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Micromanager fabricates write-up for job security until he is caught red-handed by employee's secret recording

Micromanager fabricates write-up for job security until he is caught red-handed by employee's secret recording

Employee blamed for system outage out of his authority, resigns after being told to hand write why he messed up

Angry employee is blamed by boss for unavoidable system outage, resigns after being reprimanded: ‘I refuse to be treated like a child’

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Upset employee is faced with dilemma regarding toxic workplace's strict rules surrounding water breaks

Hypocritical managers of employee's workplace break their own rules regarding strict water breaks, employee is fed up: ‘I feel like this is completely unethical’

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Boss denies employee's leave because they've "used too much" of their "unlimited" PTO: 'I'm going anyways'

Boss cuts back on overtime pay, employee rebels by cutting back on excess work: 'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid'

Boss cuts back on overtime pay, employee rebels by cutting back on excess work: 'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid'

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'This is [not] a scheduled absence': Boss's attitude towards barista over the passing of their beloved dog sparks controversy online

Employees share their favorite workplace payback stories that'll empower you to take a stand

‘I started an exodus’: Former disgruntled employees reflect fondly on the payback they unleashed on toxic bosses before leaving their jobs for good

Technicians throw a 'you're gone' party after strict boss gets demoted and later fired for ignoring safety procedures: 'We are celebrating you not being around anymore'

Technicians throw a 'you're gone' party after strict boss gets demoted and later fired for ignoring safety procedures: 'We are celebrating you not being around anymore'

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'If I catch that you were slacking off or lying, you are fired': Law partner demands summer associate to update him on whereabouts at all times, malicious compliance ensues

'If I catch that you were slacking off or lying, you are fired': Law partner demands summer associate to update him on whereabouts at all times, malicious compliance ensues

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Employer gives employee 30% pay cut, they leave for a job that pays double: 'I left with zero notice'

'Lead? I don't even lead myself...': Overworked employee shocked by micromanager's raise denial, criticized for lack of leadership skills

'Lead? I don't even lead myself...': Overworked employee shocked by micromanager's raise denial, criticized for lack of leadership skills

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'Is this a prank?': Job seeker rejected for appearing ‘too desperate’ in job pursuit

'Is this a prank?': Job seeker rejected for appearing ‘too desperate’ in job pursuit

‘Enough was enough’: Tired team fired by boss after complaining about unreasonable expectations regarding workload

‘Enough was enough’: Company employees confront management about overwhelming workload, boss fires entire team as a result

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Employee forced to work on his wedding day after having the leave approved months ago: 'His manager cryptically threatened to fire him if he didn’t work on his wedding day and honeymoon'

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‘Silence is golden…’: Employee scolded by micromanager for disclosing high salary to underpaid coworkers

‘Silence is golden…’: Employee scolded by micromanager for disclosing high salary to underpaid coworkers

Boss asks employees to take $5,000 out of each paycheck to be team players: 'My management actually has the nerve to ask me to be paid less'

Boss asks employees to take $5,000 out of each paycheck to be team players: 'My management actually has the nerve to ask me to be paid less'

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Boss demands that employees remain at their desks and tell him what they're doing every time they get up, they comply and message him so often that he is forced to reverse the order: 'Last week I sent him 9 messages in one day'

Boss demands that employees remain at their desks and tell him what they're doing every time they get up, they comply and message him so often that he is forced to reverse the order: 'Last week I sent him 9 messages in one day'

'I could not possibly be happier': 10 Employees who quit their jobs

'I could not possibly be happier': 10 Employees who quit their jobs

Staff treats newly hired restaurant server like trash and rushes him during his 1-hour break after a 12-hour shift, so he quits effective immediately: ‘This was my last straw.’

Staff treats newly hired restaurant server like trash and rushes him during his 1-hour break after a 12-hour shift, so he quits effective immediately: ‘This was my last straw.’

Arrogant coworker gets well-deserved karma after employee decides to withhold valuable information before her important meeting: ‘This time, I stayed quiet’

Arrogant coworker gets well-deserved karma after employee decides to withhold valuable information before her important meeting: ‘This time, I stayed quiet’

18-year-old refuses to give her parents her car keys after they demand she leave her job to drive her 16-year-old and 14-year-old siblings around as a punishment for violating her strict curfew: 'The car is mine, a gift from my grandmother that I pay for'

18-year-old refuses to give her parents her car keys after they demand she leave her job to drive her 16-year-old and 14-year-old siblings around as a punishment for violating her strict curfew: 'The car is mine, a gift from my grandmother that I pay for'

Tenant locks and unplugs neighbor's laundry machine after he kept taking other people's clothes out before the cycle was finished: 'Learn to pay for your [own] laundry!'

Tenant locks and unplugs neighbor's laundry machine after he kept taking other people's clothes out before the cycle was finished: 'Learn to pay for your [own] laundry!'

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