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'We're doing the exact same job': Employee finds out coworker they trained is being paid 20% more, considers bringing it up in salary review meeting

Ally Perry

Employee plans exit after getting reprimanded for not requesting PTO in advance despite family emergency: 'I'm so done!'

Ben Weiss

A Midday Lunch of 24 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 20, 2025)

Jesse Kessenheimer

Unorganized boss tries to blame his own mistake on an employee in front of the company owner, employee claps back with receipts: ‘The owner… patted me on the shoulder’

Lana DeGaetano

24-year-old refuses to risk her career for her reckless brother, standing her ground against her parents’ pressure: ‘He’s 28 and literally is the most careless person in this world’

Etai Eshet

It’s Time for Email to Die (And I Won’t Miss It)

John Summers

Clinic nurse mutes family group chat while she's on shift, a family member spams her phone about an ‘emergency’ but just needed a ride to the dentist: ‘I was on triage’

Lana DeGaetano

'Welcome to the jungle': The best relatable work memes this week (October 20, 2025)

Ally Perry

'My boss accidentally sent me a spreadsheet with everyone's salaries': Employee stunned to discover they're making $15k less than coworker with the same job

Remy Millisky

'My coworker stated that minimum wage was not meant to cover all our bills and if we needed more money we needed to get a different job': Coworker calls coffee shop job 'supplemental income,' believes coworkers should all have other jobs

JR Atkinson

16-year-old waiter assumes couple is tipping $40 on a $60 bill, prompting an awkward confrontation and math problems as they struggle to straighten out the misunderstanding: 'He just freezes, until he finally says "100 minus 61.99...." and trails off'

Brad Dickson

'Ma’am, I’m on the clock, I’m not a babysitter': Work-from-home data analyst refuses to babysit his neighbor's 13-year-old daughter during work hours, so the mom reports him to the HOA

Jesse Kessenheimer

Tech employee skips unpaid ‘mandatory’ team retreat, manager suggests they've lost their chance for a promotion as a result: ‘He said my attitude is the issue’

Lana DeGaetano

Grocery store employee quits with 2 days' notice after boss screams that he'll replace them: 'Just call their bluff'

Remy Millisky

2 weeks after surgery, an injured employee quits mid-shift because their supervisor refuses to let them take a rest break during the midday rush: 'My leg started hurting so bad I couldn't walk'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Boss accuses remote worker of being lazy, he maliciously complies by sending him daily emails at 6:00 AM: 'Just trying to keep my lazy habits under control'

Ben Weiss