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'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

Update: 'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

This boss tried to bluff , only for their employee to call them out on it. While things didn't go to plan for the boss, their employee, u/exie610, got some amazing revenge. Some managers have no respect for individual jobs. Instead, they'll insist that alongside your own job, you can also do the work of four or five other people. Why do one job excellently when you can do five jobs badly? At some companies, things are always run this way, either because the boss is a penny pincher, or because m…
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'I declined, obviously': Employee receives low-ball counter offer from current employer

When you receive an offer from a new employer, you may be incentivized to approach your current employer and see if they'll match the offer. After all—as we often discuss, your current employment is a known entity, and so it will often seem preferable to stay in the comforts of the known—rather than branch out into the unknown of the new role that is being offered. Usually, your current employer will come back with what they can reasonably offer, seeking to match the offer you've received. It's…
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'Why should we hire you?': Relatable Interview Memes for Resume Peddlers Wondering If Unemployment is Really All That Bad

With all of this bending-over-backwards, you really could use a rewarding massage instead of a 40+ hour work week.
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'My advice: Run'; Friendship implodes between employee and former colleague due to a shift in power dynamic, sparks discussion

'My advice: Run'; Friendship implodes between employee and former colleague due to a shift in power dynamic, sparks discussion

Welcome to the corporate world, where there is a ladder somewhere everybody is trying to climb and throw whatever relationships you thought had with the people there, because in here “it's just business” is the mentality. It's pretty upsetting, tbh. Millennials and Gen Z are working hard to dismantle this type of toxic workplace culture, but alas, it still seems to rear its ugly head all over professional situations. And it's even worse when the professional situation is with someone you consid…
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'Karma for the old manager': Hardworking employee earns her dream job over her ex-boss, gets a 60% pay raise and a happy ending

Fleeing a toxic workplace is like dealing with a bad breakup. It's tough to muster up the courage to break it off and even if you finally do, the Ghost of Cubicles Past may follow you into your next job, lurking around every corner, poisoning references, and tainting every good interview. Although, even if you're trying to run away from bad bosses in your closet, leaving your current job is harder than you think...
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dog walker accidentally kidnaps dog, gets hired full time to walk the dog

'Whose dog am I walking, bro?!': Dog walker accidentally kidnaps a stranger's dog from their apartment, walks him, and returns him, gets full-time client out of it

“The dog's like: ‘BEST DAY EVER!’”
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Twitter Thread of a Boss Giving "11 Promises from a Manager" Sparks Discussion on TikTok

Twitter Thread of a Boss Giving "11 Promises from a Manager" Sparks Discussion on TikTok

“Bosses need boss training, truly.”
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people who got fired fast

Coworkers Who Got Fired At Record Speed

They were there a minute ago?
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Janitor dresses up for meeting, manager doesn't show up, janitor gets job

Janitor Dresses Up, Gets Confused With Manager, Gets Job

It's just nice.
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Things people did to get the fired on the first day | reddit posted by BADMANvegeta_ Guy lied about knowing drive forklift. Drove into support beam photo of man driving in a warehouse dressed in a safety jacket

What New Hires Did to Get Fired on the First Day

Here's a list of things to not do at your job.
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Job applicant's mother ruins job interview | r/AmItheAsshole Posted by u/apartmentroublee 1 day ago AITA telling this college guy's mom her coming into his interview cost him job? Not hole am hiring manager at tech company and hiring summer internships little while ago had guy, about 19 years old, applying summer internship between his freshman and sophomore years college virtual interview over Zoom because covid.

Applicant's Mother Barges Into Interview, Costing Him Job

Taking helicopter parenting to the next level.
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A Chef delivering food to a law firm gets hired and fired to get by the rules of the security guard | r/IDontWorkHerelady Posted by u/Ars-Torok 8 hours ago 4 day hired and fired law firm XXXL Not sure if this one belongs here, but hope enjoy anyway. So this is about five years ago worked as chef at bakery my job make everything but baked goods. Every morning Baker and would walk at about 4 am and knock out all food needed day. This would leave ready go home around 10 AM or so. This put us at

Chef Gets Hired by Law Firm to Foil Security Guard

That's some chaotic good right there.
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New Hire Karen doesn't come to work, lies, gets fired and then uses the company as a reference | r/MaliciousCompliance Posted by SumoNinja17 New hire misses MOST first three weeks work, then uses as reference TL:DR neighbor/Karen takes advantage our company with outrageous claims, then uses us as reference get our point across with creative wording. Karen continues use us reference and clueless protected fellow business owners

New Hire Barely Works, Still Uses Company as Reference

What a move.
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Times people being interviewed for jobs wore stupid things.

Really Inappropriate Clothes People Wore to Job Interviews

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