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'The landlord is very upset': Landlord insists engineer tenant fix their own appliances without realizing how much the tenant is billing him

Remy Millisky

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'They have sent out 5 different reps to see us...to be greeted by me dressed in a chicken suit': Workplace bands together to stop telemarketers with creative tactics

Remy Millisky

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'Apparently no one got the memo but him': Middle school teacher brings in 'spooky food' for potluck meal, other teachers refuse to eat the dish

Remy Millisky

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'I used my meal plan to feed over 120 less fortunate people': College student gets back at uptight university and their scamming meal system by feeding the less fortunate

Brad Dickson

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'Supervisor [...] fired her staff for obeying the rules': Receptionist follows boss's rules, refuses to make coffee for salesman, gets fired but asked to stay until replacement starts

Ben Weiss

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

Remy Millisky

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

Eleonora Bader

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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'

Remy Millisky

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

Eleonora Bader

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'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

Remy Millisky

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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

Eleonora Bader

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

Eleonora Bader

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‘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

Eleonora Bader

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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

Eleonora Bader

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'[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

Eleonora Bader

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

Eleonora Bader

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