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Office manager demands receptionist cover his shift unpaid and last minute, receptionist refuses, causing manager to miss client meeting: ‘I documented it and emailed HR’

Office manager demands receptionist cover his shift unpaid and last minute, receptionist refuses, causing manager to miss client meeting: ‘I documented it and emailed HR’

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Factory management holds a meeting to report record profits and tell employees that they won't be paid between Christmas and New Years, doesn't go as planned: 'We didn't even feel heard. But hey, green number get bigger'

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Employee of the month confesses to giving boss and coworkers decaf coffee for 5+ months: 'I don't feel guilty'

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Job recruiter approaches prospective candidate to attend an interview and then ghosts them, accuses them of having an attitude when they try to follow up: 'I waited for a full 20 minutes, thinking maybe there was a technical issue or something'

Retirement home employee teaches neglectful family a lesson by turning down the thermostat to get them to leave so grandma can enjoy her holiday in peace

'Nothing like a little chill to match their cold hearts': Retirement home employee teaches neglectful family a lesson by turning down the thermostat to get them to leave so grandma can enjoy her holiday in peace

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34-year-old employee asks his 31-year-old coworker to stop calling herself his "work wife" after his real wife becomes uncomfortable with their relationship: 'She got offended and said I was “making it weird”'

Boss refuses to approve assistant's last-minute PTO request, assistant goes over boss's head and lies to upper management to get the vacation approved: 'I will not be treated this way'

Boss refuses to approve assistant's last-minute PTO request, assistant goes over boss's head and lies to upper management to get the vacation approved: 'I will not be treated this way'

'I gave them process... and panic': IT employee has it with the inefficient demands of his manager, maliciously complies and gets his way

'I gave them process... and panic': IT employee has it with the inefficient demands of his manager, maliciously complies and gets his way

Elna McHilderson

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Company instates 'return to office' policy after 3 years of remote work, attempts to fix morale by holding a "pizza party" but doesn't buy enough pizza: 'They only bought five pizzas for a team of 25. by the time I got there, it was just empty boxes'

CEO reprimands unpaid intern for coming to mandatory Halloween party in a “scary” costume, intern claims he didn't get the memo

CEO reprimands unpaid intern for coming to mandatory Halloween party in a “scary” costume, intern claims he didn't get the memo stating it wasn't allowed: ‘I was not properly informed’

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'She’ll text me 'be there in 2 minutes' and still come out 10 minutes later': Employee leaves a chronically late coworker to fend for herself when their ride-share agreement makes them late for work for 2 months

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Yeah, I'm not coming back. I quit!': Boss takes away employee's lunch break after he is late one time, employee leaves for good

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Boss demands IT employee follow process to the letter, stalling out a project with a major client and causing frantic messages from their boss: 'No ticket = no work. Bureaucracy over brains'

College student working at pet resort is scheduled alone on chaotic Sunday to manage over 100 dogs with no support, she breaks down in front of customer after being overworked, boss then demotes her for crying

College student working at pet resort is scheduled alone on chaotic Sunday to manage over 100 dogs with no support, she breaks down in front of customer after being overworked, boss then demotes her for crying: 'You need to be stronger to work up front'

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Employee plans exit after getting reprimanded for not requesting PTO in advance despite family emergency: 'I'm so done!'

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Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

‘I got reverse scammed’: Contractor builds new chicken coop for homeowner, then disappears without getting paid, homeowner spends months trying to find him

‘I got reverse scammed’: Contractor builds new chicken coop for homeowner, then disappears without getting paid, homeowner spends months trying to find him

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Employee demands to be fired after company shifts from fully remote work to 3 days from the new office, boss agrees: 'I will not work a single day from this box'

Employee demands to be fired after company shifts from fully remote work to 3 days from the new office, boss agrees: 'I will not work a single day from this box'

'I pay rent, so I own this house': Delusional tenant falsely assumes she owns her place after renting it for 20 years, tries to take the owners to court

'I pay rent, so I own this house': Delusional tenant falsely assumes she owns her place after renting it for 20 years, tries to take the owners to court

‘He was sued for stealing from the company’: Newbie security guard lies to his coworker, claiming their boss allows him to leave early, then tries to blame his coworker when he gets caught

‘He was sued for stealing from the company’: Newbie security guard lies to his coworker, claiming their boss allows him to leave early, then tries to blame his coworker when he gets caught

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