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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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Man asks 22-year-old coworker to switch vacation she booked months in advance because his fishing trip is 'once in a lifetime': 'I already booked flights'

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Job-seeker attends virtual interview, is joined by 40+ other prospective employees competing for the position: 'Don't interrupt me. Raise your hand before speaking'

'It's only late if you show up without coffee': Posts for perpetually late employees finally ready to clock in for just the laughs

'It's only late if you show up without coffee': Posts for perpetually late employees finally ready to clock in for just the laughs

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'$1.50 hotdog for life': Free samples of Costco posts you don't need a membership card to laugh at

'$1.50 hotdog for life': Free samples of Costco posts you don't need a membership card to laugh at

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Worker saves company $500k, is rewarded with a $25 gift card: 'Probably got taxed on it too'

Entitled customer berates 17-year-old cashier when she takes too long during checkout, bystander stands up for the teen: ‘You don’t have the right to treat her like that’

Entitled customer berates 17-year-old cashier when she takes too long during checkout, bystander stands up for the teen: ‘You don’t have the right to treat her like that’

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Hiring manager tells new hire her first day of work is Monday, September 22nd, fires her when she doesn't show up on Tuesday, September 2nd: 'Your employment has been terminated due to not reporting to work on the first day'

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Workplace fills break room with snacks 2 years past their expiration date: 'Three of us tried eating something before checking dates. All of us regretted it'

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'10,735 days since a candidate has been called back': The job market is miserable for applicants, and recruiters don't help

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'Basically half the calendar is 'you can't be sick'': Boss at preschool tries to punish employee for using state-protected sick leave

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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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Boss pretends she never received employee's 2-week notice, assigns them projects 3 weeks out: 'You can't just abandon us during busy season'

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HR department announces they will be taking Labor Day off while the rest of the company is forced to work the holiday: 'What about the rest of us?'

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‘Me after seeing my boss is offline’: WFH funnies for remote employees making intense eye contact with their beds when they should be working

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Dad refuses to call an ambulance for his 25-year-old son, whose spleen ruptured, because he was at work and ambulances are expensive: 'He looked at me and asked if I could drive myself.'

Dad refuses to call an ambulance for his 25-year-old son, whose spleen ruptured, because he was at work and ambulances are expensive: 'He looked at me and asked if I could drive myself.'

Boss adds new job responsibilities that weren't in the job description every week, tells employee she should be grateful when she pushes back: 'I’m watching coworkers burn out left and right from the same creeping scope expansion.'

Boss adds new job responsibilities that weren't in the job description every week, tells employee she should be grateful when she pushes back: 'I’m watching coworkers burn out left and right from the same creeping scope expansion.'

Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Lord of the Rings Memes This Week (December 9, 2025)

Tolkien Tuesday: The Best Lord of the Rings Memes This Week (December 9, 2025)

'She’s doing it on my dime, I can’t afford this’: Mom lets her son’s girlfriend move in rent-free, pushed to set a strict budget after 21-year-old Carmella starts cooking fancy, pricey dinners at the mom’s expense

'She’s doing it on my dime, I can’t afford this’: Mom lets her son’s girlfriend move in rent-free, pushed to set a strict budget after 21-year-old Carmella starts cooking fancy, pricey dinners at the mom’s expense

Employee pushes back when boss insists he host him, wife, child, and dog for weeklong work trip: 'I haven't gotten a raise in four years'

Employee pushes back when boss insists he host him, wife, child, and dog for weeklong work trip: 'I haven't gotten a raise in four years'

Manager demands key employee keep quiet during project meeting, gets caught out by vice president's questions: 'She didn't want anyone else getting any recognition'

Manager demands key employee keep quiet during project meeting, gets caught out by vice president's questions: 'She didn't want anyone else getting any recognition'

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