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Employee insists on bringing his girlfriend on a work trip, only for coworkers to shut him down and refuse to let her come: ‘She’s not part of the team, and this isn’t a vacation’

Employee insists on bringing his girlfriend on a work trip, only for coworkers to shut him down and refuse to let her come: ‘She’s not part of the team, and this isn’t a vacation’

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New restaurant manager insists on following employees around, absurd rule backfires when bartender restocks one item at a time to teach her a lesson: 'Best way to defeat a micromanager'

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Employee refuses to cover coworker's shift after discovering she lied about being sick to get out of work, manager takes coworker's side: ‘They are now mad at me’

Employee refuses to cover coworker's shift after discovering she lied about being sick to get out of work, manager takes coworker's side: ‘They are now mad at me’

Fired employee refuses to provide former boss with a code to access their system, blocks boss to keep him from reaching out: ‘I ignored him completely’

Fired employee refuses to provide former boss with a code to access their system, blocks boss to keep him from reaching out: ‘I ignored him completely’

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Nepo-hire project manager tries to outwit his engineer, leading to a construction site failure that costs millions, engineer provides email receipts to prove his innocence to management: ‘He was sacked… Even his uncle couldn’t save him'

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IT worker told to stop wasting time helping their coworkers, IT tickets get out of control when all the small problems are no longer getting fixed: 'Everyone was quietly enjoying the fact that Boss's ridiculous policy had backfired spectacularly'

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Boss insists employees wear full uniform in 100-degree heat, security guard collapses and workplace gets robbed: 'My work gave me a bonus'

Employee saves her company from signing a deal with shady business after overhearing them conspire in another language: 'Do not scheme people and talk about it in another language, they might understand it'

Employee saves her company from signing a deal with shady business after overhearing them conspire in another language: 'Do not scheme people and talk about it in another language, they might understand it'

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'Proof or not, there’s a perspective you are not at work': Boss accuses a hybrid employee of skipping work, so they respond with detailed daily reports of all of their activity, boss backtracks immediately

Jesse Kessenheimer

Employee challenges CEO by denying him coffee at company workshop: 'New rules'

Employee challenges power-tripping CEO by denying him coffee at company workshop: 'We can't have coffee? You can't have coffee!'

Boss forces new employee to clock out and continue working for 30 more minutes without pay, employee decides to confront boss's boss about it: ‘I'm so infuriated’

Boss forces new employee to clock out and continue working for 30 more minutes without pay, employee decides to confront boss's boss about it: ‘I'm so infuriated’

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Boss demands that everyone take lunch at exactly 12:00 PM, left handling an empty office when the time arrives: '12:00 hits. We all just… walk away. Phones ringing, customers mid-sentence---not our problem. Boss looked panicked, trying to handle it all.'

Company revokes offer from job candidate without explanation after candidate attempts to negotiate the salary: ‘This feels like shady business practice’

Company revokes offer from job candidate without explanation after candidate attempts to negotiate the salary: ‘This feels like shady business practice’

'They kept messing it up': Employee refuses to come to work after boss insists on complicated shift schedules despite being warned it creates confusion, leading to a dispute

'They kept messing it up': Employee refuses to come to work after boss insists on complicated shift schedules despite being warned it creates confusion, leading to a dispute

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Neighbor declares homeowner's front yard to be a "community parking area," gets towed: 'As soon as she parked her car there again I immediately called a tow [truck]'

Employee discovers 100 company laptops were stolen after boss refuses to invest in asset management software, uses it to strengthen their case: ‘I just want to do my job’

Employee discovers 100 company laptops were stolen after boss refuses to invest in asset management software, uses it to strengthen their case: ‘I just want to do my job’

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21-year-old employee avoids boss's demands to shovel snow: 'I had already planned not to go... because it wasn't my job'

21-year-old employee avoids boss's demands to shovel snow: 'I had already planned not to go... because it wasn't my job'

Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

Brother moves every 6 months at most, always expects free help, and finally gets refused when his sibling chooses not to play free mover for hire: ‘Every time he moves, he expects me to help pack, carry heavy furniture, and drive the rental truck.’

Brother moves every 6 months at most, always expects free help, and finally gets refused when his sibling chooses not to play free mover for hire: ‘Every time he moves, he expects me to help pack, carry heavy furniture, and drive the rental truck.’

Employees share the funniest stories of getting fired and how losing their jobs ended up being the best thing that could’ve happened to them: 'I ended up making 3 times what he was making at the job he was fired from'

Employees share the funniest stories of getting fired and how losing their jobs ended up being the best thing that could’ve happened to them: 'I ended up making 3 times what he was making at the job he was fired from'

Architect reprimanded for making daughter’s birthday invitation on work laptop, so she refused to use personal phone for on-site job photos, forcing boss to buy her company Samsung and pay for entire second trip to the site: 'I doubled all the expenses'

Architect reprimanded for making daughter’s birthday invitation on work laptop, so she refused to use personal phone for on-site job photos, forcing boss to buy her company Samsung and pay for entire second trip to the site: 'I doubled all the expenses'

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