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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'

Ben Weiss

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40-year-old coworker, fresh off her own extended maternity leave, pressures 24-year-old colleague into surrendering her pre-approved PTO vacation and drags in management and staff for backup: ‘ I can’t give up my time. This trip means a lot to me’

Etai Eshet

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Wealthy non-profit volunteer works for free for 15 months, then gets accused of inaccurately reporting his hours, so he sends a $60,000 invoice to HR: ‘I didn't need the money, so I never billed for my hours’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Startup CEO publicly fires her husband, has security march him out of the building, only for him to return the next day like nothing happened: ‘she patted herself on the back for showing us an example of "good leadership"’

Etai Eshet

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43-year employee gets vacation time cut, takes 10 weeks of PTO and refuses to come back for less than 7 figures: 'It's the day Jimmy is supposed to return. He doesn't'

Remy Millisky

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Gym teacher works unpaid overtime every day then gets scolded by clueless management, after resuming their contractual hours, the high school weight room is promptly destroyed by unattended students: ‘I’m only paid until 2:22’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Jess thinks we were just trying to get a day off work': Nurse gets her know-it-all manager fired after they try to circumvent safety laws, ends up with kudos from the big boss

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I asked for money instead, was told no’: Company gives bobble head figures as a bonus, pushing one employee to maliciously comply and pick the most expensive, top-tier model design to max out the budget

Etai Eshet

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HR begs math teacher to reconsider quitting when they resign after years of being underpaid, urging them to stay after refusing a proper raise for years: ‘You said you could not afford to pay me, and now this is the consequence of that’

Etai Eshet

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Trust-fund 22-year-old goes to work for the family's million-dollar waste management company as an entry-level employee, then gets destroyed by hazing culture: ‘No special treatments, no shortcuts’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'She told me I wouldn't be paid': 15+ Employees who quit toxic jobs on day 1

Remy Millisky

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Employee's malicious compliance backfires and turns into malicious acceptance, now he's being praised for turning 30 minutes of work into 2 hours: ‘Like bro, what do I even do?'

Elna McHilderson

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'I cost him his desired job': Admin employee gets back at condescending colleague by revealing to a hiring manager his bad nature during a reference call for his next job

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘I brought the company to a standstill to make a point': Manufacturing comes to a halt when an engineer weaponizes a software flaw he had been trying to fix for months, ends up getting updates fast-tracked by the VP himself

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Bossy coworker bursts into tears when a young colleague asks her to stop barking orders and show some basic respect, setting off a chain reaction and behind-the-scenes HR chats: ‘The thought of asking nicely literally drove her to tears’

Etai Eshet

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15+ Employees who had coworkers with bizarre personalities: 'By the time he was fired everyone in the office was being driven up the wall'

Remy Millisky

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