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'Karen got blasted by multiple Senior Managers': Nepo-hire Karen boss refuses to let worker take bereavement leave, they go over her head

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'This is a typo!': New York landlord tries to strictly uphold the terms of lease, backfires

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'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid': Employee stops taking off-duty work calls, forcing boss to pay overtime

'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid': Employee stops taking off-duty work calls, forcing boss to pay overtime

'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

Update: 'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

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'I don't work for you anymore': New boss fires IT Guy who deletes all essential files according to boss's instruction, boss gets fired

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'Our steaks are RARE! WE ordered WELL DONE!': Eight Karens make restaurant worker's first shift difficult, malicious compliance ensues

'Our steaks are RARE! WE ordered WELL DONE!': Eight Karens make restaurant worker's first shift difficult, malicious compliance ensues

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'Supervisor was suspended': Trucker sticks to company's strict (yet inconsistent) safety protocol, risking a nasty performance review to prove a point to management; wins a weekend of PTO and a new pair of boots

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'[I] got my entire Chain of Command fired': Bosses tell employee to check the same inventory over and over, employee anonymously reports their bosses

'[I] got my entire Chain of Command fired': Bosses demand employee check the same inventory over and over, employee anonymously reports their bosses

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'I told them [that] "This is going to end poorly"': IT worker has hands tied in client-related emergency since company started enforcing 'strict' overtime policy

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'Didn't I just sign a paper where I promised that I never would talk back to you?': Fast food worker forced to never talk back to manager after defending coworker, cue malicious compliance

'Didn't I just sign a paper where I promised that I never would talk back to you?': Fast food worker forced to never talk back to manager after defending coworker, cue malicious compliance

'I revoked her status completely': Facility manager removes a clients' special access card, grants her entry to just one room

'I revoked her status completely': Facility manager removes a clients' special access card, grants her entry to just one room

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'If you want to be strict with the rules, then let's be strict with the rules': Kevin complains about neighboring family's camping setup, family maliciously complies

'If you want to be strict with the rules, then let's be strict with the rules': Kevin complains about neighboring family's camping setup, family maliciously complies

'Have fun making 180 extra large pizzas': Pizza employee processes prank call orders to get back at boss

'Have fun making 180 extra large pizzas': Pizza employee processes prank call orders to get back at boss

$'He thought we could increase productivity': Boss asks employee to run overtime math, then completely ignores calculations$

'He thought we could increase productivity': Boss asks employee to run overtime math, then completely ignores calculations

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Inexperienced boss cuts weekend hours, files complaint with HR after boss reprimands her

'The general manager was inundated with complaints': Inexperienced boss cuts hours, files complaint with HR after boss yells at her

'[I] automated my boss out of her job': Boss sneaks out of work to have an affair, employee automates every task she does

'[I] automated my useless boss out of her job': Boss sneaks out of work to have an affair, employee automates every task she does

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Woman buys an expensive snow blower after struggling with snow for years and refuses to lend it or clear a neighbor’s drive for free during a major storm

Woman buys an expensive snow blower after struggling with snow for years and refuses to lend it or clear a neighbor’s drive for free during a major storm

Employee accepts 18k raise and promotion, quickly finds himself wishing he was back in his old job because of the increased time, stress, and responsibility: 'Now I spend 60% of my time in meetings'

Employee accepts 18k raise and promotion, quickly finds himself wishing he was back in his old job because of the increased time, stress, and responsibility: 'Now I spend 60% of my time in meetings'

Teacher goes against admin rules, devises new system to stop misbehaving students that actually works: 'I literally can never win in admin’s eyes'

Teacher goes against admin rules, devises new system to stop misbehaving students that actually works: 'I literally can never win in admin’s eyes'

26-year-old office coordinator gets payback for years of criticism from her coworker Linda by dismantling the improved company operating system she built: 'I knew it would cause chaos'

26-year-old office coordinator gets payback for years of criticism from her coworker Linda by dismantling the improved company operating system she built: 'I knew it would cause chaos'

Employee gets moved to another department after 17 years, refuses to train his unqualified replacement: 'He keeps asking me how to do his job'

Employee gets moved to another department after 17 years, refuses to train his unqualified replacement: 'He keeps asking me how to do his job'

Restraint in the face of temptation is an important skill for professionals: 10+ employees share why it is important not to burn bridges through sharing their own experiences

Restraint in the face of temptation is an important skill for professionals: 10+ employees share why it is important not to burn bridges through sharing their own experiences

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