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21 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (August 29, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

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'Your life should be the company's mission': 22-year-old rejects job from tech startup because he wants work-life balance, founder can't understand why a 22-year-old would want work-life balance

Emmy Pratt

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Coworker brushes her hair at her desk every day, coworker calls her out for being unhygienic: 'She's been super cold and barely says a word to me'

JR Atkinson

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Frustrated waiter refuses to enter his 8-cent tip on a $99.92 bill in the system after serving guests for 2 hours, hoping the uneven number on their banking will remind them of their bad attitudes: 'Don't do this at the cost of someone else's livelihood'

Emma Saven

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First time homeowner loses his job 15 minutes after closing on his new home: 'I turned off my camera so they wouldn't see me cry'

JR Atkinson

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Worker complains that influencers ended remote work: 'It's six hours of posing with laptops by a pool in Bali'

JR Atkinson

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The Best Relatable Work Memes This Week (August 25, 2025)

Ally Perry

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‘Trust the name before the wallet:’ Shopkeeper teaches kid a lesson in trusting humanity and kid grows up to start his own business using the trust-first method, sparks other stories of paying it forward

Elna McHilderson

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Big box store makes employees wear branded capes to work: 'Humiliating staff to get more costumers'

JR Atkinson

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‘Fantastic service!’: Pug leads pizza delivery guy to where he's supposed to go, even points with his paw, others share their wholesome experiences of being led by a helpful dog

Elna McHilderson

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'You really shouldn't have signed that': Employee at medical records office is written up by a coworker for breaking a rule invented that day

JR Atkinson

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Optometrist gives employee 30¢ raise on top of their breadcrumbs salary: 'Here is your $2.40 per day, pre-tax raise. Don't spend it all in one place'

JR Atkinson

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Toronto 16-year-old can't find a job, despite applying to every retail and fast food establishment that's hiring: 'If teenagers can’t even land a dishwashing job, what happens when the real wave of desperation hits?'

Emmy Pratt

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'Everyone does it and I'm putting myself at a disadvantage by being honest': HR tells former employee to embellish their resume

JR Atkinson

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30-year-old woman starts dating after leaving a 9-year relationship, jealous coworker calls her "damaged goods" who only bagged her 33-year-old boyfriend because he has money: 'I called him a sad and fat loser'

Emmy Pratt

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24 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (August 15, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

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