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'I don’t understand why you can’t just fix it': Employee declines to work in hazardous conditions

'I don’t understand why you can’t just fix it': Employee refuses to work in hazardous conditions, tells boss he'll call her an ambulance instead

Thank goodness this employee had a strong enough backbone to stand up to his boss. Otherwise it truly would have resulted in calamity. On the subreddit r/StoriesAboutKevin, u/alas_vikn has been sharing stories of their hilariously clueless boss, Kevina. Check out part one of the OP's hilarious office stories here , if you haven't read about the time this boss tried to clean a computer. As the OP explained, they've been referring to their workplaces as “The Flintstone Chronicles,” mainly because…
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'Supervisor nearly got himself fired': Older worker gets back at nepo-hire supervisor

Working with someone who is constantly looking for ways to stab you in the back can be a tiring experience making you constantly have to evaluate every interaction—every little thing—to determine whether or not they could try and use it against you. This is bad enough when it's a coworker or other member of your team—but when it's a supervisor, it's a whole entire new story. For one thing, supervisors are typically more trusted, and their word will carry more weight than yours, so you're consta…
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Top Memes for Employees Whose Coworkers Are Karens

Top Memes for Employees Whose Coworkers Are Karens

Weekend, where art thou
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'Noped out after two hours': 20 stories where folks quit their jobs as soon as possible

'Noped out after two hours': 20 stories where folks quit their jobs as soon as possible

Talk about getting out while you still can!
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'You can thank your insubordinates for this': Boss changes employee handbook to require 3 months notice after multiple employees leave at once

'You can thank your insubordinates for this': Boss changes employee handbook to require three months notice after multiple workers leave at once

How does this boss think that enforcing these ridiculous new rules will make his employees loyal?
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'I told you that your expectations were unrealistic': IT consultant fired after refusing to work OT on ridiculous project, gains leverage when negotiating exit terms

'I told you that your expectations were unrealistic': IT consultant fired after refusing to work OT on ridiculous project, gains leverage when negotiating exit terms

There comes a time in your career when you have to stand up for yourself and stop taking on too much.
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Update: 'So you lied to me:' HR denies raise promised to employee, employee gets back at HR by canceling furniture order for her office

Update: 'So you lied to me:' HR denies raise promised to employee, employee gets back at HR by canceling furniture order for her office

This HR lady's blatant lie says just about everything one could say regarding the health of this work environment.
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'Let me remind you of the advice you gave me': Top-selling employee gets even with boss

'Let me remind you of the advice you gave me': Top-selling employee throws boss's cold-hearted advice back in his face

I bet this boss really regrets how he treated his employees now that they have some power over him. It doesn't take much to lose someone's faith in you, which this guy realized way too late. During the dark times of 2020, there was possibly no field worse to be in than the travel field. If you're a travel agent , planning and booking vacations for people is your whole career, so when travel suddenly came to a screeching halt, the industry was sunk. If you were in the travel industry at that poi…
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'I want to be notified about EVERY single critical issue!': IT employee complies with demanding boss by overflowing his inbox

'I want to be notified about EVERY single critical issue!': IT employee complies with boss's demanding orders by overflowing his inbox

Be careful what you wish for, boss!
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‘I don't work for you anymore': IT manager quits, then cuts off entire company's internet service, leading to company 3 day shutdown

‘I don't work for you anymore': IT manager quits, then cuts off entire company's internet service, leading to company 3 day shutdown

Companies need to be careful with who they pick when searching for a job candidate to work in a managerial role, as often their choice can make or break a team. In this case, OP was an IT manager for a company that was searching for a successor to run the store in the owner's place. Soon enough, they found a 'worthy candidate', but the candidate in question turned out to be not only terrible at running the show but was also rude and entitled overall as a person. This resulted in 15 employees qu…
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'One of us had to go': Boss pressures employee to leave because of jealous wife, employee goes to HR

'One of us had to go': Employee goes to HR after boss pressured her to leave because of his jealous wife

There are numerous workplace red flags in this story, but let's start with the fact that the boss made his problem the employee's problem entirely.
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'It’s a lot of money for them to pay': Employee volunteers for expensive training course, only to leave the company not long after

'It’s a lot of money for them to pay': Employee volunteers for expensive training course, only to leave the company a few months later

This, folks, is how to get back at your boss!
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Top 20 Job Posting Red Flags of the Month (June 15, 2023)

Top 20 Job Posting Red Flags of the Month (June 15, 2023)

If you're out there looking for a new job like so many of us, you better keep your eyes open for these major red flags! We all know what some of these red flags look like. For instance, when you're applying to jobs on Indeed or LinkedIn, you are very likely to come across a posting where the salary is “competitive,” the benefits are vague, and the years of required experience are ludicrous. There is no universe in which an entry-level position should require over five years of on-the-job experi…
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'I was fired over a Caesar salad': Server makes mistake with order and is forced to pay for salad, gets fired for calling it soggy

It sounds like they were just looking for the smallest excuse to fire this server.
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30+ interview memes for folks on the job hunt

30+ Interview Memes for Folks on the Job Hunt

Let's put it this way: it is just as important to know what not to say in a job interview as it is to know what you should say. We all know that there is a false etiquette when it comes to applying for jobs where you have to, I don't know, pretend to be a functioning human being in this world. Of course, if you actually end up getting hired, you can start revealing your true self. That being said, it's important to put on that fake smile and a false sense of confidence when you walk into that r…
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'New manager, new rules': Boss enforces unnecessary dress code, employee wears same ugly shirt in defiance

It's time to discuss unnecessary dress codes in the workplace.
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