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'She is narcissistic, lazy, and above all else, a bully': Worker quits their job on the spot, writes scathing resignation letter

When we usually think of “quitting the gym,” it's usually nothing like this waking nightmare…
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‘She’s had this problem for over a year': Incompetent employee's manager insists IT messed up after finding out she wasn't doing her job following her promotion

‘She’s had this problem for over a year': Incompetent employee's manager insists IT messed up after finding out she wasn't doing her job following her promotion

Why does IT always get blamed? Employees always expect them to read minds, to predict the future… But they're humans with a lot on their plate, and they don't bow to snobby managers from various departments who are trying to cover for their incompetent employees. One such employee approached OP (who was working in IT) after she failed to receive emails. OP immediately began troubleshooting and found the problem relatively quickly. The issue was a rule that she had set up, and OP pointed her to…
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'My attorney calls me and says they've settled': Employee fired without final paycheck ready, lawsuit costs company $19,000

Being unexpectedly fired has to be one of the worst blows you can receive. Luckily for this employee, he already knew his state rights as an employee and chose the perfect time to execute them. In the story, the OP was fired for not following the company's new policies, which he believed would cause the company bigger issues. But unfortunately, the company's policy was already established by higher authorities, and there was nothing he could do about it. As a result, the OP was fired. During th…
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New boss demands new meeting first thing in the morning, stalls production: 'The warehouse workers will be doing nothing...'

People, and particularly the woefully ignorant, generally only listen to what you tell them if it costs them something in some way, particularly if it's your boss and the thing being costed is their own money. Thankfully, there's nothing to teach common sense quite like the wasted money of a stalled production line with a bunch of workers standing around waiting to be told what to do by their boss who is stuck in a pointless morning stand-up meeting. In this story posted to Reddit's r/Malicious…
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‘I will have you fired’: Demanding guest orders manager to fire employee after being put ‘on hold’ due to hotel being short-staffed

‘I will have you fired’: Demanding guest orders manager to fire employee after being put ‘on hold’ due to hotel being short-staffed

It's not that getting put on hold is fun, but it's also not the end of the world. Wait a few minutes, or ask the person on the other end to call you back, simple as that. But there are Kens and Karens in the world who would beg to differ. They think that others would worship the ground they stomp on. On that note… One demanding guest was absolutely furious after they were told by an employee to wait a moment. The reason the employee (OP) couldn't talk was because they were working a short-staff…
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New manager fires worker for calling out sick: 'Best of luck'

You're going to get sick. It's just going to happen—even those of us with an immunity of iron are eventually going to catch a stray bug that puts us down for a couple of days. Undoubtedly, even when the business moguls of the world manage to replace us with a bunch of robots, they're going to be sorely disappointed when those robots have glitches, bugs, and viruses that cause inevitable downtime.
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Worker asked to train their replacement, plots their next move: 'How do I sabotage it?'

Getting fired from your job stinks—there's really no way around it. Even if you hate your job with a burning passion, the sudden loss of employment and security is nearly impossible to get past easily. But, while getting fired already isn't an ideal scenario, being asked to train the person who is sure to become your replacement is undoubtedly worse. When you're suddenly asked to write a process to document the ins and outs of your position, or your company suddenly hires or promotes someone to…
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Boss refuses to listen, ruins an entire printing order: 'We printed 150 invitations with the wrong event venue name on them!'

Some people refuse to listen until there's a real and tangible consequence staring them in the face. Things like “knowledge,” “experience,” and “common sense” mean nothing to them once they've made their mind up about something. Take, for example, this boss who told her worker that they were no longer allowed to question her and told them very impolitely to just do as they were told. This, of course, led to disaster when, a few hours later, a printing job came through from a customer, and the b…
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'They paid thousands for 4 unused vacation days': Employee sues boss for gaslighting them about their remaining annual leave

If there's one thing employers hate, it's benefits; even the greatest employer or boss has likely at one point begrudgingly approved a PTO request or ticked off additional PTO for their staff. And I'll admit, as a manager, when you see a PTO request, sometimes your intrusive thoughts kick in… “Do they really need this week off?" “How about the next one?” “Can't your brother just reschedule their wedding?” Obviously, this is ridiculous, but show me a manager who hasn't had these thoughts and I'l…
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'Stop acting like you're important!': Performance collapses when boss tells worker to do their own job instead of the extra work they had been doing

Being told to just do your job is kind of fair; it is your job, after all, and the reality of the world is that at some point, it's going to be necessary for you to step in line and let someone else call the shots. Still, is it really fair to “just do your job” when it's not really your job in the first place, and someone else has decided that your job is to do their job too? There's a reason why your boss is paid more to go along with the responsibility that has been handed to them, and handin…
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'Ok, then I quit': Employee quits when HR tries to make them work weekends after learning they have a side hustle

It's incredible when your employer thinks they own your entire life just because they're paying you for a small amount of your time. For some reason, they seem to think that giving your time to other interests somehow takes away from your contributions to your work. Almost as if they feel threatened that you have a life outside your career. This probably stems from the fact that their work is probably their entire life, and they probably can't stand being home with their spouse and kids. As a r…
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'Have fun': Boss lives to regret not accommodating injured worker before busiest day of the year

'Have fun': Boss lives to regret not accommodating injured worker before busiest day of the year

Being injured stinks... and that's something that doesn't even need to be said. There's nothing like being injured to make you appreciate all those times you weren't before. And that's just in your personal life… Chances are your employer isn't going to be particularly understanding, even if you have all your bases covered and have whatever doctor's note your employer requires and covered; legal protections are provided in your area. Yeah, depending on the duration and severity of the accommoda…
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Recruiter sends applicant passive aggressive response: 'Actually read the job description'

Applying to endless jobs is demoralizing, especially when you take the time to write custom cover letters only to never even receive a rejection notice from hiring managers. Still, anything is better than receiving a response like the one this applicant received after submitting their CV to a position opening.
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'You’re manifesting my business's failure': Dispiteous boss accuses employee of "manifesting failure" of her business

Get your Tarot cards out and crystals ready cause we're out here trying to manifest the failure of every terrible boss we've ever had. Try or not, in a way, we're all manifesting something… I “manifested” two tacos and a side of sweet, sweet guacamole not thirty minutes ago. But, what I've recently consumed isn't really the point here, we're more concerned about accusations of the manifestation of a businesses failure being thrown around like the Salem witch trials.
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'Save a penny, lose a couple grand': Boss docks worker's pay because of dirty floors, worker walks out leaving store unattended on the busiest day of the year:

Working for a terrible boss—well, it really “sucks”… especially when they think they can dock your pay because of their own faulty vacuum. Dealing with authority figures as a teen is tough; on the one hand, they often regard you as being far more immature, dumber, and irresponsible than you actually are, and adults tend to forget how claustrophobic that constant correction and lack of agency can feel. On the other hand, there are times when that authority figure definitely had a point, and it w…
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Worker quits their job by walking out without saying anything: 'I had zero intention of doing a two-week notice'

People don't quit their jobs—they quit their bosses… And there's no better way to get back at a terrible manager than to be the one pulling the string that unravels their entire working world—just as this worker did to their terrible boss.
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