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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

‘We all just stood there in silence’: Arrogant manager breaks down after several of his employees quit, leads a meeting where he berates remaining staff, and then receives another resignation

Lana DeGaetano

10+ Managers who got even with entitled customers: 'I loved... being able to say "I am the manager"'

Remy Millisky

24-year-old handles difficult customer, gets upset when 49-year-old coworker accidentally sends her critical text: 'She should have handled that'

Ally Perry

Automotive product planning employee gets promoted and boss fired by booking wheels and tires as checked luggage when boss tries to blame him for a misdelivered shipment of wheels for a photoshoot: 'He had no one else to blame'

Brad Dickson

Employee resents contributing to office gifts in workplace with high turnover, looks for a way to avoid it: 'I've contributed to over 10 birthdays'

Ally Perry

15+ Job candidates who walked out mid-interview: 'I got up and left. So did a few others'

Remy Millisky