work

Job seeker applies to job advertised at $70k, salary changes to $28 an hour when she gets interviewed: 'What benefit is it to them?'

Ally Perry

25 Circling Back Memes to Help You Respond to Those Emails You Said You'd 'Circle Back to' After the New Year

Elna McHilderson

Mom demands 25-year-old daughter drive her to work after they start working in the same place, daughter refuses, claiming she needs space: ‘I'm living, breathing, and working with my mother’

Bar Mor Hazut

Boss schedules a meeting at 6:30 AM on employee's first day of work after 2 weeks off, reschedules meeting for next week at 6:29 AM: 'They're 3 hours ahead of me, so it's a comfortable 9:30 AM their time.'

Emmy Pratt

Managers rejects employee's 2 week's notice, tells them 2 weeks starts after they hire a replacement: 'That's how someone tries to squeeze free labor out of you while shopping for your replacement'

JR Atkinson

New employee receives 0 training during first weeks of new job, is left scrambling to figure out what to do: 'Most days we don’t communicate at all'

JR Atkinson

Employee refuses to contribute $20 for colleague's birthday in other department, gets ostracized by coworkers: 'It's just $20'

Ally Perry

Company gets rid of incentive to work on holidays and weekends, act 'surprised and disappointed' when nobody signs up to work holidays: 'You only get as much loyalty as you're willing to pay for'

JR Atkinson

23 Hardworking Picures of Bodega Cats Holding Down the Counter

Sarah Brown

New hire protests workplace policy that demands employees share every snack they bring to work: 'I've stopped bringing any snacks'

Ally Perry

The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

Ally Perry

New manager mandates unpaid “optional” happy hours to seem cool, until one employee cites labor laws, freeing the team from the pressure of socializing after hours: 'LOL okay dude, I know my rights'

Jesse Kessenheimer

Remote job scolds employees for taking a 4-minute bathroom break, records employees' screens when their mouse doesn't move for 60 seconds: 'I am human, not a robot.'

Emmy Pratt

Company hosts 'mandatory' party on New Year's Eve, expects employees to drop everything: 'A company party on New Year’s Eve isn’t generous it’s intrusive'

JR Atkinson

Manager expects employee to use her personal computer for work because the company's laptops are slow: 'Apparently, half my coworkers are using their own equipment because the company refuses to upgrade.'

Emmy Pratt

Manager fires 27-year-old in company restructure, gets upset when he refuses to train 23-year-old replacement paid $15k less: 'I'm standing up for myself'

Ally Perry