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23-year-old small business owner gets swindled out of being paid, goes to the customer's shop and removes his door: ‘Store wide open in the middle of a busy street.’

23-year-old small business owner gets swindled out of being paid, goes to the customer's place and removes his front door: ‘Store wide open in the middle of a busy street.’

Elna McHilderson

‘Funny thing…’: Guy clocks in at 9:01 instead of 9 and gets in trouble by the supervisor he always covers, next time leaves right at 5 and chaos ensues

‘Funny thing…’: Guy clocks in at 9:01 instead of 9 and gets in trouble by the supervisor he always covers, next time leaves right at 5 and chaos ensues

Elna McHilderson

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Company only pays half of minimum wage, so new teen hire refuses to show up for first shift, causes other employees to quit: ‘Good luck… You guys gonna need it!’

Company only pays half of minimum wage, so new teen hire refuses to show up for first shift, causes other employees to quit: ‘Good luck… You guys gonna need it!’

Elna McHilderson

‘Nice work bro!’: Entitled homeowner ruins 30% of new flooring, so contractor secretly hides a fish in the wall causing over $10,000 in rework at homeowner's expense

‘Nice work bro!’: Entitled homeowner ruins 30% of new flooring, so contractor secretly hides a fish in the wall causing over $10,000 in rework at homeowner's expense

Elna McHilderson

Electrician tells out-of-town job crew what they need to get the job done, gets ignored, company ends up having to pay double the fees: ‘He should have listened...'

Electrician tells out-of-town job crew what they need to get the job done, gets ignored, company ends up having to pay double the fees: ‘He should have listened...'

Elna McHilderson

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‘Petty but helpful’: Brother gets subtle revenge on his condescending brother-in-law after his sister reveals his incompetence, woodworker for the win

‘Petty but helpful’: Brother gets subtle revenge on his condescending brother-in-law after his sister reveals his incompetence, woodworker for the win

Elna McHilderson

City slickers try to sue small town rancher for getting them ticketed for ‘trespassing’ after backpacking on his private property, rancher gets the last laugh: ‘I got the payment…'

City slickers try to sue small town rancher for getting them ticketed for ‘trespassing’ after backpacking on his private property, rancher gets the last laugh: ‘I got the payment…'

Elna McHilderson

Manager shorts pay and tries to get employee to quit, instead unknowingly saves him $18k and employed for 6 years: ‘I don’t steal from employers, unless they steal from me first.’

Manager shorts pay and tries to get employee to quit, instead unknowingly saves him $18k and employed for 6 years: ‘I don’t steal from employers, unless they steal from me first.’

Elna McHilderson

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'It took 2 times...': Rookie firefighter weaponizes his incompetence to achieve epic malicious compliance when senior firefighter demands coffee every morning

'It took 2 times...': Rookie firefighter weaponizes his incompetence to achieve epic malicious compliance when senior firefighter demands coffee every morning

Elna McHilderson

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New parents move to the country and develop an animosity with ‘redneck’ neighbor, so the dad uses his skills in IT to end it: ‘I went postal’

Elna McHilderson

Car dealership tries to pull one over on young woman buying a car, she schools them instead and they end up having to buy her a brand new engine: '[They] tried to worm their way out of it, but I knew'

Elna McHilderson

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'I laugh a little, thinking he’s joking’: Employee scheduled to work at 8 AM clocks in at 8:01 AM, gets fired over being one single minute late

'I laugh a little, thinking he’s joking’: Employee scheduled to work at 8 AM clocks in at 8:01 AM, gets fired over being one single minute late

Elna McHilderson

'I'm derping along at 60': Driver gets tailgated by aggressive 18-wheeler trucker, slows down and laughs in his face when they end up at the same red light

'I'm derping along at 60': Driver gets tailgated by aggressive 18-wheeler trucker, slows down and laughs in his face when they end up at the same red light

Elna McHilderson

‘How important is it really to leave on good terms?’: Employees Working In and Out of Different Industries Discuss the Pros and Cons of Burning Corporate Bridges When Quitting

‘How important is it really to leave on good terms?’: 20+ Professionals Working In and Out of Different Industries Discuss the Pros and Cons of 'Burning Corporate Bridges' When Quitting

Elna McHilderson

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'Keep your word’: Carpenter tenant gets evicted after making a gentleman's agreement and spending $10k of his own money on renovations, rips everything out as he goes and gets the last laugh

'Keep your word’: Carpenter tenant gets evicted after making a gentleman's agreement and spending $10k of his own money on renovations, rips everything out as he goes and gets the last laugh

Elna McHilderson

‘Guy’s face turned red’: Entitled woodworker throws immature tantrum over a policy that requires all $20 bills to be checked, employee puts him in his place

‘Guy’s face turned red’: Entitled woodworker throws immature tantrum over a policy that requires all $20 bills to be checked, employee puts him in his place

Elna McHilderson

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17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Employee with plenty of accrued PTO asks for one unpaid day off, but her boss denies it and invents fake rules to justify it: ‘I went by HR again, and they confirmed she’s wrong and the info she’s been telling me is not true’

Employee with plenty of accrued PTO asks for one unpaid day off, but her boss denies it and invents fake rules to justify it: ‘I went by HR again, and they confirmed she’s wrong and the info she’s been telling me is not true’

Neighbor “forgets” to return borrowed power tools, now wants man’s brand new pressure washer, leaving the owner stuck between politeness and protecting his stuff: ‘We share a driveway (duplex setup), so I see him literally every day and can't avoid him’

Agency tries to steal assignment from rejected job candidate, candidate revokes their access before they can get away with it: 'If they wanted to use it, they would need to hire me'

Agency tries to steal assignment from rejected job candidate, candidate revokes their access before they can get away with it: 'If they wanted to use it, they would need to hire me'

Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

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