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January 11, 2026 at 12:45 am

Boss Uses An AI Assistant To Summarize His Emails, So An Employee Used It To Manipulate His Boss Into Giving Him A Raise

The AI actually had a very small part in this.

January 10, 2026 at 8:55 pm

Gas Company Contractor Had A Really Fast Crew, But When His Manager Asked Him To Slow Down So His Guys Wouldn’t Look Bad, He Had Another Plan

You’d think they’d be rewarded for being faster, but at least they rewarded themselves.

January 10, 2026 at 10:35 am

Senior VP Complains That Construction Employees Aren’t Wearing Hard Hats, So One Employee Orders Colorful Hard Hats That Nobody Can Ignore

pink hard hat and construction safety vest

At least they have enough hard hats now!

January 9, 2026 at 8:15 am

Customer Got Locked Out Of His Bank Account Due To A Credit Union Glitch, So His Cousin Suggested Using Social Media To Get Back At Them

frustrated man looking at his phone and computer screen that reads "your account was blocked"

Sometimes the little guy can fight back too.

January 8, 2026 at 9:48 pm

Employee Saw The Company’s Owner Take Money Out Of The Tip Jar, So He Called Him Out At The Next Meeting

Just because you’re the owner doesn’t mean you can steal.

January 7, 2026 at 1:35 pm

Construction Draftsman Notices Flaws In A New Designer’s Work, But The Boss Insists That He Draw The Blueprints Anyway

Learn from your mistakes!

January 6, 2026 at 6:15 pm

Child-Free Employee Tried To Schedule Fair Shifts For Her Team, But She Found It Unfair When Coworkers Used Childcare To Dodge Unwanted Hours

When everyone bends the rules, someone ends up carrying the entire load.

January 4, 2026 at 1:35 pm

Brewery Employee Worked Overtime Fixing The Mill, But A Tour Guide From A Different Company Yelled At Him To Stop So She Can Do Her Job

young brewer in a leather apron controls the grinding of malt seeds in a mill at a modern brewery

She’ll know better next time!

January 3, 2026 at 8:35 pm

Employee Wants To Work 8 Hours Instead Of Getting Overtime, But A Coworker Keeps Scheduling Meetings After The Work Day Has Ended

businesswoman waving at computer monitor for online meeting

Employees should not have to change their lives for one coworker’s disorganization.

January 2, 2026 at 1:55 pm

Employee Tried To Call Out When They Were Sick, But Their Supervisor Pressured Them Into Coming In Anyway

Getting sick on company time shouldn’t be so pricey.

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Boss Uses An AI Assistant To Summarize His Emails, So An Employee Used It To Manipulate His Boss Into Giving Him A Raise

Gas Company Contractor Had A Really Fast Crew, But When His Manager Asked Him To Slow Down So His Guys Wouldn’t Look Bad, He Had Another Plan

Senior VP Complains That Construction Employees Aren’t Wearing Hard Hats, So One Employee Orders Colorful Hard Hats That Nobody Can Ignore

Customer Got Locked Out Of His Bank Account Due To A Credit Union Glitch, So His Cousin Suggested Using Social Media To Get Back At Them

Employee Saw The Company’s Owner Take Money Out Of The Tip Jar, So He Called Him Out At The Next Meeting

Construction Draftsman Notices Flaws In A New Designer’s Work, But The Boss Insists That He Draw The Blueprints Anyway

Child-Free Employee Tried To Schedule Fair Shifts For Her Team, But She Found It Unfair When Coworkers Used Childcare To Dodge Unwanted Hours

Brewery Employee Worked Overtime Fixing The Mill, But A Tour Guide From A Different Company Yelled At Him To Stop So She Can Do Her Job

Employee Wants To Work 8 Hours Instead Of Getting Overtime, But A Coworker Keeps Scheduling Meetings After The Work Day Has Ended

Employee Tried To Call Out When They Were Sick, But Their Supervisor Pressured Them Into Coming In Anyway

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