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Manager forces HR to hire his ‘crush’ even though she was the least ranked candidate, costs the company thousands of dollars: ‘Turns out, hiring your crush isn’t as cute when the company starts losing money.’

Manager forces HR to hire his ‘crush’ even though she was the least ranked candidate, costs the company thousands of dollars: ‘Turns out, hiring your crush isn’t as cute when the company starts losing money.’

Elna McHilderson

Manager enacts new policy that puts speed over accuracy, employee notices a mistake but gets forced to ‘follow policy to the letter,' company losses $12,000: ‘You got it boss!’

Manager enacts new policy that puts speed over accuracy, employee notices a mistake but gets forced to ‘follow policy to the letter,' company losses $12,000: ‘You got it boss!’

Elna McHilderson

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Employee opts out of ‘optional’ social-only work events and manager flips, gets last laugh before quitting: ‘That look on [my manager’s face] is enough!'

Employee opts out of optional social-only work events and manager flips, employee gets last laugh before quitting: ‘That look on [my manager’s face] is enough!'

Elna McHilderson

Company rewards employee after they spend a weekend cleaning out the office supply closet and reorganizing it: ‘You improved productivity more than the two software systems we paid for’

Company rewards employee after they spend a weekend cleaning out the office supply closet and reorganizing it: ‘You improved productivity more than the two software systems we paid for’

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15 Employees who quit instead of dealing with their working conditions: '2 weeks later I get a call... He's begging me to come back'

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Boss gives hardworking employee a mere 2% raise, expects employee to take on several coworkers' task loads in return but they refuse: ‘Why are you hiring people who are not working?’

Entitled coworker turns entire office against an employee who cooks their meals instead of ordering lunch with everyone: ‘Some people think they’re better than us because they meal prep’

Entitled coworker turns entire office against an employee who cooks their meals instead of ordering lunch with everyone: ‘Some people think they’re better than us because they meal prep’

Coworker demands a $500 loan from a colleague’s tax refund for her Cancun vacation, gets offended and starts office gossip when refused: ‘Bestie, that refund is already spent on adult responsibilities, not funding your trip to Cancun’

Coworker demands a $500 loan from a colleague’s tax refund for her Cancun vacation, gets offended and starts office gossip when refused: ‘Bestie, that refund is already spent on adult responsibilities, not funding your trip to Cancun’

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'It was a heatwave, hitting 115°... the whole kitchen walked out': 20+ Employees who quit their bad jobs in the middle of their shifts

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UPDATE: '[I] woke up the CEO at midnight': Overnight call center worker maliciously complies with manager's directives, calls 200 customers just to "prove a point"

'She'd gone out of her way to tell me I didn't look nice': Employee responds after being caught off guard during lunch break when coworker makes unexpected remark about her appearance

'She'd gone out of her way to tell me I didn't look nice': Employee responds after being caught off guard during lunch break when coworker makes unexpected remark about her appearance

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Woman refuses her mother-of-two colleague’s demands for unpaid, non-work-related errands and babysitting every weekend: ‘Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean my time is worthless’

Woman refuses her mother-of-two colleague’s demands for unpaid, non-work-related errands and babysitting every weekend: ‘Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean my time is worthless’

18-year-old creamery employee gets fired for 20-year-old manager's mistake, gives away heaps of free ice cream before leaving: ‘It was their lucky day!’

18-year-old creamery employee gets fired for 20-year-old manager's mistake, gives away heaps of free ice cream before leaving: ‘It was their lucky day!’

Elna McHilderson

Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

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‘I don't make the rules, I just work there’: 56-year-old Shelly blames her coworker for the company’s new policy change, yells at her face, and starts office rumors

‘I don't make the rules, I just work there’: 56-year-old Shelly blames her coworker for the company’s new policy change, yells at her face, and starts office rumors

Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

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HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

Blue collar worker volunteers some time to help figure out scheduling for his team, entitled colleague now demands his time on all of his days off: ‘My dude... It's my day off!’

Blue collar worker volunteers some time to help figure out scheduling for his team, entitled colleague now demands his time on all of his days off: ‘My dude... It's my day off!’

'I walked outside and the stairs were gone': Tenant gets stuck in apartment for 10-12 hours after landlord orders unexpected stair maintenance, she needs to climb down a ladder to get to work

'I walked outside and the stairs were gone': Tenant gets stuck in apartment for 10-12 hours after landlord orders unexpected stair maintenance, she needs to climb down a ladder to get to work

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