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29-year-old architect gets let go and brought back as a contractor, then former boss demands all her design files: 'I refused, saying those were my intellectual property'

29-year-old architect rejects requests for her project files and designs after being laid off and rehired as a contractor by the same firm: ‘They’re I’ll “burn bridges” in the industry’

29-year-old architect rejects requests for her project files and designs after being laid off and rehired as a contractor by the same firm: ‘They’re saying I’ll “burn bridges” in the industry’

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Manager asks employee over text message to join meetings and assist with "knowledge transfer" after firing them: 'Are you available to jump on a call?'

‘I then told her I would be putting in my 2 weeks if she couldn’t give me a raise’: Boss mocks employees for wanting a raise, so they threaten they quit and end up getting more money

‘I then told her I would be putting in my 2 weeks if she couldn’t give me a raise’: Boss mocks employees for wanting a raise, so they threaten they quit and end up getting more money

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Manager conspires to get 19-year-old Boba Shop employee fired, she files a complaint after not receiving her final paycheck: 'I got the whole place shut down'

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Senior mechanical engineer dismisses junior's correct analysis, costing the company tens of thousands of dollars: 'Maybe next time you’ll check my math before calling me useless'

Waitress fired after 13 years over a Reese’s cup, when a lying coworker turned a harmless snack break into a full-blown scandal: ‘I just feel like I was unfairly and unlawfully terminated’

Waitress fired after 13 years over a Reese’s cup, when a lying coworker turned a harmless snack break into a full-blown scandal: ‘I just feel like I was unfairly and unlawfully terminated’

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Manager accidentally screen shares payroll information during a team meeting: ‘I discovered I am one of the lowest paid employees!'

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Employee written up by hypocrite manager for being 10 minutes late, begins documenting manager’s repeated tardiness and early departures, sends it to HR, getting his write-ups removed and manager silenced

'She knows I'm watching now': Employee written up by hypocrite manager for being 10 minutes late, begins documenting manager’s repeated tardiness and early departures, sends it to HR, getting his write-ups removed and manager silenced

‘I don’t have that kind of money! Don’t you have matching ones you can give me?’: Intern snaps at coworker for not giving her enough free clothes after she complained she was broke, and can’t afford new clothing

‘I don’t have that kind of money! Don’t you have matching ones you can give me?’: Intern snaps at coworker for not giving her enough free clothes after she complained she was broke, and can’t afford new clothing

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Full-time employee informed he's going part-time despite having to complete the same amount of work per day: 'I didn't see how all this work could get done'

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Overworked engineer gets passed up for promotion, uses company training to secure 200% raise at new job: 'That's more than I make'

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‘A woman brought her own nice pen. His opinion? She’s showing off': HR worker reveals 5 ridiculous reasons their entitled boss rejected highly-qualified job candidates

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'They ended up giving me a raise': Company moves management overseas to streamline operations, ends up destroying productivity until they rehire the local manager they demoted

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30 Relatable Work Memes to Get You Through Another Glorified Email Marathon

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58-year-old essential employee gets laid off 1 year before retiring, entire team quits out of loyalty, HR begs them to come back for double their original pay: 'I'll come back for 13 weeks'

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Guy gets last laugh after being fired as ‘non-essential,’ 6-weeks later that company implodes and he has a new job with a 20% pay raise: 'It's a great feeling.'

Guy gets last laugh after being fired as ‘non-essential,’ 6-weeks later that company implodes and he has a new job with a 20% pay raise: 'It's a great feeling.'

Two ER doctors catch coworker forging patients' documents, report the fraud to their supervisor, but the next day, they are both fired for "causing a huge internal investigation", despite following protocol: 'The signature on the file did not match'

Two ER doctors catch coworker forging patients' documents, report the fraud to their supervisor, but the next day, they are both fired for "causing a huge internal investigation", despite following protocol: 'The signature on the file did not match'

15+ Receptionists who got even with their entitled customers: 'It felt so good to stand up to him'

15+ Receptionists who got even with their entitled customers: 'It felt so good to stand up to him'

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (November 29, 2025)

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the work week ahead (November 29, 2025)

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