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'[She] showed up in pajamas and... though she wouldn't have to actually talk to people': 20+ Workers who got fired with haste after terrible first days on the job

'[She] showed up in pajamas and... thought she wouldn't have to actually talk to people': 20+ Workers who got fired with haste after terrible first days on the job

'The crew decided to ride [a roller coaster] after hours': 15 Star employees who got fired instantly

'The crew decided to ride [a roller coaster] after hours': 15 Star employees who got fired instantly

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'Just do the important things and let the small stuff slide': Contract worker fired after supervisor insists they work faster

'Just do the important things and let the small stuff slide': Contract worker fired after supervisor insists they work faster

'[He] just wanted to see how many free burgers he could eat before getting canned': 20+ People who couldn't make it through a single day of work before getting fired

'[He] just wanted to see how many free burgers he could eat before getting canned': 20+ People who couldn't make it through a single day of work before getting fired

'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords

'No one here has the password': Network employee gets laid off in downsizing move, company realizes he has all the master passwords

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'You have decided to fire me? Miss your wedding dinner tasting then!': Phone kiosk worker makes their final day of work as annoying as possible for boss

'You have decided to fire me? Miss your wedding dinner tasting then!': Phone kiosk worker makes their final day of work as annoying as possible for boss

Update: 'He cc'd his boss and my supervisors so they could all see my big mistake': Employee sends receipts to higher-ups after being accused of major mistake

Update: 'He cc'd his boss and my supervisors so they could all see my big mistake': Employee sends receipts to higher-ups after being accused of major mistake

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Employee asked by new owners to teach their replacement how to do their impossible job: 'This guy got [a] full year's worth of training in a week'

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'[They] pushed the photocopier down the stairs': 25+ Workers who got fired expeditiously

'[They] pushed the photocopier down the stairs': 25+ Workers who got fired expeditiously

'I left pool noodles outside on accident': 20+ Confounding reasons people got fired

'I left pool noodles outside on accident': 20+ Confounding reasons people got fired

‘I’m not proving my value, bye': Tenured team member told by boss he needs to become a manager to get a raise, despite being paid $40,000 under market value

‘I’m not proving my value, bye': Tenured team member told by boss he needs to become a manager to get a raise, despite being paid $40,000 under market value

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'Boss doesn't like my new email address': Newly-fired remote worker creates petty email address to taunt ex-boss

'Boss doesn't like my new email address': Newly-fired remote worker creates petty email address to taunt ex-boss

First-time homebuyer and single mom shares foreboding story about purchasing on one-income: ‘I do not regret buying… [But] please think about worst-case scenario’

First-time homebuyer and single mom shares foreboding story about purchasing on one-income: ‘I do not regret buying… [But] please think about worst-case scenario’

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‘Please come back': Programmer laid off in favor of new college grad hire, management desperately attempts to rehire him after finding out all their files are deleted

‘Please come back': Programmer laid off in favor of new college grad hire, management desperately attempts to rehire him after finding out all their files are deleted

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'They want to paint me out to be the bad guy': Coffee shop "hyped up" new barista, then fires them via text

'They want to paint me out to be the bad guy': Coffee shop "hyped up" new barista, then fires them via text

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'1 month later I'm getting phone calls asking for help': Worker gets laid off by employer who panics after things go sideways

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'I requested a 25 cent raise and they said it wasn't in the budget': 15+ Workers who quit their jobs for great reasons

'I requested a 25 cent raise and they said it wasn't in the budget': 15+ Workers who quit their jobs for great reasons

HR requests a ‘legalized resignation document’ from a former employee who quit 5 months prior, ex-employee thinks something shady is going on: ‘Their organization might be a front’

HR requests a ‘legalized resignation document’ from a former employee who quit 5 months prior, ex-employee thinks something shady is going on: ‘Their organization might be a front’

Customer refuses to listen to store's policy, which forbids paying in nickels and dimes, cashier gets payback by giving her change back in cents only: ‘Money is money, right?’

Customer refuses to listen to store's policy, which forbids paying in nickels and dimes, cashier gets payback by giving her change back in cents only: ‘Money is money, right?’

Late woman’s neighbor inherits her house and money after years of friendship, while her absent granddaughters storm in demanding a share they never tried to earn: ‘I plan to honor her wish and to donate the money to charity’

Late woman’s neighbor inherits her house and money after years of friendship, while her absent granddaughters storm in demanding a share they never tried to earn: ‘I plan to honor her wish and to donate the money to charity’

Rich HOA president insists schoolteacher neighbor paint home, neighbor chooses unusual color scheme: 'The president's home didn’t sell for two years'

Rich HOA president insists schoolteacher neighbor paint home, neighbor chooses unusual color scheme: 'The president's home didn’t sell for two years'

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

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