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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

‘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

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

Ben Weiss

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

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

Lana DeGaetano

Restaurant manager tells 16-year-old employee to leave after blaming her for something she didn’t do, then tries to fire her for actually leaving not realizing it was all on camera: 'That sounded like approval, didn't it?'

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

21 Memes for Dog Pawrents Calling Out of Work to Spend Quality Time With Their Fur Baby

Elna McHilderson

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

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

Entitled customers treat retail employee like scum, so after they purchase the $500 wedding gift for a friend, he replaces the price tag with an $18 one: ‘Making the [Karen] look like a [cheapskate]'

Elna McHilderson

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

Remy Millisky

Millennial airline employee announces he WILL cry if passengers yell at him, is applauded for his honest vulnerability: 'Humanizing… My favorite millennial trope.'

Elna McHilderson

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

'I was ghosted without pay': Website designer cheated out of $1,500, tricks former client into getting properly paid

Ben Weiss

City records worker denied a promotion for making her job look “too easy” is left watching the rookie she trained get the pay raise and desk upgrade: ‘I’m not quitting. I’m just here. Clocking in. Doing exactly what's asked. No more, no less’

Etai Eshet