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'I got laid off': Employee develops startup for two years, was promised shares, gets laid off right before the company launch

Ben Weiss

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'Professional sleeper': 20+ jobs that pay you to do literally nothing

Ben Weiss

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'I remind him since he hasn't sent me the contract I don't work for him yet': Former boss tries to squeeze free labor out of ex-employee

Ben Weiss

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'Can you please resend?': Theater patron repeatedly demands tickets from an automated reply email, employee sends her back plenty of replies

Remy Millisky

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'[I] threw it in a dumpster out back': Employee throws out coworker's smelly sweater, coworkers conducts formal investigation, gets fired

Ben Weiss

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'I left that company... And left him with the rest of his projects that he dumped on me': Overworked accountant quits and gives boss a taste of his own medicine

Elna McHilderson

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'Sometimes justice works': Under-the-table employee gets payback when his boss shorts him 60% of his paycheck for ‘bad behavior', accidentally uncovering a whole slew of illegal business practices that send the boss to prison

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'[My boss] said they don't need me… so I quit': Workaholic banker rage quits after years of thankless overtime; finds his dream job after watching the old company crumble in his absence

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'First day on the job, gave another coworker a wet-willy': 20+ stories where people got fired on day one

Ben Weiss

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'I was done with Secret Santa at work': Rude coworker threw a tantrum about his Secret Santa gift, employee gets even the next year

Ben Weiss

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'Early is on time, on time is late': Boss accuses employee of being the 'queen of tardiness,' employee stands her ground

Ben Weiss

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'Too bad about those sales figures': Innovative employee improves buggy app, gets fired by bosses

Remy Millisky

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'Job wrote me up... [So] I wrote back': Employee works position he's untrained for with assurance his "best" will do, claps back when he gets written up anyways

Elna McHilderson

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'I made a spreadsheet that tells me when to stop working': Hotshot employee vows supreme mediocrity as payback after getting punished for going above-and-beyond

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘You didn’t do your job, now you won't get one': Receptionist fails to make travel reservations for supervisor, supervisor opens her own company and refuses to hire her

Eleonora Bader

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'News of Shannon's self-firing raced through the building': Assistant director investigates 'untouchable' employee's performance

Remy Millisky

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