‘Karen got blasted by multiple Senior Managers’: Nepo-hire Karen boss refuses to let worker take bereavement leave, they go over her head
It’s no surprise that someone who isn’t qualified for their management position might not be very good at doing it—what’s surprising is the vigor that these people display when doing petty and cruel things to their subordinates, wielding and abusing every last shred of stupid power they have with enthusiasm. At least in functional organizations,…
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‘Team morale took an absolute nosedive’: Company loses two largest clients after firing employee
If there is one thing worse than an annoying boss, it’s an annoying coworker. This coworker in particular got promoted, presumably because they were related in some way or another to upper management. That wouldn’t be so terrible if they had any work morale whatsoever. Ten years ago, OP was working in a company that…
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Witty Work Memes for Underpaid Employees to Numb the Pain of Another Monday
If you’re an overworked and underpaid employee you’re probably riding a fine line at work. You’re torn between quitting in a fiery rage OR giving up on your immediate tasks and hoping they fire you. Consequently, if you get fired, then you can at least collect unemployment, so there you are at your desk, scrolling…
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‘Carol was a Karen’: Restaurant worker gets fired by boss for her mistake, gets boss fired as petty payback
This Karen was actually the manager until the employee she fired got her booted too. That’s what you get when you were the one who messed up and everyone saw it. No matter how powerful you think you are, if you’ve gained enough enemies, it will bite you in the butt, which is exactly what…
Details‘Team morale took an absolute nosedive’: Company loses two largest clients after firing employee
If there is one thing worse than an annoying boss, it’s an annoying coworker. This coworker in particular got promoted, presumably because they were related in some way or another to upper management. That wouldn’t be so terrible if they had any work morale whatsoever. Ten years ago, OP was working in a company that…
Details‘Karen got blasted by multiple Senior Managers’: Nepo-hire Karen boss refuses to let worker take bereavement leave, they go over her head
It’s no surprise that someone who isn’t qualified for their management position might not be very good at doing it—what’s surprising is the vigor that these people display when doing petty and cruel things to their subordinates, wielding and abusing every last shred of stupid power they have with enthusiasm. At least in functional organizations,…
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‘My bill was paid in full’: Clever hospital patient uses logic and sarcasm to pay for his astronomical health insurance bill
Anyone who’s urgently ordered an Uber while they’re going into anaphylactic shock can attest that it’s not an ideal situation to have to call an ambulance. For some, the ambulance is just too dang expensive and I certainly can’t blame them! Unless you’re hopping in an emergency vehicle that’s covered by your insurance, it’s possible…
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‘I deleted all my documents’: Non-profit employee quits after starting two-part plan, then the non-profit blames them for plan’s failure
This person wanted to work for a non-profit for free, but the organization was so disorganized that they ended up losing millions. They really lost a good employee, too — this OP was so dedicated to the cause that they actually planned to work for them for three months entirely for free. First, the company…
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