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Database admin gets boss fired by rerouting critical messages to his pager that go unanswered: 'His face falls, he knew right then he screwed up'

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Customer insists flooring installer does it their way, gets exactly what they asked for: 'I got paid to remove the work that I just got paid to install so I can get paid to install it again'

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27 Jobs that are much less enjoyable than employees expected: 'Working in a small company that likes to think they are a big company will destroy the fiber of your being'

Isabella Penn

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'The company ended up going into liquidation': Manufacturing boss demands overworked laborer stick to his original duties despite the fact that they've been doing every job alone, their compliance sinks the company

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'Stay in my own lane? You got it': Care facility worker told not to help clients during admin hours, boss begrudgingly has to get their hands dirty

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Upper manager introduces "innovative" new idea against subordinate's advice, it fails spectacularly: 'He doesn't want to admit he made a mistake'

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'Force me to modify my work, lose 80% of your revenue': Employee warns company Vice President about changes to report, gets blamed when their warnings come to fruition

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Chairman singles out only female board member, asking her to watch visiting politician's children: 'I do not have any children, but everyone else on the board [does]'

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Hourly employee gets fired by entitled boss after refusing to work 2 hours past shift: '[Managers] said the schedule doesn’t determine when I get off work, they do'

Isabella Penn

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Client demands frequent updates about their truckload of onions, trucker maliciously complies: 'You want updates? I will give you all the updates'

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Boss tells web designer they can't say "no" to user requests, they find a loophole by rewriting the rulebook: 'Oh, I'm sorry, as per the Web Update Guide we can't do this...'

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Boss takes away employee's flexibility they take leave and start looking for other work: 'Boss wanted to take away the only reason I stayed in the company'

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'Work completion rates dropped by over 50%': New manager tries to tackle inefficiency by having workers drive directly to site, accidentally makes everyone waste more time

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Retail chain cuts workers' hours rather than paying overtime: 'They are going to schedule all the full timers at 35 hours so that no one goes over 40'

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'She was released last week after 25 years': Worker gets old boss fired years after being forced to resign under false accusations

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Boss tells line manager that she's "too friendly" with her male colleagues after they side with her in a meeting: 'This manager has had an issue with me for a long time'

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