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Manager threatens to write up employee if they don't call their coworker next time they fail to show up for their shift, employee refuses: ‘That's not my responsibility’

‘She’s acting like a 12-year-old in middle school fawning over her unobtainable crush who happens to be dating me’: 35-year-old coworker fixates on colleague’s boyfriend she never met, fishing for details and copying her to feel connected to him

‘She’s acting like a 12-year-old in middle school fawning over her unobtainable crush who happens to be dating me’: 35-year-old coworker Sarah fixates on colleague’s boyfriend she never met, fishing for details and copying her to feel connected to him

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Employee reports 2 remote coworkers who fail to complete their daily tasks because they're too busy babysitting their children and grandchildren, upper management threatens RTO mandate in response: ‘The company is not paying them to be a SAHM’

Construction workers get even with boss's entitled son by hiding his bathroom access: 'He'd click his fingers at us and treat us like hired help'

Construction workers get even with boss's entitled son by hiding his bathroom access: 'He'd click his fingers at us and treat us like hired help'

'I am not employed elsewhere!': HR accuses remote worker of "overemployment" due to "abormal" keyboard and mouse activity

'I am not employed elsewhere!': HR accuses remote worker of "overemployment" due to "abormal" keyboard and mouse activity

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47-year-old employee on business trip turns down dinner with coworkers, boss threatens consequences: 'It was outside work hours, unpaid, and not scheduled'

47-year-old employee on business trip turns down dinner with coworkers, boss threatens consequences: 'It was outside work hours, unpaid, and not scheduled'

22-year-old employee teams up with 30 coworkers to enact payback on micromanager for making them log every detail of every task: 'Data [was] lost in a heap of unusable data'

22-year-old employee teams up with 30 coworkers to enact payback on micromanager for making them log every detail of every task: 'Data [was] lost in a heap of unusable data'

‘Trying to save money on travel made them spend more, oops!’: Penny-pinching contracting company bans mileage, forces a 21-year-old to rent “cheapest” car with under-25 fees, and ends up paying nearly $800 plus gas

‘Trying to save money on travel made them spend more, oops!’: Penny-pinching contracting company bans mileage, forces a 21-year-old to rent “cheapest” car with under-25 fees, and ends up paying nearly $800 plus gas

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Coworker Emma claims she has celiac to get special gluten-free food at work, but grabs regular pizza at office party, and has to admit it’s just a sensitivity when called out publicly: ‘She's saying I "outed" her medical information’

Coworker Emma claims she has celiac to get special gluten-free food at work, but grabs regular pizza at office party, and has to admit it’s just a sensitivity when called out publicly: ‘She's saying I "outed" her medical information’

Pennsylvania truck driver outsmarts boss Fred and state commercial driver’s license laws, gets the license, a raise, then quits on his own terms: ‘Over that 2-week period I got about 25hrs of overtime, a CDL, and a pay raise’

Pennsylvania truck driver outsmarts boss Fred and state commercial driver’s license laws, gets the license, a raise, then quits on his own terms: ‘Over that 2-week period I got about 25hrs of overtime, a CDL, and a pay raise’

‘I listen to gossip you have better nails now’: 20+ More professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

‘I listen to gossip you have better nails now’: 20+ More professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

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Coworker tried to prank employee with fake write-up and accidentally got themselves written up instead: 'Our manager didn't find it funny'

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15+ Employees who got their toxic bosses fired: 'I marched straight to HR to resign and let them know what she was doing'

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Employee resigns after they fall ill while moving and have to take sick leave, their boss slowly unravels, escalating to accusations: 'My boss went nuts and I quit, but now my CEO is begging for me back, should I return?'

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‘They went sight-seeing, they weren’t at the airport’: Two junior employees miss their flight back from Nashville after skipping work events and ignoring repeated reminders, leaving company director to deal with corporate fallout once they end up stranded

‘They went sight-seeing, they weren’t at the airport’: Two junior employees miss their flight back from Nashville after skipping work events and ignoring repeated reminders, leaving company director to deal with corporate fallout once they end up stranded

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Employee gets falsely accused and fired after asking for a raise when they hadn't gotten one for 3 years: ' I asked why I was fired, and he still wouldn’t even give me a reason'

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'The guy who made my life miserable for a year is now going to be under my authority': Software engineer takes a 50% pay cut to join “dream team,” finally gets promoted over undermining team lead

'The guy who made my life miserable for a year is now going to be under my authority': Software engineer takes a 50% pay cut to join “dream team,” finally gets promoted over undermining team lead

Resident assumes their neighbor will volunteer as an unpaid dog sitter because they work from home, but the busy remote worker proves them wrong: ‘[She] got offended when I said no’

Resident assumes their neighbor will volunteer as an unpaid dog sitter because they work from home, but the busy remote worker proves them wrong: ‘[She] got offended when I said no’

All-star employee denied a promotion until 2028 for being too good at her job, but she won’t let her boss off so easily: 'I'm being punished for doing better work'

All-star employee denied a promotion until 2028 for being too good at her job, but she won’t let her boss off so easily: 'I'm being punished for doing better work'

Former employee wipes data from his work computer after discovering his replacement was offered the salary he wanted

Former employee wipes data from his work computer after discovering his replacement was offered the salary he wanted

Work-from-home mom explicitly bans loud toys as birthday gifts, sister-in-law shows up with a drum kit and a police siren anyway, so she throws the toys out: 'Ignoring my boundaries isn't a gift, it's a power move'

Work-from-home mom explicitly bans loud toys as birthday gifts, sister-in-law shows up with a drum kit and a police siren anyway, so she throws the toys out: 'Ignoring my boundaries isn't a gift, it's a power move'

Fired employee refuses to help former employer after being let go, despite the concern that refusing would affect their payout: ‘Am I obligated to help?’

Fired employee refuses to help former employer after being let go, despite the concern that refusing would affect their payout: ‘Am I obligated to help?’

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