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June 28, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Manager Forced Him To Come In While He Had The Flu, So He Complied And The Entire Office Ended Up Getting Sick

Sick man lying on his desk wanting to go home

Staying home was the right thing!

June 28, 2025 at 10:35 pm

Loyal Employee Works Until The Work Is Done Instead Of Leaving, But When She’s Docked Half A Day’s Pay, She Starts Leaving The Second Her Shift Is Over

Docking an employee’s pay has consequences.

June 28, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Horrible Customer Refused To Pay The Pizza Delivery Driver, So He Decided To Leave The Pizza Anyway, But Not The Way They Imagined

pizza delivery driver holding pizza boxes and knocking on door

No pizza for you!

June 28, 2025 at 8:45 pm

Horrible Manager Demanded That An Employee Work Unpaid After Clocking Out, So Later That Night They Quit And Never Looked Back

What a way to quit a job!

June 28, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Employee Worked A Lot Of Overtime, So On Friday He Only Worked For 30 Minutes Before Going Home

Management really didn’t think this policy through very well.

June 28, 2025 at 6:48 pm

Supervisor Yelled At Them For Taking A One Minute Longer Break, So They Stayed The Full Shift Doing Busy Work And Cost The Company Overtime

Nurse folding her arms and smiling smugly about her compliance

They did the right thing!

June 28, 2025 at 1:46 pm

Restaurant Delivery Order Is Missing A Large Box Of Shrimp, So During The Next Delivery The Supervisor Looks Through The Order Thoroughly

They learned that time is money the hard way.

June 28, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Accountant Noticed That There Was A Problem With An Invoice, So She Had The Project Manager Sign It To Make Sure He Was Responsible For Any Backlash

You can’t trust anyone.

June 28, 2025 at 11:15 am

Boss Switched His Pay To Production Goals When He Refused To Travel Near His Child’s Due Date, But He Ended Up Working Less And Making More

Engineer in hard hat smugly looking at the camera

It worked out for him!

June 28, 2025 at 8:22 am

Employee Calls In Sick, But The Boss Requires A Doctor’s Note Before They Can Return. So They Took Two Weeks Off Until Their Doctor Could Get Back To Them.

Nobody likes having to get a doctor’s note for a sick day.

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Manager Forced Him To Come In While He Had The Flu, So He Complied And The Entire Office Ended Up Getting Sick

Loyal Employee Works Until The Work Is Done Instead Of Leaving, But When She’s Docked Half A Day’s Pay, She Starts Leaving The Second Her Shift Is Over

Horrible Customer Refused To Pay The Pizza Delivery Driver, So He Decided To Leave The Pizza Anyway, But Not The Way They Imagined

Horrible Manager Demanded That An Employee Work Unpaid After Clocking Out, So Later That Night They Quit And Never Looked Back

Employee Worked A Lot Of Overtime, So On Friday He Only Worked For 30 Minutes Before Going Home

Supervisor Yelled At Them For Taking A One Minute Longer Break, So They Stayed The Full Shift Doing Busy Work And Cost The Company Overtime

Restaurant Delivery Order Is Missing A Large Box Of Shrimp, So During The Next Delivery The Supervisor Looks Through The Order Thoroughly

Accountant Noticed That There Was A Problem With An Invoice, So She Had The Project Manager Sign It To Make Sure He Was Responsible For Any Backlash

Boss Switched His Pay To Production Goals When He Refused To Travel Near His Child’s Due Date, But He Ended Up Working Less And Making More

Employee Calls In Sick, But The Boss Requires A Doctor’s Note Before They Can Return. So They Took Two Weeks Off Until Their Doctor Could Get Back To Them.

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