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December 10, 2025 at 2:35 pm

A Father’s Ex-Wife Tried To Go On A Lengthy Vacation And Take His Son Away From Him, So He Took Her To Court And Filed For Joint Custody

He wasn’t about to stand for this!

December 10, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Supervisor Demands To Know Every Time Direct Report Leaves His Desk, So He Complies Until She Changes Her Mind

Wanting too much control can really backfire.

December 10, 2025 at 1:35 pm

A Construction Coordinator Was Told By A Contractor Not To Send Him Small Jobs Anymore, So They Maliciously Complied And The Contractor Lost Out On A Lot Of Money

Just following orders, boss!

December 10, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Supervisor Requires Employees To Come To Work To Be Assessed If They Want To Take A Sick Day, So One Employee Shows Up And Pukes In A Trash Can

sick man holding his hand over his mouth

Sick employees should be allowed to stay home.

December 10, 2025 at 10:35 am

A Worker’s Manager Messed Up And Gave Them An Extra Week Of Vacation, So They Maliciously Complied And Took A Week Off

Hey, who doesn’t want some extra time off, right?

December 10, 2025 at 8:35 am

A Contractor Tried To Tell His Company That Buying An Electric Truck Wouldn’t Be Impractical, But They Wouldn’t Listen And It Didn’t Go Well For Them

He tried to tell ’em…

December 10, 2025 at 8:15 am

Employee Arrives At Work Early To Make Sure Her Computer Is Booted Up And Ready To Go, But Then The Big Boss Assumes She Was Running Late

woman at work looking at her watch and out the window

Don’t feel bad about not working for free.

December 10, 2025 at 5:45 am

Man Calls Phone Insurance Company To Report A Cracked Phone Screen, But When They Claim He Waited Too Long To Call, He Finds A Way To Convince Them To Cover The Repair Cost Anyway

If the problem isn’t bad enough, make it worse.

December 10, 2025 at 3:35 am

A Bank Teller’s Manager Treated Her Badly, So She Finally Quit After She Kept Getting Denied Days Off

If you keep getting treated badly at work, you gotta move on to greener pastures.

December 10, 2025 at 1:55 am

Employee Is Told He Has To Work Either Christmas Or New Year’s, So He Takes Christmas Off And Quits On January 1st

If you’re a valuable enough employee, you might be able to bend the rules.

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A Father’s Ex-Wife Tried To Go On A Lengthy Vacation And Take His Son Away From Him, So He Took Her To Court And Filed For Joint Custody

Supervisor Demands To Know Every Time Direct Report Leaves His Desk, So He Complies Until She Changes Her Mind

A Construction Coordinator Was Told By A Contractor Not To Send Him Small Jobs Anymore, So They Maliciously Complied And The Contractor Lost Out On A Lot Of Money

Supervisor Requires Employees To Come To Work To Be Assessed If They Want To Take A Sick Day, So One Employee Shows Up And Pukes In A Trash Can

A Worker’s Manager Messed Up And Gave Them An Extra Week Of Vacation, So They Maliciously Complied And Took A Week Off

A Contractor Tried To Tell His Company That Buying An Electric Truck Wouldn’t Be Impractical, But They Wouldn’t Listen And It Didn’t Go Well For Them

Employee Arrives At Work Early To Make Sure Her Computer Is Booted Up And Ready To Go, But Then The Big Boss Assumes She Was Running Late

Man Calls Phone Insurance Company To Report A Cracked Phone Screen, But When They Claim He Waited Too Long To Call, He Finds A Way To Convince Them To Cover The Repair Cost Anyway

A Bank Teller’s Manager Treated Her Badly, So She Finally Quit After She Kept Getting Denied Days Off

Employee Is Told He Has To Work Either Christmas Or New Year’s, So He Takes Christmas Off And Quits On January 1st

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