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'Fired on first day': Hotel employee fired for revealing higher hourly wage to coworker, HR makes up excuse

'Fired on first day': Hotel employee fired for revealing higher hourly wage to coworker, HR makes up excuse

Your first day on the job can't get much worse than this.
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Tenant Gets £2000 Stolen When the Landlord Gives Burglars a Key to Her Apartment; the Whole Internet Rallies to Bring Justice

Getting robbed is a traumatizing experience. Not only was the privacy of your home violated, but there's also a sense of trust in humanity that gets extinguished. In this case, a tenant who had had it with their living situation was on the verge of moving out when her landlord did the unthinkable.
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'Close them completely': Manager demands bathrooms are closed while cleaned, chaos ensues

'Close them completely': Manager demands bathrooms are closed while cleaned, chaos ensues

A good bathroom is an essential part of any business where food and beverages are being served. After all, there is a… certain connection between consuming things and the inevitable need to make use of one. This is especially true when you're operating a cafe—as coffee is specifically known for its ability to get things moving. Now, a good bathroom isn't going to necessarily make a good business—but it might break one. The last thing you want your customers to associate your establishment with…
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'[He] doesn't understand the consequences': Boss wants IT worker to shut down company emails all weekend, quickly realizes he locked himself out

'[He] doesn't understand the consequences': Boss demands IT worker shut down company emails all weekend, quickly regrets locking himself out

Every worker at this company had a peaceful weekend after their boss cut off everyone's email access . This boss reminds me of cats who really want to go outside when it's raining, so you don't let them out. When they finally get you to let them out, they immediately get drenched and want to come back inside. They'll look at you with this squint of anger, but of course, it's the cat's fault. Basically, some lessons are learnt the hard way because you can't anticipate the consequences of your ac…
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‘Enjoy the rest of your ride': Man gets even with passenger on train ride who signals him to ‘shush’ after being requested that he speak on the phone elsewhere

‘Enjoy the rest of your ride': Man gets even with passenger on train ride who signals him to ‘shush’ after being requested that he speak on the phone elsewhere

Riding the train isn't half as bad as taking the bus, but even then, you can meet some pretty colorful characters… you know the type. Rude and entitled, these passengers seem to have some kind of personal vendetta against you, which isn't possible, considering you don't even know them. In this case, OP was on a 4-hour train ride, in a small compartment, with a due wearing a business suit who had a snotty air about him. The dude kept taking phone calls, talking loudly for a long time, biding his…
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'A tank crew pulling comm wire from the undercarriage': Lieutenant's dumb command gets maliciously complied with to disastrous results

If you're going to approach leadership with the attitude that everyone should obey everything you ask without question—you should probably think twice about every command that you order. Because when your subordinates follow every command without question or thought, you might end up with some results that you didn't anticipate. It's no secret that this attitude is often prevalent in the military… and for good reason too. After all, the last thing you want is to have a soldier decide to go off…
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'Let me do my work, ok?': Lit professor forced to give more failing grades, maliciously complies to protect students

'Let me do my work, ok?': Lit professor forced to give more failing grades, maliciously complies to protect students

Every once in a while, a great teacher comes along and defends his students by way of some glorious malicious compliance.
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'He doesn't know an Allen wrench from a pipe wrench': Machinist learns she's being paid less than new trainee, quits

'He doesn't know an Allen wrench from a pipe wrench': Machinist learns she's being paid less than new trainee, quits

Learning that you're making less than a new hire with less experience is insulting. Yet, companies seem to consistently possess a higher hiring budget than a budget for raises for dedicated workers—with the frequency of stories like this making it seem more like the norm than some fringe occurrence. A female machinist shared her recent workplace experience on the popular r/antiwork Reddit sub. She explained that she had been training a new hire and found out that the trainee was earning a highe…
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The Best Coworker Memes of the Week (July 21, 2023)

The Best Coworker Memes of the Week (July 21, 2023)

Can't live with them, can't live without them.
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'The Paper Towel Wars': Annoying coworker battling over shared work area gets a hilariously pettyful surprise

If you have ever had to share a workspace , then you know how annoying and passive aggressive it can be. You might like to leave your sweater on the back of the chair because it gets cold in there, but the other person keeps removing it for some reason. Or maybe your office space buddy leaves empty water bottles everywhere and you end up being the one who cleans them up every time. It's super annoying. So what do you do? Report them to HR? Request a new workspace partner? If you go by Reddit ru…
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'My boss leaves 11 voicemails': Truck driver gets back at boss who won't allow breaks

'My boss leaves 11 voicemails': Truck driver gets back at boss who won't allow breaks

If your parent sets you up to get a job, it's understandable why you'd want to give the role a chance. However, for this person, the red flags were waving almost as soon as they met the dude who was about to be their boss. First impressions matter a lot, which is why some bosses will put on their happiest face while interviewing. That's what happened to u/iheartzigg, who told the r/MaliciousCompliance community about their disastrous trucking gig . It seems like the OP's boss managed to seem no…
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'He knows what he did': Guy gets back at paranoid friend who keeps deleting messages, gives her a taste of her own medicine

'He knows what he did': Guy calls out paranoid friend who keeps deleting messages, gives her a taste of her own medicine

Everyone has that friend in the group chat that has really annoying habits.
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'Are those snakes ok back there?' 25+ Things passengers overheard aboard their flights

'Are those snakes ok back there?' 25+ Wild things passengers overheard aboard their flights

When you're stuck on your flight waiting to take off, it's the perfect time to eavesdrop on the other passengers.
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'They complained about everything': Party of 13 Karens makes a scene at bottomless brunch

'They complained about everything': Party of 13 Karens makes a scene at bottomless brunch

Serving one Karen at a restaurant is difficult enough. Imagine having to serve 13 of them!
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‘You can't have kids, or you won't get promoted': Boss warns employee they won't be given promotion if they have kids, employee seeks legal advice

‘You can't have kids, or you won't get promoted': Boss warns employee they won't be given promotion if they have kids, employee seeks legal advice

Some managers just don't have the brains or the cells that are supposed to accompany them in order to lead a team. In this case, OP was working in finance, and like many other employees in similar shoes, she was hoping that one day she could get a promotion. Her dream was basically crushed by her boss who told her that if she was gonna have kids in the next few years, there was no way she was getting promoted. First of all, that's very illegal. Second of all, what did her boss expect her to do,…
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'She was uncomfortable, she could barely perform the check': Employer mandates "bag checks," employee makes it interesting

Working for an employer who is certain their workers are stealing from them is a lot like when your parents were convinced you were secretly going to parties as a teen when you were doing nothing of the sort… Or like having a partner who is certain you must be cheating on them despite you giving them no reason to doubt you. As with anything, when someone repeatedly accuses you of doing something that you're not, it's more of a reflection on them and reveals the things they would do in your plac…
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