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July 20, 2025 at 6:48 pm

An Employee Generates Controversy With A Solution For An Electrical Power Grid Backup, But When A Cheaper Alternative Is Used They Make Sure To Cover Themselves From The Fallout

This employee made a real power play.

July 20, 2025 at 11:35 am

Health Care Worker Goes To Work Despite Being Sick In Order To Avoid An “Unauthorized Absence,” But The Rules Changed The Next Week

man wrapped in a blanket looking at a thermometer

Please, don’t go to work sick!

July 20, 2025 at 7:35 am

When Management Is Out Of The Office For The Day, A Retail Employee Steps Into Her Shoes To Make A Point

This is a Tier 1 tale.

July 20, 2025 at 3:47 am

Developer Decides To Let His Coworker Squirm After A Coding Project Causes Trouble In A Startup Office

This coder did not have an embarrassment of riches.

July 20, 2025 at 12:45 am

‘Always Available’ IT Support Guy Worked On A Sunday, But When He Left An Hour Early To Compensate His Overtime, His Boss Told Him It Would “Look Bad To Others”

What his boss wanted was the equivalent of walking around with a clipboard just to look busy.

July 19, 2025 at 11:15 pm

Boss Demands That An Engineer Complete An Impossible Task, So They Decide To Let The Consequences Speak For Themselves

The customer isn’t always right.

July 19, 2025 at 9:46 pm

Employee Waits Out The Red-Tape Nonsense At His Work And Does His Job Until The Time Comes For A Perfect Exit

Don’t know what to say to this post? Ask John!

July 19, 2025 at 7:55 pm

Call Center Demanded Employees Stick To The Script No Matter What The Customer Says, But It Created Some Really Awkward Scenes

Not all scripts are well-written.

July 19, 2025 at 12:15 pm

A Customer Makes A Vague Request For “Dirt” And Expects A Cashier To Fulfill It Without Any Further Instruction

This customer wanted cheap dirt, for dirt cheap.

July 19, 2025 at 8:22 am

An IKEA Employee Saw A Customer Behaving Recklessly With A Child, So They Put Him In His Place

Welcome to IKEA…no horseplay allowed!

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An Employee Generates Controversy With A Solution For An Electrical Power Grid Backup, But When A Cheaper Alternative Is Used They Make Sure To Cover Themselves From The Fallout

Health Care Worker Goes To Work Despite Being Sick In Order To Avoid An “Unauthorized Absence,” But The Rules Changed The Next Week

When Management Is Out Of The Office For The Day, A Retail Employee Steps Into Her Shoes To Make A Point

Developer Decides To Let His Coworker Squirm After A Coding Project Causes Trouble In A Startup Office

‘Always Available’ IT Support Guy Worked On A Sunday, But When He Left An Hour Early To Compensate His Overtime, His Boss Told Him It Would “Look Bad To Others”

Boss Demands That An Engineer Complete An Impossible Task, So They Decide To Let The Consequences Speak For Themselves

Employee Waits Out The Red-Tape Nonsense At His Work And Does His Job Until The Time Comes For A Perfect Exit

Call Center Demanded Employees Stick To The Script No Matter What The Customer Says, But It Created Some Really Awkward Scenes

A Customer Makes A Vague Request For “Dirt” And Expects A Cashier To Fulfill It Without Any Further Instruction

An IKEA Employee Saw A Customer Behaving Recklessly With A Child, So They Put Him In His Place

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