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Boss steals the batteries from employee's mouse when he's not looking, employee gets even: 'Swap batteries, then dump your unfinished coffee into his trash can'

Boss steals the batteries from employee's mouse when he's not looking, employee gets even: 'Swap batteries, then dump your unfinished coffee into his trash can'

Job candidate stands up to company after they offer him $80k salary instead of the $90k they posted in job listing, gets told to back down: ‘This is your first job right out of college'

Job candidate stands up to company after they offer him $80k salary instead of the $90k they posted in job listing, gets told to back down: ‘This is your first job right out of college'

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Management forbids tech support employees from providing customers solutions to their problems, claiming it makes them look bad: ‘We had customers call back for months’

Management forbids tech support employees from providing customers solutions to their problems, claiming it makes them look bad: ‘We had customers call back for months’

Entitled coworker rejects job candidate because she's a fan of Stark Trek: 'She made the mistake of mentioning her hobbies during [the] interview'

Entitled coworker rejects job candidate because she's a fan of Stark Trek: 'She made the mistake of mentioning her hobbies during [the] interview'

10+ Overworked employees who reached breaking points on the job: 'I don't get paid enough for this!'

10+ Overworked employees who reached breaking points on the job: 'I don't get paid enough for this!'

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Employee's time off request gets rejected even though manager already approved it, employee refuses to cancel their vacation, leading to an ultimatum: ‘Either quit or be fired’

Employee's time off request gets rejected even though manager already approved it, employee refuses to cancel their vacation, leading to an ultimatum: ‘Either quit or be fired’

Company driver gets reported by coworker for breaking minor rule, gets payback by driving entitled coworker on the longest shift possible: ‘An extra 5 hours where he just had to sit there’

Company driver gets reported by coworker for breaking minor rule, gets payback by driving entitled coworker on the longest shift possible: ‘An extra 5 hours where he just had to sit there’

Railroad supervisor loses company $940,000 after his demand to change workers' schedule causes massive production delays: ‘He turned three shades of purple’

Railroad supervisor loses company $940,000 after his demand to change workers' schedule causes massive production delays: ‘He turned three shades of purple’

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Minor employee calls out of work due to their dad being in the hospital, manager insists they come in anyway: ‘What part of ‘family emergency’ did you not understand?’

Minor employee calls out of work due to their dad being in the hospital, manager insists they come in anyway: ‘What part of ‘family emergency’ did you not understand?’

Manager forces employees to put their phones in a basket and forbids from taking them out until the end of shift, one employee rebels: ‘I’m a grown woman, not a teenager'

Manager forces employees to put their phones in a basket and forbids from taking them out until the end of shift, one employee rebels: ‘I’m a grown woman, not a teenager'

Secretary proves to the office who's really in charge after she puts boss in his place for attempting to go against a long-established policy: ‘She's the Real Boss’

Secretary proves to the office who's really in charge after she puts boss in his place for attempting to go against a long-established policy: ‘She's the Real Boss’

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‘I gave them 24 hours': Senior programmer gets demoted for ‘performance issues’ after a health crisis, so he diverts all his managerial duties to his boss, ends up demanding a 10% raise and a 4-day workweek after they beg him to come back

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Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

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'Do I feel guilty? Nope': Distribution center employee steals £18,000 from a mega-corporation through a phony return loophole, ends up with enough cash to put a downpayment on a house before quitting

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'They accused me of 'ruining their trip'': Responsible coworker bails on a work trip after catching his 'trusted' colleagues being sketchy in their Airbnb, he leaves them to fend for themselves then takes it to HR

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Landlord restricts laundry room to 9am-6pm and sells a "$40 VIP pass" for after-hours use, residents refuse to comply: ‘Those hours are exactly when most people in the building are actually at work’

Landlord restricts laundry room to 9am-6pm and sells a "$40 VIP pass" for after-hours use, residents refuse to comply: ‘Those hours are exactly when most people in the building are actually at work’

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

Engineer returns to the office for a 40% pay raise after years of remote work, opening up a discussion about what really drives job satisfaction: ‘The extra money doesn't even feel real’

Engineer returns to the office for a 40% pay raise after years of remote work, opening up a discussion about what really drives job satisfaction: ‘The extra money doesn't even feel real’

'The guy who made my life miserable for a year is now going to be under my authority': Software engineer takes a 50% pay cut to join “dream team,” finally gets promoted over undermining team lead

'The guy who made my life miserable for a year is now going to be under my authority': Software engineer takes a 50% pay cut to join “dream team,” finally gets promoted over undermining team lead

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