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'[I was] wildly conspicuously overdressed': Employee wears formalwear to a casual office after a micromanager complains about his dress code-compliant clothing, ends up getting his boss demoted by the CEO

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Let's play the quiet game with just you two': Manager snaps at coworkers quietly chatting while working, so they give her the silent treatment, permanently

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Employee gets fired after 'mean girls' office bros sabotage her work, leaves office chaotically unorganized: 'Unusable unless you spend hours digging. A perfect mess.'

Employee gets fired after 'mean girls' office bros sabotage her work, leaves office chaotically unorganized: 'Unusable unless you spend hours digging. A perfect mess.'

Elna McHilderson

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‘[After] two shifts, I'm on the 4th season of Righteous Gemstones': Bored employee turns their cubicle into a binge-watching haven after management forces them to endure 12-hour shifts without any work to do

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I decided to be petty': Boss tells employee to dress better, so he wears a full suit out of spite and gets boss demoted by the CEO

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Carpooling coworker loses it after employee makes her late for work so she can cuddle with her cat for 15 more minutes: 'That animal is my baby!'

Carpooling coworker loses it after employee makes her late for work so she can cuddle with her cat for 15 more minutes: 'That animal is my baby!'

‘Anywhoodles, I told the GM I’m done': Family-owned hotel blames everything on the only non-family-member employee, finally quits after the ‘last straw’

‘Anywhoodles, I told the GM I’m done': Family-owned hotel blames everything on the only non-family-member employee, finally quits after the ‘last straw’

Elna McHilderson

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Employee punished for underperforming for 1 day after over-performing for 2 years, stops doing the extra work they had been doing: 'I handle 40 cases, my daily requirement, and then I do NOTHING for the rest of my shift'

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Mom and pop shop ignores employees concerns, exact issue ensues: 'That was my first taste of, “maybe being a manager doesn't mean you have all the answers”.'

Mom and pop shop ignores employees concerns, exact issue ensues: 'That was my first taste of, “maybe being a manager doesn't mean you have all the answers”.'

Elna McHilderson

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New railroad manager costs the company $940k in just 6 weeks while trying to save $700 after ignoring the advice of experienced workers: 'If my boss isn't going to have my back, I'm not going to stop this inevitable disaster'

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'She apologized': Nurse practitioner tries to pull rank and ignores patient warnings from fellow hospital workers, instantly regrets it when patient delivers her karma

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'Your job is only to count. Count, count, count, and count!': Food packing employee reprimanded by manager for pointing out damaged fruit, malicious compliance ensues

'Your job is only to count. Count, count, count, and count!': Food packing employee reprimanded by manager for pointing out damaged fruit, malicious compliance ensues

‘An extreme waste of time’: Job candidate refuses to continue excessive hiring process after being forced to do 7 rounds of interviews for over 5 months

‘An extreme waste of time’: Job candidate refuses to continue excessive hiring process after being forced to do 7 rounds of interviews for over 5 months

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15-year-old assistant soccer referee doesn't get paid after 18-year-old ref makes up a rule about being 30 minutes early, assistant ref gets him fired: ‘Dave was fired for making up rules, and I got paid’

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Moviegoer reports loud theater guests, other viewers side with the talkative group: 'It's an empty theater, sit somewhere else'

Employee gets scolded after one day of failing to meet daily quota, despite years of overperforming, leading employee to do only the bare minimum until quitting: ‘They lost me as an overachiever’

Employee gets scolded after one day of failing to meet daily quota, despite years of overperforming, leading employee to do only the bare minimum until quitting: ‘They lost me as an overachiever’

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Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

Non-confrontational employee exposes an office thief, crafting a glitter trap to call them out during the company meeting: ‘A little harmless embarrassment to solve the problem without getting HR involved'

Non-confrontational employee exposes an office thief, crafting a glitter trap to call them out during the company meeting: ‘A little harmless embarrassment to solve the problem without getting HR involved'

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

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