You know the worst part about having a job? Well… everything, really. If it’s a necessary evil in life, there is nothing good about it. Right?

But all jokes aside, jobs can be fulfilling, fun, even fantastic if we’re following the alliteration train. However, more often than not, having a rotten egg of a coworker can really be a buzzkill, and that’s what folks more or less celebrated this time around: sharing perfect examples of employees you’d mildly not wish upon your enemies.

#1 Office Manager Tries To Bully Me Into Giving Money For A Present For Our Millionaire Boss

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#2 How My Coworkers Leave The Vacuum Cord

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#3 Woke Up On My Day Off To A Voicemail Asking Why I Wasn’t At Work. Apparently Someone Changed My Schedule Without My Knowledge And That’s My Fault??

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As is normal, folks often take to the internet to share their gripes and frustrations with stuff, and coworkers, bosses and employees are no exception. The internet is all about catharsis, among other things.

In fact, 1 in 4 employees are said to have left work because of another coworker being an absolute pain. They probably also vented online. Probably.

#4 “Someone” At My Work “Doesn’t” Know How To Use Quotation Marks

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#5 “Work Is Not Meant To Be Fun”

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#6 My Co-Worker’s Handwriting

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CapRelo’s statistics continue to say that the worst traits coworkers could have are passive-aggression (33.7%), making excuses (18.4%), entitlement (15%), gossiping (14.6%) and control-freakishness (14.4%). Some also cited tardiness as a reason why they could potentially leave a job, though only nearly 4% said so, which likely means it’s more of a secondary reason.

#7 My Coworker Drives Me Insane. My Coworker Doesn’t Shut Doors, Refuses To Do Dishes, Doesn’t Empty The Lint Trap, Etc. This Is What I Pulled Out Of It Today

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#8 I Watch The Maintenance Crew Dump The Recycling Into The Trash Bag Every Day After Work. Why Even Have Recycling Bins?

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#9 I Left Some Coworkers A Full Box Of Brownies And Asked Them To Just Save Me A Few And This Is What They Left Me

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Some of the aforementioned traits can be anxiety-inducing and considered a likely part of the reason why a bit over two thirds, or 72%, of Americans feel that whatever they were responsible for doing wouldn’t be done if they were to go on vacation or for whatever other incapacitating reason… Because it’s quite plausible that Tim is just a lazy son of a gun.

#10 I Have Been Writing A Fun Fact Every Week On An Unused Whiteboard At The Office. Someone Clearly Doesn’t Like It

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#11 My Coworker (And My Boss’s Close Family) Called And Woke Me Up An Hour Before My Alarm Goes Off Today

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#12 My Coworker Learned You Can’t Be Honest In The Work Group Chat Smh [oc]

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And if you’re wondering, yes, the stats also include favorable traits in coworkers, so let’s go find out who’s your work bestie.

35.9% of people said that a coworker should be collaborative, 22.1% wanted honesty from them, 14.6% of people said they should be adapting and 10.3% of folks demanded good communication from them. And, then there was the 1% that would’ve enjoyed it if their coworkers praised them to the managers.

#13 This Is In My Office At Monday. It Will Remain Like This Until The Cleaning Staff Comes At Friday

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#14 Someone Poured Milk In The Coffee Machine At My Office

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#15 A Coworker Took This A Little Literal

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A good way of mitigating the concentration of poor coworking fauna is remote work. And, no, it’s not necessarily because it creates an invisible wall that forces coworkers to mind their own beeswax instead of making polite conversation at the water cooler. In fact, for the most part, remote work has fostered a seemingly healthier boundary that helps manage coworkers in your general area.

#16 Employer Didn’t Contact All Weekend Regarding Monday Work

My employer didnt contact me at all this weekend for work (i am a renovations contractor, monday to friday work schedule). I texted him this morning, and this was the conversation i had. This is the second time ive had to message him to figure out where im working and i have only been working for him for 8 days. In those 8 days, hes told me he restructured and fired all his staff 6 months ago and was working on a new team. Also told me he expects us to use personal vehicles to bring materials to site. A coworker was then told to pick up 10 bags of concrete in their vehicle

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#17 My Coworker Has Taken To Carving Things

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#18 My Coworker Left His Tooth On The Desk Again

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In particular, 34% of remote workers in America have said that the option to work remotely has positively affected their work culture, with 33% also saying that remote work has made them feel more inclined to develop relationships with coworkers, and 18% said remote work has positively impacted their ongoing relationship with coworkers.

#19 Someone At Work (Nursing) Perfectly Ripped My Husband Out Of The Wedding Photo On My Locker. There’s No Way This Was Accidental

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#20 How A Coworker Opened This Resealable Bag

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#21 The Mess I Watched My Coworkers Left. To Those Of You That Say I Should Have Cleaned It Up, I Am Not Cleaning Someelse’s Mess On My 20 Minute Break

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With that said, 65% of folks talk to their coworkers outside of work, 68% keep in touch with coworkers they’ve had in previous roles. That alone says that good coworkers are key in any company, but it gets better.

