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22 hilarious and entitled stories from job interviews that led potential employees to withdraw their application

‘The final round was with the CEO of a startup at 2 AM’: 22 insane job interview red flags as told by prior prospective employees

'Is this a joke?!': Micromanager demands constant availability from part-time employee and issues write-up for not answering the phone on day off

'Is this a joke?!': Micromanager demands constant availability from part-time employee and issues write-up for not answering the phone on day off

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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

'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

'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

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Hiring manager expects employee to beg for the job, employee refuses, manager promises to ensure the candidate never works in the industry again

Hiring manager expects employee to beg for the job, employee refuses, manager promises to ensure the candidate never works in the industry again

'Thanks for nothing...': Part time employee fills in for full time coworker, boss chastises him for going the extra mile instead of thanking him

'Thanks for nothing...': Part time employee fills in for full time coworker, boss chastises him for going the extra mile instead of thanking him

'If they don't respect my schedule, I'm just going to be absent': Manager ignores employee's conflict, employee maliciously complies, manager gets reprimanded

'If they don't respect my schedule, I'm just going to be absent': Manager ignores employee's conflict, employee maliciously complies, manager gets reprimanded

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'If you say so...': Employee settles score with CEO who demands workers follow alarm protocol, leading to an amusing car chase with the authorities

'If you say so...': Employee settles score with CEO who demands workers follow alarm protocol, leading to an amusing car chase with the authorities

CEO reveals employee's medical needs in front of entire team: 'Did they finally refill your ADHD meds?'

CEO reveals employee's medical needs in front of entire team: 'Did they finally refill your ADHD meds?'

'I'm done with you!': Truck driver drags micromanager to upper management after complying with her demands to 'follow company policy' goes wrong

'I'm done with you!': Truck driver drags micromanager to upper management after complying with her demands to 'follow company policy' goes wrong

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‘They begged me to come back’: After getting suspended for being a minute late for work, employee drops all major projects and causes office chaos

‘They begged me to come back’: After getting suspended for being a minute late for work, employee drops all major projects and causes office chaos

'She began firing everybody': Management company fires last nurse but forgets crucial paperwork

'She began firing everybody': Management company fires last nurse but forgets crucial paperwork

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'I quickly realized that [the company] was horribly managed, and they made errors all the time': Employee quits new job after 7 days, receives a bill for $24,981.62

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'I just proved my worth to another company': Overworked analyst attempts to climb the corporate ladder, but is dismissed by higher management

'I just proved my worth to another company': Overworked analyst attempts to climb the corporate ladder, but is dismissed by higher management

'We got a digital cake': 40+ Holiday bonuses that employees received from their cheap bosses

'We got a digital cake': 40+ Terrible holiday bonuses that employees received from their cheap bosses

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'Keep your word’: Carpenter tenant gets evicted after making a gentleman's agreement and spending $10k of his own money on renovations, rips everything out as he goes and gets the last laugh

'Keep your word’: Carpenter tenant gets evicted after making a gentleman's agreement and spending $10k of his own money on renovations, rips everything out as he goes and gets the last laugh

Customer complains after employee refuses to help them while on their lunch break, boss takes customer's side: 'My boss sat me down and told me I should have just helped her'

Customer complains after employee refuses to help them while on their lunch break, boss takes customer's side: 'My boss sat me down and told me I should have just helped her'

Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

Office food thief steals coworker’s food for 6 months, learns the hard way it's been dog food all along: 'Their hair does seem shinier'

Office food thief steals coworker’s food for 6 months, learns the hard way it's been dog food all along: 'Their hair does seem shinier'

'Ring ring! Here's me on your off day!': Employee bothers their boss with trivial work matters on their day off to prove a point about office hours, earning uninterrupted weekends for 2 years

'Ring ring! Here's me on your off day!': Employee bothers their boss with trivial work matters on their day off to prove a point about office hours, earning uninterrupted weekends for 2 years

Retail employee begins ignoring male coworker, starts disappearing mid-shift: 'She drastically changed her behavior towards me'

Retail employee begins ignoring male coworker, starts disappearing mid-shift: 'She drastically changed her behavior towards me'

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