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Employee insists on giving unwanted work to coworker, gets offended when told it's her responsibility: 'She never takes tasks from anyone else'

Ally Perry

Office employee refuses to wish management a “Merry Christmas” until they acknowledge a seniority-based Christmas bonus policy, requiring 5 years of employment to get company branded merch: 'I'm just pointing out the ridiculousness'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Manager places 4ft Christmas tree on employees desk, protests when she calls HR to get it moved: 'The lights are constantly blinking in my eyes'

Ally Perry

Temp employee of 4-months is asked to interview for the job he's already doing, from his desk where he's already doing the job: ‘I feel like my brain has short-circuited…’

Elna McHilderson

Employee secretly gifts tiny stuffed animals to the whole office, coworker complains their privacy was invaded: 'Awesome pivot from the crabby coworker too!'

JR Atkinson

15-year-old pizza employee closes restaurant for 2 days after manager puts him on weekend shifts despite his request: 'I sat around and did absolutely nothing'

Ally Perry

Manager demands copywriter continue answering calls in old tech support role, faces payback when he changes company handbook: 'The marketing team do not have any interactions with customers'

Ally Perry

Employee whispers all day long at his desk, having full-blown conversations with himself about things unrelated to work: 'He was arguing with himself over his personal life or people he knew.'

Emmy Pratt

Restaurant manager refuses to give diner her employee's discount after watching her make non-stop demands to new server to mock his inexperience: ‘Their smiles dropped’

Bar Mor Hazut

Coworker lies about finishing presentation to take 'mental health afternoon', gets upset when reported to management: 'I spent all night doing his work'

Ally Perry

29 Work Posts to Distract You from Performance Review Season

Isabella Penn

'You inspire me to quit': The best relatable work memes this week (December 15, 2025)

Ally Perry

HR pressures employee returning from 3 years of medical leave to input all of their time-off requests once they return to work, then gets mad when they use all 75 accrued days: ‘Still makes me smile like a maniac’

Lana DeGaetano

Part-time bookkeeper refuses to train replacement after company director fires her, demands to be taught her job: '[They] have no idea what I do'

Ally Perry

‘The second she saw me she ran right to me tail wagging. I couldn't stop smiling.’: Kind Ohio construction worker rescues abandoned and starving pit bull mix from work site, giving her the healing home she deserved and a new fur family

Laurent Shinar

Boss asks employee to pick up her keys at another office off the clock, refuses to admit it's wage theft: 'No, I am not her personal assistant'

JR Atkinson