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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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Boss gets upset at retail employee for using their whole 1hr lunch break: 'He will also try and guilt trip me into getting back to work'

JR Atkinson

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'Bro needs his mocha latte FAST': Job listing for personal assistant demands applicants can run 3-5 miles at 12 minutes per mile

Ally Perry

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'I've noticed you took 3 bathroom breaks totaling 17 minutes. The team average is 12 minutes': Micromanager times employee's bathroom breaks, calls them out for taking too long

JR Atkinson

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Restaurant fires server via text while they're on a cruise: 'No shade, but you're an unfriendly loner that refuses to learn and grow. No shade though'

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Hustle Culture and the ‘Grindset’ is a Delusion Sold by Modern Snake Oil Salesmen

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Woman yells at coworker for 'telling her what to do' when she suggested she take a lunch break: 'I want to make her look bad for being out of the shop too much'

JR Atkinson

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'Every day my soul leaves my body when I log on': The best relatable work memes this week (September 22, 2025)

Ally Perry

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Boss forbids female employee from wearing black slacks because they're too casual for the office: 'Nobody cares if a guy wears wrinkled khakis and a polo from 2007'

Emmy Pratt

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Employer waits until 8 interviews in to tell prospective employee that the posted salary is a 'mistake': 'The absolute most they could offer is $90k'

JR Atkinson

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Boss gets angry at employee making $45K working 40 hours a week for getting a 2nd job on the weekends: 'He actually said I should be using my weekends to think about how to add more value to the team'

Emmy Pratt

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Work schedules mandatory 'fun meeting' during unpaid lunch: 'I think morale actually dropped more after that'

JR Atkinson

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'The "intern" turned out to be someone with 5 years experience making $10k more than me': Manager forces employee to train new 'intern,' only to fire them and replace them with the intern weeks later

JR Atkinson

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'Door 1/4 way open = It better be urgent and very brief': The strangest 'unwritten rules' from workplaces across the globe

JR Atkinson

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Employee with the flu is written up for not coming into work: 'I reminded him of the policy. His response? Well, we still need people to show dedication'

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'You're supposed to do this to reduce eye strain': Coworker calls out colleague for 'staring into space' for 30 seconds at a time, inferring they're slacking off

JR Atkinson

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