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The boss's son works his first day at a bookstore, using a different last name than he usually uses.

Bookstore boss asks employee to train new hire, employee discovers new hire is the bosses son going by a different last name: 'Nobody else on staff seems to know.'

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New hire ruins 9 months of employee work, management sign off on her actions: 'I can't even blame her'

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A man wearing glasses sits at a large computer screen, working from home

Job seeker accepts 'fully remote' job, gets told they have to be in the office 3 days a week during their induction: 'This team has been hybrid for a while now'

One female and two male coworkers sit together in an open-plan office, having a discussion

New hire eats carnivore diet, faces grilling from coworkers: 'Whatever he's trying to do clearly isn't working'

A young female employee works at her laptop after getting denied the promotion that she deserves.

Employee refuses to help her new boss, whom she has trained, with something she's taught her how to do 3 times already: 'I'm sure you can figure that out. It's above my pay grade.'

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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?'

Young female employee considering telling her coworker that he's about to get fired.

22-year-old employee considers telling her new coworker that he's about to get fired: 'Our manager HATES him for very valid reasons.'

‘I know its cheesy…': Woman helps a stranger in a thrift store pick an outfit for a job interview, then on a random bad day she bumps into that person and they turn their frown upside-down

‘I know its cheesy…': Woman helps a stranger in a thrift store pick an outfit for a job interview, then on a random bad day she bumps into that person and they turn their frown upside-down

Elna McHilderson

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28-year-old employee teaches 50-year-old new hire how to use a computer; new hire cries to supervisor when employee doesn't do her job for her: 'The one moment I don’t help her the way she wanted me to, she had a meltdown.'

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Stingy company only gives employees 5 days of vacation a year for their first 3 years of employment, gives 12 vacation days after 10+ years: 'This has to be the worst employee vacation plan I have ever seen.'

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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.'

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Supervisor accidentally shares 2026 team budget, reveals longest-serving employee is being paid the least: 'One new hire earns double what I'm getting'

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Hiring manager tells new hire her first day of work is Monday, September 22nd, fires her when she doesn't show up on Tuesday, September 2nd: 'Your employment has been terminated due to not reporting to work on the first day'

19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’

19-year-old intern turns drab office into a warm community just two weeks in, earns longterm offer: ‘The office feels less like a place we clock in and out of [now]’

Elna McHilderson

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Mean coworker uninvites new hire from colleague's office wedding shower, gets angry when she tells the big boss: 'She sent an e-mail out banning parties of any kind during work hours.'

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New hire shows up to his first day at the office, only one employee notices he's not the person they interviewed : 'No one else seems to notice that it's a completely different guy'