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Overworked employee working 75 hours a week gets criticized for not being efficient enough, leading employee to cut their work time in half: ‘This was my wake-up call’

Overworked employee working 75 hours a week gets criticized for not being efficient enough, leading employee to cut their work time in half: ‘This was my wake-up call’

Marketing team member Travis calls in sick but shows up to the office as his invented twin Trevor for twice-mostly in-person meeting until HR gets involved: ‘He wore glasses and a beanie, that's it LOL just said "I'm Trevor" if anyone asked’

Marketing team member Travis calls in sick but shows up to the office as his invented twin Trevor for twice-mostly in-person meeting until HR gets involved: ‘He wore glasses and a beanie, that's it LOL just said "I'm Trevor" if anyone asked’

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20+ Employees who happily quit their toxic jobs: 'Guy taped his resignation letter to his computer... and never showed up again'

‘The most corporate sounding story ever!': New management expects IT employee to be multiple places at once, maliciously complies, takes a 3-week vacation, and quits, company folds

‘The most corporate sounding story ever!': New management expects IT employee to be multiple places at once, maliciously complies, takes a 3-week vacation, and quits, company folds

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'I stopped correcting Stacey's work': Employee told by HR to stop fixing boss's mistakes without approval, boss loses clients over too many errors

'I stopped correcting Stacey's work': Employee told by HR to stop fixing boss's mistakes without approval, boss loses clients over too many errors

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‘"You need to be more energetic on calls"’: Boss reprimands insurance employee for being too neutral-sounding over the phone, so the employee leans into their ‘radio host voice’ from a former role 20 years prior

‘You need to stop yelling. You’re not at a zoo’: Child-free coworker Kelly grabs and “disciplines” a colleague’s 5-year-old kid at a company BBQ, pushing the 31-year-old mother to snap and put Kelly in her place

‘You need to stop yelling. You’re not at a zoo’: Child-free coworker Kelly grabs and “disciplines” a colleague’s 5-year-old son at a company BBQ, pushing the 31-year-old mother to snap and put Kelly in her place

‘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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Tech company manager adds employee to wrong Zoom room, accidentally landing her in a layoff call before swiftly removing her, leaving her on hold for 20 minutes before telling her she’s “safe… for now”

Tech company manager adds employee to wrong Zoom room, accidentally landing her in a layoff call before swiftly removing her, leaving her on hold for 20 minutes before telling her she’s “safe… for now”

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20+ Job candidates who spotted red flags during job interviews: 'You could not pay me enough to work for that place'

Manager orders 23-year-old kitchen worker to stop helping with other tasks, causing restaurant to fall behind and customers to lose their temper: 'I’m only following his orders'

Manager orders 23-year-old kitchen worker to stop helping with other tasks, causing restaurant to fall behind and customers to lose their temper: 'I’m only following his orders'

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‘Alright, enjoy the chaos’: 18-year-old receptionist gets told to ‘stay in her lane’ by a new manager, then everything falls apart when she stops going above and beyond

Jesse Kessenheimer

Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

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'He showed up 45 minutes late, wearing shorts and Crocs': 20+ Bosses who got stuck with bizarre employees

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Chef makes an effort to bake cakes for coworkers' birthdays, only to have none of them do anything for her birthday, she refuses to keep the tradition: ‘It's not worth the effort’

Chef makes an effort to bake cakes for coworkers' birthdays, only to have none of them do anything for her birthday, she refuses to keep the tradition: ‘It's not worth the effort’

Tech employee working 50+ hour weeks takes one personal day, now HR accuses him of being a slacker: 'It’s insane how taking care of yourself is seen as a red flag'

Tech employee working 50+ hour weeks takes one personal day, now HR accuses him of being a slacker: 'It’s insane how taking care of yourself is seen as a red flag'

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Nanny asks for a $5 raise after working with a family for 2 years, then she burns a bridge when the parents counteroffer with a pay cut: 'Mom thinks she's being savvy'

Nanny asks for a $5 raise after working with a family for 2 years, then she burns a bridge when the parents counteroffer with a pay cut: 'Mom thinks she's being savvy'

Entitled couple hosts barbecue for 20+ people, leaves guest to cook alone for everyone because they're "scared of the grill", pushing his wife to insist they leave immediately: 'They were taking advantage of him'

Entitled couple hosts barbecue for 20+ people, leaves guest to cook alone for everyone because they're "scared of the grill", pushing his wife to insist they leave immediately: 'They were taking advantage of him'

‘I went straight to the dean’s office with both the recordings and told her’: Professor tries to fail grad student by faking attendance records, forcing the student to take it to the dean and finish with a 90% grade

‘I went straight to the dean’s office with both the recordings and told her’: Professor tries to fail grad student by faking attendance records, forcing the student to take it to the dean and finish with a 90% grade

19-year-old brother tells his 24-year-old single mother sister to raise her own child if she has a problem with how he is helping her after she critiques his assistance: 'He got mad and said that I have no right to judge her parenting'

19-year-old brother tells his 24-year-old single mother sister to raise her own child if she has a problem with how he is helping her after she critiques his assistance: 'He got mad and said that I have no right to judge her parenting'

'My colleagues are all 8am until 5:30pm. My contract is for 9 to 5pm': Employee refuses to amend his hours after HR discovers their mistake in his contract

'My colleagues are all 8am until 5:30pm. My contract is for 9 to 5pm': Employee refuses to amend his hours after HR discovers their mistake in his contract

‘This is a 100% absolute no. Those fixtures belong to the bank’: Couple clings to a foreclosed 8,000 sq ft, $1M mansion, stalls eviction for five years with bankruptcy ping-pong, and tries selling off everything from countertops to doors

‘This is a 100% absolute no. Those fixtures belong to the bank’: Couple clings to a foreclosed 8,000 sq ft, $1M mansion, stalls eviction for five years with bankruptcy ping-pong, and tries selling off everything from countertops to doors

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