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Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss pressures 20-year-old student worker to stay late, immediately backfires: ‘[That’s] why there’s a high turnover rate’

Ben Weiss

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Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'You want me to resign? Well, good luck without me!': Disrespected engineer refuses to take on project during vacation, hands in resignation the day he comes back to work

Ben Weiss

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HR manager replaces $40 stipend with strict mileage rules to save money, gets buried in paperwork after employee submits 10-page MapQuest receipts for every 3-mile trip: 'Game on'

Isabella Penn

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Dealership wants guy to drive 350 miles to pick up replacement vehicle after known fault in his new car, when customer gets upset service rep intentionally sidelines the exchange before quitting: 'I sent his case over with the wrong file, then I quit'

Brad Dickson

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'They’re paying that person nearly 30% more than me': Overworked employee discovers new hire with half the responsibility is getting paid more

Ben Weiss

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Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

Emma Saven

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'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

Bar Mor Hazut

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Entitled boss shuts down employee then goes on vacation, returns to his consequences: ‘I have never been so excited to attend a Monday morning [meeting].’

Elna McHilderson

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Employee discovers that they're doing the majority of the work for their team, boss refuses to intervene and distribute the workload: 'Started tracking my workload out of curiosity. Turns out I’m handling roughly 70% of what our team produces.'

Brad Dickson

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Coworker reports crying baby to HR, then is concerned that she 'ratted out' a vulnerable mother without permission to have her baby at work: 'I work with a lot of touchy personalities and egos, I was not confident to simply ask her to close her door'

Emma Saven

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Boss fires employee's dad, karma strikes years later when the boss comes to the company the employee is now managing looking for work: 'The look of panic in his eyes set in'

Brad Dickson

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Entitled employee in her 60s "accidentally" retires: 'Pinnacle level pettiness'

Remy Millisky

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Supermarket stock worker sets a precarious chocolate bar trap, deliberately overloading shelves after a snarky demand from a manager: 'Like a cocoa avalanche waiting to happen'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employees share over-hyped dream jobs that sound glamorous until you actually do them: 'I'm 44, a little late to start a new career... but here I am'

Isabella Penn

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