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'Just so we're clear, you fired me...': IT guy replaced by new CFO's 21-year-old nephew, they ask him back after nephew proves to be incompetent

'Just so we're clear, you fired me...': IT guy replaced by new CFO's 21-year-old nephew, they ask him back after nephew proves to be incompetent

Working in IT often means being constantly undervalued and under-appreciated. This, of course, should not come with the territory, considering nothing could run properly without a functioning and knowledgable IT department, but alas, other employees seem to take advantage of what it means to actually have a good IT guy. Unfortunately for this Redditor , he had to endure the classic biases against IT on top of a totally unprofessional new CFO who was gradually replacing everyone around her with…
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'How callous!': Woman shares heartbreaking footage of the exact moment her company lays her off only 2-weeks before the holidays

'How callous!': Woman shares heartbreaking footage of the exact moment her company lays her off only 2-weeks before the holidays

"Please know that your employer will always value their bottom line over your dignity. I loved this job. I am so so sad."
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‘How important is it really to leave on good terms?’: Employees Working In and Out of Different Industries Discuss the Pros and Cons of Burning Corporate Bridges When Quitting

‘How important is it really to leave on good terms?’: 20+ Professionals Working In and Out of Different Industries Discuss the Pros and Cons of 'Burning Corporate Bridges' When Quitting

Everyone has their own style of quitting a dead-end job.
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'Long story short, I just quit my full-time job': Sole employee at a hotel that holds nearly 200 people shares exact customer interaction that made her quit on the spot

'Long story short, I just quit my full-time job': Sole employee at a hotel that holds nearly 200 people shares exact customer interaction that made her quit on the spot

What does management expect when they don't have the backs of their employees?
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Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

Job applicant rejected after former boss gave a scathing reference: 'I thought we were on good terms'

Applying for jobs is always a brutal process, and most candidates need all the help they can get. That's why it's especially upsetting that this former employee who was recently let go received a savage reference from their former employer, who had made it seem like they were on good terms. Of course, if they weren't, the Redditor would never have listed their ex-boss as a reference in the first place. Let's also take this opportunity to remind ourselves how references can be useful and how the…
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'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs

'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs

New hires are almost always bound to mess something up during their first weeks on the job, but these folks made mistakes that simply could not be ignored. Of course, you cannot expect your new coworkers to get everything right on Day One. They have to adjust to a particular workplace's way of doing things, so it's only natural that they will do something incorrectly. Those kinds of mistakes can be easily forgiven because these newbies do not know any better. However, every so often, you come a…
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‘Watching his face fall was beautiful': Entitled comedian gets himself blacklisted from performing after not realizing he was using the manager of the venue to fuel his insulting punchlines

‘Watching his face fall was beautiful': Entitled comedian gets himself blacklisted from performing after not realizing he was using the manager of the venue to fuel his insulting punchlines

"The joy as I said, 'No thanks, I'm the manager and I will never book you again.'"
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'Just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam': Boss sends fake message to his team only to start layoffs the next day

'Just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam': Boss sends fake message to his team only to start layoffs the next day

This is definitely not the tone you want to set before firing a bunch of people on your team! This boss had the audacity to send a team-wide message to boost everyone's morale by including the overused colloquial statement, “just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam.” Yes, it was written that exact way, and no, this message did not get the intended reaction from its audience. Instead, this toxic boss's employees responded with confusion, frustration, and eye-rolls about how outdated and despe…
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'I didn't even think it was possible to get fired at orientation': 20+ Employees who were stunned to be fired for their big mistakes

In case you've never considered it before, yes, you can get fired at your job orientation . It probably makes things easier for the hiring team. Why bother hiring a person who can't even make it through the first few days of the gig? Some people get hired at a job , but they make it clear from day one that they're just utterly uninterested in doing work for even a minute. One guy chose to only work from 10 AM-12 PM each day, which is iconic of him, and I wish him all the best. Another woman bec…
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Toxic supervisor gets what he deserves when scorned employee lights a fire underneath him, former scorned employees follow suit and he gets fired

‘I was so angry’: Employee reveals workplace mistreatment by toxic boss and starts a chain reaction from former scorned employees, boss gets fired as a result

"They ended with 11 new complaints over the course of a week (not even counting the ones from years past from past employees who also left because of him)."
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Boss fires employee but expects him to stick around and work harder during 3-month notice period, so the employee decides to talk to recruiters to get his life back

‘Management is acting more toxic’: Employee is fired but expected to work harder during his 3-month notice period, so he talks to recruiters during office hours

"I'm being encouraged by management to 'reflect on my life to figure out where it all went wrong'..."
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'Guy told me he couldn't really move fast because his motorcycle boots were too heavy': 20+ Employees who got fired for surprisingly funny reasons

No one wants to get booted from their job unexpectedly, but these people had some pretty embarrassing reasons for losing their jobs ! Have you ever had one of those friends who will tell you the wildest story you've ever heard, and then expect you to take their side even though they're clearly wrong? A lot of these people are just like that, displaying the most unhinged behaviors at work, and then expecting their bosses and coworkers to side with them. I know those HR PowerPoint sessions about…
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‘Cool, right?’: Employee goes on a 2-week vacation after working 24-7 for 4 months and only making $15 per hour, gets fired over email due to small miscommunication

‘Cool, right?’: Employee goes on a 2-week vacation after working 7-days a week for 4 months and only makes $15 per hour, gets fired over email due to small miscommunication

"They fired me over email, while I was on vacation. I just can’t understand how people can treat someone like that."
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'I wasn't "loyal" to this dealership': Car dealership employee quits on the spot after boss's firing joke goes wrong

This dude's former boss had an interesting idea of what loyalty meant. It's an odd query: should you shop where you work ? If you work at a restaurant, would they expect you to eat their food? Or if you work at a clothing store, would your boss be offended if you showed up wearing clothes from a different store? It depends on the workplace, but it's a bit strange to force requirements like this on your employees. I mean, don't show up to your retail job wearing the competitor's clothing… but wh…
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‘It's your dogs isn't it?’: Entitled manager tries to force employee to work longer, employee claims he has a 5 and 7-year-old at home to care for, it's his dogs

‘It's your dogs isn't it?’: Entitled manager tries to force employee to work longer, employee claims he has a 5 and 7-year-old at home to care for, it's his dogs

Fur babies are JUST as important...
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24 Work Memes That Could've Been an Email Instead of Another Meeting

24 Work Memes That Could've Been an Email Instead of Another Meeting

Another work day, another pointless meeting...
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