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Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

‘Time to start butchering their names’: Entire office refuses to call employee by their rightful name for over a year, employee calls them out to HR

‘Time to start butchering their names’: Entire office refuses to call employee by their rightful name for over a year, employee calls them out to HR

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Boss bans phones in the workplace, employee complies until boss needs to reach her urgently: 'I wasn’t about to get written [up] for breaking a policy she just finished enforcing'

Boss bans phones in the workplace, employee complies until boss needs to reach her urgently: 'I wasn’t about to get written [up] for breaking a policy she just finished enforcing'

Boss pressures employee to postpone PTO due to upcoming project deadline, employee refuses, citing HR policy: 'Managers are responsible for planning around employee availability'

Boss pressures employee to postpone PTO due to upcoming project deadline, employee refuses, citing HR policy: 'Managers are responsible for planning around employee availability'

"British" coworker gets caught using real accent, employees discover he's been from Indiana this whole time: 'Who commits to an accent for three years at a corporate job?'

"British" coworker gets caught using real accent, employees discover he's been from Indiana this whole time: 'Who commits to an accent for three years at a corporate job?'

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57-year-old candidate interviews with a recruiter he belittled years ago, now the tables have turned: 'You can show yourself out'

57-year-old candidate interviews with a recruiter he belittled years ago, now the tables have turned: 'You can show yourself out'

Entitled coworker keeps taking employee's mug without permission, employee gets even by lining the rim with cat food: 'Smells like victory!'

Entitled coworker keeps taking employee's mug without permission, employee gets even by lining the rim with cat food: 'Smells like victory!'

'I was ghosted without pay': Website designer cheated out of $1,500, tricks former client into getting properly paid

'I was ghosted without pay': Website designer cheated out of $1,500, tricks former client into getting properly paid

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New American boss tries to cut British-based employee's "excessive" PTO, HR sides with employee: 'I have referred this to HR because I think this isn't right'

New American boss tries to cut British-based employee's "excessive" PTO, HR sides with employee: 'I have referred this to HR because I think this isn't right'

20+ Job Interview Memes for Folks Who Can’t Stand Being Asked What Their Greatest Strengths and Weaknesses Are

20+ Job Interview Memes for Folks Who Can’t Stand Being Asked What Their Greatest Strengths and Weaknesses Are

'Enjoy an extra 100+ emails a day': Fired employee gets even with boss by redirecting hundreds of clients to spam her inbox

'Enjoy an extra 100+ emails a day': Fired employee gets even with boss by redirecting hundreds of clients to spam her inbox

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Boss at call center sends vague call to action, then reprimands employees for conversing about it, the whole team maliciously complies: 'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me!'

Boss at call center sends vague call to action, then reprimands employees for conversing about it, the whole team maliciously complies: 'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me!'

Employee saves her company from signing a deal with shady business after overhearing them conspire in another language: 'Do not scheme people and talk about it in another language, they might understand it'

Employee saves her company from signing a deal with shady business after overhearing them conspire in another language: 'Do not scheme people and talk about it in another language, they might understand it'

Corporate manager gets fired for calling out shady business practices, ex-boss reaches out for help 6 months later: 'Assistance needed!'

Corporate manager gets fired for calling out shady business practices, ex-boss reaches out for help 6 months later: 'Assistance needed!'

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'Don't stop baking until I say stop': Assistant manager berates baker at bagel shop for not cooking fast enough, malicious compliance ensues

'Don't stop baking until I say stop': Assistant manager berates baker at bagel shop for not cooking fast enough, malicious compliance ensues

'My boss called my mom': Employee quits, boss refuses to accept their resignation, and calls employee's mother to step in

'My boss called my mom': Employee quits, boss refuses to accept their resignation, calls employee's mother to step in

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'I won't be reapplying': Boss makes employee reapply for the same position because of changes in the school district, employee stands ground

'I won't be reapplying': Boss makes employee reapply for the same position because of changes in the school district, employee stands ground

‘Reasonable’ dad throws reason out the window when entitled guy starts yelling at his kids for playing ball, ends up getting the guy fined and removed: ‘Knowing where this was going, I smiled…’

‘Reasonable’ dad throws reason out the window when entitled guy starts yelling at his kids for playing ball, ends up getting the guy fined and removed: ‘Knowing where this was going, I smiled…’

18-year-old call center employee told by new supervisor to "just stick to the script" she does exactly as asked leading to her boss changing her mind: 'If you deviate even slightly, you’ll be written up'

18-year-old call center employee told by new supervisor to "just stick to the script" she does exactly as asked leading to her boss changing her mind: 'If you deviate even slightly, you’ll be written up'

Update: New employee refuses to work overtime, boss fires him to make an example, entire team suffers without employee's efforts: 'We didn’t need to work overtime!'

Update: New employee refuses to work overtime, boss fires him to make an example, entire team suffers without employee's efforts: 'We didn’t need to work overtime!'

25-year-old living with 26-year-old coworker gets promoted, coworker now wants her to pay all the rent: 'Now that you earn higher, you won’t come asking me about the money'

25-year-old living with 26-year-old coworker gets promoted, coworker now wants her to pay all the rent: 'Now that you earn higher, you won’t come asking me about the money'

'The President had resigned... and put his house up for sale': Neighbor destroys HOA from the inside after being fined $200

'The President had resigned... and put his house up for sale': Neighbor destroys HOA from the inside after being fined $200

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