The highs, lows, and cringe moments of office life as seen through social media.

Worker at a baby company says she was forced to use sick time since it didn’t offer maternity leave

‘I had to go back to work as soon as possible’: Worker at a baby company says she was forced to use sick time since it didn’t offer maternity leave

‘I’m a labor & delivery nurse, literally work somewhere where we SPECIALIZE in women and I don’t get maternity leave.’

On by Tiffanie Drayton
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Worker says manager got drunk and told her he wanted to have kids with her. She demanded a month off of work while getting paid

‘Girlboss move’: Worker says drunk manager told her he wanted to have kids with her. She demanded a month of paid leave

‘Paid vacation. Slay.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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DoorDash driver speaking in car holding speeding ticket (l) hands holding DoorDash app open on phone in front of wooden background (c) DoorDash driver speaking in car (r)

‘I made negative money today’: DoorDash driver says she got a ticket while delivering food (updated)

She became an NPC streamer instead.

On by Tricia Crimmins
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‘Those tips are pretty thick’: Server returns to restaurant job after getting laid off from corporate job

‘I made more waitressing than I ever did at my corporate job.’

On by Brooke Park
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Sonic employee with headset on with caption 'Total: 23.72 'Ma'am I only have 20 on cash app and rest in cash'' (l) Sonic drive thru at night with car pulled up (c) Sonic employee with headset on with caption 'Total: 23.72 'Ma'am I only have 20 on cash app and rest in cash'' (r)

‘I only have $20 on CashApp’: Sonic customer tries to pay for order in partial payments

‘I’ll give them a lil discount.’

On by Luna Danielle
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former James Avery employee with caption 'James Avery firing me for letting the customers know what happens to their jewelry after they leave?' (l) James Avery Jewelry entrance with sign (c) former James Avery employee with caption 'James Avery firing me for letting the customers know what happens to their jewelry after they leave?' (r)

‘A warning should’ve been enough’: Worker says she was fired from James Avery for ‘letting customers know what happens to their jewelry after they leave’

‘I really just wanted to give the customers a little bit of what goes on back there.’

On by Luna Danielle
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person on couch with caption 'when an older fella came in and asked why I couldn't give him cashback and he said 'well what if i went outside and came back with my gun' and i said 'then id have to call the police' and he pulled out his badge' (l) policeman with hand taking out gun on hip in front of grey background (r)

‘You do a lot of laughing stuff off in retail’: Cashier says they were threatened by cop with a gun for cash back

‘This guy flashed his badge so I would process his return.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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former Google employee speaking with caption 'Not only did they violate their contracts' (l) Google building with sign (c) former Google employee speaking with caption 'But what they were doing was telling me I'm underperforming' (r)

EXCLUSIVE: Google software engineer on medical leave laid off after enduring psychological abuse from managers

‘Traumatized is an understatement.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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woman speaking in kitchen caption 'We had a team check in every day at 2 am' (l) woman speaking in kitchen caption 'So it just got like so weird' (c) woman speaking in kitchen caption 'because we all had to tell each other when we were showering' (r)

‘Why are we all telling each other when we’re showering’: Corporate worker says she had to tell co-workers when she showered, ended up quitting

‘I’m gonna need like a decade to recover from this.’

On by Braden Bjella
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woman cutting and eating pizza in kitchen

‘I don’t think you need to work here after today’: Woman says she got fired after giving her 2-weeks’ notice

‘I’m going to go email my boss and ask for severance pay.’

On by Alexandra Samuels
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Starbucks worker with blue and pink background

Top 10 customer hacks making workers’ lives miserable

If you’re thinking about it, just don’t.

On by Rebekah Harding
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TikTok creators in front of pink to blue gradient background with hand pointing to centered caption 'YOU'RE FIRED'

‘TikTok was a place to vent’: From corporate to customer service, content creators are losing their day jobs

People who make or are captured in viral videos are fired all the time.

On by Tricia Crimmins
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women running out of salon without paying tiktok caption 'Two girls walked out of nail shop without paying for $250 worth of services on their nails (l) women running out of salon without paying tiktok caption 'Two girls walked out of nail shop without paying for $250 worth of services on their nails (c)women running out of salon without paying tiktok caption 'Two girls walked out of nail shop without paying for $250 worth of services on their nails (r)

‘I would’ve walked out as well’: Women leave nail salon without paying $250 bill

‘If you can’t afford it don’t go.’

On by Mustafa Gatollari
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Waffle House employee speaking with hand pointing to jelly on plate (l) Waffle House building with sign (c) Waffle House employee pointing to sauce packet and cheese on plate (r)

‘Not me trying to memorize this’: Waffle House worker exposes the jelly packet ‘hieroglyphics’ used to track your order

‘Nobody there gets paid enough for this.’

On by Tricia Crimmins
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chili cheese dog in vending machine (l) man at work vending machine choosing item (c) chili cheese dog in vending machine (r)

‘One bite and my body would shut down’: Workplace vending machine draws criticism for containing twin chili dog pack

‘Literally says “keep frozen.”‘

On by Rebekah Harding
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