Profit versus people is an age-old debate in which the latter doesn’t usually stand a chance. In capitalism, money is often the main concern of most corporations. Meanwhile, employees are viewed as an expense to be cut in order to make even more earnings. 

This sad yet true reality is often shared by people on the r/antiwork subreddit. We at Bored Panda have gathered some of the most bizarre notes and messages from workplaces that show how scary late-stage capitalism has become. From needing a doctor’s note to eat to taking employees' tips, scroll down to find instances where unemployment might sound more enticing than whatever these workplaces are offering.

#1 Popular Sandwich Chain Had This Tip Sign

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#2 17-Year-Old Employee Ends Up In Er Before Scheduled Shift, Her Mother And Grandmother Both Call In On Her Behalf. Still Gets Fired For Not Personally Calling In.

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#3 Got This Gem

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#4 Boss Wrote “Thief” On My Check

"Filed a wage theft report against my former employer, was told he only paid 80% of what was owned, but I sucked it up. When I picked up the check at the Department of Labor, it had 'THIEF' boldly written on the subject line. Super awkward, unfair, and embarrassing, especially with others witnessing it. Is there anything that can be done?"

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#5 Is This Allowed

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#6 Employees Need A Doctor's Note To Eat At Work

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#7 This Sign Was Posted In A Popeyes Next To The Customer Restrooms

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#8 85 Degree Bakery Enabled Tips On Their Point Of Sale Devices. Tips Don’t Go To Workers; You’re Just Giving The Company More Money

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#9 Found On Facebook

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#10 Those Pesky Workers

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#11 Employer Complains On Facebook About Casual Employee Taking Time Off For Birthdays

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#12 Paramedic

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#13 My Husband Is An Repair Technician Working On Their Fridge

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#14 I've Been Giving Employers A Piece Of My Mind

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#15 My House Burned Down Two Months Ago, And I'm In A Fight With The Insurance Company. My Neighbour Has Concerns

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#16 Ever Since I Have Found Stability In My Career, I Feel More Empowered To Respond To Recruiters Like This:

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#17 An Owner Put This Up For The Workers

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#18 Injury At Work

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#19 Dollar General Management With An Inspiring Message To Staff

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#20 We Got A New District Manager

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#21 Do I File A Wage Theft Claim?

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#22 “Time Theft”

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#23 Am I Wrong To Be Irritated By This?

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#24 When My Grandfather Passed Away, My Boss Asked For A Funeral Note. Wtf Is A Funeral Note?

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#25 How Legal Is This?

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#26 Note Posted At Job…

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#27 A Note From Management When I Used To Work Here

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#28 Place I Worked For A Month

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#29 Found In A Break Room At My Job

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#30 The Gas Station Blaming Your Bank For Any Holds

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#31 Ez Stop In Kinsley, Ks Still Pays Poverty Wages

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#32 “Please Check-In On Your Poor, Struggling Ceos…”

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#33 Over 14,000 California Disney Workers Authorize Strike

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#34 Hospital Has Money For Bs But Not Safe Staffing

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#35 Navigating Malicious Compliance: Share Your Stories

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#36 The Job Hunt Has Been Exhausting And I'm So Tired Of These Type Of Descriptions

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#37 Fun Giant Eagle Memory

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#38 Posted By A Facebook Friend. 6 Months Of Mandatory Overtime??? She’s Also Pregnant With A 1 Year Old At Home

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#39 And This Is Just In One State

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#40 How Does Alex Manage To Be On Call On A Weekend Away??

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#41 Fulltime And Get Complaints Of Me Taking Care Of Work. Funny Thing Is I Didn't Go Over 40 Hours

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#42 At My Workplace Today

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#43 Makes Me Even More Mad If Possible. What Do You Think?

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#44 Ah, Yes, What A Wonderful Array Of Benefits. (Boredom So Browsing Indeed.)

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#45 Is This Even Legal? (Must Be Flexible 12 Hr Days)

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#46 "Instead Of Paying Your Waiter/Waitress Their Expected Wage, Donate To Charity!" I Barely Get Tips Because Of This

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#47 Kroger Requires Full Time Workers To Have Open Availability

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#48 We All Know About "Shrinkflation". Can I Coin The Term, "Trickflation"?

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#49 My Wife Found This In The Break Room Today

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#50 I Found This Note In The Elevator At My Hotel

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#51 The “Suggested Tips” Section On The Receipt From The Hipster Bar We Were Just At

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#52 I Got A Raise 4 Months Ago And It Is Finally Implemented

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#53 And Some Have Super Yachts While Their Employees Are Drowning

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#54 Look At What Booster Juice Thinks Is Appropriate To Send To Their Employees While They Sit In Back Watching The Videos Of Said Employees Working

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#55 Someone Keeps On Flipping The Sign In The Supermarket

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#56 Found This On A Door While Waiting For A Table At A Restaurant With My Family

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#57 Sad That People Need To Be Reminded Of This

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#58 Sign On The Way Into A Local Restaurant

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#59 Look At This

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#60 Absolute Jerk

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

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#62 Thought This Was Funny

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#63 Crazy Neighbor Gets Mad At Friend For Dropping A Single Strand Of Hair And Tapes Up The Hair As Evidence

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#64 No Details

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#65 Lying To Populate On More Ppls Searches. Hybrid Remote Pool Cleaning?

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#66 Owner Of The Spa I Used To Work At Responds To A Review Left By A Client Who Is Upset That The Massage Therapists Are Forced To Rely On Tips

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#67 Merhcandise Cunsomption Policy At A Grocery Store

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#68 "Up To" $13.00 An Hour

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#69 This Is A Bad Sign…

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#70 George’s In La Jolla, Ca

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#71 If The Sign With Arrows Is Not Clear Enough, How Bout The Big Hamper?

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#72 Just Saw This On A Job Application, Absolutely Insane

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#73 “Resolve *any* Issues That May Be Causing Delay Of Payment”

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#74 20 Months Later, They Finally Admitted I No Longer Worked There

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