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Employee punished for underperforming for 1 day after over-performing for 2 years, stops doing the extra work they had been doing: 'I handle 40 cases, my daily requirement, and then I do NOTHING for the rest of my shift'

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New railroad manager costs the company $940k in just 6 weeks while trying to save $700 after ignoring the advice of experienced workers: 'If my boss isn't going to have my back, I'm not going to stop this inevitable disaster'

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15-year-old assistant soccer referee doesn't get paid after 18-year-old ref makes up a rule about being 30 minutes early, assistant ref gets him fired: ‘Dave was fired for making up rules, and I got paid’

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‘Two-faced’ manager diminishes employee's accomplishments in front of other colleagues but flips a switch in private, sparking employee's concerns: ‘Her behavior is frustrating and feels calculated’

Employee keeps doing entitled coworker's work, gets even by keeping her from taking her break: 'She's just itching to run out of here, but she can't leave'

Employee keeps doing entitled coworker's work, gets even by keeping her from taking her break: 'She's just itching to run out of here, but she can't leave'

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10+ Overworked employees who reached breaking points on the job: 'I don't get paid enough for this!'

10+ Overworked employees who reached breaking points on the job: 'I don't get paid enough for this!'

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Night shift warehouse worker and shelf stocker quits mid-shift after boss tries to write up their team for taking a break: 'The company felt we didn’t deserve a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes by hand'

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Teen working at local grocery store shows their boss why they don't "always" offer to take people's groceries out to their car: 'He emphasized it was the store policy and I need to offer help to EVERYONE'

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Employee complains to tech support about broken printer, IT guy discovers employee completely soaked it: 'I found pools of water in ridiculous places'

Employee complains to tech support about broken printer, IT guy discovers employee completely soaked it: 'I found pools of water in ridiculous places'

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HR tells veteran barge tower not to be "inflexible" and to listen to their ideas of their younger crew members, they step back and watch things unravel: 'I was told I should listen to crew and perhaps I could learn some "new and improved" ways to towboat'

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‘Useless’ coworker accidentally deletes 15+ hours of employee's work when she finally decides to do her job: ‘I’m stuck having to redo everything’

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Entitled customer talks herself out of waived late fees when she refuses to listen to customer service representative: 'Okay you want me to follow company policy? I got you!'

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'After years of unpaid overtime, I started logging out exactly at 5 PM': Employee shares how sticking to scheduled hours improved their wellbeing and productivity

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Employee applies for internal promotion and their egotisitcal boss finds out just before their annual review: ' Is it going to hurt my chances of getting promoted?'

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Boss retaliates against employee for letting their coworkers vent to them, employee stops doing all of the extra tasks they had been taking on out of goodwill: 'Coworkers should be allowed to vent to each other without it being treated like this'

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Director upset that employee emailed their resignation when she's unreachable while working from home against company policy, freezes their entire bank account after accidentally overpaying them on their final pay: 'I do plan to formally escalate'

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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'

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'

16-year-old abruptly kicked out by father with just $20 and no support for "talking back", spends days homeless before friend shelters him, he is eventually fetched by his father, but struggles with forgiveness years later: 'I've never healed from this'

16-year-old abruptly kicked out by father with just $20 and no support for "talking back", spends days homeless before friend shelters him, he is eventually fetched by his father, but struggles with forgiveness years later: 'I've never healed from this'

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

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

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HR announces in-person office policy to fully remote team, sparking mass exodus: '[I] sent my resignation letter right there!'

HR announces in-person office policy to fully remote team, sparking mass exodus: '[I] sent my resignation letter right there!'

10+ year employee stands up to entitled CEO who demands huge project be completed before vacation: 'You want me to resign? Good luck without me!'

10+ year employee stands up to entitled CEO who demands huge project be completed before vacation: 'You want me to resign? Good luck without me!'

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