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29-year-old HR employee reprimanded for not inviting 41-year-old manager to her wedding: 'After everything I've done for you, that's how you thank me?'

Ben Weiss

29-year-old architect rejects requests for her project files and designs after being laid off and rehired as a contractor by the same firm: ‘They’re saying I’ll “burn bridges” in the industry’

Etai Eshet

Manager asks employee over text message to join meetings and assist with "knowledge transfer" after firing them: 'Are you available to jump on a call?'

Brad Dickson

‘I then told her I would be putting in my 2 weeks if she couldn’t give me a raise’: Boss mocks employees for wanting a raise, so they threaten they quit and end up getting more money

Etai Eshet

Manager conspires to get 19-year-old Boba Shop employee fired, she files a complaint after not receiving her final paycheck: 'I got the whole place shut down'

Ben Weiss

20-year-old kitchen worker tells her 40-year-old coworker that she's not surprised his wife divorced him over his online gaming obsession, sparks disagreement dividing the workplace: 'She wanted him to spend time with her instead of playing video games'

Brad Dickson

Employee is reprimanded for refusing to join coworker's 'mandatory' €25 birthday pool: 'There are 22 people in the group. That's potentially hundreds every few months'

JR Atkinson

'No need to get emotional': Manager makes employee cry during performance review, claims it's a 'growth moment'

Ally Perry

Married couple's business fails after 20 years of success, husband expects wife to get two jobs so he doesn't have to work: ‘I'd never get to see my kids or husband’

Lana DeGaetano

Senior mechanical engineer dismisses junior's correct analysis, costing the company tens of thousands of dollars: 'Maybe next time you’ll check my math before calling me useless'

Ben Weiss

20-year-old electronics salesman gets commission for $15,000 sale and then quits on the spot after helping a customer that nobody else would: 'I said only 4 words. "Thank you. I Quit"'

Brad Dickson

'She said I've damaged our team spirit': 28-year-old marketing employee defends himself after a coworker blames a client delay on "team oversight," clarifying he did his part and even sent his coworker a reminder to do hers, sparking office feud

Emma Saven

Employee loses over $2k in wages after boss knowingly implements an illegal practice, they fold when he calls them out: 'We'll no longer be paid for any set-up/clean-up time'

JR Atkinson

A Midday Lunch of 29 Brown-Bagged Funnies to Get You Through the Workday (October 13, 2025)

Jesse Kessenheimer

Waitress fired after 13 years over a Reese’s cup, when a lying coworker turned a harmless snack break into a full-blown scandal: ‘I just feel like I was unfairly and unlawfully terminated’

Etai Eshet

Woman discovers resort waitress was adding extra meals to family's dinner bills to feed her kids, husband confronts her and quietly accepts cash repayment, but his wife reports it, causing waitress to be fired: 'I feel terrible'

Emma Saven