Office Drama

Every morning, I march into the office, hopeful and armed with my trusty coffee mug, mentally chanting my inner mantra:

You know, the weekly team happy hour on Wednesdays has really been getting me down lately. It’s just another reminder

You know, it’s funny how a small, recurring thing can really start to get to you. For me, it’s the

You know, there’s this one person at my work, and I’ve noticed something that’s been going on for a while

So, let me tell you about this ongoing situation I had with my manager, whom I like to call “The

You know, something strange has been happening at work lately that’s really been getting to me. It’s all centered around

I’ve always taken pride in my work as a lead graphic designer. For three years at this marketing firm, I

You know my coworker, Phil? He’s a really nice guy, but… well, he’s just so different about this place. The

You know, I have this one coworker who is the office newswire. I call her my personal, human-powered newsletter. She’s

If there’s one thing I never cared for, it’s the office politics that come with working in a corporate environment.

It’s unbelievable, the absolute garbage that comes out of their mouths. I mean, I work with these people, day in

It’s Friday. I can feel it in the air before I even see the message. It starts with a little

So, I want to tell you about something that happened at work the other day. It was one of those

Our manager, Susan, used to be… well, normal. Reasonable. Even, dare I say it, pleasant. But something shifted a few

Alright, so there’s this thing that’s been happening at the office lately, and it’s been driving me a little crazy.

You know, I have this one coworker who I’ve kind of nicknamed “The Rumor Mill.” It’s not that he’s a

Hey, so you wouldn’t BELIEVE what’s been going on at work. It’s about this coworker, Greg. Greg and I have

So, there was this coworker who constantly made me feel uncomfortable at work. Every time I presented an idea during

I remember a day at my job when things suddenly took a sour turn. One of my coworkers, who I’d

I’m dealing with a persistent printer problem in a small office. Every day, I need to print important files, but

So, Joe is my coworker in the warehouse. Now, Joe is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, but

Hey everyone. I need to talk about something that’s been eating at me, and I could really use some outside

So, my manager calls me into his office the other day. You know, the little one with the flickering light.

So, my boss just knows how to make every day a bit more interesting, if you catch my drift. But

So, picture this – I’m teaching at an elementary school, and this kid, Danny, is the class clown in the

I have this issue with my manager. She seems kind and supportive in front of everyone, but there’s one scenario

At my previous job, I had a coworker who was the most naive person I’ve ever met. He meant well,

You know, I had this one coworker, and honestly, I think he just loved being in the know. I’m not

You know, I had this one manager who was a real puzzle. On the surface, she was always pleasant and

Poor guy, you wouldn’t believe just how naive he is. Just the other day, I watched this whole thing unfold,

My manager just seems to live in a permanent bad mood, you know? But there’s this one thing he does