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A female employee takes a nap with her head resting on her closed laptop, a notebook, cellphone, and mug beside her

Lazy employee delegates all her tasks to coworker, manager announces he will stop assigning her work: 'I've become her unpaid assistant'

HR employee talking to new hire about her termination from the company

Boss schedules an HR meeting with new hire at 3:30 on a Friday: 'Is this a sign I am getting fired?'

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Manager puts employee on a performance improvement plan after they write a date in the wrong format: 'They're just looking for an excuse to fire you'

Software engineer works until the work is done, long into the night

'I haven't seen sunlight the past 11 months': Boss demands software engineer work from 9:30 AM 'until the work is done' every day

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Company charges $40 for company gear, forbids workers from wearing it on the job

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A phantom hand turns a clock backwards.

Employee turns office clock back 10 minutes to make it look like she arrived at work 10 minutes early

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Manager catches employee working 2 full-time remote jobs at the same time: 'Apparently he took 2 weeks PTO when starting out, and then went right back to work the other job'

Young male employee presents card reader to a customer

Boss instructs employee to clock out whenever he's not actively working: 'My goal is for you to have zero down time.'

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Boss piles work on new employee, continually setting unrealistic expectations: 'Everything is a priority right now'

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Boss asks employee to cancel nonrefundable vacation because it coincides with hers: 'I calculated the fees, they are way more than a few hundred dollars'

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Pharmacy continually schedules worker for 11-8 and Saturday shifts despite them only being available weekday mornings: 'You need to nip this in the bud'

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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

A dad in the driver's seat of a car looks towards his son in the back seat, who is being helped by a woman sitting beside him with his backpack

Employee asks girlfriend to take son to school so he can start work early, dismisses her when she gets a warning about attendance from her boss

A woman sat next to a latte on a low table in a cafe

Manager takes toddler to cafe, stumbles upon employee in the middle of a job interview: 'Her face dropped as she saw me'

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Top-performing employee looks at the award he won

Top employee refuses to accept 'Star Performer' Award after making the company $7 million and getting a 3% raise: 'He wouldn't even get up from his seat to accept the plaque.'

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'I’m not going to wake up at 8am just to make sure someone doesn’t need their shift covered that day': Coworker sets boundaries with colleagues, they call her out for not covering on her day off

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Manager hesitates to criticize high-performing employee who refuses to document work: 'The rest of the team is stuck'

Manager hesitates to criticize high-performing employee who refuses to document work: 'The rest of the team is stuck'

'Laughter is the best medicine': 21 Laughs That Will Guide You On Your Inner Journey to a Happy Brain (May 16, 2026)

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Single mom plans girls' night out, gets judged for bailing when she decides she would prefer to spend money on her 5-year-old and 8-month-old: 'The stress has been overwhelming'

Single mom plans girls' night out, gets judged for bailing when she decides she would prefer to spend money on her 5-year-old and 8-month-old: 'The stress has been overwhelming'

18-year-old refuses to invite his stepmom to his high school graduation because she locked him in a room when he was 6: 'She just doesn't know how to act.'

18-year-old refuses to invite his stepmom to his high school graduation because she locked him in a room when he was 6: 'She just doesn't know how to act.'

19-year-old finds out the girl who made his school years miserable is his half-sister, and his dad wants them to bond and have a relationship

19-year-old finds out the girl who made his school years miserable is his half-sister, and his dad wants them to bond and have a relationship

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': 21 Parenting laughs for witty mothers and fathers (May 16, 2026)

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': 21 Parenting laughs for witty mothers and fathers (May 16, 2026)

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