Nearly 4 in 5 Americans feel comfortable venting to their colleagues about work-related issues and nearly half would even be so bold as to vent about personal things too.

#22 My Coworker Found My Knife And Decided To Sharpen It For Me

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#23 I Asked A Coworker To Count And Tally Up Some Apparel For Me. This Is What I Got:

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#24 Someone In The Office Ate My Snacks While I Was On Leave ?

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And if you’re wondering, the standoff of “fun to work with” versus “good at their job” view of coworkers among the different generations is progressively shifting. 84% of baby boomers think coworkers have to be good at their job, while Gen X, Gen Y (Millennials) and Gen Z respectively have 74%, 67% and 56%. So, you can see a gradual increase of employees who have more fun coworkers, competence kinda sorta be damned.

#25 The Way My Coworker Labels Vials And Expects People To Be Able To Read It

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#26 This Is Supposed To Be Cleaned Every Night By My Coworker With ✨15 Years Of Experience Running His Own Coffee Shop✨

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#27 How My Coworker Opens A Box Of Gloves With A Perforated Top

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And (and), again, if you’re wondering, Vermont is the state considered to have the highest coworker ratings, scoring a 4.05 out of 5 with the worst being Nevada at 3.44.

So, if someone at work irks you, change can only be done through action, so be a good team player, and if that doesn’t work—quit. Because mental health is more important than training your tolerance levels.

#28 Went To Store 15 Heavy Boxes Of Records By Myself. Found The Storage Unit Like This When I Opened The Door. Coworker Said “Can’t You Just Put What You Took In There For Now?”

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#29 My Coworker Put His Cigarettes In The Small Oven At Work To Drye Them. He Forgot Them And Burned Them When He Cooked His Pizza. And He Still Forgot Them At The End Of His Shift. Even After Cleaning It, There’s Still A Smell When It’s On

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#30 Boss Brought In A Few Cinnamon Rolls To Share. One Of My Coworkers Did This:

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So, what are your thoughts on any of this? Do you have some coworkers you have to grin at and bear? Share your stories and takes in the comment section below!

And if you want some more coworker fails, the virtual door to the next article is open.

#31 My Coworker Cleaned His Ears At Work This Afternoon

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#32 I Have Been In The Hospital For A Week Trying To Determine The Source Of My Excruciating Pain. Potentially Having Surgery This Week To Get My Gall Bladder Removed. This Is My Lovely Bosses Response To Me Finally Putting My Health First Instead Of Work

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#33 The People In The Building I Clean Like To Throw Confetti To Celebrate Office Birthdays

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#34 This Is How A Coworker Parks Every F*****g Day…

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#35 My Coworker Treats The Office Like Her Home

This woman is by far the most inconsiderate, disgusting person I’ve ever met and worked with. Laziness, or just lack of care. I continuously clean up after this woman, everywhere she goes she leaves a trail of trash, leaves every cabinet or door open. Leaves her spiked toilet wipes in the trash can from time to time instead of flushing.. the list goes on and on. Here’s a few photos from this morning alone.

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#36 My Fully Grown Adult Co-Workers Love To Pull This Move To Avoid The Very Tedious Task Of Throwing The Empty Roll In The Trash And Putting A New One In Its Place

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#37 My Dad Had A Stroke And I Took My Vacation At Work To Help Care For Him

He’s not doing too good, and my SO and I are moving to help him and my step mom, and I had to give a 1 week notice (not ideal, but better than none imo). Got this text from the owner of the store.

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#38 The Way No One Bothers Taking Trash Out At Work

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#39 My 2 Coworkers Left 45 Minutes Early On A Holiday Weekend, Leaving Me With All These Dishes

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#40 My Co Worker Types In Caps On Everything, Even To Clients

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#41 Guy At My Office Complex Parks Like This Every Single Day. The Lot Is Always Full Each Day As Well. He Doesn’t Have A Handicap License Plate Or Tag On His Mirror

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#42 A Coworker Gave Everyone Christmas Presents. This Is What He Got For Every Person

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#43 I Work At A Hospital And My Coworkers Think Their Mothers Work Here Too. These Have Been Sitting In The Break Room For 2 Weeks

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#44 While On Sick Leave, Someone At Work Put My Heat Changing Star Trek Mug In The Dishwasher And Now It’s Ruined. It Was A Gift From Good Friends And I Kept It On My Desk To Avoid This

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#45 Coworkers Wont Stack These, And I Have To Restack Them Every Morning

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#46 Coworkers Have Done This Atleast 50 Times Now, It’s 100ft Of Power Cord And Air Hose (100′ Each), A Long Frozen Pressure Washer Hose And Another Cord

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#47 My Coworkers Complained To My Manager That I Pee Too Much

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#48 My Coworker’s Phone Charger. Yes It Works

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#49 How My Coworkers Cut Cake

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#50 My Coworker “Brags” That Her Chair (Blue) Is +20 Years Old, While At The Same Time, Multiple Times A Month, She Need To Take Sick Leave Because Of Back Pains And She Refuses To Take New Chair Even Thought We Have New Chairs

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#51 Today Is The First Time I’ve Taken A Personal Day Since February

My boss just took a trip for about two weeks and I had to take over all his responsibilities while he was gone. It was a lot to handle and wanted to take a personal day so I could relax over a long weekend (I normally work Sunday-Thursday) now that he’s back. I even already cleared it with him on Tuesday. I’m the only one at my job that works every day (including my boss), but as soon as I need a break, of course that’s when ? gets sick. FML.

