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'She was employed there for 45 minutes': Boss accidentally loses tarantula-loving new hire after breaking her only request

'She was employed there for 45 minutes': Boss accidentally loses tarantula-loving new hire after breaking her only request

'He was fuming, but I didn't care': Resident gains extra yard space and hundreds of dollars in neighborly dispute

'He was fuming, but I didn't care': Resident gains extra yard space and hundreds of dollars in neighborly dispute

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'I hung up and ignored all calls from my boss': Restaurant boss asks employee to walk five miles in below zero temperatures, critiques their 'work ethic'

'I hung up and ignored all calls from my boss': Restaurant boss asks employee to walk five miles in below zero temperatures, critiques their 'work ethic'

'I had to revoke your status': Karen demands manager run master keycard through system, manager revokes her access entirely

'I had to revoke your status': Karen demands manager run master keycard through system, manager revokes her access entirely

'I show the company the same level of compassion they showed me': Clock-watching manager refuses to make exception for employee's ailing father, employee gets five years worth of pay back

'I show the company the same level of compassion they showed me': Clock-watching manager refuses to make exception for employee's ailing father, employee gets five years worth of pay back

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‘You wrecked my fence’: Quarry refuses to compensate farmer $60,000 for his fence, end up paying one million dollars in damages

‘You wrecked my fence’: Quarry refuses to compensate farmer $60,000 for his fence, end up paying one million dollars in damages

‘I did as I was directed’: Camp bus driver leaves 40 blue-collar employees standing in the rain after a 12-hour shift

‘I did as I was directed’: Camp bus driver leaves 40 blue-collar employees standing in the rain after a 12-hour shift

‘We can do it tomorrow… when I’m being paid': Employee challenges boss by refusing to work unpaid overtime, boss calls HR on employee but gets fired instead

‘We can do it tomorrow… when I’m being paid': Employee challenges boss by refusing to work unpaid overtime, boss calls HR on employee but gets fired instead

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‘I quit... taking the techs with me’: Fleet foreman quits after new manager takes over, leading to rest of employees jumping ship en masse

‘I quit... taking the techs with me’: Fleet foreman quits after new manager takes over, leading to rest of employees jumping ship en masse

'[It] was the end of the HOA': HOA president's plan backfires after recruiting landowner only to revoke his property rights, forcing president to resign after misidentifying property

'[It] was the end of the HOA': HOA president's plan backfires after recruiting landowner only to revoke his property rights, forcing president to resign after misidentifying property

'You can't use a shopping cart': Customer complies with disgruntled cashier's demands, leading to overfilled checkout counter hassle

'You can't use a shopping cart': Customer complies with disgruntled cashier's demands, leading to overfilled checkout counter hassle

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'We were all left stunned': Doctor refuses to page cardiac team for patient with heart palpitations, warns patient not to leave ward; so patient complies and calls team from hospital bed

'We were all left stunned': Doctor refuses to page cardiac team for patient with heart palpitations, warns patient not to leave ward; so patient complies and calls team from hospital bed

'I've worked here for 25 years... watch me tank the company': Boss dangles 'firing' over veteran employee who left 19-hour shift 3 minutes early, veteran leads rest of employees down path of compliance, leading to boss getting fired

'I've worked here for 25 years... watch me tank the company': Boss dangles 'firing' over veteran employee who left 19-hour shift 3 minutes early, veteran leads rest of employees down path of compliance, leading to boss getting fired

‘The students were on their feet, cheering': High school teacher's assignment backfires when one student uses it to break the rules

‘The students were on their feet, cheering': High school teacher's assignment backfires when one student uses it to break the rules

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‘I spent all Christmas on it’: Junior lawyer spends holidays working for incompetent boss, leading to 100s of hours of overtime

‘I spent all Christmas on it’: Junior lawyer spends holidays working for incompetent boss, leading to 100s of hours of overtime

‘Strike when the time is right’: Factory's lawyer plays long-game, outsmarting new company's big shot attorneys and their claim to pipe color ‘green’ by finding a clause in their own contract

‘Strike when the time is right’: Factory's lawyer plays long-game, outsmarting new company's big shot attorneys and their claim to pipe color ‘green’ by finding a clause in their own contract

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Boss denies employee’s accrued PTO, gets handed resignation on the spot, and left scrambling to cover employee’s shifts: ‘Maybe treat your workers better?’

Boss denies employee’s accrued PTO, gets handed resignation on the spot, and left scrambling to cover employee’s shifts: ‘Maybe treat your workers better?’

Mother-in-law staying with family for the holidays re-tags all gifts to be from herself: 'She told me that I’m ruining Christmas'

Mother-in-law staying with family for the holidays re-tags all gifts to be from herself: 'She told me that I’m ruining Christmas'

Mom insists that her 24-year-old daughter give her access to her savings account, claiming it's for family emergencies, daughter refuses to comply: 'I’ve worked hard for this money’

Mom insists that her 24-year-old daughter give her access to her savings account, claiming it's for family emergencies, daughter refuses to comply: 'I’ve worked hard for this money’

‘Fine. You asked for it, you got it!': Mother cancels childcare in order to prep for Christmas after in-laws throw a tantrum, leaves the rest of the 2 AM gift wrapping up to them

‘Fine. You asked for it, you got it!': Mother cancels childcare in order to prep for Christmas after in-laws throw a tantrum, leaves the rest of the 2 AM gift wrapping up to them

'We ended up costing the HOA over $4,000': Neighborhood Karen tells residents to remove cameras, starting HOA legal feud, resulting half the board resigning

'We ended up costing the HOA over $4,000': Neighborhood Karen tells residents to remove cameras, starting HOA legal feud, resulting half the board resigning

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

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