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Marketing team member Travis calls in sick but shows up to the office as his invented twin Trevor for twice-mostly in-person meeting until HR gets involved: ‘He wore glasses and a beanie, that's it LOL just said "I'm Trevor" if anyone asked’

Etai Eshet

18-year-old worker told not to come in at all if she's late for work, turns around and goes home: 'Instead of rushing in, I turned around and went home'

Brad Dickson

20+ Employees who happily quit their toxic jobs: 'Guy taped his resignation letter to his computer... and never showed up again'

Remy Millisky

Hair salon owner offers to train friend's daughter for free after finding out they can't afford cosmetology school, the mom demands money instead: ‘If you want to help, give me money’

Bar Mor Hazut

Graphic designer told to stop "pestering" client, designer complies, client's project goes up in flames: 'As per your request, I did not follow up'

Ben Weiss

Employee works 75 hour weeks with unpaid overtime, boss complains about them being inefficient: 'Without me overextending myself, the problems quickly grew'

Ally Perry

'I stopped correcting Stacey's work': Employee told by HR to stop fixing boss's mistakes without approval, boss loses clients over too many errors

Ben Weiss

Boss fires new employee for pointing out labor law violations, not offering 30-minute lunch: 'In less than 40 min, I was completely removed from the schedule'

JR Atkinson

‘"You need to be more energetic on calls"’: Boss reprimands insurance employee for being too neutral-sounding over the phone, so the employee leans into their ‘radio host voice’ from a former role 20 years prior

Lana DeGaetano

Boss takes 15 minutes off construction worker's pay when he was 1 minute late, his refusal to work sparks chain reaction with other staff: 'I'm not getting paid until 6:15 so I'm not doing any work until 6:15. I enjoy what I do but I don't do it for free'

Brad Dickson

UPDATE: Entitled landlord gives business 7 days to leave space, tries to sell all of their equipment: 'He has at least another 4 weeks without rent'

Remy Millisky

Employee spills water on coworker’s laptop during lunch, refuses to pay them back after discovering it is ruined, coworker considers reporting it to boss: ‘I can’t afford a new laptop’

Emma Saven

The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (June 8, 2025)

Ally Perry

Man celebrates earning his degree with a family party, but his 27-year-old cousin thinks her work promotion from 3 months ago means they should split the celebration: 'She threw a tantrum'

Isabella Penn

Nanny refuses entitled coworker's demand to babysit her kids on her day off after discovering coworker doesn't plan to pay her: ‘I’m not a free on-demand nanny for coworkers’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘You need to stop yelling. You’re not at a zoo’: Child-free coworker Kelly grabs and “disciplines” a colleague’s 5-year-old son at a company BBQ, pushing the 31-year-old mother to snap and put Kelly in her place

Etai Eshet