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Arrogant supervisor tells customer support employee to never go off script, so the employee maliciously complies and causes a ‘Million-Dollar Client Meltdown’

Lana DeGaetano

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'Surprise, surprise: he deducted and withheld my friend's entire deposit': Tenants get back at cheap landlord for claiming their entire deposit without cause

Brad Dickson

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'If I leave, I'll never set foot in this store again': 17-year-old server reprimanded by coworker for helping out per manager's request, refuses to finish final two weeks

Ben Weiss

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'The organizers ended up having me turn off my mic': School club with "weird rules" insists student join call at the worst possible time

Remy Millisky

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'I don't want a sandwich, I want a raise': Employee discovers newly-hired 16-year-old makes more money than them, gets offered food instead of a raise

Remy Millisky

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'Get a hobby': Mom berates 13-year-old for always being on her phone, teenager maliciously complies and starts playing the flute loudly and horribly every morning

Ben Weiss

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'I went straight above him to the board of the college': College student gets ghosted by their group project peers, presents project alone out of "amusement"

Remy Millisky

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Client demands a meeting with remote employee despite it being midnight their time, employee complies, then sets up the call at 12 AM client's time: ‘I used his words against him’

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Dad reminded me of the rules—it was his to keep': 8-year-old gets clever revenge on Dad for stealing their money from the dryer

Remy Millisky

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'Malicious compliance... was easy for me. I just stopped talking': Team of scientists falls into disaray after one scientist refuses to speak following feedback from their boss

Remy Millisky

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'[You] can handle my hyperactive 7-year-old? Be my guest': Senior veteran insists he knows best, parent lets her 7-year-old drive him up the wall

Remy Millisky

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'No calls and I can't leave the floor? Okay': Video store employee abandons boss in broken elevator after she insists they follow rules without exception

Remy Millisky

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'He was notorious for not listening to students': Teacher uses "unspoken rule" to get back at students, one student involves parents and embarrasses teacher

Remy Millisky

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‘Fine, keep the money’: School demands students pay deposits for laptops, then refuses to give the money back, leading students to keep the laptops for themselves as payback

Bar Mor Hazut

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Update: 'I used up every sheet of paper in our 14-story building': Writer agrees to "print out the internet" at entitled boss's request

Remy Millisky

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‘Enough was enough’: Long-time ‘deadweight employee’ is finally exposed after he takes a vacation and his team's efficiency skyrockets, is booted from the company as a result

Lana DeGaetano

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