35 Delusional Notes From Bosses That Had Employees Rushing To Social Media For A Reality Check

Having a horrible boss can turn even the dream job into a daily grind, adding an extra layer of stress and absurdity to your work life that makes every email notification a potential adventure in frustration. From impossible deadlines to baffling office rules, dive into our collection of the most outlandish and hilariously cringe notes penned by bosses who might need a reality check. Get ready to laugh, cringe, and maybe even relate.


1. “Pro Tip”

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2. “Came Into Work This Morning To Find This Taped To The Wall. Boss Went On Tirade Against Me And Co-Worker Yesterday For Talking To Each Other With No Customers In The Store”

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3. “I Bet It’s Posted Right Next To A Sign Complaining That No One Wants To Work Anymore”

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4. “Just Saw This In A McDonald’s”

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5. “Proud Of Gen Z”

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6. “Stay Classy, Dollar Tree”

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7. “The Audacity To Have This Up In A Workplace”

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8. “Eat And Get Laid Off. Snitches Get $20”

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9. “Posted On All The Operating Room Doors Today”

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10. “Just Gonna Leave This Here, Pinkos!”

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11. “This Is Posted By The Time-Clock. Thought You Guys/Gals Would Enjoy This!”

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12. “Don’t Let These Businesses Gaslight You. They’ve Taken More ‘Handouts’ Than Any One Of Us Will Ever Receive”

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13. “Recent ‘Sweat Pledge’ My Wife Was Asked To Sign Before Employment”

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14. “Is This Legal? I Work In New York And My Boss Just Sent Me This”

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15. “Started A New Job Today. Just More Of The Same”

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16. “About A Year Ago I Got Let Go Of My Job And Decided To Hussle Making Music, This Is The Second Time My Ex-Boss Tries To Have Me Mention Him In A ‘Media Opportunity'”

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17. “Alex Had Enough”

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18. “Little Old But This Note Was Put Up Last Summer During Record Breaking Heat Here In Utah. It Was Like 112f If I Remember Correctly. Rip Those Of Us Working Outside”

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19. “In Case You Would Like To Know What It’s Like Working At Starbucks”

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20. “Capitalist America For You”

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21. “Reedsmith A Corporate Law Firm For Activision Posted This As A Note Which They Keep Around The Offices. A Local Game Union Printed It On Mousepads And Now Gives Them Out As A Reminder Of How They See Union Employees”

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22. “When You Don’t Understand The Assignment”

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23. “One Of A Seemingly Endless Series Of Unreasonable Notes Left By My Boss. It’s Great Here”

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24. “My Old Boss Took 10 Days Off And Put This On Her Chair… In Order To Access Her Computer (Aka Cover Her Work While She Was Gone) We Had To Stand Or Bring In Another Chair… She Would Rewatch The Cameras At 6x Speed To See If Anyone Would Touch It”

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25. “At Work – Where Water Isn’t Free Yo”

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26. “Spotted At My Local Burger King”

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27. “Like I Almost Understand, But No This Is S**tty”

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28. “Found This In My New Workplace’s Meeting/Rest Room”

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29. “Labor Day”

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30. “The Most Toxic S**t I’ve Ever Seen Hanging On An Office Wall.”

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31. “Update: They Changed The Sign, But It’s Not Any Better.”

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32. “I Work For A Multibillion Dollar Corporation. Which Of Us Is Actually Stealing Time?”

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33. “It’s Too Expensive For Us But Not For You!”

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34. “A Competing Company Is Offering Us 20 Percent More To Work For Them. Management’s Response:”

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35. “For Context, We Scored A 99/100 Health Rating And Had A Corporate Visit Where They Said It’s The Best Store They’ve Ever Seen. She Always Acts Like The World Is Ending, Though”

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h/t: r/AntiWork

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Nate Armbruster

When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.