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Pre-retired man debates telling boss that he 'doesn't really work for the money', after he re-enters workforce as IT worker but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama

'I don't need the money': Pre-retired man re-enters the workforce as an IT worker for "purpose" reasons, but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama, wants to tell young boss he needs autonomy and flexibility

Overworked employee refuses to take over coworker's tasks after he leaves work early one too many times, boss gets involved: ‘I already have my own workload’

Overworked employee refuses to take over coworker's tasks after he leaves work early one too many times, boss gets involved: ‘I already have my own workload’

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Entitled boss demands employees drive in whiteout blizzard conditions to do office work: 'Bosses... think their email is more important than your safety'

Entitled boss demands employees drive in whiteout blizzard conditions to do office work: 'Bosses... think their email is more important than your safety'

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Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

Mid-40s overnight flight passenger watches Netflix without headphones on flight of 150 travelers

Mid-40s overnight flight passenger watches Netflix without headphones on flight of 150 travelers: 'I respond that she’s gonna have to turn it off then and she just tells me, "No I don’t"'

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Boss forces employee to use a PTO day instead of WFH after she gets snowed in during a storm: 'I literally can't drive to work'

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'She moves in, I move out. Full stop': New homeowners sideswiped when their mother-in-law announces she's moving in to their spare room, putting the couple on blast at Thanksgiving

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Coworker demands employee cancel scheduled Christmas vacation so that she can spend leave with her children, escalates to false accusations forcing HR to get involved: '[She] has a meeting with HR on Friday and she will more than likely be fired'

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Mom of 9 kids demands her sibling buy them each $100+ Christmas presents: 'I just can't justify spending that much'

Mom of 9 kids demands her sibling buy them each $100+ Christmas presents: 'I just can't justify spending that much'

Mid-40s coworker living on parents’ expense constantly brags about money and success, making 24-year-old colleague increasingly annoyed by the nonstop ego show: ‘For some reason, he sees himself as a mentor to me, giving me advice on life’

Mid-40s coworker living on parents’ expense constantly brags about money and success, making 24-year-old colleague increasingly annoyed by the nonstop ego show: ‘For some reason, he sees himself as a mentor to me, giving me advice on life’

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

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'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

Employee refuses to translate coworker's personal documents after she finds out they speak a second language, coworker complains to manager: ‘She showed up at my desk with papers’ 

Employee refuses to translate coworker's personal documents after she finds out they speak a second language, coworker complains to manager: ‘She showed up at my desk with papers’ 

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Company VP invites employees to his holiday housewarming party, then tells them they're expected to do business with other attendees last-minute: ‘I didn’t sign up for [this] on my days off’

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Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist

Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

72-year-old trust fund baby who retired at 50 tries to lecture younger relatives about work ethic, conveniently ignoring a life built on inherited monthly checks and zero work: ‘His sister in law asked: "Don't you have a trust fund?"’

72-year-old trust fund baby who retired at 50 tries to lecture younger relatives about work ethic, conveniently ignoring a life built on inherited monthly checks and zero work: ‘His sister in law asked: "Don't you have a trust fund?"’

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