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Boss berates employee for taking 'too much initiative,' tells them to do less or they'll be punished: 'I was shocked. I thought I was helping the team.'

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22-year-old recent grad spends 80% of their paycheck on rent, can't understand how fellow professionals get by on entry-level pay: 'How is this sustainable?'

Emmy Pratt

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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (May 27, 2025)

Ally Perry

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'They fired me on the spot, then begged me to finish the week': Worker gives 2 week's notice and boss fires them, the next day boss asks them to come back to ease the transition

JR Atkinson

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Employee 'quiet quits,' purposefully tanked their numbers for 6 months before finally getting fired: 'I honestly can't believe it took them this long to notice'

JR Atkinson

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'What's the point of this sneakiness?': Boss secretly installs an AirTag in employee's car without telling them

JR Atkinson

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'She comes back red faced, watery eyes, and totally in silent': Office food-thief gets perfect spicy punishment for their chip-stealing crimes

JR Atkinson

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'Because I'm good at my job, I'm not allowed to grow?': Employee is passed over for promotion because they 'make it look too easy'

JR Atkinson

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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (May 19, 2025)

Ally Perry

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'Pinged him on Teams [...] and got ghosted again': Boss ghosts employee after they verbally confirmed their raise, won't give written confirmation

JR Atkinson

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'I have almost 4 years running a multi million dollar account': Interviewers bait and switch prospective employee with sales account manager role, offers them a $16/hr warehouse position

JR Atkinson

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Management writes up employee for being 2 minutes late after they took on the job of 3 employees with no pay raise: 'I genuinely thought it was a joke'

JR Atkinson

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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (May 12, 2025)

Ally Perry

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26-year-old employee faces pushback after refusing HR request to teach coworker in 40s emotional intelligence: 'I don't want to deal alone with his outbursts'

Ally Perry

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'Stop acting so entitled': Manager asks fresh-out-of-college hire to make 1hr commute 4 times per month, they wonder if that's an unreasonable request

JR Atkinson

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'An extra 0.50 is what this promotion is worth to that company': Worker chases salary increase for 6 months only to be rewarded with a 50¢ raise

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