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70-employee warehouse runs out of toilet paper, manager tells employees to use Kleenex instead, after failing to place online order in advance: 'They're one ply off-brand generics'

Emma Saven

Woman unemployed for 4 months finally lands her dream job and uproots her life for it, 3-weeks in she gets fired after inexplicably failing her background check: ‘If they don't [explain], I will hire a labor lawyer.'

Elna McHilderson

Impolite recruiter wrongly rejects job candidate over location: 'You need to pay more attention to postings'

Remy Millisky

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Emma Saven

Company fires employee for no reason, immediately hounds them to return equipment within 24 hours: 'Are they trying to intimidate me?'

JR Atkinson

Burned-out employee frustrated over company’s new $50k “wellness pods” purchase, after company refuses to hire new staff to lighten their employees' heavy workload, instead demanding they take a nap and get back to work: 'They sell it like it’s a benefit'

Emma Saven

32-year-old female patient compliments a nurse's arm muscles during OBGYN appointment, nurse snaps at her: 'Most people working on themselves at the gym have serious mental health issues'

JR Atkinson

63-year-old part-time employee quits after company orders pizza on day with extra staff that she didn't work: 'She marched right to HR'

Ally Perry

‘He was sued for stealing from the company’: Newbie security guard lies to his coworker, claiming their boss allows him to leave early, then tries to blame his coworker when he gets caught

Lana DeGaetano

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Lana DeGaetano

Multi-million dollar corporation scolds office of 19 workers, telling them to "dial down" consuming soft drinks: 'We got told off... they ruined my favorite drink'

Remy Millisky

‘The job market is absolutely cooked’: Employee overhears HR complaining after rejecting 50+ applicants for not being “special,” while expecting entry-level unicorns and ghosting actually qualified people

Etai Eshet

Woman gets promoted to senior project manager, gets upset when fiancé tells friends she can't handle the pressure: 'You know how anxious you get'

Ally Perry

Job candidate turns down a company after accepting another offer, and their recruiter responds with a rant belittling their experience: ‘All that bitterness just because a candidate chose another company?’

Etai Eshet

Ex-boss demands passwords from former employee a year after he left, ex-employee refuses to respond: 'His business partner owes me $10,000 in unpaid commissions'

Ben Weiss

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

Lana DeGaetano