Horrible Bosses

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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Fired employee pays Etsy witch 25 dollars to cast a spell on her boss, then hears the boss got demoted after her behavior finally caught up with her: ‘Etsy magic isn't something to take lightly. It might end up working’

Etai Eshet

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Wife returns from maternity leave after husband is promoted to feared plant boss, tanking her social life as his strict policies at work start spilling into their marriage: ‘Even people I know stopped inviting me for lunch’

Etai Eshet

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Boss scolds new dad for sleeping during his unpaid lunch hour: 'He even mentioned the statistic that naps are good for you, but not at the workplace.'

Emmy Pratt

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Manager lies to boss that her employee quit while she was out sick: 'I explained that I never said that I quit, he said he already terminated my employment status.'

Emmy Pratt

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'Isn't it courtesy?': Manager demands resigning employee give more than 3 weeks notice, she decides to give 0

Ally Perry

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'I don't think this job aligns with my principles': Job applicant walks out of interview after hiring manager tells her that the role involves unpaid overtime

Ally Perry

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Boss uses annual review to criticize employee for touching up makeup in the bathroom before she starts work: 'I commute 1.5 hours each way, so my first stop is the communal restroom'

Ally Perry

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Dog walker quits after discovering her boss takes 60% of her earnings, boss yells at her and calls her selfish: 'Overall I made £840 from working, and she made £1260. £2100 total'

Emmy Pratt

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HR boss rejects one candidate for being 2 minutes early to the interview instead of 5 minutes, rejects another for wearing brown shoes with a black belt: 'These people had better qualifications than our current team.'

Emmy Pratt

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Manager claims employee could be fired taking a vacation day for exam, employee passes and finds a better job: 'My former position is going to stay vacant for a very long time'

Ally Perry

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HR employee confides in boss about salary dissatisfaction, finds out she documented their conversations: 'The stuff she wrote? Some of it isn’t even what I said'

Ally Perry

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Manager demands employee take $15k salary cut, they claim that they are starting their own business instead: 'I had been doing the job of 4 people'

Ally Perry

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Supervisor insists employee is flouting casual work dress code, he gets him demoted by turning up to the office in a suit: 'I look really sharp in it'

Ally Perry

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Employee tells boss he needs to take off work to take his sick wife to the emergency room, boss insists he needs him at work: 'I get you may need to take her. But I do need you there today.'

Emmy Pratt

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22 Employee Burnout Memes to Get You Through Your Winter Work Slump (February 28, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

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