Clever Engineer Teaches Shady Client a Lesson When They Refuse to Pay

Do you pay an engineer for pressing buttons or do you pay an engineer for knowing which buttons to press? Definitely the latter, and some people learn that the hard way, like the sleazy customer in u/AwkLemon‘s epic r/ProRevenge story. They thought they could get away with tricking a professional problem-solver into doing a day …
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Restaurant Owner’s Threatening Response to Negative Review Ages Poorly After Business Gets Shut Down

Don’t you just love it when horrible bosses accidentally out themselves by being total a-holes on public forums? When u/cupofteaf found out that their past workplace had shut down for good, they found some screenshottable gold right up r/antiwork’s alley. It was a negative, one-star review criticizing the restaurant for its bad hygiene practices and …
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Burned Out Teacher Stops Working 20+ Weekly Unpaid Hours, Boss Gets Mad & Guilt Trips Her

It’s totally normal (and good, even) to want to do a good job at work. But being good at your job should never require working outside of paid hours. Sometimes it’s tempting to do a little bit extra when you’re still in the honeymoon period at a new job, just to show that you’re willing …
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Entitled Boss Tries to Force Employees to Stay at Work During Unpaid Lunch Break

Employment is pretty simple. An employer is supposed to compensate a worker for their time. When said worker is off the clock, they can do whatever the hell they want with their time. You either pay someone for their time or you dismiss them from their duties. Demanding that people stay at work while they’re …
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Infuriating Text From Boss Sparks Discussion About Bad Managers

Unfortunately, there is no shortage of incompetent managers who seem to be totally incapable of doing their one job (adequately managing a team of employees). Sure, part of a manager’s job is to make sure their team is performing effectively, but treating employees like shit is never going to inspire efficiency, and sadly, many supervisors …
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Arrogantly Incompetent Boss Gets Roasted for Attempting to Forbid Workers From Requesting Days Off

There’s nothing worse than a boss who is both arrogant and incompetent. When u/stashu_‘s boss realized that making the shift schedule five hours before the start day proved to be a difficult task when employees had their pre-approved days off coming up, he didn’t acknowledge or accept the consequences of his own failures as a …
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Geriatric Karen Bullies Youthful Female Employee For Her Looks

It’s been a while since I’ve dealt with 100% genuine mean girl bullies. As you grow older, you’re a lot less likely to run into unashamedly cruel women who want to take you down a notch. A lot of the mean girls from middle school and high school grow up, learn the error of their …
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A Tossed Salad of Meme Treats From All Across the Internet

Hello, hello. It’s that time of the week again, and you know what that means: it’s hump day! Wednesdays tend to be a tough day to get through – you’re already tired from the exhausting first half of the week, but there’s still a lot to do before the weekend’s respite. If you’re feeling a …
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‘What was your final «F you» to a boss you didn’t like?’ Satisfying Times People Quit Their Jobs

Anyone who’s ever had to suffer through a job that they hated knows what it’s like to fantasize about quitting. While some merely rehearse the scenario over and over again in their minds just to get through the day, others manifest those dreams into reality, giving their terrible boss the ultimate «F you» on the …
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Guy Accidentally Becomes Ghost Employee With No Work to Do After Boss Gets Fired

Every underachiever has the same dream job: one that doesn’t require them to do any work. Achieving this sort of career in doing absolutely nothing is pretty rare, but stumbling into one completely by accident is the stuff of fairytales. This is precisely what happened to u/jerichomega, who recently confessed to r/antiwork that they basically …
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