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'My work gets everyone a birthday cake but me': Top Mildly Infuriating Work Stories

Ben Weiss

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'Our manager said we shouldn't be talking about our wages': Employee goes to HR after fiery argument with manager over discussing pay

Ben Weiss

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‘Let go after one day’: New receptionist pressured to work longer shift on first day, gets fired after standing up to boss

Ben Weiss

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'I even have a fake degree hanging up in my study': 15+ times people lied on their resumes and got the job

Ben Weiss

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'My colleagues have literally been brainwashed': Sales team pressured to give $100 each for a Holiday gift to their boss, one worker refuses and causes rift

Ben Weiss

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'I'd like to rescind my application': Candidate rescind's application over interviewer's impolite email

Brad Dickson

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'Are you refusing to help your coworkers?': Manager pressures employee to help with holiday decorating competition, employee resists then maliciously complies

Ben Weiss

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'[Boss] started screaming like a petulant child': Tech worker poached by rival dealer, worker gives boss the opportunity to match the offer, boss loses it

Ben Weiss

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'You don't think it would be weird being my boss?': Surprised dude gets offered job by desperate recruiter on Tinder

Brad Dickson

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'Employer is trying [...] to force me to resign': Boss tries to cheat employee out of unemployment compensation, also denies PTO request

Ben Weiss

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'Withdrew my application and told them to...': Candidate gives strongly worded response to recruiter's unreasonable request

Brad Dickson

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'I have cost the company $12. I quit': Employee shamed for scanning food item incorrectly, quits on the spot, managers have to scramble

Ben Weiss

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'Can I get paid all that I would make here in advance?': 20+ crazy questions job candidates actually asked

Ben Weiss

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'What a complete waste of my time': Micromanager tries to get employee written up for forgetting to take notes, manager's boss intervenes and fires her

Ben Weiss

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'If you hire her, I'll quit': Employee terminates job candidate's offer after finding out the candidate is her old boss

Eleonora Bader

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'My screen was idle for 28 minutes': New manager accuses highest performer of being unproductive because of failed "screen audit"

Brad Dickson

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