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17-year-old employee gets fired for not personally calling in sick after fainting and going to the emergency room: 'We're praying for you but you're fired'

17-year-old employee gets fired for not personally calling in sick after fainting and going to the emergency room: 'We're praying for you but you're fired'

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Two junior employees miss their return flight from a business conference in Nashville after evading commitments for the entire event, senior employee gets blamed for their behavior: 'Text them at 3:45 pm that Lyft is arriving in 15 mins, no response'

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Employee fired for attending grandfather’s funeral after PTO was denied, gets revenge 6 months later when boss disputes work dates by flooding his phone with spam: 'His role was client facing so he couldn't ignore phone calls'

This employee enquired with their boss about where their two-week late paycheck was, they were met with resistance

Worker gets written up for "unprofessional attitude" after asking why their paycheck was 2 weeks late: 'You don't need to come at me with that kind of tone'

Manager makes request at 4:30pm for employee to stay late, employee declines and manager throws temper tantrum: 'Nah, bro! Your emergency is not my emergency'

Manager makes request at 4:30pm for employee to stay late, employee declines and manager throws temper tantrum: 'Nah, bro! Your emergency is not my emergency'

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Coworker reports employee to HR for not inviting her to her private wedding, forcing her to have to explain to HR why she's not invited: 'Some people really do think they’re the main character'

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Employee gets fired over email at midnight with no warning, reports company to the IRS for misclassifying him as a contractor: 'It's mind-blowing how fast things can go sideways when companies cut corners'

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High-achiever "quiet quits" and gets a job in a different area of the company with better pay when manager ignores their repeated warnings about impending issues, watches as the disaster happens exactly as they predicted: 'My new job is a piece of cake'

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‘There has been an absurdly high number of complaints’: Hotel reception employee wishes he called in sick after dealing with impossible guests featuring a disoriented woman insisting AC doesn’t work while standing under it

‘There has been an absurdly high number of complaints’: Hotel reception employee wishes he called in sick after dealing with impossible guests featuring a disoriented woman insisting AC doesn’t work while standing under it

Company boss and head of HR fired together after employee documents years of manipulation and micromanaging, then presents evidence to SVP during boss’s promotion attempt: ‘What he didn't know was that all those years I kept all our communications’

Company boss and head of HR fired together after employee documents years of manipulation and micromanaging, then presents evidence to SVP during boss’s promotion attempt: ‘What he didn't know was that all those years I kept all our communications’

Employee demotes herself to force boss to work triple hours before getting him fired for misconduct: ‘I spoke to the regional manager that week and asked to be moved’

Employee demotes herself to force boss to work triple hours before getting him fired for misconduct: ‘I spoke to the regional manager that week and asked to be moved’

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New supervisor tells warehouse worker to mind her own business when she points out that one of the other machines is smoking, '10 minutes later, the thing actually caught fire'

'I overheard a conversation i wasn't supposed to hear': Underpaid employee quits on the spot after discovering that the new hire below him has a higher salary

'I overheard a conversation i wasn't supposed to hear': Underpaid employee quits on the spot after discovering that the new hire below him has a higher salary

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20 HR professionals who had bizarre days at work: 'It was the most petty, childish reaction'

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Marketing professional finds out star teammate trash-talks them behind back decides to quit: ‘Leaving quietly but strategically will say more than any confrontation ever could’’

Marketing professional finds out star teammate trash-talks them behind back decides to quit: ‘Leaving quietly but strategically will say more than any confrontation ever could’’

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Employee labeled as having an "unprofessional attitude" by their employer after inquiring about their missing and late paycheck: 'My last paycheck was late. Not by a day or two, almost a full week'

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Employee gets punished for being great at his job, so he decides to stop trying at all: 'Even though I performed my duties better than the others in my department, I was effectively punished for being so good.'

Employee gets punished for being great at his job, so he decides to stop trying at all: 'Even though I performed my duties better than the others in my department, I was effectively punished for being so good.'

Hiring managers accidentally send post-interview discussion to a job candidate, leading candidate to hear everything they had to say about her: ‘Well, that's authentic feedback’

Hiring managers accidentally send post-interview discussion to a job candidate, leading candidate to hear everything they had to say about her: ‘Well, that's authentic feedback’

'I’ll do it later': 22-year-old daughter starts treating 58-year-old farmer dad like a child after 22 years of him failing to do what he said he will

'I’ll do it later': 22-year-old daughter starts treating 58-year-old farmer dad like a child after 22 years of him failing to do what he said he will

Boss ignored employee for their two weeks' notice period, waits until an hour before their last shift ends to send them tasks, employee simply leaves: ‘Radio silence’

Boss ignored employee for their two weeks' notice period, waits until an hour before their last shift ends to send them tasks, employee simply leaves: ‘Radio silence’

Teen dog sitter is expected to clock in and out like a 9-to-5 employee while caring for neighbor's dog in a roach-infested house: 'She expects corporate-level timesheet tracking'

Teen dog sitter is expected to clock in and out like a 9-to-5 employee while caring for neighbor's dog in a roach-infested house: 'She expects corporate-level timesheet tracking'

29-year-old homeowner comes home to find her brother unpacking in her house after her parents secretly gave him her emergency key: 'Once he was already inside, you'd calm down'

29-year-old homeowner comes home to find her brother unpacking in her house after her parents secretly gave him her emergency key: 'Once he was already inside, you'd calm down'

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