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21 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (September 12, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

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'Workplaces reward the loud and confident over diligent competence': Manager says employee 'lacks presence' in meetings, employee responds with confusion

JR Atkinson

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'I promise time is more important than the $10 delivery fee': Tech bro insists everybody should save 50-100 hours a year grocery shopping online so they can work more

Ally Perry

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Part-time employee making $25 an hour asks manager for a 300% raise, claims the business couldn't run without her: 'The business has been around for 50 years. She’s been here for 3'

Emmy Pratt

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Man asks 22-year-old coworker to switch vacation she booked months in advance because his fishing trip is 'once in a lifetime': 'I already booked flights'

JR Atkinson

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'Why do you never smile at work?': The best relatable work memes this week (September 8, 2025)

Ally Perry

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Job-seeker attends virtual interview, is joined by 40+ other prospective employees competing for the position: 'Don't interrupt me. Raise your hand before speaking'

JR Atkinson

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'It's only late if you show up without coffee': Posts for perpetually late employees finally ready to clock in for just the laughs

Elna McHilderson

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'$1.50 hotdog for life': Free samples of Costco posts you don't need a membership card to laugh at

Elna McHilderson

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Worker saves company $500k, is rewarded with a $25 gift card: 'Probably got taxed on it too'

JR Atkinson

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27-year-old husband expects stay-at-home mother of 2 to work full time, attend college full time, and take care of the kids: 'There are lots of people that work full time and go to school full time, you can make it work'

Emmy Pratt

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18-year-old homeschool graduate can't sound out words or do basic addition: 'She couldn't calculate 50% of $30. She couldn't count to 30 at her fast-food job.'

Emmy Pratt

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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'

Emmy Pratt

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Tired 18-year-old calls off work only to be scolded by 31-year-old sister, who criticizes his work ethic: ‘She kept trying to make me get up and go to work’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Workplace fills break room with snacks 2 years past their expiration date: 'Three of us tried eating something before checking dates. All of us regretted it'

JR Atkinson

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Neighbor unknowingly becomes tech support for his entire apartment building after fixing an elderly neighbor's laptop, gets paid in lasagnas and free rent: ‘Every week someone knocks on my door’

Bar Mor Hazut

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