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'I was given a 1 cent raise': 20+ Job quitters who had great motivations to leave their workplace for good

Saying “goodbye and good luck” to a job you can't stand is such an empowering feeling. You know you're on to bigger and better things, while the managers you despise stay behind.
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'A "grandma shower" is just tacky': Employee gets coworkers to throw her unnecessary party, one employee opts out of "absolutely ridiculous" event

Some people will find any excuse to throw a party . In the office, that can be cause for some eye-rolling! Sure, it's nice to show up to the office to see some free food, or to briefly celebrate a coworker's newest achievement in life. But some offices are constantly throwing parties that no one really asked for, and it can really start eating up the employees' valuable time. It's one thing if there's an HR person or office manager planning things. But it's a whole other story if the employees…
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‘She literally put my life at risk’: Employee gets the office Karen fired after she tries to defraud their medical alert service dog, taking things dangerously far for the sake of being 'right'

Practically begging to be fired
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'I can’t believe you did that behind your bosses back': Manager fires two teenagers, gets fired by head manager after "taking initiative"

One manager is finding out the hard way that they were too hasty in firing a few of their teenage employees. Next, check out some terrible birthday presents that people shared that made them shake their heads, like one person who “got a check… for $5. It bounced and cost me $10.”
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Artist gets fired when a shady studio director suspects they're a whistleblower for OSHA, 3 years later, they get their revenge through subsequent success: ‘I have $30k in savings and I’m booked through 2026'

Success is the best revenge
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Micromanager demands employee cover a 13-hour long shift on their day off, employee refuses and quits job on the spot: ‘I can't stand to go in and see their faces’

Micromanager demands employee cover a 13-hour long shift on their day off, employee refuses and quits job on the spot: ‘I can't stand to go in and see their faces’

How long is too long for a shift at a job you just cannot wait to be rid of? Obviously, the answer can be even one minute, but if we're talking realistically, how many consecutive hours can you actually take doing a job you cannot stand? Most people would probably say they manage 6-8 hours of a shift in a terrible job, some have really high work ethics and can maybe endure 10, but there is absolutely no chance any employee out there would agree to 13 hours doing a job they hate, with terrible p…
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18 employees get fired on the same day despite boss's promise to expand their team, management leaves the meeting with a smile on their faces: ‘They walked around laughing'

18 employees get fired on the same day despite boss's promise to expand their team, management leaves the meeting with a smile on their faces: ‘They walked around laughing'

Picture this–You arrive at work on a random weekday, fully believing you are going to have a great day. Your boss is so pleased with your department's work that they have been promising for months to expand your team, going as far as showing you building plans for your new office. But then, management and HR gather your entire team, all 18 employees, and tell all of you that you are being laid off, essentially disassembling the entire team. They then leave with a big smile on their faces, and y…
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'The owner... said I was lucky not to be fired': Small business employee brings toddler into work without permission, insists they're a "vital" worker

One worker went to the internet for reassurance that they weren't in the wrong for bringing their kid to work, but the internet completely disagreed with their decision. After that, read about some very funny Halloween costume mixups , like one person who “went as Calvin and Hobbes… everyone thought I was Siegfried and Roy.”
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'I am doing more babysitting than my actual job': Employee brings toddlers to office constantly and expects female coworker to watch them all day

One worker's life hack for free babysitting is driving his coworker up the wall. Sometimes your personal life can really get in the way of your work life. There are family emergencies, or perhaps you're dealing with your own health issues, or maybe your babysitter quits on you, and now you're stuck with your kids all day while you scramble to find a new one. At times, you might feel guilty for the burden this puts on your coworkers, and hopefully you work with your manager or HR to resolve the…
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'You're the new hire right?': Good-guy CEO surprises his new worker after getting a scalding cup of coffee spilled all over him, buying the employee a replacement cup as a welcome

First-day fumble
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'[He] ignored instructions... and dropped a $250,000 machine': 20+ Workers who made huge blunders but weren't fired

We all have that one coworker who seems like they can do no wrong in the boss's eyes . Maybe they're constantly napping, but the supervisor just cheerfully walks by without noticing. Or maybe they constantly leave work early without an excuse, but the boss couldn't care less. Or, if you're like some of the people who answered u/Virtual-Bunch-9131's query to r/AskReddit , maybe your coworker went to further extremes and still didn't get the boot! It can be totally infuriating to work diligently…
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'I just burst out laughing': Interviewee walks out of a laughably terrible job interview after getting 'offered' $16/hour, no travel compensation, and zero hours

LOL
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Toxic supervisor gets what he deserves when scorned employee lights a fire underneath him, former scorned employees follow suit and he gets fired

‘I was so angry’: Employee reveals workplace mistreatment by toxic boss and starts a chain reaction from former scorned employees, boss gets fired as a result

"They ended with 11 new complaints over the course of a week (not even counting the ones from years past from past employees who also left because of him)."
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Manager demands employee arrive 30 minutes before clocking in to ‘get ready for the shift’, employee refuses, then gets demoted to a different role: ‘I don't work for free’

Manager demands employee arrive 30 minutes before clocking in to ‘get ready for the shift’, employee refuses, then gets demoted to a different role: ‘I don't work for free’

Those of us who had the misfortune of working a minimum wage job in retail or at a restaurant know how much those places of work try to take advantage of their employees. Usually, it comes in the form of attempting to get employees to work more for less money, which 90% of the time is not even legal. That is why anyone who even considers working in a place like that should be really careful and look after themselves. Luckily, the employee in this Reddit story managed to recognize the red flags…
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Boss fires employee but expects him to stick around and work harder during 3-month notice period, so the employee decides to talk to recruiters to get his life back

‘Management is acting more toxic’: Employee is fired but expected to work harder during his 3-month notice period, so he talks to recruiters during office hours

"I'm being encouraged by management to 'reflect on my life to figure out where it all went wrong'..."
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'I don't want a sandwich, I want a raise': Employee discovers newly-hired 16-year-old makes more money than them, gets offered food instead of a raise

When asked to choose between a single work-sponsored lunch or a permanent raise , why would you ever choose the lunch? It's a long-running joke that companies love to provide pizza Fridays instead of doling out much-needed raises (which could, in turn, let employees buy their own pizza, or you know, more important things in life than that). The company only has to shell out a few hundred dollars for a pizza party, and it does raise employee's spirits for a few hours while their stomachs are ful…
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