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‘Suddenly no WFH… [So] I put in a request for all 23 of my unused PTO days:' Employees share times they used their PTO to teach management a lesson

‘Suddenly no WFH… [So] I put in a request for all 23 of my unused PTO days:' Employees share times they used their PTO to teach management a lesson

Elna McHilderson

Manager approves employees' unlimited overtime for Mother's Day week, only to take it back halfway through: ‘You are doing too much overtime’

Manager approves employees' unlimited overtime for Mother's Day week, only to take it back halfway through: ‘You are doing too much overtime’

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Co-worker refuses to contribute $50 to boss' birthday gift, the rest of the internet wonders why that's even happening in the first place: ‘Clock in, work, clock out. End of work interaction.’

Co-worker refuses to contribute $50 to boss' birthday gift, the rest of the internet wonders why that's even happening in the first place: ‘Clock in, work, clock out. End of work interaction.’

Elna McHilderson

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‘It will be devastating for him to lose me’: Overworked all-star employee gleefully gives her two-week notice, then uses all of her remaining PTO to get back at a micromanger who will soon realize she carries the entire department

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'He was gone in 5 minutes': 25+ Employees who got fired on their first day of work

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‘They fired the Cash Cow’: Carpet cleaning company axes its top phone upseller, who turns every $99 call into a multi-hundred-dollar deal for years over sick leave, leaving owners to watch profits tank

‘They fired the Cash Cow’: Carpet cleaning company axes its top phone upseller, who turns every $99 call into a multi-hundred-dollar deal for years over sick leave, leaving owners to watch profits tank

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HR green lights employee's April Fool's prank in the office bathroom, employee is subsequently fired for it: ‘[HR] even told me what washroom to put it in’

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‘Game on’: Arrogant boss tries to micromanage high-performing employee into quitting, fails miserably

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'I've stopped trying [and] suddenly I'm promotion material': Burnt-out office ‘try-hard’ refuses to continue going above and beyond, ends up finally getting a 15% raise from the boss after setting healthy boundaries

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Husband secretly supports his mother with 50% of his salary, then begs her best friend not to tell her when they find out the truth, drama ensues: ‘He needs to come clean’

Jesse Kessenheimer

Coworker throws a fit and delivers a mini TED Talk on teamwork after being politely refused help with a task she was perfectly capable of doing herself: ‘I told her that nothing would have happened to her too if she wrote it’

Coworker throws a fit and delivers a mini TED Talk on teamwork after being politely refused help with a task she was perfectly capable of doing herself: ‘I told her that nothing would have happened to her too if she wrote it’

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‘Still fills me with joy and pride': Boss disrespects and underpays beloved manager, so entire staff quits on the spot and 1/4 of their business closes within a year

‘Still fills me with joy and pride': Boss disrespects and underpays beloved manager, so entire staff quits on the spot and 1/4 of their business closes within a year

Elna McHilderson

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'We were audited and fined $80k': 25+ Workers whose brainless bosses left them speechless

‘Fate had my back’: Employee takes company truck to interview for another workplace after repeatedly being denied days off, gets the new job while on the clock

‘Fate had my back’: Employee takes company truck to interview for another workplace after repeatedly being denied days off, gets the new job while on the clock

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Stubborn FOH manager's entitlement gets everyone in the kitchen to quit, the last pastry chef to leave gets the pettiest revenge: 'I don't listen to her non-existent authority.'

Stubborn FOH manager's entitlement gets everyone in the kitchen to quit, the last pastry chef to leave dishes out the pettiest revenge: 'I don't listen to her non-existent authority.'

Elna McHilderson

New employee convinces coworkers to collect proof of boss's toxic behavior, takes it all to HR, and ends boss's career: ‘He went from manager to low-level employee’

New employee convinces coworkers to collect proof of boss's toxic behavior, takes it all to HR, and ends boss's career: ‘He went from manager to low-level employee’

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Nepo-baby coworker tries to override her dad’s approval of a 3 PM leave to work from home arrangement with a colleague but gets shut down by her boss-father: ‘He told me it has nothing to do with her, she has no authority’

Nepo-baby coworker tries to override her dad’s approval of a 3 PM leave to work from home arrangement with a colleague but gets shut down by her boss-father: ‘He told me it has nothing to do with her, she has no authority’

Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

22-year-old refuses to surrender her first $2.5k paycheck to her family, against cultural tradition: ‘[I need] to protect my own survival’

22-year-old refuses to surrender her first $2.5k paycheck to her family, against cultural tradition: ‘[I need] to protect my own survival’

Entitled neighbor repeatedly steals a private parking spot for 2+ hours, insisting the owner should be more "neighborly;" so the owner calls a tow truck: 'I'm done. You don't get to guilt trip me'

Entitled neighbor repeatedly steals a private parking spot for 2+ hours, insisting the owner should be more "neighborly;" so the owner calls a tow truck: 'I'm done. You don't get to guilt trip me'

Tax office rejects employee's work lunch deductions and claims they can drive home to make lunch, so the employee claims a larger deduction for mileage to and from work: ‘"Very well played..."’

Tax office rejects employee's work lunch deductions and claims they can drive home to make lunch, so the employee claims a larger deduction for mileage to and from work: ‘"Very well played..."’

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