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September 3, 2025 at 8:22 am

New General Manager Prohibited Employees From Waiting Near The Time Clock, So This Man And His Coworkers Walked Around It Instead

Employee looking at the three clocks at the wall

Unreasonable workplace rules can lead to creative results.

August 18, 2025 at 7:55 pm

Employee Follows The Rules At Work, But A Manager Quickly Realizes How Frustrating The Rules Can Be

Following the rules can make managers work harder.

August 16, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Her Boss’s Boss Declined His Request To Modify Her Schedule, So Her Boss Made Sure That Work Didn’t Get Done Until He Signed Off On The Modified Schedule

Why are some bosses jerks for no reason?

July 1, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Someone Took Their Laundry Out Of A Machine Without Their Permission, So They Put Their Clothes Through Another Wash Cycle To Make Them Wait Longer

There are rules when it comes to apartment laundry machines, people!

June 29, 2025 at 10:24 am

Customer Told Ice-Cream Shop Employee It Was Against The Health Code To Have A Dog In The Restaurant, But They Let The Pooch Stay

Someone’s being extremely entitled here!

June 16, 2025 at 11:15 pm

A Trucker Treated The Emergency Lane At A Distribution Center As An Express Lane, So The Guard At The Gate Made Him Wait

He handled that well!

May 22, 2025 at 3:22 pm

Graduate Is Excited To Live Alone For The First Time After A Strict Upbringing, But Then Her Sister Calls And Threatens The Tranquility And Freedom She’s Worked So Hard To Achieve

A woman surrounded by moving boxes and a plant

She is her sister, not her mother.

May 20, 2025 at 12:35 pm

Soccer Referee Showed Up 15 Minutes Early, But Another Referee Claimed That He Wouldn’t Get Paid Since He Was Technically 30 Minutes Late

referee standing on the sideline of a soccer field

That worked out well!

May 6, 2025 at 6:48 pm

Forklift Driver Used His Phone For Work Communication In A Huge Factory, So When His Bosses Made A “No Phone” Policy, It Left Them With More Questions Than Answers

They should provide an actual solution to the issue.

May 6, 2025 at 3:22 pm

McDonald’s Employees Are Told Not To End Their Breaks Early Even If It’s Busy, But One Very Busy Night, A Manager Regrets Putting That Rule Into Place

employees eating and talking in the break room

It’s never a good idea to break the rules at work.

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New General Manager Prohibited Employees From Waiting Near The Time Clock, So This Man And His Coworkers Walked Around It Instead

Employee Follows The Rules At Work, But A Manager Quickly Realizes How Frustrating The Rules Can Be

Her Boss’s Boss Declined His Request To Modify Her Schedule, So Her Boss Made Sure That Work Didn’t Get Done Until He Signed Off On The Modified Schedule

Someone Took Their Laundry Out Of A Machine Without Their Permission, So They Put Their Clothes Through Another Wash Cycle To Make Them Wait Longer

Customer Told Ice-Cream Shop Employee It Was Against The Health Code To Have A Dog In The Restaurant, But They Let The Pooch Stay

A Trucker Treated The Emergency Lane At A Distribution Center As An Express Lane, So The Guard At The Gate Made Him Wait

Graduate Is Excited To Live Alone For The First Time After A Strict Upbringing, But Then Her Sister Calls And Threatens The Tranquility And Freedom She’s Worked So Hard To Achieve

Soccer Referee Showed Up 15 Minutes Early, But Another Referee Claimed That He Wouldn’t Get Paid Since He Was Technically 30 Minutes Late

Forklift Driver Used His Phone For Work Communication In A Huge Factory, So When His Bosses Made A “No Phone” Policy, It Left Them With More Questions Than Answers

McDonald’s Employees Are Told Not To End Their Breaks Early Even If It’s Busy, But One Very Busy Night, A Manager Regrets Putting That Rule Into Place

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New General Manager Prohibited Employees From Waiting Near The Time Clock, So This Man And His Coworkers Walked Around It Instead

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