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An older employee takes a meeting on her laptop at home with a glass of wine by her side

60-year-old employee defies 33-year-old manager in refusal to return to office 2 days a week: 'She argues everyone is overwhelmed'

Coworkers laugh and smile as they sit around a table eating lunch

Coworkers invite other coworker to Friday lunch, disinvite him when he won't stop complaining: 'People stopped enjoying the lunches'

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A male server holding a tablet speaks to a couple sitting at a table

Restaurant employee forgets to request time off for proposal, gets annoyed when coworkers won't swap shifts with him: 'He ended up proposing in the parking lot'

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Job-seeker goes through 4 interviews only to learn they were never a real candidate in the first place: 'I was a prop in their internal politics'

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Boss texts employee the day before to come in at 10 AM on mother's day despite previously saying 4:30 PM: 'I now have commitments in the morning'

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A group of HR professionals interviews a candidate after AI tells them she is worth interviewing.

HR department admits they receive 2000 job applications for one position, and don't look at any of them: 'AI sorts through them, and then they just go based off intuition.'

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Employee is forced to clock 13 hours shifts with nothing to do, is left more exhausted than a hard day's work

A male employee holding a takeout drink cup points out something on a laptop screen to a coworker

Management lay off employee, expect him to train coworker taking his place: 'They are putting him in a position to fail'

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An employee looks at a piece of paper while sitting at a table with her laptop beside her

Employee hands in notice, manager demands she write 100 page technical manual in her last 10 days: 'I have spent seven years building these processes'

A man wearing glasses sits at a large computer screen, working from home

Job seeker accepts 'fully remote' job, gets told they have to be in the office 3 days a week during their induction: 'This team has been hybrid for a while now'

Two women lean over a desk and look at a laptop together, surrounded by boxes and racks of clothes

Employee sticks with small business from the beginning, boss considers firing her for not evolving: 'She's not bad, but she's slow'

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15-year-old employee is fired after refusing to work a 14 hour shift with no break: 'I couldn't handle working 7am-9pm my first 2 days of having a real job'

A male employee raises his arms in celebration while sitting around a meeting table with two female employees

High performing employee flattens team morale, manager struggles to address it: 'They're creating tension'

A can of Diet Coke against a white background

IT support drinks Diet Coke at customer service desk, manager demands they hide it in a mug: 'She told me children might see the can and be tempted'

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A baker ices a chocolate cupcake with a piping bag

Michigan bakery makes 16-year-old employee sign non-compete clause, tell her she can't work for another bakery for 2 years after they fire her: 'She worked there maybe a month'

A young female employee crosses her arms and smiles

Intern on $80k bosses around coworkers, manager considers intervention: 'She talks down to people'

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Hiring manager schedules final interview during working hours, protests when job applicant can't attend: 'We value dedication here'

Hiring manager schedules final interview during working hours, protests when job applicant can't attend: 'We value dedication here'

Company throws away massive amounts of food for clients, refuses to feed its own staff: 'They cut down the food budget by $700'

Company throws away massive amounts of food for clients, refuses to feed its own staff: 'They cut down the food budget by $700'

A Fond Look Back at the Beautifully Unhinged Fashion of the 2000s

A Fond Look Back at the Beautifully Unhinged Fashion of the 2000s

Woman follows through on her threat to spend the night at a hotel after her fiancé locks her out of their apartment for the 4th time, leaving him shocked she wasn't bluffing

Woman follows through on her threat to spend the night at a hotel after her fiancé locks her out of their apartment for the 4th time, leaving him shocked she wasn't bluffing

A Delightfully Silly Collection of Everyday Objects Designed to Be Impractical

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'When you add 5x the recommended serving of parmesan to your pasta': 25 Memes running toward the finish line

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