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Employee gets laid off and is asked to train the recent grad replacing him for $12k less, he refuses to play along: ‘They decided to let me go so they could bring in someone cheaper.’

Cata Holmes

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Company forbids laid-off employee from entering the office to return his work laptop because he brought his 2-year-old son with him: ' There was no one at home to take care of him.'

Emmy Pratt

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Employees reveal the wildest times a former employer didn't listen to their warnings: 'The company was reduced to 1/20th the size'

Ally Perry

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Employee leaves job of 4 years for new role, the position gets eliminated 3 days before his start date: 'Now I'm unemployed with rent due in 3 weeks'

Ally Perry

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Customer shares their harmless petty method of getting back at the major bank that unceremoniously laid off their dad, who had worked there for 20 years: 'They wanted to maximize their profits'

Brad Dickson

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Employee gets laid off during a company "restructuring," only to find their exact job reposted online two weeks later: ‘Everything looked the same’

Cata Holmes

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Why New Job Listings Often Look the Same as the “Eliminated” Ones: Employee Laid off During a Restructure, Is Surprised To Discover Their Job Advertised With a Different Title, Former Coworker Says Management Claims the Roles Are “Strategically Different”

Brad Dickson

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Toxic boss lays off employee and gives them 8 weeks' severance, unaware that they landed a new job and were planning to resign that day: ‘I posted my… LinkedIn update crowing about my new job’

Lana DeGaetano

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'[He] didn't even make it to his desk': 15+ Workers who were fired from their jobs on the first day

Remy Millisky

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15+ Employees who got fired in surprising ways: 'They asked him to train his replacement'

Remy Millisky

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'They fired me and want free labor': Marketing employee is laid off due to budget cuts, their boss expects them to train their replacement for 2 months unpaid

Lana DeGaetano

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15+ Employees who couldn't make it 1 day without getting fired: 'They hired me but never told me, so I was fired'

Remy Millisky

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UPDATE: Millionaire boss fires college student employee who has access to critical documents, employee demands 20x normal salary to provide the info: 'Well, boss... I'm not an employee'

Remy Millisky

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15 Managers who fired employees for making huge mistakes: 'We know what you've been stealing!'

Remy Millisky

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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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20+ Managers who had to fire their worst employees: 'He left with over $4,000 from the cash register'

Remy Millisky

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