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'Don't want to sit inside even though a storm is coming? Okay': Diners ignore waitress' weather warning, get drenched in a storm after restaurant won't serve them indoors

'Don't want to sit inside even though a storm is coming? Okay': Entitled diners ignore waitress' weather warning, get drenched in a storm after restaurant refuses to serve them indoors

'I've been doing hers last': Employee gets even with grudge-holding coworker who keeps sabotaging her by being too careful

'I've been doing hers last': Employee gets even with grudge-holding coworker who keeps sabotaging her by being too careful

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'He eventually settled for a multimillion dollar payout': Company accidentally gives lawyer employee free pension after trying to push him out of his job

'He eventually settled for a multimillion dollar payout': Company accidentally gives lawyer employee free pension after trying to push him out of his job

'Roommates expect me to deep clean [their] mess': Tenant gets even with roommates after ridiculous demands, ensures they don't get their share of the security deposit

'Roommates expect me to deep clean [their] mess': Tenant gets even with roommates after ridiculous demands, ensures they don't get their share of the security deposit

'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

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'Do the job I have hired you to do, and deliver my bagels': Law firm hires and fires chef in the same day

'Do the job I have hired you to do, and deliver my bagels': Law firm hires and fires chef in the same day

'I offered a solution': Student requests algebra teacher regrade paper, teacher gives her lower grade

'I offered a solution': Student demands algebra teacher regrade paper, teacher gives her lower grade

'I [...] thought it would be more fun to comply': Supervisor insists on making employees submit requests for mandatory training programs, employee maliciously complies

'I [...] thought it would be more fun to comply': Supervisor insists on making employees submit requests for mandatory training programs, employee maliciously complies

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'Someone leaked a copy of our report': School superintendent resigns after teachers' plan draws attention to his leadership

'Someone leaked a copy of our report': School superintendent resigns after teachers' outrageous plan draws attention to his leadership

'Do whatever you need to do': Car dealership maliciously complies with maintenance order, inflates prices, then learns they have to foot the bill

'Do whatever you need to do': Car dealership maliciously complies with maintenance order, inflates prices, then learns they have to foot the bill

'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'

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'[I] picked a day they would be at work so not to ruin the "surprise"': Couple with ten dogs insists neighbors need to replace their fence, neighbors give them a fence that 'resembles the Berlin Wall'

'[I] picked a day they would be at work so not to ruin the "surprise"': Couple with ten dogs insists neighbors need to replace their fence, neighbors give them a fence that 'resembles the Berlin Wall'

'I didn't cook anything': Husband complains about wife's cooking smell, she maliciously complies and refuses to cook him dinner anymore

'I didn't cook anything': Husband complains about wife's cooking smell, she maliciously complies and refuses to cook him dinner anymore

'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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'I'm not taking an hour off. I'm leaving. For good': Boss tells employee she could be 'fired for no cause,' employee plans their escape plan

'I'm not taking an hour off. I'm leaving. For good': Boss constantly tells employee she could be 'fired for no cause,' employee plots their escape plan

'Get me the manager... I want to watch as they fire you': Cafe customer asks to speak to the manager after attempting to steal from their establishment

'Get me the manager... I want to watch as they fire you': Incensed cafe customer demands to speak to the manager after attempting to steal from their establishment

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Elderly neighbor demands resident next door stop parking in front of their own house, claiming it's too close to her driveway, resident says: ‘This is not a reasonable ask’

Elderly neighbor demands resident next door stop parking in front of their own house, claiming it's too close to her driveway, resident says: ‘This is not a reasonable ask’

Employee triples workplace productivity, but her boss still complains about her leaving early a few times, pushing her to deliberately work slower instead of making the company more money

Employee triples workplace productivity, but her boss still complains about her leaving early a few times, pushing her to deliberately work slower instead of making the company more money

Mom charges her daughter $1,100 a month in rent and bills the moment she turns 18, tells her to donate plasma when she can't afford it: 'Why is it my responsibility?'

Mom charges her daughter $1,100 a month in rent and bills the moment she turns 18, tells her to donate plasma when she can't afford it: 'Why is it my responsibility?'

Manager accuses employee of being “too nice” to his team during performance review, leading employee to look for a new job: ‘I'm not good because my team likes me’

Manager accuses employee of being “too nice” to his team during performance review, leading employee to look for a new job: ‘I'm not good because my team likes me’

Hybrid office enforces a "camera on" rule for virtual meetings, it backfires and sparks a debate over workplace engagement: 'Everyone just stares at themselves'

Hybrid office enforces a "camera on" rule for virtual meetings, it backfires and sparks a debate over workplace engagement: 'Everyone just stares at themselves'

26-year-old woman asks to borrow neighbor’s paid parking spot ‘just for one night,’ boyfriend leaves car there for a week and gets towed: ‘I reminded her multiple times to move it’

26-year-old woman asks to borrow neighbor’s paid parking spot ‘just for one night,’ boyfriend leaves car there for a week and gets towed: ‘I reminded her multiple times to move it’

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