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'He had to know every detail': Boss gets fired for wasting time and money after demanding he be included in all communication

'Boss forbids me from emailing/communicating with upper management': Boss tries to control employee's communications, employee uses his own write-up as evidence against her

'Boss forbids me from emailing/communicating with upper management': Boss tries to control employee's communications, employee uses his own write-up as evidence against her

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‘GREAT! I don't want to work after hours': Beancounters nearly lose $100,000+ after abandoning clients after hours because they corners on company phones for tech support staff to save $50/month

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'[Don't] waste my time': After firing a remote employee without warning, company demands he return a $500 laptop; he ships it for $850 at their expense as revenge

Jesse Kessenheimer

'The very best thing he stopped was clearing away snow': Company director lays off workers, truck driver employee creates massive delays in return

'The very best thing he stopped was clearing away snow': Company director lays off workers, truck driver employee creates massive delays in return

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'Boss wouldn't pay me the money I earned, so I had his company shut down': Plumber gets boss fined $50,000 after boss won't pay multiple paychecks

'Boss wouldn't pay me the money I earned, so I had his company shut down': Plumber gets toxic boss fined $50,000 after boss refuses to pay multiple paychecks

'A week goes past and then the messages starts flooding in': System admin trains their own replacement, refuses to help company after being let go

'A week goes past and then the messages starts flooding in': System admin forced to train replacement, then refuses to help the company bullies after being let go

'I've worked here for 25 years... watch me tank the company': Boss dangles 'firing' over veteran employee who left 19-hour shift 3 minutes early, veteran leads rest of employees down path of compliance, leading to boss getting fired

'I've worked here for 25 years... watch me tank the company': Boss dangles 'firing' over veteran employee who left 19-hour shift 3 minutes early, veteran leads rest of employees down path of compliance, leading to boss getting fired

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Update: New hire pushes employees out of their job responsibilities, employees agree to 'not interfere with her work at all'

Update: 'Within a week I was getting complaints': New hire forces employees out of their job responsibilities, employees agree to 'not interfere with her work at all'

'I stopped doing everything extra': Grocery employee lets store fall into chaos after bosses remind them they're 'just a cashier'

'I stopped doing everything extra': Grocery employee lets store fall into chaos after bosses remind them they're 'just a cashier'

'I don't have to do half of my job anymore': Part-time grocery worker asks for raise after halting extra work

'I don't have to do half of my job anymore': Part-time grocery worker asks for raise after halting extra work

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'It's voluntary, but has a "mandatory" vibe': Temp employee gets harangued for refusing to contribute a $25 donation for his boss's birthday lunch; goes straight to HR

Jesse Kessenheimer

'My manager never spoke to me again after that incident': IT boss asks employee stop using operating system, causes clients lengthy delays

'My manager never spoke to me again after that incident': IT boss insists employee stop using operating system, causes clients lengthy delays

'She told me I could NEVER tell a customer the store was closing': Retail employee works all night long after manager tells them to never tell customers to leave

'She told me I could NEVER tell a customer the store was closing': Retail employee works all night long after manager tells them to never tell customers to leave

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‘I spent all Christmas on it’: Junior lawyer spends holidays working for incompetent boss, leading to 100s of hours of overtime

‘I spent all Christmas on it’: Junior lawyer spends holidays working for incompetent boss, leading to 100s of hours of overtime

'"If it's not in writing, it didn't happen" goes both ways': Boss wants to know why employee wasn't working during their in-person meeting, employee starts writing everything down

'"If it's not in writing, it didn't happen" goes both ways': Micromanager boss wants to know why employee wasn't working during their in-person meeting, employee starts writing everything down

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‘I flat out said no’: Employee refuses to train her underqualified replacement after being passed up on a promotion she was ‘heavily encouraged’ to apply for

‘I flat out said no’: Employee refuses to train her underqualified replacement after being passed up on a promotion she was ‘heavily encouraged’ to apply for

20+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: 'I protested my write up and told them... they had no idea what they were doing'

20+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: 'I protested my write up and told them... they had no idea what they were doing'

Mom takes daughter home after the 9-year-old is singled out and made to bowl against grown adult man at kid's birthday party: ‘Her friends asked her why she was leaving and she said she didn’t want to bowl with the male stranger’

Mom takes daughter home after the 9-year-old is singled out and made to bowl against grown adult man at kid's birthday party: ‘Her friends asked her why she was leaving and she said she didn’t want to bowl with the male stranger’

HOA sends letters to non-HOA homeowner, owner gets back at entitled HOA president: 'I crashed the meeting... the president emailed back'

HOA sends letters to non-HOA homeowner, owner gets back at entitled HOA president: 'I crashed the meeting... the president emailed back'

16-year-old stepdaughter banned from family dinners for singing loudly: 'My husband wants me to apologize... and is insisting I allow her to eat with the family again'

16-year-old stepdaughter banned from family dinners for singing loudly: 'My husband wants me to apologize... and is insisting I allow her to eat with the family again'

19-year-old brother wins $50,000 gambling but won't pay brother back $2,000, brother cuts him and defensive parents off: 'This is about respect'

19-year-old brother wins $50,000 gambling but won't pay brother back $2,000, brother cuts him and defensive parents off: 'This is about respect'

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