversations at work: “I can't wrap my head around the complete avoidance”

Ely Bulnes

23-year-old woman gives best friend-turned-slacker employee a bad performance review after they request favoritism in the workplace: ‘She FLIPPED OUT’

Lana DeGaetano

Employee abruptly quits after their boss gives them the career runaround for 3 years, boss leaves a strongly-worded note along with their final paycheck: ‘It's so unprofessional’

Lana DeGaetano

25 Witty Work Memes to Ward Off the Mid-Week Work Woes

Lana DeGaetano