Tag: time off

February 11, 2026 at 10:48 am

Pregnant Woman Gets Time Off In Exchange For Working Overtime, So She Banks Enough Time To Take Six Weeks Of Maternity Leave

I really wish things were different for mothers in the US.

January 23, 2026 at 3:55 am

Oilfield Worker Was Denied A Day Off For A Friend’s Final Service, So He Used A Job Assignment To Attend An Interview And Walked Away For A Better Offer

Large oil rig out in the middle of the ocean

He did what he had to!

January 10, 2026 at 12:45 am

His Company Kept Rejecting His PTO, So He Made Sure He Went On The Next Vacation No Matter What

Moral of the story: Always take that PTO!

January 8, 2026 at 5:49 pm

Exhausted Employee Took A Couple Weeks Off After A Year Without A Break, And Now They’re Realizing Their Job Allows Very Little Freedom

Man laying his head on his desk because he's exhausted and burned out

Good for them!

January 5, 2026 at 6:55 pm

A Nosy Boss Demanded To Know Why An Employee Called Out Sick, But He Quickly Learned He Couldn’t Bully Her Into Oversharing

woman in a blue sweater blowing her nose

Sick leave shouldn’t come with a questionnaire.

January 5, 2026 at 1:55 am

Employee Saw HR Asking For PTO Donations To Keep The Company Afloat, But The Manipulative Corporate Spin Became Impossible To Ignore

If this company wants seasonal cheer, maybe they should start by respecting employees’ time instead of trying to rob them of it.

December 30, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Project Manager Took His First Day Off In Months, But His Phone Kept Buzzing All Day With Work Messages

Managers need a breather, too.

December 17, 2025 at 10:55 pm

Boyfriend Planned To Buy And Play Video Games During His Time Off Work, But His Girlfriend Tried To Convince Him Not To Spend Too Much Money

Healthy relationships respect personal time and leisure activities.

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.

December 9, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Employee Was Told By HR That Everyone Must Use Vacation Days Before Month’s End Or Lose Them, But When The Boss Banned Time Off, She Read The Handbook And Found A Loophole

Woman smiling and celebrating the fact that her PTO was approved

What a sneaky thing to do!

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Pregnant Woman Gets Time Off In Exchange For Working Overtime, So She Banks Enough Time To Take Six Weeks Of Maternity Leave

Oilfield Worker Was Denied A Day Off For A Friend’s Final Service, So He Used A Job Assignment To Attend An Interview And Walked Away For A Better Offer

His Company Kept Rejecting His PTO, So He Made Sure He Went On The Next Vacation No Matter What

Exhausted Employee Took A Couple Weeks Off After A Year Without A Break, And Now They’re Realizing Their Job Allows Very Little Freedom

A Nosy Boss Demanded To Know Why An Employee Called Out Sick, But He Quickly Learned He Couldn’t Bully Her Into Oversharing

Employee Saw HR Asking For PTO Donations To Keep The Company Afloat, But The Manipulative Corporate Spin Became Impossible To Ignore

Project Manager Took His First Day Off In Months, But His Phone Kept Buzzing All Day With Work Messages

Boyfriend Planned To Buy And Play Video Games During His Time Off Work, But His Girlfriend Tried To Convince Him Not To Spend Too Much Money

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

Employee Was Told By HR That Everyone Must Use Vacation Days Before Month’s End Or Lose Them, But When The Boss Banned Time Off, She Read The Handbook And Found A Loophole

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Remote Employee Quiet Quit After A Company Reorganization, And Spent More Time Playing Video Games Than Working, But Management Rewarded Him With A Promotion And Raise

A Customer Demanded To Be Let Into A Store After It Was Closed For The Night, But The Employees Were Definitely Not Having It

Wife Cut Off Sister-In-Law Over How Badly She Treats Her Own Children And Spends Their Benefits, But Her Mother-In-Law Got Upset And Said She Wouldn’t “Tolerate Anyone Treating One Of Her Kids Like That”

Junior Auto Industry Employee Was Told To Handle An Impossible Last-Minute Shipment Alone, So He Flew Overseas With The Parts Himself And Ended Up Landing A New Job While His Boss Was Fired

German Homeowner Shut Down A Controlling Neighbor’s Proposal For An HOA-Style Plan, So A Dinner Party Turned Into A Neighborhood Showdown

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Maintenance Worker Was Told He Wasn’t Qualified To Make Repairs, So Production Ground To A Halt Until The Boss Backtracked

Woman Volunteers To Babysit For Her Brother-In-Law, But When He’s Not Interested, She Plans To Work Overtime Instead

A Remote Worker Told The New Hire They’re Training That They Don’t Work Overtime, So They’ve Been Ignoring His Requests For Help After They’re Done For The Day

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