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Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

Emma Saven

19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’

Elna McHilderson

‘He was trying to intimidate me into doing it’: Arrogant coworker tries to order employee to work for free on an external ‘side project’ because he doesn't have the budget for an expert opinion, employee adamantly refuses

Lana DeGaetano

'I fired 3 new hires on the first day': 20+ Employees who got hired and fired at lightning speed

Remy Millisky

‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

Etai Eshet

Company lays off senior employee 2 weeks before Christmas, asks her to redo part of an old project 6 months later: 'They barely gave me any severance. I was unemployed for 6 months.'

Emmy Pratt

20 Funny Cat Memes That Purrfectly Capture Whiskery Workday Struggles

Sarah Brown

‘Play stupid games, win stupid prizes’: Longtime employee puts arrogant middle manager in an uncomfortable position during a Father's Day-themed team icebreaker, exposing manager's sideways leadership skills

Lana DeGaetano

20+ Employees who accidentally replied-all to their emails: 'I sent my reply to the CEO, VP, and help desk'

Remy Millisky

15 Interview Memes for Job Candidates Who Embellished Their Resumes a Bit Too Much

Ben Weiss

Mom caring for sick daughter while working second job as seamstress finds time to humble bridesmaid who lied about her size and makes her pay double: 'She grudgingly paid and left without another word'

Isabella Penn

Employee discovers that they're doing the majority of the work for their team, boss refuses to intervene and distribute the workload: 'Started tracking my workload out of curiosity. Turns out I’m handling roughly 70% of what our team produces.'

Brad Dickson

Coworker reports crying baby to HR, then is concerned that she 'ratted out' a vulnerable mother without permission to have her baby at work: 'I work with a lot of touchy personalities and egos, I was not confident to simply ask her to close her door'

Emma Saven

‘We have the exact same job position, I’m not her helper’: 67-year-old coworker treats her peer like a “little helper,” publicly corrects every move, driving her millennial colleague to the brink quitting

Etai Eshet

Employee brings her crying baby to the office, coworker tells HR, and immediately regrets it: 'What if she isn't supposed to have the baby with her? Did I just tell on her? Should I have tried to resolve this myself?'

Emmy Pratt

Boss fires employee's dad, karma strikes years later when the boss comes to the company the employee is now managing looking for work: 'The look of panic in his eyes set in'

Brad Dickson