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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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HR hounds woman on maternity leave to complete trainings, boss constantly reminds them not to bother her: 'Your current management just threw you under the bus instead of taking 5 seconds to check the email chain'

JR Atkinson

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Dad refuses to call an ambulance for his 25-year-old son, whose spleen ruptured, because he was at work and ambulances are expensive: 'He looked at me and asked if I could drive myself.'

Emmy Pratt

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Employee quits their job 1.5 hours before his whole team is laid off with severance: 'If you ever know you’re getting let go, don’t resign'

JR Atkinson

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Ex boyfriend refuses to return $500 he 'borrowed' for Steam Deck he never paid back after tumultuous 5-year relationship: 'I even lowered the amount he owed me so he’d pay me 500 instead of the almost 700 my part actually cost'

JR Atkinson

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Job lies about 6-week out-of-state training process to get employee to onboard, won't cover travel expenses and only gives $20 for food: 'I will most likely have to quit my job over this'

JR Atkinson

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Boss tells employee they 'lack passion' for not answering Slack messages at 10 PM: 'I make $19/hr [...] for a company that sells industrial cleaning supplies'

JR Atkinson

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The Funniest Reddit Posts of the Week (December 6, 2025)

Ally Perry

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Woman disinvites late brother's widow to Christmas, claims she's not family anymore because of her previous behavior, separating her from her 6-year-old stepson: 'She doesn't get forgiveness for past crimes just because something bad happened to her'

JR Atkinson

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20-year-old works 2 jobs while living with family, protests when mom insists she pays $1000 rent with a $125 increase every 6 months: 'She is starting to take it too far'

Ally Perry

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47-year-old wife earning 25% more than her husband hides 20% of her annual bonus from him so he doesn't judge her spending habits: 'He comments every time I buy something about how much it costs, and I just can't stand it.'

Emmy Pratt

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Bride calls out 39-year-old who claims she can't afford a wedding gift but spends $500 on her outfit: 'We're almost 40 now and her prioritizing looking hot has long since become sad'

JR Atkinson

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Employee pushes back when boss insists he host him, wife, child, and dog for weeklong work trip: 'I haven't gotten a raise in four years'

Ally Perry

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Parents forbid grandparents from giving their kids Christmas gifts after years of them giving their 4-year-old daughter more than their 3-year-old son: 'She gets merch from the Disney Store, he gets Dollar Tree toys.'

Emmy Pratt

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Business owner refuses to give sister $15k raise after she helped them more than double their profits, claims $80k is enough: 'I gave her a $3.5k Christmas bonus'

JR Atkinson

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Unlikeable team lead insists all colleagues join mandatory monthly happy hour, gets humbled by state laws: 'People were terrified they would lose their jobs'

Ally Perry

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