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'He left with over $4,000 from the cash register': 10+ Managers share the most memorable employees they had to fire

'He left with over $4,000 from the cash register': 10+ Managers share the most memorable employees they had to fire

Job candidate learns after 3 rounds of interviews that the salary for the position has decreased by $40,000: 'Thank you for wasting my time. I withdraw my application'

Job candidate learns after 3 rounds of interviews that the salary for the position has decreased by $40,000: 'Thank you for wasting my time. I withdraw my application'

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10+ ridiculous reasons why employees took their sick days: 'I got shampoo in my eyes!'

10+ ridiculous reasons why employees took their sick days: 'I got shampoo in my eyes!'

HR phone call leaks rumors of mass layoffs, all employees retaliate by not working, HR forced to do damage control: 'They'll still sit around and wonder why nobody wants to work anymore'

HR phone call leaks rumors of mass layoffs, all employees retaliate by not working, HR forced to do damage control: 'They'll still sit around and wonder why nobody wants to work anymore'

UPDATE: Manager schedules meeting with employee during her PTO, reprimands her when she doesn't show up: 'Her boss called to chastise her for it while we were on vacation'

UPDATE: Manager schedules meeting with employee during her PTO, reprimands her when she doesn't show up: 'Her boss called to chastise her for it while we were on vacation'

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Grocery store employee fired after one trial shift, then reprimanded for not showing up to their next shift: 'I didn't know I was scheduled!'

Grocery store employee fired after one trial shift, then reprimanded for not showing up to their next shift: 'I didn't know I was scheduled!'

Senior executive abruptly fired after he tried to transfer employee to his department just to assert his authority: 'I’ve asked Head Office to transfer you to my site. Then I’ll see how you refuse me'

Senior executive abruptly fired after he tried to transfer employee to his department just to assert his authority: 'I’ve asked Head Office to transfer you to my site. Then I’ll see how you refuse me'

'i requested 2 Saturdays off 2 months in advance. Both requests were denied outright': Employee can't get PTO request approved for her own wedding because of petty manager's vendetta

'I requested 2 Saturdays off 2 months in advance. Both requests were denied outright': Employee can't get PTO request approved for her own wedding because of petty manager's vendetta

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Competitive coworker tries to get engineer fired, ends up getting fired himself: ''[He's] trying to play games with my career!'

Competitive coworker tries to get engineer fired, ends up getting fired himself: ''[He's] trying to play games with my career!'

Entitled coworker switches shifts with 26-year-old server without his approval, assuming he's free because he is single: 'You don't have anything else to do anyway!'

Entitled coworker switches shifts with 26-year-old server without his approval, assuming he's free because he is single: 'You don't have anything else to do anyway!'

Fast food worker fired by manager for throwing his half-filled soda away, gets immediately reinstated by his manager's boss: 'He asked why I was back since he fired me'

Fast food worker fired by manager for throwing his half-filled soda away, gets immediately reinstated by his manager's boss: 'He asked why I was back since he fired me'

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Former employee confesses to receiving over $80,000 in overpayment after he quit 1.4 years ago: '[I'm] still receiving the same bi-weekly pay [...] as if I still work there!'

Former employee confesses to receiving over $80,000 in overpayment after he quit 1.4 years ago: '[I'm] still receiving the same bi-weekly pay [...] as if I still work there!'

25-year-old living with 26-year-old coworker gets promoted, coworker now wants her to pay all the rent: 'Now that you earn higher, you won’t come asking me about the money'

25-year-old living with 26-year-old coworker gets promoted, coworker now wants her to pay all the rent: 'Now that you earn higher, you won’t come asking me about the money'

'I won't be reapplying': Boss makes employee reapply for the same position because of changes in the school district, employee stands ground

'I won't be reapplying': Boss makes employee reapply for the same position because of changes in the school district, employee stands ground

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Update: New employee refuses to work overtime, boss fires him to make an example, entire team suffers without employee's efforts: 'We didn’t need to work overtime!'

Update: New employee refuses to work overtime, boss fires him to make an example, entire team suffers without employee's efforts: 'We didn’t need to work overtime!'

Overworked startup employee gets ghosted by boss for weeks and then suddenly fired and blamed for the business's failures: 'They're using you as a scapegoat'

Overworked startup employee gets ghosted by boss for weeks and then suddenly fired and blamed for the business's failures: 'They're using you as a scapegoat'

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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'

‘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

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'

‘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

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’

‘No one talks that way about my momma’: 11-year-old stands up to a Karen at the little league baseball game after she talks down to his mom who was standing up for him

‘No one talks that way about my momma’: 11-year-old stands up to a Karen at the little league baseball game after she talks down to his mom who was standing up for him

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