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New employee receives 0 training during first weeks of new job, is left scrambling to figure out what to do: 'Most days we don’t communicate at all'

JR Atkinson

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Employee drives 2 hours into office to find that nobody else is there, coworkers didn't tell them not to come in: 'Even the newer staff knew not to come in, but nobody is answering'

JR Atkinson

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Manager messages employee on Facebook on their approved PTO days asking for help with a project: 'I muted both, marked them as read, and didn't reply'

JR Atkinson

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College student boyfriend allows girlfriend to clean alone for 2 hours after work, complains when she rests for 15 minutes: 'He's been really moody'

Ally Perry

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35-year-old deliberately works on Christmas Day to avoid spending Christmas with his cruel father: 'I can finally have a Christmas that feels good and relaxed.'

Emmy Pratt

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Employee insists on giving unwanted work to coworker, gets offended when told it's her responsibility: 'She never takes tasks from anyone else'

Ally Perry

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Remote employee makes $100K working only 5-7 hours a week after automating most of his work tasks: 'Is it smart to ride out a low-stress, high-flexibility job?'

Emmy Pratt

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Coworker presses colleague to attend company potluck on her day off: 'It takes me 30-40 minutes to get to the hospital so I don’t think it’s worth the drive'

JR Atkinson

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Boss asks employee to pick up her keys at another office off the clock, refuses to admit it's wage theft: 'No, I am not her personal assistant'

JR Atkinson

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Employees debate whether they'd take a $120K remote job over a $240K in office job: 'For $240k a year, I'd come in on the weekend too'

Emmy Pratt

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'My boss stole my gift money': Manager collects money from employee to give to sick coworker, they return having never received anything

JR Atkinson

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Hotel manager fires employee for refusing to allow a 16-year-old employee to work 15 hours straight: 'The 16-year-old had been working since 7 AM and from 3 PM to 11 PM the night before.'

Emmy Pratt

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Corporate client makes businessman work 2 months of unpaid overtime, pay large invoice he sends by mistake 1 year later: 'The worst working experience of my life'

Ally Perry

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HR tries to discipline employee for missing a meeting they weren't invited to, double down when their mistake is revealed: 'What do they want me to do? Telepathically sense meetings?'

JR Atkinson

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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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'This and never opening Microsoft Outlook ever again': The best relatable work memes this week (December 8, 2025)

Ally Perry

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