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September 22, 2025 at 7:35 am

His Boss Cut His Salary In Half, So This Software Developer Found A New Job, Which Led To The Whole Company Going Bankrupt

This business was doomed to failure from the beginning.

September 5, 2025 at 5:55 pm

Large Company Fires Senior System Administrator, And It Causes Their Systems To Go Down. So When They Beg Him To Come Fix It, He Turns Them Down Flat.

Don’t be shocked when things break after firing the IT guy.

September 4, 2025 at 6:55 pm

Software Developer Was Not Given The Raise He Was Promised, So He Made Himself Irreplaceable And Then Quit, Forcing The Company To Hire Him As A Highly-Paid Contractor

Looks like he got the last laugh.

August 7, 2025 at 6:55 pm

Employee Followed The Quality Assurance Routine Exactly As Instructed By His Lead, So The Game They Were Testing Encountered A Critical Bug

Man working in front of 2 big computer screens

Sometimes, you have to let the bug do the talking.

July 13, 2025 at 8:45 pm

His Boss Insisted He Never Work Overtime, So He Let A Crisis Happened To Inspire Him To Change The Rule

Thank your ego, boss.

July 4, 2025 at 12:45 am

Jewelry Seller Ghosted A Web Developer Who Made Her Website, So She Shut It Down And The Jeweller Magically Appeared

You have to be a dangerous kind of brave to mess with the person who made your website.

June 19, 2025 at 7:15 am

Man Wanted To Keep His Childhood Home, So He Changed The Locks To Prevent His Brother From Selling It To Developers

A padlock and a rusty chain to lock a property gate

If they are doing business behind your back, maybe it’s time to change the lock.

May 2, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Young Programmer Endured Lots Of Abuse At His Job, But When His Boss Cut His Pay By Half He Left Without Giving Notice And Watched Them Go Under

Bad developer, bad boss, bad person.

May 1, 2025 at 5:43 am

A Large Company Tried To Get Out Of Paying Him After A Freelance Programming Project, So He Humiliated Them In Court

Always charge what you are worth.

April 30, 2025 at 9:48 pm

He Discovers A Critical Issue On His Employer’s Website, But His Managers Won’t Listen To Him In Time To Save Face With The Client

Software shmoftware, said the manager.

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His Boss Cut His Salary In Half, So This Software Developer Found A New Job, Which Led To The Whole Company Going Bankrupt

Large Company Fires Senior System Administrator, And It Causes Their Systems To Go Down. So When They Beg Him To Come Fix It, He Turns Them Down Flat.

Software Developer Was Not Given The Raise He Was Promised, So He Made Himself Irreplaceable And Then Quit, Forcing The Company To Hire Him As A Highly-Paid Contractor

Employee Followed The Quality Assurance Routine Exactly As Instructed By His Lead, So The Game They Were Testing Encountered A Critical Bug

His Boss Insisted He Never Work Overtime, So He Let A Crisis Happened To Inspire Him To Change The Rule

Jewelry Seller Ghosted A Web Developer Who Made Her Website, So She Shut It Down And The Jeweller Magically Appeared

Man Wanted To Keep His Childhood Home, So He Changed The Locks To Prevent His Brother From Selling It To Developers

Young Programmer Endured Lots Of Abuse At His Job, But When His Boss Cut His Pay By Half He Left Without Giving Notice And Watched Them Go Under

A Large Company Tried To Get Out Of Paying Him After A Freelance Programming Project, So He Humiliated Them In Court

He Discovers A Critical Issue On His Employer’s Website, But His Managers Won’t Listen To Him In Time To Save Face With The Client

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