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'It was a test of desperation': Employer schedules interview at 7 AM and keeps candidates waiting for 8+ hours, fed-up workers react

‘You're not gifted, you're just lazy’: Student blames teacher for his rejection from a ‘gifted students' program, teacher claims he was never a good enough student to get accepted

‘You're not gifted, you're just lazy’: Student blames teacher for his rejection from a ‘gifted students' program, teacher claims he was never a good enough student to get accepted

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Boss admits to wage theft when explaining time clocks, costs employee hundreds of dollars: 'It serves no other purpose except to scam workers'

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'So, you don't plan to retire?': 15+ Perfect comebacks to the classic line 'Nobody wants to work anymore'

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Company opens coffee shop inside of office, gets rid of all the free coffee machines: 'We were promised a free cup of coffee if we published an impactful research article'

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Boss chews out employee for buying $10 soap despite buying $100k luxury car for himself: ‘How do you think I got so rich?’

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'4 hours at the end of the day is miserable': Unpopular opinions about working 9-5

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Micromanager bans salaried employee from using the break room because it 'confuses' hourly workers, suggests he take breaks in his car: 'She wants a private break room'

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'Isn't it obvious?': Toxic boss mysteriously stalks ex-employee on LinkedIn after abruptly firing them 3 months in

‘Good riddance’: Passangers get kicked off flight after they falsly claim they left a bag with medicine behind and significantly delay take-off

‘Good riddance’: Passengers get kicked off flight after they falsely claim they left a bag with medicine behind and significantly delay take-off

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'Teaching 7 classes a semester on 3 different campuses and making less than $30k/year': Workers share experiences in the workplace that radicalized them

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Bored government worker complains they were given a $20k salary increase to do 'literally nothing,' while some claim it's a dream job: 'Use the facilities, use the benefits'

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Hardworking employee is berated in group chat for small error, makes boss regret it: 'Staff work hard enough to get nasty texts over a petty thing'

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'Block her number and move on': Boutique owner gifts employee jumpsuit from her store, demands it back when employee injures herself

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'Are you gonna have fun on your little bouncy castle?': Adults debate whether or not taking your birthday off work is an 'ick'

'You must be kidding!': Boss Emails Entire Company Employee’s Salary Details, Including Expected ‘Raise’

'You must be kidding!': Boss Emails Entire Company Employee’s Salary Details, Including Expected ‘Raise’

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40-year-old mom invites sister on 'family trip' so their 4 kids can play together, sneakily invites her husband and expects sister to play babysitter for them: 'You're here to watch the kids while we get some time to reconnect'

40-year-old mom invites sister on 'family trip' so their 4 kids can play together, sneakily invites her husband and expects sister to play babysitter for them: 'You're here to watch the kids while we get some time to reconnect'

'They're losing their free help': Aunt and uncle expect their adopted 19-year-old niece to be the unofficial caregiver for troubled foster kids, so she moves out

'They're losing their free help': Aunt and uncle expect their adopted 19-year-old niece to be the unofficial caregiver for troubled foster kids, so she moves out

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.'

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.'

Customer gives delivery driver snack and bottle of water, faces reprimanding from his wife: 'As a married woman, I don't like that'

Customer gives delivery driver snack and bottle of water, faces reprimanding from his wife: 'As a married woman, I don't like that'

30-year-old man takes credit for work of 25-year-old female colleague in client meeting, flips out when she calls him out on it: 'Everyone knew it was mine'

30-year-old man takes credit for work of 25-year-old female colleague in client meeting, flips out when she calls him out on it: 'Everyone knew it was mine'

40+ of the Freshest and Funniest Tweets of the Week (July 26, 2025)

40+ of the Freshest and Funniest Tweets of the Week (July 26, 2025)

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