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24 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (January 2, 2026)

Lana DeGaetano

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Coworker asks employee if she can smell her baby's head at an office party, employee happily obliges: 'Apparently, infants' heads smell good, and I just found out yesterday!'

Emmy Pratt

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38-year-old mom of 5 keeps her part-time job a secret from her husband, he claims he doesn't care to learn: 'NEWSFLASH! It's not all about you, bro!'

JR Atkinson

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Manager calls out employee for using phone while on lunchbreak in company cafeteria: 'That's not a professional look'

Ally Perry

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Recent college graduate gets job while living with parents, protests when they demand most of his income: 'I'm cutting everything I can'

Ally Perry

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Job-seeker is 'fired' from a job they applied to but never received an offer for, company advertises the position with a $10k drop in salary: 'I forgot about that whole debacle, but it came back to me'

JR Atkinson

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Boss reprimands employee for not being 'excited enough,' suggest they smile and laugh more: 'I asked what am I doing specifically wrong and they didn't have anything to say'

JR Atkinson

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Food service boss denies loyal employee's request for rotating weekends, gives new hires weekends off in less than 3 months: 'I'm not sure what to make of this and feel really frustrated'

JR Atkinson

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Dad steals $5K from his 19-year-old daughter to pay off his car, daughter closes her bank account because he has stolen from her since she was 14: 'I lived with this for 5 years.'

Emmy Pratt

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Employee pretends to be British at work, gets caught out when office hires British temp: 'Who knows why he was pretending?'

Ally Perry

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24-year-old girlfriend dumps 22-year-old boyfriend for losing 2 jobs in 6 months and living off her mom's money: 'He was fired because of his attendance.'

Emmy Pratt

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Employee insists on giving unwanted work to coworker, gets offended when told it's her responsibility: 'She never takes tasks from anyone else'

Ally Perry

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15-year-old quits barista and babysitting jobs to focus on volunteering for college, parents protest she won't pay rent any more: 'Neither my brother or sister has ever contributed'

Ally Perry

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Coworker constantly comments on employees' snack and beverage choices in the break room, cries when she tells her to knock it off: 'Commenting on what others eat isn’t appropriate.'

Emmy Pratt

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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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Coworker presses colleague to attend company potluck on her day off: 'It takes me 30-40 minutes to get to the hospital so I don’t think it’s worth the drive'

JR Atkinson

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