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'Today [is my] second and last day': New hire baker saved from a red-flag-filled company when the woman he's replacing warns him about tyrannical, absentee bosses

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee gets fired without warning for "poor performance" after doing the jobs of 3 other people: 'Fired because I put in too much effort during the busiest time of year and was fired when it got quieter again'

Brad Dickson

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'I've never felt so powerful': Last-minute $1.5M contract falls apart after the company's WiFi goes out, then an employee reminds his pushy boss the limits of their stringent WFH policy

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Overworked employees simultaneously quit their jobs after their boss leaves, CFO attempts to convince them to stay, but they refuse: ‘Not feeling remotely guilty’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Coworker brings friends out to party on company boat, finds a loophole and gets promoted instead: ‘Showed me how truly dysfunctional the entire department was’

Elna McHilderson

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Employee cancels shift due to family emergency, manager rejects request and writes him up despite following protocol: 'That is really not a legitimate excuse'

Ben Weiss

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Entitled executive director sends company-wide email demanding employees post positive reviews: 'Salary may be withheld entirely'

Remy Millisky

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Regular customer throws tantrum that convenience store employee doesn't know her order by heart: 'I try to explain [my] short-term memory loss'

Ben Weiss

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Job advertised as remote until interviewer reveals mandatory office days because they're a "family": 'We do 3 days in the office and 2 at home'

Brad Dickson

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Worker offered “promotion” without additional compensation, finds a new job and takes half the team with him: 'Another company offered him the same management role—with actual compensation'

Brad Dickson

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Server gets $2500 tip from kind customer, only for manager to refuse to process it, server accuses restaurant of stealing: 'Corporate will likely void it instead of giving it to me'

Bar Mor Hazut

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$1.5 million quote goes unfinished thanks to a bad office internet connection and rigid remote work policy: 'Ah, well. If only I could go home to use my working internet'

Brad Dickson

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Employee attempts to sabotage coworker's promotion by taking important files from their desk, coworker finds out, secretly records him in the act to show HR: 'I got proof'

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Oops’: Bean-counting manager slashes company travel budget, gets his comeuppance after his own horrendous ‘budget’ business trip ends up costing double in changed flights, sketchy motels, and missed meetings

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘Sharing a win!’: Employees share their ‘low-energy, give-nothing-personal-away' techniques in dealing with a toxic manager

Elna McHilderson

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Employee gets upgraded to first class on business trip, leaving furious boss in coach: 'She thinks [...] I should’ve given her the first class seat'

Ben Weiss

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