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Boss takes 15 minutes off construction worker's pay when he was 1 minute late, his refusal to work sparks chain reaction with other staff: 'I'm not getting paid until 6:15 so I'm not doing any work until 6:15. I enjoy what I do but I don't do it for free'

Employee spills water on coworker’s laptop during lunch, refuses to pay them back after discovering it is ruined, coworker considers reporting it to boss: ‘I can’t afford a new laptop’

Employee spills water on coworker’s laptop during lunch, refuses to pay them back after discovering it is ruined, coworker considers reporting it to boss: ‘I can’t afford a new laptop’

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Marketing demands review of all technical documents, programmer creates a fake protocol to mess with them: '[It was] called the "TP Protocol." [I]t could be implemented as a 2 or 3-layer network, each layer called a "ply"'

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18-year-old receptionist told by boss to "stick strictly to your job description" complies : 'It was absolute chaos by the end of the day'

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Employee told to just focus on the own tasks as outlined in their job description, drops all other tasks forcing them to put a job ad out: 'Let’s stick to what’s actually in your job description, alright?'

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Coworker stands up for employee who is being berated by their boss during a team meeting, turning the roast back on her: 'Maybe if you didn’t change the brief 5 times, he’d have it done. Chill'

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20+ employees share the clueless things their bosses have said to them: 'It’s not mandatory, it’s compulsory!'

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Teacher told to "work contracted hours" when he's been helping kids in the gym after school, he stops forcing the district to hire someone: ‘I was told to work my contractual hours, I’m only paid until 2:22. I did this for fun, and it was unofficial’

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Construction manager meets with unqualified boss to tell him his workload is too high, boss gives him more work, he quits: 'Ok then, I am resigning.'

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Boss removes flexible working conditions, leading to the resignation of a top employee : 'Boss wanted to take away the only reason I stayed in the company'

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Boss says "no overtime," employee leaves right at 5 pm when their shift is over, even though it's in the middle of a company emergency: 'Sorry, I’d love to help, but I really don’t want to violate company policy.'

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'Be more proactive': Employee told to step up their game at work, maliciously complies by micromanaging his micromanager

'Be more proactive': Employee told to step up their game at work, maliciously complies by micromanaging his micromanager

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Candidate gets berated for not showing up to "their" new job, even though they never even accepted or received a formal offer for that job: 'We still hadn't discussed my salary'

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Employee gets fired on the spot after giving their 2-week notice, boss then calls them later begging them to come back and finish out their notice period: 'I gave 2 weeks' notice. They fired me on the spot, then begged me to finish the week'

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Employee tricks his lackadaisical coworker, Seth, into self-sabotage, exposing that he hasn't been doing his own work and making others do it for him: 'He got lambasted for [messing] up such an important project and was put on temporary leave without pay'

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Labourer told "just do your job" while running boss's entire manufacturing operation and doing 4 jobs after the other 3 workers quit, they oblige and quickly put the company under: ‘[In] 3 weeks the company ended up going into liquidation’

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All-star employee denied a promotion until 2028 for being too good at her job, but she won’t let her boss off so easily: 'I'm being punished for doing better work'

All-star employee denied a promotion until 2028 for being too good at her job, but she won’t let her boss off so easily: 'I'm being punished for doing better work'

'The guy who made my life miserable for a year is now going to be under my authority': Software engineer takes a 50% pay cut to join “dream team,” finally gets promoted over undermining team lead

'The guy who made my life miserable for a year is now going to be under my authority': Software engineer takes a 50% pay cut to join “dream team,” finally gets promoted over undermining team lead

Woman revokes neighbor’s parking privileges after being forced to wait 40 minutes to access the spot she pays for: ‘I have to text her to move the car'

Woman revokes neighbor’s parking privileges after being forced to wait 40 minutes to access the spot she pays for: ‘I have to text her to move the car'

Neighbor asks woman to dog sit for a few hours, doesn't return for 3 days: 'By 8pm she hadn't come back'

Neighbor asks woman to dog sit for a few hours, doesn't return for 3 days: 'By 8pm she hadn't come back'

Work-from-home mom explicitly bans loud toys as birthday gifts, sister-in-law shows up with a drum kit and a police siren anyway, so she throws the toys out: 'Ignoring my boundaries isn't a gift, it's a power move'

Work-from-home mom explicitly bans loud toys as birthday gifts, sister-in-law shows up with a drum kit and a police siren anyway, so she throws the toys out: 'Ignoring my boundaries isn't a gift, it's a power move'

Former employee wipes data from his work computer after discovering his replacement was offered the salary he wanted

Former employee wipes data from his work computer after discovering his replacement was offered the salary he wanted

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