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April 30, 2025 at 6:48 pm

New Management Insisted An Hourly Employee Be On 24/7 Duty, So The Employee Reluctantly Complied… And Meticulously Recorded His Time

Ring me up for an extra $10K any day.

April 30, 2025 at 5:49 pm

A Renter Got Stuck With Two Leases, But He Tried To Make The Best Of Both Worlds Even Though His Landlord Had Other Ideas

This guy’s revenge on a sleazy landlord lives rent-free in his head.

April 30, 2025 at 3:28 pm

Crew Complained Their Towboat Boss Wouldn’t Try New Ideas, So He Let Them Take Over And They Took Twice As Long To Finish The Job

Tow Boat hauling barges down a wide river

Sometimes, that’s the easiest way.

April 30, 2025 at 1:46 pm

Tech Company Boss Tried To Profile His Employees In Order To Bully Them, But This Worker Flipped The Switch And Did Exactly That

Serves you right, boss.

April 30, 2025 at 11:55 am

Store Manager Tried To Get An IT Professional Fired For Interrupting Her Lunch Hour, But He Called His Boss And She Ended Up Fired

This manager sounds like a nightmare.

April 30, 2025 at 11:15 am

A Cable Company Wouldn’t Let A Hearing-Impaired Woman Cancel Her Subscription, So Her Brother Made Sure Her Complaints Did Not Fall On Deaf Ears

Cable companies are not great at hearing complaints, but this customer got loud.

April 30, 2025 at 7:48 am

Husband Offered To Share Their Late Wife’s Magazine Collection, But When A Coworker Accepted The Offer, She Ended Up Getting More Than She Bargained For

She bit off a little more than she could knit!

April 30, 2025 at 5:47 am

Store Employee Suspects A Customer Of Being A Thief, So The Customer Pays For His Purchase In Pennies

All this over sunglasses.

April 30, 2025 at 1:46 am

Bank Employee Wants Oil Terminal Employee To Include Everything Technically Required In The Document Distribution Matrix, But The Bank Employee Has No Idea How Much Unnecessary Paperwork Will Be Included

At least he only had to do it the one time!

April 30, 2025 at 12:49 am

Manager Enforces Strict No-Phone Rule, Then Has To Drive 3 Hours When Employee Follows It During Technical Meltdown

Woman holding cell phone and powering it off

He should’ve considered emergencies!

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New Management Insisted An Hourly Employee Be On 24/7 Duty, So The Employee Reluctantly Complied… And Meticulously Recorded His Time

A Renter Got Stuck With Two Leases, But He Tried To Make The Best Of Both Worlds Even Though His Landlord Had Other Ideas

Crew Complained Their Towboat Boss Wouldn’t Try New Ideas, So He Let Them Take Over And They Took Twice As Long To Finish The Job

Tech Company Boss Tried To Profile His Employees In Order To Bully Them, But This Worker Flipped The Switch And Did Exactly That

Store Manager Tried To Get An IT Professional Fired For Interrupting Her Lunch Hour, But He Called His Boss And She Ended Up Fired

A Cable Company Wouldn’t Let A Hearing-Impaired Woman Cancel Her Subscription, So Her Brother Made Sure Her Complaints Did Not Fall On Deaf Ears

Husband Offered To Share Their Late Wife’s Magazine Collection, But When A Coworker Accepted The Offer, She Ended Up Getting More Than She Bargained For

Store Employee Suspects A Customer Of Being A Thief, So The Customer Pays For His Purchase In Pennies

Bank Employee Wants Oil Terminal Employee To Include Everything Technically Required In The Document Distribution Matrix, But The Bank Employee Has No Idea How Much Unnecessary Paperwork Will Be Included

Manager Enforces Strict No-Phone Rule, Then Has To Drive 3 Hours When Employee Follows It During Technical Meltdown

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