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Boss writes employee up to HR for not following instructions, employee proves that boss contradicts himself constantly: 'Sometimes you have to do what needs to be done'

Ben Weiss

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Employee denied raise after outstanding performance review, so he starts leaving early and quietly cuts his hours by 20% without anyone noticing: 'I gave myself the raise'

Isabella Penn

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Employee put on PIP after bad stakeholder review, so he brings 500 pages of receipts to HR proving the stakeholder was just jealous he was dating his ex-wife: 'The stakeholder admitted in the investigation to falsifying data'

Isabella Penn

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Remote worker hired, then told she has to come in 3 days a week despite stipulations in her contract, HR ignores her dispute: 'My team is spread across states anyway!'

Ben Weiss

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HR forgets to approve employee's work-from-home requests, employee stops coming in with no consequences: 'Bureaucracy at its finest'

Ben Weiss

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Remote employee's cute dog interrupts stern meeting with HR, saving him from getting reprimanded: 'Well… at least your dog seems supportive'

Ben Weiss

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'PTO is not permission to vanish': Boss bothers employee with constant non-urgent messages during his vacation, employee forwards messages to HR

Ben Weiss

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'Fastest "you're fired" ever': Over-employed worker gets fired in 28-second phone call

Remy Millisky

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Job candidate calls out interviewer for asking 'the strangest' question: 'The entire positive vibe of the interview immediately evaporated'

Remy Millisky

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'Management was shocked': Boss writes employee up for discussing burnout in meetings, HR gives worker seven weeks of paid leave for burnout

Isabella Penn

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Office worker "Brian" microwaves fish every day for a month, coworker writes anonymous note to get HR to step in: 'People have started... to avoid the break room'

Remy Millisky

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

Ben Weiss

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HR gives employee ultimatum, forcing him to get a doctor's note that day, opts for malicious compliance: 'I gave YEARS of loyal service and they're going to get their karma very soon'

Ben Weiss

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58-year-old employee gets let go, the rest of the department leaves, HR begs for employee to come back 4 months later: 'That's not going to work for me'

Ben Weiss

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Employee tries to dry wet socks in office microwave, sets off fire alarm and gains new nickname: 'HR sent an email reminding everyone not to "cook clothing"'

Remy Millisky

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HR calls out employee of 15 years in attempt to steal his pension, employee's best friend saves his job: '[He] asked HR to prove it'

Remy Millisky

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