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'I’m more qualified for your job than you are': Candidate bombs interview, gets a wholesome redemption years later

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'They are not qualified': Worker blocks old coworker and boss's applications when they interview at worker's new company

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'She quit so fast': New hire quits when boss promises to honor their leave dates then immediately revokes them

Effective Immediately: All staff must leave their cell phones on and make themselves available when not on shift

Viral thread, 'Consider yourself on call': Employer demands employees leave their personal phones on and be contactable at all hours to come into work

Cheapskate Boss | I worked as a shift supervisor in a department of about 60 employees. Every year there is a designated week to celebrate our profession.

'I saw red': Cheapskate boss forces shift supervisors to pay for company pizza parties and refuses to tip, shift supervisors pays them in pettily dispensed pennies

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No sick days. | I am sicker than yesterday. I need rest. No don't say that.

'No. Don't say that.': Employee tries to call out sick, manager begs them to come in

Was asked to take a “lateral”promotion

'I turned in my notice': Employee offered promotion, later told that it's a 'lateral promotion' that comes with a $1 raise, quits

My idiot boss just lost $300.000 Dollars over 30 cents

'The client was so angry': Pedantic boss costs company $300,000 sale over $0.30 transaction fee

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'He responded by adding more workload': Worker quits when boss gives them more work after they complain about their workload

My sister works for a small restaurant in the area as a server. They charged her $200 for a dine and dash

'They charged her $200': Server saddled with dine and dasher's entire bill in viral thread, internet outraged

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'My boss cancelled my interview': Worker quits when boss interferes with their internal promotion interview

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My boss wants me to start following up on work emails at home "as a favor" and text updates with no on-call pay. Isn't this illegal??

'I was so flabbergasted that I blankly nodded': Boss wants worker to be available while at home without on-call pay or extra compensation

Was told I had an 8 1/2 hour shift and not to leave early, so I started working for only 8 1/2 hours.

'[Boss] got demoted': Boss demands worker stick to scheduled hours, results in obvious outcome

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'Go ahead, fire me'': Worker quits after boss denies their leave request

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Stiff me on overtime? Queue the long, expensive, revenge. | This happened in the early 2000s when I joined a start-up. We agreed on a salary and no paid over-time and an evaluation in 3 months and then annually. Standard stuff mostly.

'The total demand was something like $135k': Employer cheats guy on overtime, guy plays the long con to get it all back, plus interest

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'Anyone can do it, but...': Job candidate boldly calls out CEO's unrealistic expectations for role

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18-year-old refuses to pay rent when her parents demand it after she has already moved out: '[My aunt said] my parents really needed this and deserved it for raising me [but] I want nothing to do with them'

18-year-old refuses to pay rent when her parents demand it after she has already moved out: '[My aunt said] my parents really needed this and deserved it for raising me [but] I want nothing to do with them'

Identical twin sister decides to start a life of her own after her parents encouraged an unhealthy, codependent familial relationship for years, family implodes as a result: ‘I just can't be enmeshed with her for the rest of my life’

Identical twin sister decides to start a life of her own after her parents encouraged an unhealthy, codependent familial relationship for years, family implodes as a result: ‘I just can't be enmeshed with her for the rest of my life’

‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

Employee takes an interview from a competitor, CEO finds out, employee gets fired: 'I'm honestly baffled by the situation'

Employee takes an interview from a competitor, CEO finds out, employee gets fired: 'I'm honestly baffled by the situation'

HR tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him leverage for another raise, employee maliciously complies years later when coworkers are out sick: 'Focus on my core responsibilities? You got it!'

HR tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him leverage for another raise, employee maliciously complies years later when coworkers are out sick: 'Focus on my core responsibilities? You got it!'

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