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Retail manager earns only 50 cents more than the employees they manage, despite having 15+ more responsibilities and sales being up 27%: 'Is this exploitative?'

Emmy Pratt

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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

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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

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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

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'You inspire me to quit': The best relatable work memes this week (December 15, 2025)

Ally Perry

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Company charges employees $25 per person to attend office holiday party: 'I wonder if they are making a profit and where it goes?'

JR Atkinson

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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

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VP of Sales fires 22-year-old employee weeks after his parents passed because his work performance deteriorated: 'He's not motivated at all.'

Emmy Pratt

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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

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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

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Carpooler demands coworkers clock out early so she can attend son's medical appointment, gets offended when they make alternative travel arrangements: 'No way our managers would let us leave 45 minutes early for someone else’s child'

Ally Perry

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Nosy HR manager asks 24-year-old employee why she hasn't had her adult braces taken off yet: 'It's $500 and I make $15 an hour.'

Emmy Pratt

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Boss adds new job responsibilities that weren't in the job description every week, tells employee she should be grateful when she pushes back: 'I’m watching coworkers burn out left and right from the same creeping scope expansion.'

Emmy Pratt

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'This and never opening Microsoft Outlook ever again': The best relatable work memes this week (December 8, 2025)

Ally Perry

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Manager discovers that the new hire is an employee from his previous company whom he fired for lying on his resume: 'The higher-ups are aware of the situation and don't seem too concerned about it.'

Emmy Pratt

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Manager demands key employee keep quiet during project meeting, gets caught out by vice president's questions: 'She didn't want anyone else getting any recognition'

Ally Perry

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