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Factory worker maliciously complies with micromanaging boss: 'I am not supposed to leave my station'

‘Now I sell by myself and make tons more money’: Friends try to hijack a homemade ice cream business by eating the inventory, inviting freeloaders, and cutting out the owner, forcing the real entrepreneur to take everything and leave

‘Now I sell by myself and make tons more money’: Friends try to hijack a homemade ice cream business by eating the inventory, inviting freeloaders, and cutting out the owner, forcing the real entrepreneur to take everything and leave

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Retail worker’s attempt to resign turns into a game of cat and mouse as her boss ignores and keeps calling her in for shifts she’s already quit: ‘I make it clear I’m resigning, not taking leave, she tells me to “let her know when I'm ready to come back”’

Retail worker’s attempt to resign turns into a game of cat and mouse as her boss ignores and keeps calling her in for shifts she’s already quit: ‘I make it clear I’m resigning, not taking leave, she tells me to “let her know when I'm ready to come back”’

‘Tina always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her’: Dental office assistant Tina hides supplies to avoid work, pushing her coworker to stop covering for her, leading to Tina’s dramatic departure

‘Tina always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her’: Dental office assistant Tina hides supplies to avoid work, pushing her coworker to stop covering for her, leading to Tina’s dramatic departure

Veteran tech employee refuses to be the default mentor for a needy new hire, Kaitlyn after being volunteered without warning: “Our manager casually said, ‘Oh, and Kaitlyn will be shadowing Clara for onboarding’’’

Veteran tech employee refuses to be the default mentor for a needy new hire, Kaitlyn after being volunteered without warning: “Our manager casually said, ‘Oh, and Kaitlyn will be shadowing Clara for onboarding’’’

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Boss gives same penalty for being 6 minutes late as for hours, so an always-early employee decides to lay back his mornings, making the most of every write-up: ‘I had a leisurely 2-hour breakfast and got the same write up’

Boss gives same penalty for being 6 minutes late as for hours, so an always-early employee decides to lay back his mornings, making the most of every write-up: ‘I had a leisurely 2-hour breakfast and got the same write up’

‘I was woken about an hour ago to a coworker at my door’: Night-shift worker’s day off is ruined when management sends a colleague to his door after another employee didn’t show

‘I was woken about an hour ago to a coworker at my door’: Night-shift worker’s day off is ruined when management sends a colleague to his door after another employee didn’t show

Tech employee gets skipped for promotion at his first ‘real’ job because he was out sick, gets revenge on petty manager several years later: ‘I love telling [this story]!’

Tech employee gets skipped for promotion at his first ‘real’ job because he was out sick, gets revenge on petty manager several years later: ‘I love telling [this story]!’

Elna McHilderson

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15-year-old poultry farm supervisor gets talked down to because of his age, ‘promotes’ mean employee to waste duty: 'As it turns out, you still don't want to [mess with] your boss even if he's 15.'

15-year-old poultry farm supervisor gets talked down to because of his age, ‘promotes’ mean employee to waste duty: 'As it turns out, you still don't want to [mess with] your boss even if he's 15.'

Elna McHilderson

Boss demands a “good reason” for every vacation request, so an employee maliciously complies, inventing dramatic tales: ‘My boss still gets visibility uncomfortable whenever I come to ask for time off, it's kind of hilarious to me’

Boss demands a “good reason” for every vacation request, so an employee maliciously complies, inventing dramatic tales: ‘My boss still gets visibility uncomfortable whenever I come to ask for time off, it's kind of hilarious to me’

Vegan colleague Crystal caught on camera eating a coworker’s beef lasagna, exposing her as the one behind the missing lunches: ‘Now she brings a salad every day and avoids eye contact like we didn’t catch her in 4K with beef on her breath’

Vegan colleague Crystal caught on camera eating a coworker’s beef lasagna, exposing her as the one behind the missing lunches: ‘Now she brings a salad every day and avoids eye contact like we didn’t catch her in 4K with beef on her breath’

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Tech team lead Monica spends months blaming new hire for her every mistake, until he finally collects proof and reports her to HR: ‘Now Monica’s being “investigated” and I’ve become office enemy #1’

Tech team lead Monica spends months blaming new hire for her every mistake, until he finally collects proof and reports her to HR: ‘Now Monica’s being “investigated” and I’ve become office enemy #1’

Manager forces HR to hire his ‘crush’ even though she was the least ranked candidate, costs the company thousands of dollars: ‘Turns out, hiring your crush isn’t as cute when the company starts losing money.’

Manager forces HR to hire his ‘crush’ even though she was the least ranked candidate, costs the company thousands of dollars: ‘Turns out, hiring your crush isn’t as cute when the company starts losing money.’

Elna McHilderson

Manager enacts new policy that puts speed over accuracy, employee notices a mistake but gets forced to ‘follow policy to the letter,' company losses $12,000: ‘You got it boss!’

Manager enacts new policy that puts speed over accuracy, employee notices a mistake but gets forced to ‘follow policy to the letter,' company losses $12,000: ‘You got it boss!’

Elna McHilderson

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Coworker demands a $500 loan from a colleague’s tax refund for her Cancun vacation, gets offended and starts office gossip when refused: ‘Bestie, that refund is already spent on adult responsibilities, not funding your trip to Cancun’

Coworker demands a $500 loan from a colleague’s tax refund for her Cancun vacation, gets offended and starts office gossip when refused: ‘Bestie, that refund is already spent on adult responsibilities, not funding your trip to Cancun’

Woman refuses her mother-of-two colleague’s demands for unpaid, non-work-related errands and babysitting every weekend: ‘Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean my time is worthless’

Woman refuses her mother-of-two colleague’s demands for unpaid, non-work-related errands and babysitting every weekend: ‘Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean my time is worthless’

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Temp employee works until 3:00 AM, asks if he can finish work from home, boss refuses, sparking malicious compliance: 'Temps are not allowed to work from home'

Temp employee works until 3:00 AM, asks if he can finish work from home, boss refuses, sparking malicious compliance: 'Temps are not allowed to work from home'

Employee gets fired and replaced by younger, cheaper new hire, she lasts 3 weeks at the company: 'Now the company’s back to square one, scrambling to rehire'

Employee gets fired and replaced by younger, cheaper new hire, she lasts 3 weeks at the company: 'Now the company’s back to square one, scrambling to rehire'

‘Family does not mean free labor': Younger sister finally stands up to her parents and older sister when she refuses to cancel her vacation to watch her nieces and nephews

‘Family does not mean free labor': Younger sister finally stands up to her parents and older sister when she refuses to cancel her vacation to watch her nieces and nephews

‘I want a week of free nights and a written apology!’: Hotel guest loses it on staff after her reservation gets cancelled for lacking a credit card

‘I want a week of free nights and a written apology!’: Hotel guest loses it on staff after her reservation gets cancelled for lacking a credit card

'Delete anyone who doesn’t use it daily': IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

'Delete anyone who doesn’t use it daily': IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

Entitled high school students refuse to help teammate with their group science project, teammate decides they would rather fail than do the project alone: ‘The most satisfying failing grade in my entire life’

Entitled high school students refuse to help teammate with their group science project, teammate decides they would rather fail than do the project alone: ‘The most satisfying failing grade in my entire life’

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