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21 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (October 10, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

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Director is told to accept $50k less pay or take 8 weeks' severance after company is acquired by another company: 'I’m going to be doing the same thing'

Ally Perry

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Boss denies employee of 4 years raise and tells them to be 'grateful' they have a job at all: 'Meanwhile, he brags about his new car and vacations'

JR Atkinson

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Boss writes up employee for not working through lunch break despite automatically clocking them out every time: 'Going back 8 months, they've stolen roughly 60 hours of my time, almost $900'

JR Atkinson

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Man brings homemade hot sauce wings to boss's BBQ, coworker is made to change teams because he won't stop pestering him for the recipe: 'Cameron has been given two warnings to stop bothering him'

Ally Perry

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'I stopped caring a long time ago': The best relatable work memes this week (October 6, 2025)

Ally Perry

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Boss tried to turns assistant into his kids' after-school babysitter for no extra pay: 'He thought I would “see it as helping the team”'

JR Atkinson

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'My phone rings, and it's HR asking if I'd come back': Company lays off employee of 8 years one year before her retirement, the rest of her department quits afterwards

Ally Perry

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Nine nannies ban woman from park playgroup for slacking off, she fires back by filing complaints to bosses at their jobs: 'She’s making things difficult'

Isabella Penn

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'I don't think this job aligns with my principles': Job applicant walks out of interview after hiring manager tells her that the role involves unpaid overtime

Ally Perry

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'Witch Hunts in the year 2025': Parents accuse 19-year-old private school employee of practicing witchcraft, force him to cover his Harry Potter tattoos

Emmy Pratt

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Workplace asks employees to work overtime for free, they all call in sick the next day: 'Manager is freaking out in the group chat about "lack of commitment"'

JR Atkinson

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'I think I just hate working': Gen Z prompts sympathy after crashing out about working 8 to 5 job

Ally Perry

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Undervalued employee resigns during meeting with big clients, leaving execs red-faced: 'I had an offer from a competitor in my pocket'

JR Atkinson

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'When you finish early then remember all the things you forgot to do': The best relatable work memes this week (September 29, 2025)

Ally Perry

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Employee finds out coworker makes $6/hr more than them despite same job and similar background: 'I feel like I've been underpaid for years without knowing it'

JR Atkinson

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