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A dad in the driver's seat of a car looks towards his son in the back seat, who is being helped by a woman sitting beside him with his backpack

Employee asks girlfriend to take son to school so he can start work early, dismisses her when she gets a warning about attendance from her boss

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Coworkers compete for the same management position, one instantly freezes the other out: 'She’s been ice cold and goes out of her way to avoid interacting with me'

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A male office worker holding a takeout coffee stands in an open plan workspace, with a woman sat a table behind him

Employee doesn't reveal to coworkers that he speaks Spanish, they get upset when they realize he's fluent: 'The look on her face was genuinely something'

Close-up of a control panel on a switched-off space heater

Older employee uses space heater at work, refuses to turn it off as she is the first to leave the office: 'She burns the building down'

A woman holding a mug stands over a woman working at a laptop on a kitchen table

Working from home employee has roommate in same company, gets annoyed when she suggests she'll stop covering for her being late for meetings

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Company refuses to raise employee's salary after 2 years despite junior colleague earning 20% more

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'I’m not going to wake up at 8am just to make sure someone doesn’t need their shift covered that day': Coworker sets boundaries with colleagues, they call her out for not covering on her day off

A woman wearing headphones smiles at her laptop as she works from home

Manager uses work from home option weekly, prevents employees from doing the same: 'The other departments use it no problem'

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Employee is 9 days into new job when she feels like she's being conned, boss is completely absent: 'After hours requests, weekend requests, 10pm requests, 5am requests'

A standing woman dressed in black takes a call on her cell phone while holding her laptop

Boss gets fired by assistant, gets offended when she asks for a recommendation letter 6 months later: 'She cursed me out'

An angry driver yelling at the bus for stopping in front of his house while his neighbor boards the bus

Driver honks at neighbor for using the bus stop in front of his house while he's leaving for work: 'The bus is blocking him in.'

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An employee works on his computer on a Friday while his coworker stays at home

Employee refuses to cover for coworker who has constantly called out of work on Fridays over the past 8 months: 'I didn't think it was fair for the same people to keep absorbing the impact of recurring absences.'

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Laid off job seeker with expecting wife applies for 4500 jobs in a year, moves back in with family to avoid debt: 'I just don't know anymore'

The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week

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Two men stand next to each other in a meeting room, examining two Post-it notes stuck to the window

Employee gets cousin hired in same tech company department, humbles him when he tries too hard to compete: 'Maybe focus on your own KPIs'

An older woman sitting in an armchair smiles as she calls somebody on her cellphone

Boyfriend's mom calls 28-year-old's workplace, asks manager for a reference: 'His mom has always been a lot'