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'I made $140k last year and now I work for $15/hour': Admirable single mother gets fired but persists, putting her pride aside and finding a minimum wage job to bring home the bacon for her family

Jesse Kessenheimer

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IT worker told to take a demotion

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Boss gets fired, blames employees and bombards coworkers' phones with accusatory messages: 'He called me 28 times in the span of an hour'

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'She was fired': Boss tries to get writer fired, they've been keeping a paper trail and flip the script

'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords

'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords

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'You have decided to fire me? Miss your wedding dinner tasting then!': Phone kiosk worker makes their final day of work as annoying as possible for boss

'You have decided to fire me? Miss your wedding dinner tasting then!': Phone kiosk worker makes their final day of work as annoying as possible for boss

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Worker asks for a raise, gets fired instead: 'We're terminating your contract'

Update: 'He cc'd his boss and my supervisors so they could all see my big mistake': Employee sends receipts to higher-ups after being accused of major mistake

Update: 'He cc'd his boss and my supervisors so they could all see my big mistake': Employee sends receipts to higher-ups after being accused of major mistake

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Guy gets fired, company won't reimburse flights for upcoming work trip: 'Now that I'm not part of the company, I'm obviously not attending said retreat'

Guy gets fired, company won't reimburse flights for upcoming work trip: 'Now that I'm not part of the company, I'm obviously not attending said retreat'

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Laid off truck driver finds a better job, old employer panics asking him to come back: 'The boss can't find another driver'

'Don't fire me so you can hire your nephew': IT guy taked with training nepo-baby replacement, sabotages the business before his final day

'Don't fire me so you can hire your nephew': IT guy taked with training nepo-baby replacement, sabotages the business before his final day

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'I got fired two days before my wedding': Employees discover their boss fires female coworkers when they get married, HR fiasco ensues

'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding': Employees discover their boss fires female coworkers when they get married, HR fiasco ensues

25+ bosses who instantly regretted taking on their new hires: '[She] started crying as soon as the phone rang saying she couldn't handle it'

25+ bosses who instantly regretted taking on their new hires: '[She] started crying as soon as the phone rang saying she couldn't handle it'

'I sat in my car in disbelief: Employee shares why they got fired in LinkedIn post where they describe sleeping in their car to avoid commuting to work

'I sat in my car in disbelief: Employee shares why they got fired in LinkedIn post where they describe sleeping in their car to avoid commuting to work

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'Yeah, I thought that was odd': Cafe manager fires clueless employee after single day on the job

'Yeah, I thought that was odd': Cafe manager fires clueless employee after single day on the job

‘I’m just doing my job': Guest tries to get hotel employee fired during work trip, guest's boss finds out and fires them instead

‘I’m just doing my job': Guest tries to get hotel employee fired during work trip, guest's boss finds out and fires them instead

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15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

Colleague berates employee and falsely accuses them of workplace mismanagement, then files a formal complaint with HR: ‘She lost it’

Colleague berates employee and falsely accuses them of workplace mismanagement, then files a formal complaint with HR: ‘She lost it’

Burt-out employee trains her helpless coworker for 9 months, quits just to get away from her when she still won't stop asking questions, leaving her helpless: 'Everything I had taught her seemed to go in one ear and out the other'

Burt-out employee trains her helpless coworker for 9 months, quits just to get away from her when she still won't stop asking questions, leaving her helpless: 'Everything I had taught her seemed to go in one ear and out the other'

‘Sweetest taste of justice I ever experienced. I [will] never let any of my future employers walk all over me after that’: Employees team up to expose a heartless boss, triggering an inspection that shuts their agency down and delivers hard-earned closure

‘Sweetest taste of justice I ever experienced. I [will] never let any of my future employers walk all over me after that’: Employees team up to expose a heartless boss, triggering an inspection that shuts their agency down and delivers hard-earned closure

'I walked right out': Top-performing sales rep who successfully led a team as interim manager was passed over for the permanent role, in favor of ex-Navy commander with no industry experience, so she quit the company immediately, leaving boss blindsided

'I walked right out': Top-performing sales rep who successfully led a team as interim manager was passed over for the permanent role, in favor of ex-Navy commander with no industry experience, so she quit the company immediately, leaving boss blindsided

Woman feuds with sister after she lets her 15-year-old stepdaughter's Mom get the guest room for the Holidays: '[I] should have the guest suite!'

Woman feuds with sister after she lets her 15-year-old stepdaughter's Mom get the guest room for the Holidays: '[I] should have the guest suite!'

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