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‘I cut into their profit’: Advising contractor punishes a big company's project foreman with copious overtime hours after managers mandate attendance to trivial daily 'stand-up' meetings

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'Turn my camera on? Fine': Dedicated employee attends a work meeting from his hospital bed, then gets revenge against a nosy boss by obliging his demand to turn on his webcam

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Boss demands IT engineer write "more words" on ticket resolutions, they begin writing a novel hidden in the reports: 'You're averaging well over a 1000 characters per ticket, keep it up!'

New boss enforces 1000 character minimum per task, employee complies by writing gibberish: 'I've noticed that the size of your comments has gone up last month [...] keep it up!'

New boss enforces 1000 character minimum per task, employee complies by writing gibberish: 'I've noticed that the size of your comments has gone up last month [...] keep it up!'

New hire gets fired in front of everyone after two shifts on the job, owner claims it's due to a 'mix-up' with another hire, no one believes him: ‘He’s a complete loser'

New hire gets fired in front of everyone after two shifts on the job, owner claims it's due to a 'mix-up' with another hire, no one believes him: ‘He’s a complete loser'

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Gas company cancels customer's technician appointment 30 minutes before it's due, customer convinces the entire building to switch gas companies as payback: ‘It's going well’

Gas company cancels customer's technician appointment 30 minutes before it's due, customer convinces the entire building to switch gas companies as payback: ‘It's going well’

'Who do you think you're hiring?': Candidate shares over-the-top application for bartending job in rural area

'Who do you think you're hiring?': Candidate shares over-the-top application for bartending job in rural area

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'She fumbled the job, the relationship, and a free ride to work': 27-year-old man recruits GF to work with him, discovers she's a nightmare employee

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Boss cuts all of employee's hours without explanation, only to call them to cover random shifts, employee refuses every time: ‘If he needed the help he shouldn't have cut all my hours’

Boss cuts all of employee's hours without explanation, only to call them to cover random shifts, employee refuses every time: ‘If he needed the help he shouldn't have cut all my hours’

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'I thought you were covering it since you picked it up': Coworker claims to accidentally order two lunches, eats both then expects colleague to pay

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20+ Fridge thieves who helped themselves to lunch: 'He was expressly forbidden from being in the break room ever again'

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'I work to live, I don't live to work': 20 ways people messed up their job interviews

'I work to live, I don't live to work': 20 ways people messed up their job interviews

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Employee gets back at manager who refuses extra leg room request: 'Enjoy paying for my business class seat'

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20+ employees discuss their top reasons for leaving a job: ‘Quit before you become ashes from burnout’

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'You CAN buy loyalty': Good guy manager fronts his own money to congratulate his tight-knit team with a pizza party, making upper management look stingy, then dismantling the entire company's bonus system

Jesse Kessenheimer

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CEO refuses to grant a raise for an all-star employee despite saving the company $250,000, then the big boss is forced to outsource contractors for twice the cost when the employee quits: ‘[He] resigned immediately'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Mom charges her daughter $1,100 a month in rent and bills the moment she turns 18, tells her to donate plasma when she can't afford it: 'Why is it my responsibility?'

Mom charges her daughter $1,100 a month in rent and bills the moment she turns 18, tells her to donate plasma when she can't afford it: 'Why is it my responsibility?'

Employee triples workplace productivity, but her boss still complains about her leaving early a few times, pushing her to deliberately work slower instead of making the company more money

Employee triples workplace productivity, but her boss still complains about her leaving early a few times, pushing her to deliberately work slower instead of making the company more money

Elderly neighbor demands resident next door stop parking in front of their own house, claiming it's too close to her driveway, resident says: ‘This is not a reasonable ask’

Elderly neighbor demands resident next door stop parking in front of their own house, claiming it's too close to her driveway, resident says: ‘This is not a reasonable ask’

Hybrid office enforces a "camera on" rule for virtual meetings, it backfires and sparks a debate over workplace engagement: 'Everyone just stares at themselves'

Hybrid office enforces a "camera on" rule for virtual meetings, it backfires and sparks a debate over workplace engagement: 'Everyone just stares at themselves'

10+ Employees who quit jobs to get even with their office rivals: 'Good luck replacing me'

10+ Employees who quit jobs to get even with their office rivals: 'Good luck replacing me'

Manager fires employee after a week on the job due to employee noticing they weren't paid for their first day at work and notifying payroll: ‘This isn't working out’

Manager fires employee after a week on the job due to employee noticing they weren't paid for their first day at work and notifying payroll: ‘This isn't working out’

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