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‘Watching his face fall was beautiful': Entitled comedian gets himself blacklisted from performing after not realizing he was using the manager of the venue to fuel his insulting punchlines

‘Watching his face fall was beautiful': Entitled comedian gets himself blacklisted from performing after not realizing he was using the manager of the venue to fuel his insulting punchlines

Elna McHilderson

‘Cool, right?’: Employee goes on a 2-week vacation after working 24-7 for 4 months and only making $15 per hour, gets fired over email due to small miscommunication

‘Cool, right?’: Employee goes on a 2-week vacation after working 7-days a week for 4 months and only makes $15 per hour, gets fired over email due to small miscommunication

Elna McHilderson

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‘It's your dogs isn't it?’: Entitled manager tries to force employee to work longer, employee claims he has a 5 and 7-year-old at home to care for, it's his dogs

‘It's your dogs isn't it?’: Entitled manager tries to force employee to work longer, employee claims he has a 5 and 7-year-old at home to care for, it's his dogs

Elna McHilderson

24 Work Memes That Could've Been an Email Instead of Another Meeting

24 Work Memes That Could've Been an Email Instead of Another Meeting

Elna McHilderson

‘What a mess up!’: New employee accidentally prints 3,600 shipping labels instead of 1 on his third day there, sparks others to share their embarrassing new job stories

‘What a mess up!’: New employee accidentally prints 3,600 shipping labels instead of 1 on his third day there, sparks others to share their embarrassing new job stories

Elna McHilderson

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‘Kiss getting a full-time offer goodbye’: CEO of small company sends mass email talking down to the intern, gets private follow up email saying the intern was actually in the right

‘Kiss getting a full-time offer goodbye’: CEO of small company sends mass email talking down to the intern, gets private follow up email saying the intern was actually in the right

Elna McHilderson

'Enjoy the stress!': Minimum wage worker finds herself scheduled even though her vacation days were approved a month prior, leaves them high and dry

'Enjoy the stress!': Minimum wage worker finds herself scheduled even though her vacation days were approved a month prior, leaves them high and dry

Elna McHilderson

‘We fired… A customer!’: Arts and crafts store employees share times they had to ban customers who were regular Karens

‘We fired… A customer!’: Arts and crafts store employees share times they had to ban customers who were regular Karens

Elna McHilderson

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'[Microwaving] fish in the communal area should be a fireable offense.’: Coworker gets called out for stinking up the entire office with her lunch, threatens to go to HR for ‘food shaming’

'[Microwaving] fish in the communal area should be a fireable offense.’: Coworker gets called out for stinking up the entire office with her lunch, threatens to go to HR for ‘food shaming’

Elna McHilderson

‘I was basically tricked into buying it’: Manager promises free item from store for employee's birthday, goes back and says the price will be deducted from their pay

‘I was basically tricked into buying it’: Manager promises free item from store for employee's birthday, goes back and says the price will be deducted from their pay

Elna McHilderson

'Never let someone tell you how much you are worth': Loyal employee gets denied raise and then finds her position listed on a job site, quits on the spot and gets $30k more

'Never let someone tell you how much you are worth': Loyal employee gets denied raise and then finds her position listed on a job site, quits on the spot and gets $30k more

Elna McHilderson

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‘It broke my heart, but I couldn’t tolerate it anymore’: Karen manager secretly changes schedule and ‘forces’ employee to quit, higher ups apologize and ask her to return but it's too late

‘It broke my heart, but I couldn’t tolerate it anymore’: Karen manager secretly changes schedule and ‘forces’ employee to quit, higher ups apologize and ask her to return but it's too late

Elna McHilderson

'[She] quit before lunch on the first day': The quickest on-the-spot quits employees have witnessed firsthand

'[She] quit before lunch on the first day': The quickest on-the-spot quits employees have witnessed firsthand

Elna McHilderson

‘[He] regretted it': Entitled supervisor at a casino kitchen tries to get dishwasher to work for free, ruins his own career

‘[He] regretted it': Entitled supervisor at a casino kitchen tries to get dishwasher to work for free, ruins his own career

Elna McHilderson

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'He shorted himself': Electronics specialist inadvertently gets petty revenge on new entitled boss when he corrects him in front of a big wig, boss gets transferred

'He shorted himself': Electronics specialist inadvertently gets petty revenge on new entitled boss when he corrects him in front of a big wig, boss gets transferred

Elna McHilderson

‘Sorry, I have no desire to help’: Unjustly fired employee takes 18 coworkers with him and 6 months severance, gets revenge a couple of years later by inadvertently shutting down their website

‘Sorry, I have no desire to help’: Unjustly fired employee takes 18 coworkers with him and 6 months severance, gets revenge a couple of years later by inadvertently shutting down their website

Elna McHilderson

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Company says basic office supplies are for managers only, new hire brings his own and forces a policy change overnight: 'Facial tissues are not for non-managers'

Company says basic office supplies are for managers only, new hire brings his own and forces a policy change overnight: 'Facial tissues are not for non-managers'

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

‘Now they'll have to pay 50% more to replace me’: Tech manager tries to negotiate a lower raise with their star employee, only for her to resign and score a senior position elsewhere

‘Now they'll have to pay 50% more to replace me’: Tech manager tries to negotiate a lower raise with their star employee, only for her to resign and score a senior position elsewhere

Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

Coworker creates a fake HR email to "secretly" air out his grievances, quickly gets caught by IT and fired: 'He said it was “just a social experiment.”'

New neighbor cuts down most branches on homeowner's tree while they're away on vacation and shows no remorse: ‘This tree will never again be what it once was’

New neighbor cuts down most branches on homeowner's tree while they're away on vacation and shows no remorse: ‘This tree will never again be what it once was’

Neighboring family stores 1 of their 3 vehicles in next-door resident's driveway without their authorization, their reasoning being that it's not currently in use: ‘Street parking is free’

Neighboring family stores 1 of their 3 vehicles in next-door resident's driveway without their authorization, their reasoning being that it's not currently in use: ‘Street parking is free’

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