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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.

June 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

Boss Complained They Didn’t Formally Schedule A Day Off After 18 Straight Days On The Job, So They Blocked Off Every Weekend Going Forward

Hand-drawn schedule depicting aliens and spaceships

He should find a new job.

June 26, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Woman’s Boss Never Approves Her Time Off Requests, So When She Turned 63 She Took Two Years Of Vacation Time

You have to take that time off eventually!

June 19, 2025 at 5:47 pm

He Got No Support From The Owner Of The Business, So This Temporary Manager Was Told To Take Some Unpaid Time Off To Evaluate His Position

How can this guy own a business and not have a clue as to how to run it.

June 16, 2025 at 5:47 am

Boss Denied Employee’s Half-Pay Birthday Leave For “Not Using Enough Hours,” So She Used The Policy To Take 6 Times More Time Off Instead

40 year old woman standing on a rock being happy and free

That was all she could do!

June 13, 2025 at 5:49 pm

This Employee Is Denied Time Off For A Funeral, But They Figure Out A Better Way To Get The Leave They Deserve

Sometimes, you just run outta gas in the job tank.

June 10, 2025 at 2:23 pm

Group Of Friends Plan To Spend The Weekend At An Airbnb, But Now One Friend Doesn’t Want To Ask For Time Off Work

four happy female friends in a car on a road trip

She should’ve asked for the day off months ago!

June 3, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Military Officer Is Annoyed At His Boss, So Before He Retires, He Takes Off As Much Time As Possible

member of the military looking at the American flag

I love how this story worked out!

May 20, 2025 at 8:20 am

Company Got Rid Of Voluntary Time Off, But Now That Maintenance Leaves An Employee With Nothing To Do They Waste Time In The Break Room

bored businessman looking at computer monitor

There are worse things than being bored at work.

May 13, 2025 at 3:21 pm

Employee Banked Years Of Unpaid Overtime, So He Decided To Take Two Years’ Worth Of Vacation Before Retiring

Male employee dedicated to work in his office cubicle

Hard work and overtime really do pay off!

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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.

Boss Complained They Didn’t Formally Schedule A Day Off After 18 Straight Days On The Job, So They Blocked Off Every Weekend Going Forward

Woman’s Boss Never Approves Her Time Off Requests, So When She Turned 63 She Took Two Years Of Vacation Time

He Got No Support From The Owner Of The Business, So This Temporary Manager Was Told To Take Some Unpaid Time Off To Evaluate His Position

Boss Denied Employee’s Half-Pay Birthday Leave For “Not Using Enough Hours,” So She Used The Policy To Take 6 Times More Time Off Instead

This Employee Is Denied Time Off For A Funeral, But They Figure Out A Better Way To Get The Leave They Deserve

Group Of Friends Plan To Spend The Weekend At An Airbnb, But Now One Friend Doesn’t Want To Ask For Time Off Work

Military Officer Is Annoyed At His Boss, So Before He Retires, He Takes Off As Much Time As Possible

Company Got Rid Of Voluntary Time Off, But Now That Maintenance Leaves An Employee With Nothing To Do They Waste Time In The Break Room

Employee Banked Years Of Unpaid Overtime, So He Decided To Take Two Years’ Worth Of Vacation Before Retiring

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