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10 new hires share what made them quit on their first day on the job: 'The microwave [in the break room] was coin-operated'

Owner wrongfully suspends top server, then regrets it when the restaurant falls apart and server refuses to come back early

Owner wrongfully suspends top server, then regrets it when the restaurant falls apart and server refuses to come back early: 'I had the best week off of my life'

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Boss retaliates employee’s wage complaint with new rules, cameras, and strict policies aimed directly at them: ‘I gave so much of myself to this company for many years’

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CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

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Handshake deal between boss and employee for a bonus in exchange for doing the boss's work goes sideways when the boss suddenly leaves and the new boss refuses to uphold it: 'I was successfully fulfilling my role and extra work'

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Employee refuses to donate his PTO to a stranger in the office regardless of judgement from HR, colleagues, and his boss: 'I don't know Jennifer, maybe said hi twice'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'My position was eliminated': Ex-employee snags top client from agency, old boss panics after losing their business

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19-year-old dishwasher chemically scrubs a luau pig roaster, gets his goldbricking superior in trouble when the chef finds out: ‘You said make it shine like new!’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Nepo-baby coworker tries to override her dad’s approval of a 3 PM leave to work from home arrangement with a colleague but gets shut down by her boss-father: ‘He told me it has nothing to do with her, she has no authority’

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Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

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Employer revokes 2x and 3x bonus incentive to work weekends and holidays, is shocked when nobody decides to work those days resulting in missed deadlines: 'The company now stands to lose close to a 6 figure amount in penalties for missed turnaround times'

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Wannabe luxury YouTuber demands his videographer move in with him so they can film content whenever he wants: ‘I’ve already started looking into new jobs’

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Manager asks employee to use their personal laptop to complete their job when their 5-year-old work laptop is too slow, is shocked when they refuse: 'This is my personal computer that I spent like $2400 on'

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Company begs former employee for passwords after not sending his final paycheck: 'With how they treated me, I'm not inclined to answer'

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Employee informs manager he has to miss work due to medical emergency, HR reframes this as a resignation: 'I never resigned!'

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IT project manager sabotages business after boss refuses to pay for car repairs they caused: 'They won't provide me with a car!'

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Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

IT intern tries to show off by going over his superior's head and organizes the cables in the server room, crashes company's entire system for 2 hours: ‘[He had] a very proud expression on his face.'

IT intern tries to show off by going over his superior's head and organizes the cables in the server room, crashes company's entire system for 2 hours: ‘[He had] a very proud expression on his face.'

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

New neighbor demands resident replace their 2-year-old fence because it doesn't match his deck, resident refuses: ‘I cannot afford to replace a new fence’

New neighbor demands resident replace their 2-year-old fence because it doesn't match his deck, resident refuses: ‘I cannot afford to replace a new fence’

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