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21 Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (November 7, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

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Company fires 40 employees at once via a slide show, leaving them to scramble wondering why: 'We got bought by a tech giant and it turned into a cult'

JR Atkinson

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HR department demands woman lead morale-boosting company "culture initiative", protests when she refuses: 'Someone said I have good vibes because I bring muffins sometimes'

Ally Perry

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‘Tony, you did a fantastic job’: Coworkers at a Utah hotel call out and leave trainee alone at the front desk, understanding guests show empathy and help him excel

Elna McHilderson

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Company's AI payroll tool decides one employee shouldn't be paid that month, tells them to wait for the next one: 'So now I'm sitting here debugging code while worrying if I'll be able to afford my lunches until this is fixed'

JR Atkinson

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'Maybe if you actually checked your own emails once in a while': Boss insults employee in front of team, employee accidentally lets the truth slip

JR Atkinson

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Boss's wife tries to drop off her 6-year-old at employee's house because she works from home: 'She literally showed up at my apartment building with the kid. I didn’t buzz her in.'

JR Atkinson

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Employee quits after coworker gives her an 'aggressive look' during birthday celebrations: 'The final straw after months of negative energy'

Ally Perry

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Boss plans unpaid weekend team building activity, denounces employee as uncommitted when they want to spend the day with their child instead: 'Saturday is my one full day with my kid'

Ally Perry

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‘Someone's gotta keep the lights on’: Man pays full $2,800 rent and covers every expense, working 70-hour workweeks in cybersecurity, while girlfriend contributes $200 monthly and complains about him never being around

Etai Eshet

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Restaurant manager takes server's $100 tip, gives them $16 back: 'I asked where the rest went and she said "pooled with everyone" but I was literally the only server working that section'

JR Atkinson

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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'

Emmy Pratt

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Boss doubles employee's workload with $0 pay raise after coworker quits, tells employee not to 'take it personally': 'Today is the day you quiet quit'

JR Atkinson

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Boss calls out call center employee for using the bathroom mid-shift: 'I understand but there were several calls on hold in the queue'

JR Atkinson

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Boss decreases employee's pay from $22 to $20/hr without reason, employee threatens to quit: 'Work your wage, they want less effort'

JR Atkinson

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20+ Employee Burnout Posts To Push You Through Your Late-Week Work Slump (October 24, 2025)

Lana DeGaetano

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