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‘Take your time then’: Senior attorney refuses to give laptop to IT contractor despite security concerns, costing law firm thousands

‘Take your time then’: Senior attorney refuses to give laptop to IT contractor despite security concerns, costing law firm thousands

One IT contractor got paid thousands after a senior attorney stubbornly refused to give up his laptop for a new system installation. The law firm had hired OP to install new systems on 800 field laptops after a major data breach, and OP admitted it was a complex logistical operation that required a lot of time… and work. After fixing all the laptops, OP had one laptop left to refurbish. The senior attorney was taking his sweet time and driving OP crazy, which eventually led to inevitable curios…
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"Oblivious" lawyers refuse to let bookkeeper make simple phone call that would save the firm $125k

No one likes insurance companies, and what is there to like about paying for a service on the off chance you might one day need it, only to have that service provider behave with hostility and suspicion when that day arrives, doing everything they can to get out of honoring the service that they were being paid all this time to provide. Sure, not all insurers are like this, but being left in the lurch when you're already in a dire moment really sticks with you, and people's fear of that happeni…
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'I got to fire her': Lawyer trying to make partner quits due to bully colleague, gets a better job at a new firm and gets to fire her

If you need a story of poetic justice, you've come to the right place. There's nothing like staying true to your morals and it benefiting you in the end. As if the universal karmic energy knew you deserved justice. There are many stories like that if you just know where to look— like Reddit ! A woman recently got her poetic justice after struggling at her law firm. She was a hard worker and made sure she always did her very best. She was aiming to make partner one day. Finally, it started to lo…
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‘Update me on your whereabouts at all times, or you’re fired': Employee gets even with new boss who demands to know his whereabouts at all times

‘Update me on your whereabouts at all times, or you’re fired': Employee gets even with new boss who demands to know his whereabouts at all times

Malicious compliance usually ensues after management messes their job up to the extent that employees find a clever way to get back at them or the system while technically carrying out their job description. OP was working as a paid intern for a law firm while they were still in law school, and to say that they enjoyed it would be an understatement. Working weekends and pulling all-nighters was the norm for OP, who claims they were the typical 20-year-old overachiever. Everything went smoothly…
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An attorney wrangler quits a job to avoid a toxic manager, and then their coworkers reorganize the chain of command.

Employee Quits Job To Avoid Toxic Manager, Coworkers Intervene

The manager ended up being their own worst enemy.
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