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March 28, 2026 at 12:35 am

Grocery Store Employee Only Works Overtime When She Gets To Work In A Department Other Than The Deli, So The Deli Manager Is Mad At Her

young woman stocking shelves at grocery store

Her manager is out of line!

March 27, 2026 at 10:48 am

Steel Mill Makes A Rule That There’s No Overtime Allowed, So One Employee Leaves A Train Blocking The Roads In The Mill

aerial view of a sprawling industrial steel yard

Making your problem management’s problem is the only way to get the problem resolved.

March 27, 2026 at 1:45 am

Supervisor Is Furious That Two Employees Were One Minute Late Getting Back From Their Break, So They Worked Six Hours Of Overtime

“Happy Birthday” would’ve been nicer than “get back to work.”

March 26, 2026 at 4:22 pm

Employees Are Told Overtime Has To Be Approved Ahead Of Time, So One Employee Refuses To Respond To An Urgent Situation Until Getting Overtime Approval In Writing

woman wearing orange talking on the phone at home

There’s no point in working overtime if you’re not getting paid for it.

March 26, 2026 at 9:15 am

Employee Used To Work Overtime Making Sure All Of The Machinery Was Calibrated Properly, But The New Boss Insisted He Needed To Work The Same Hours As Everyone Else

factory worker in hardhat talking to manager

Some bosses make really bad decisions.

March 25, 2026 at 11:49 am

Employee Thought He Had Approval To Work Overtime, So He Worked 70+ Hours Extra Before Finding Out He Wouldn’t Get Paid For It

man in a suit looking at his phone at work

He never should’ve worked overtime!

March 25, 2026 at 9:21 am

Mariner Worked A Lot Of Overtime Without Any Extra Pay, But Then He Got Burnt Out And Refused To Do Anything Besides His Actual Job

Male deck officer standing on the bridge of a ship

Going above and beyond isn’t always a good idea.

March 25, 2026 at 3:47 am

Manager Tells Employee To Do Some Reading Over The Weekend, So The Employee Racks Up A Lot Of Overtime

Bosses should never assume their employees will work for free.

March 25, 2026 at 1:45 am

A Worker’s Boss Told Them They Had To Work 8 More Weeks Before They Could Leave For Another Job, So They Decided To Use Their 7 Weeks Of Vacation Before They Left

This worker really went out with a BANG!

March 24, 2026 at 11:24 pm

A Mom’s Boss Wouldn’t Let Her Miss Work To Take Her Daughter To An Important Doctor’s Appointment, So She Refused To Work Any Overtime And It Screwed Him Over

If you mess with a mom’s kids, there’s gonna be hell to pay!

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Grocery Store Employee Only Works Overtime When She Gets To Work In A Department Other Than The Deli, So The Deli Manager Is Mad At Her

Steel Mill Makes A Rule That There’s No Overtime Allowed, So One Employee Leaves A Train Blocking The Roads In The Mill

Supervisor Is Furious That Two Employees Were One Minute Late Getting Back From Their Break, So They Worked Six Hours Of Overtime

Employees Are Told Overtime Has To Be Approved Ahead Of Time, So One Employee Refuses To Respond To An Urgent Situation Until Getting Overtime Approval In Writing

Employee Used To Work Overtime Making Sure All Of The Machinery Was Calibrated Properly, But The New Boss Insisted He Needed To Work The Same Hours As Everyone Else

Employee Thought He Had Approval To Work Overtime, So He Worked 70+ Hours Extra Before Finding Out He Wouldn’t Get Paid For It

Mariner Worked A Lot Of Overtime Without Any Extra Pay, But Then He Got Burnt Out And Refused To Do Anything Besides His Actual Job

Manager Tells Employee To Do Some Reading Over The Weekend, So The Employee Racks Up A Lot Of Overtime

A Worker’s Boss Told Them They Had To Work 8 More Weeks Before They Could Leave For Another Job, So They Decided To Use Their 7 Weeks Of Vacation Before They Left

A Mom’s Boss Wouldn’t Let Her Miss Work To Take Her Daughter To An Important Doctor’s Appointment, So She Refused To Work Any Overtime And It Screwed Him Over

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