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20 people share what made them quit their job on the spot

Entitled 11-year-old coworker’s daughter keeps stealing from everyone at work, including makeup from hidden bags, while her mother does nothing, forcing 23-year-old employee to look for creative solutions

Entitled 11-year-old coworker’s daughter keeps stealing from everyone at work, including makeup from hidden bags, while her mother does nothing, forcing 23-year-old employee to look for creative solutions

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Boss fires entire staff via text message: 'We will not be opening up for business tomorrow'

Boss fires entire staff via text message: 'We will not be opening up for business tomorrow'

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'The total damage was almost $1,000,000': 20+ People whose giant mistakes got them immediately fired

Company lies in job description, cuts employee’s schedule after hiring 8 new employees to same position: ‘I was told an average work week is “32-37 hours.” next week and I am scheduled for 12 hours’

Company lies in job description, cuts employee’s schedule after hiring 8 new employees to same position: ‘I was told an average work week is “32-37 hours.” next week and I am scheduled for 12 hours’

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Condescending coworker insults “uneducated” colleagues, says they deserve less pay despite needing constant help with basic tasks: ‘She’s very loud and vocal about her opinions, and can be very abrasive in her treatment of others’

Condescending coworker insults “uneducated” colleagues, says they deserve less pay despite needing constant help with basic tasks: ‘She’s very loud and vocal about her opinions, and can be very abrasive in her treatment of others’

Executive orders fired employee to keep working, running errands and monitoring emails without pay, threatens their career when they refuse: ‘now, after being fired I’m supposed to be a team player?’

Executive orders fired employee to keep working, running errands and monitoring emails without pay, threatens their career when they refuse: ‘now, after being fired I’m supposed to be a team player?’

'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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15+ Inconsiderate coworkers and bosses who made these employees' jobs more difficult: 'Thanks for the last piece of gum'

15+ Inconsiderate coworkers and bosses who made these employees' jobs more difficult: 'Thanks for the last piece of gum'

Boss tests employee with one week to prove himself, employee follows up with resignation: 'You were lucky to have me'

Boss tests employee with one week to prove himself, employee follows up with resignation: 'You were lucky to have me'

Company continues sending $5,000 in paychecks to former employee who repeatedly reports the payroll error but receives no response from HR: ‘It is a very poorly run business and she has experienced silly things like this with the company before’

Company continues sending $5,000 in paychecks to former employee who repeatedly reports the payroll error but receives no response from HR: ‘It is a very poorly run business and she has experienced silly things like this with the company before’

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Boss calls 20-year-old woman working her first job "ungrateful" for not working unpaid overtime: 'Now I'm worried they're going to cut my hours or make my life harder'

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‘Okay!’: Helpful employee is scolded by arrogant boss for taking workplace initiative, so they fill up boss's entire afternoon with back-to-back interviews

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Employee gets fired without warning for "poor performance" after doing the jobs of 3 other people: 'Fired because I put in too much effort during the busiest time of year and was fired when it got quieter again'

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Salty boss refuses to give employee shifts after they can't work one weekend, employee refuses to return his uniform unless boss picks it up from their house

‘Quitting might be the only way out of this vortex’: Company owner dismisses employee's report of manager’s incompetence and misconduct, replies with empty “thanks”

‘Quitting might be the only way out of this vortex’: Company owner dismisses employee's report of manager’s incompetence and misconduct, replies with empty “thanks”

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Company spends $263,000 a year on engineering team’s daily meeting instead of letting them work: ‘Decisions made during standup: zero’

Company spends $263,000 a year on engineering team’s daily meeting instead of letting them work: ‘Decisions made during standup: zero’

Micromanaging Warehouse Supervisor tells employee to start "documenting everything," they comply and use their paperwork to save themselves from being scapegoated: 'I started writing down every single thing'

Micromanaging Warehouse Supervisor tells employee to start "documenting everything," they comply and use their paperwork to save themselves from being scapegoated: 'I started writing down every single thing'

Employee realizes that they have taken less PTO since the company instituted "unlimited" policy due to the implied threat from HR: 'It's just this weird psychological thing where you feel like youre being watched or judged'

Employee realizes that they have taken less PTO since the company instituted "unlimited" policy due to the implied threat from HR: 'It's just this weird psychological thing where you feel like youre being watched or judged'

Residents refuse entitled woman who demands they move away from their own apartment doorway, knowing she doesn’t even live in the complex

Residents refuse entitled woman who demands they move away from their own apartment doorway, knowing she doesn’t even live in the complex

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

Manager demands strict clean-desk policy in the office, employee comply by wasting company time packing and unpacking their belongings every day: ‘Just following the policy’

Manager demands strict clean-desk policy in the office, employee comply by wasting company time packing and unpacking their belongings every day: ‘Just following the policy’

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