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March 22, 2026 at 6:35 am

A Client Gave A Worker A Hard Time About Leaving a Jobsite To Buy Materials, So He Said He’d Either Get Paid Overtime Or The Job Would Slow Down Significantly

This client really had no clue what he was doing.

March 22, 2026 at 3:47 am

Railroad Workers Were Given Grief For Working Overtime, So They Did As They Were Told And It Caused Major Delays On The Tracks

This is a good time to remind you that you should probably never mess with railroad workers.

March 22, 2026 at 3:22 am

Call Center Agent Made A Sarcastic Observation About A Client To A Coworker, But Then His Coworker Actually Repeated It To The Client On A Call

I actually think this funny/grumpy style should be the new standard.

March 21, 2026 at 9:47 pm

An Employee Wasn’t Given Days Off They’d Been Promised, So They Refused To Work Any Overtime Hours

The people running this company were apparently completely clueless…

March 21, 2026 at 5:22 am

Tech Support Guy Got A Call About A “Possessed Keyboard” Typing On Its Own, But When He Got There, He Figured Out The Real Cause

So many issues could be solved by just looking around.

March 20, 2026 at 8:20 pm

Retail Manager Was Given Too Many Responsibilities By Her Boss, So She Hatched A Plan That Called Him Out For The Awful Guy He Was

No wonder he got fired.

March 20, 2026 at 7:15 pm

Young Employee Was Excited To Start Their First Full Time Job, But The Reality Of The Position Was Very Different Then What They’d Imagined

This employee needs to find a new job.

March 20, 2026 at 2:15 pm

Employee Was Nominated For A Workplace Service Award By Coworkers Instead Of Clients, But Now He’s Thinking About Refusing To Accept The Award Because He Doesn’t Feel Like He Earned It

Man sitting at his computer, reading an email

Not doing so makes him look bad.

March 20, 2026 at 11:49 am

Employee Agreed To Open And Close Doors Before And After Work, So The Overtime Has Really Added Up

It’s an easy job but an arguably important one.

March 20, 2026 at 2:21 am

Young Woman Bought A General Ticket Instead Of VIP For A Concert She Was Going To Watch, So Her Best Friend Got Upset And Started Ignoring Her

A dark concert venue with lights and audience

Attending a concert alone is rarely fun.

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A Client Gave A Worker A Hard Time About Leaving a Jobsite To Buy Materials, So He Said He’d Either Get Paid Overtime Or The Job Would Slow Down Significantly

Railroad Workers Were Given Grief For Working Overtime, So They Did As They Were Told And It Caused Major Delays On The Tracks

Call Center Agent Made A Sarcastic Observation About A Client To A Coworker, But Then His Coworker Actually Repeated It To The Client On A Call

An Employee Wasn’t Given Days Off They’d Been Promised, So They Refused To Work Any Overtime Hours

Tech Support Guy Got A Call About A “Possessed Keyboard” Typing On Its Own, But When He Got There, He Figured Out The Real Cause

Retail Manager Was Given Too Many Responsibilities By Her Boss, So She Hatched A Plan That Called Him Out For The Awful Guy He Was

Young Employee Was Excited To Start Their First Full Time Job, But The Reality Of The Position Was Very Different Then What They’d Imagined

Employee Was Nominated For A Workplace Service Award By Coworkers Instead Of Clients, But Now He’s Thinking About Refusing To Accept The Award Because He Doesn’t Feel Like He Earned It

Employee Agreed To Open And Close Doors Before And After Work, So The Overtime Has Really Added Up

Young Woman Bought A General Ticket Instead Of VIP For A Concert She Was Going To Watch, So Her Best Friend Got Upset And Started Ignoring Her

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