antiwork Archives

January 13, 2026 at 1:55 pm

Employee Gets Laid Off And Boss Keeps Viewing His Substack, So He Wants To Publish A Scathing Essay He Wrote About Him

I’m going to blog about him. That will show him!

January 13, 2026 at 10:35 am

Candidate Thought They’d Earned A Higher Paying Job, But Reality Hit Hard When HR Lowballed Them And Laughed In Their Face

Learn a little more professionalism!

January 12, 2026 at 8:35 am

Company President Teased A Massive End-Of-Party Gift, So Employees Stayed Late Only To Be Given Toilet Paper

The message this gift sent couldn’t have been more clear.

January 11, 2026 at 9:48 pm

Employee Was Terminated After Multiple Write Ups And A PIP, So She Refused To Help Her Former Boss When He Reached Out To Her The Next Day

Woman smirking while talking on the phone

Funny how help becomes urgent right after someone is officially “no longer your problem.”

January 10, 2026 at 2:35 pm

Fast Food Employee Watched Their PTO Sit In The System All Year, But When They Actually Requested To Use It, HR Said It Didn’t Exist

This is so unfair!

January 10, 2026 at 1:55 am

Assistant Manager Is Working Hard, But He Keeps Taking The Fall For His Incompetent Boss And Now He’s Being Demoted

He needs to get out of there.

January 9, 2026 at 5:49 am

His Manager Said He’s Not A Team Player And Could Be Fired, But He’s Confused Because He Thinks He’s A Great Worker

Man with head in hands in front of laptop

Don’t stay somewhere you’re not wanted.

January 9, 2026 at 4:22 am

Employee Was Forced To Write A Pointless Self Evaluation, So She Let AI Do The Entire Thing Just To Spite Her Controlling Boss

woman working from home with her dog next to her

This is hilarious.

January 9, 2026 at 1:55 am

Coworker Has Trouble Downloading Data From A Tracking Antenna, But His Colleague Figures Out How To Speed Up The Process A Lot

Not everyone is technologically inclined.

January 8, 2026 at 11:15 pm

Chief Executive Is Retiring But Nobody Likes Her, So They Ignore The Email Asking Them To Sign Her Digital Retirement Card

The only celebration is that she is gone.

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Candidate Thought They’d Earned A Higher Paying Job, But Reality Hit Hard When HR Lowballed Them And Laughed In Their Face

Company President Teased A Massive End-Of-Party Gift, So Employees Stayed Late Only To Be Given Toilet Paper

Employee Was Terminated After Multiple Write Ups And A PIP, So She Refused To Help Her Former Boss When He Reached Out To Her The Next Day

Fast Food Employee Watched Their PTO Sit In The System All Year, But When They Actually Requested To Use It, HR Said It Didn’t Exist

Assistant Manager Is Working Hard, But He Keeps Taking The Fall For His Incompetent Boss And Now He’s Being Demoted

His Manager Said He’s Not A Team Player And Could Be Fired, But He’s Confused Because He Thinks He’s A Great Worker

Employee Was Forced To Write A Pointless Self Evaluation, So She Let AI Do The Entire Thing Just To Spite Her Controlling Boss

Coworker Has Trouble Downloading Data From A Tracking Antenna, But His Colleague Figures Out How To Speed Up The Process A Lot

Chief Executive Is Retiring But Nobody Likes Her, So They Ignore The Email Asking Them To Sign Her Digital Retirement Card

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