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#52 My Coworker Never Rinses Anything Off Before Running It Through Our Dishwasher, So I Have To Go Behind Her And Rewash Almost Everything

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#53 The Way My Coworker Parked Today

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#54 How My Coworkers “Clean” The Washrooms

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#55 Coworkers Who Jam The Copier And Leave It To Be Someone Else’s Problem

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#56 The Way My Coworker Stacked This Beer

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#57 Watching My Coworker Drink Out Of This Daily – Without Ever Washing It Out!

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#58 How My Coworker Writes A 9

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#59 My Coworker Does This All The Time.. You Don’t Need To Queue Me Up, Just Message Me When You’re Ready To Ask Your Question!

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#60 My Coworker Eats His Bananas One Half At A Time

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#61 How My Coworker Plugs Things In

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#62 Work Pyjama Parties Are More Important Than Your Sick Cat!

Girlfriend’s cat (Phantom) has not been moving or eating much for two days. She works a very demanding job at a Credit Union in America and has desperately been trying to find time to send him to the vet. Apparently pyjama parties are more important…

(I can’t take Phantom myself as I’m currently not in the country. Her position is WFH but every Wednesday they do something in office during the lead up to Christmas)

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#63 The Way My Coworker Opens The Ice Bag…

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#64 People Meet Outside My Office And Leave Chairs Blocking My Door. Left A Note Asking Them To Stop, Note Intact But Door Still Blocked

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#65 Coworkers Refuse To Break Down Their Boxes In The Break Room

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#66 How My Coworker Eats His Pizza

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#67 Got Fired Along With 80% Of My Coworkers For “Budget Cuts”. Same Night, The CEO Posts This Lol

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#68 11 Years Accident Free And A Coworker Backs Into My Baby

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#69 The Way My Coworker Staples Paper

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#70 Coworker Dropped Some Of His Food When I Was On My Week Off, Refuses To Clean His Own Mess And Now The Ants Are Invading

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#71 Coworker Always Leaves This Pan Expecting Me To Clean It

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#72 Took My Homemade Hot Sauce To Work And Invited My Coworker To “Give It A Try”, This Was 1.5 Days Ago

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#73 Started A New Rubberband Ball Today Because One Of My Awesome Coworkers Stole Mine From My Desk. I Had It For 8 Years

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#74 No One Puts Away Dishes In Communal Office Sink

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#75 The Employee Restroom At My Work. My Coworkers Are Fucking Animals

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#76 The Way My Coworker Leaves The Keurig

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#77 The Way My Coworker(S) Use The Dish Soap

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#78 I Have Multiple Coworkers That Leave Their Lunches Out Instead Of In The Fridge, And It Stinks!

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#79 This Is How My Coworkers Leave The Sponges After Washing Their Dishes

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#80 I Took Out The Trash Bin Last… My Coworkers Refuse To Take Their Turn

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#81 This Cable Management Of My Coworker

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#82 My Coworkers Are Worse Than Chimpanzees For Fucks Sake

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#83 We Make Our Own Schedules And Send In Availability Every Month. It’s Been The Same Policy For The 7 Years I Have Worked There. New Supervisor Seems To Be On A Power Trip And Trying To Make It My Fault She Doesn’t Know I Am Scheduled Off For The Week

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#84 Waxed The Floors Yesterday, And Today Coworkers Took The Lift Out Through The Gym When There Is Another Way Out

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#85 This Mouse My Coworker Set Up At Our Workstation

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#86 New Girl Got To Work With No Way In Before I Even Leave For Work. Then Within Half An Hour Of Me Being There She Asked If I Could Drive Her Home Every Night

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#87 Next Time Someone Asks Why I Dislike My Coworkers I Will Show Them This

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#88 Coworker Said We Couldn’t Use The Warmer Because It Was “Already Being Used.”

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#89 How My Coworker Leaves The Garbage Room For Me On My Days Off

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#90 The Way My Coworker Saves Gum

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#91 My Boss Didn’t Approve My Timesheet And Now I Didn’t Get Paid This Week

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#92 A Pan I Washed vs. A Pan My Coworker Washed

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#93 How My Coworkers Stack Pallets

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#94 Coworker Cancels On Me Leaving Me Scrambling To Get A Shift Coverage Last Minute

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#95 My Coworkers Are Idiots

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#96 I’m Having A Daily Battle With An Unknown Coworker On The Proper Orientation Of The Toilet Paper Roll

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#97 My Coworker Doesn’t Eat The “Crust” Off Her Uncrustable Sandwiches

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