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32-year-old employee spends $100 of her own money on Halloween candy for an office Halloween party, refuses to donate the leftover candy to another department: '30 year old fighting over candy is so funny'

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Employee gets 15% raise once he stops working 24/7 and only works from 9-5: 'Now that I've stopped trying so hard, suddenly I'm promotion material? Corporate logic makes zero sense.'

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25-year-old waitress tips herself $10 on a $17 order, gets fired after customer tells her manager: 'The waitress who took my order gave me a refund'

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School forces teachers to pay $30 for soda machine, birthday parties, and greeting cards: 'I don't drink soda and they forgot my birthday the first week of school.'

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Hiring manager rejects Stanford graduate because she got a B in a high school class: 'This candidate has a fairly impressive career even as a new college graduate and ticks every single other box'

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Sensitive employee gets angry at her coworker for constantly swearing because of her sheltered upbringing: 'I don’t feel like I should have to sit there and take it'

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Wedding venue employee witnesses 4 grooms forget to edit out the AI intro of their AI-generated wedding vows: 'Please don't read the part out loud where the bot goes: "Okay! How's this?"'

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HR boss rejects one candidate for being 2 minutes early to the interview instead of 5 minutes, rejects another for wearing brown shoes with a black belt: 'These people had better qualifications than our current team.'

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Job interviewer asks job candidate his favorite drink, candidate says 'water' and refuses to elaborate: 'C'mon, you can do better than that'

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Employee brings her crying baby to the office, coworker tells HR, and immediately regrets it: 'What if she isn't supposed to have the baby with her? Did I just tell on her? Should I have tried to resolve this myself?'

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Foolish teacher accuses her coworker of stealing books from his classroom library because he's reading them during his lunch break: 'You shouldn't have to be told that stealing is wrong'

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Lawyer yells at 8-year-old kid for running around the office and slamming door, his mom refuses to apologize or punish him: 'This morning apparently I’m the talk of their office'

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Employee notices payroll error, HR insists that $26.38 an hour is a 10% raise from $26.35 an hour: 'If your HR department can’t do simple math, you might want to think about working somewhere else'

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'Fix this or we all walk': Duplicitous hotel managers deny holiday pay they previously approved

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Entitled brother and sister-in-law use family as free babysitters whenever they want, younger sister finally puts her foot down: ‘I told him I’m done babysitting. For anything.’

Entitled brother and sister-in-law use family as free babysitters whenever they want, younger sister finally puts her foot down: ‘I told him I’m done babysitting. For anything.’

Carpooler demands coworkers clock out early so she can attend son's medical appointment, gets offended when they make alternative travel arrangements: 'No way our managers would let us leave 45 minutes early for someone else’s child'

Carpooler demands coworkers clock out early so she can attend son's medical appointment, gets offended when they make alternative travel arrangements: 'No way our managers would let us leave 45 minutes early for someone else’s child'

28-year-old nurse calls cops on her parents for stealing $4600 from her bank account to pay off her 32-year-old brother's gambling debts: 'My parents are facing theft charges.'

28-year-old nurse calls cops on her parents for stealing $4600 from her bank account to pay off her 32-year-old brother's gambling debts: 'My parents are facing theft charges.'

24-year-old handles difficult customer, gets upset when 49-year-old coworker accidentally sends her critical text: 'She should have handled that'

24-year-old handles difficult customer, gets upset when 49-year-old coworker accidentally sends her critical text: 'She should have handled that'

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 13, 2025)

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 13, 2025)

Grandmother only buys presents for 5-year-old granddaughter and neglects 18-month-old grandson, daughter-in-law calls her out: 'This is concerning behavior and should be nipped in the bud'

Grandmother only buys presents for 5-year-old granddaughter and neglects 18-month-old grandson, daughter-in-law calls her out: 'This is concerning behavior and should be nipped in the bud'

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