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'If he says it's his, it's his': Boss insists on giving away 'lost & found' items to whomever claims them, until a thieving regular takes something that's hers

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'No late lunches, no exceptions': Worker reprimanded for taking late lunches to help the business, makes them regret it

'No late lunches, no exceptions': Worker reprimanded for taking late lunches to help the business, makes them regret it

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'I'll stop when I can put my seat back': Travelers claim the same airplane space

'I'll stop when I can put my seat back': Traveler faces off with tall dude in squabble over airplane space

'I smiled and waited for Joe to clock in': Customer wants a male employee help her, so department manager agrees

'I smiled and waited for Joe to clock in': Demanding customer insists a male employee help her, cue malicious compliance by department manager

'Nobody knew what to do': Dude gets fired for harassment, uses job as a reference anyways

'Nobody knew what to do': Dude gets fired for harassment, uses job as a reference anyways

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'8:24am- Sneezed, got tissue': Micromanaging boss gets exactly what he asked for when a sassy employee fills out his timekeeping card with over-detailed accuracy

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Your wish is my command': Worker complies to boss's micromanaging request that they report their location at all times

'I want to know where you are at all times': Worker complies to boss's micromanaging request that they report their location at all times

'If she wanted to micromanage me I would make her work for it': Employee manages a micromanager by only doing what they're explicitly told to

'If she wanted to micromanage me I would make her work for it': Employee manages a micromanager by only doing what they're explicitly told to

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'She left with the most... smug grin on her face': Customer flips out on mechanic who warns that her steering wheel is about to break

'I just over-charge her every time but she think she's won': Coffee Karen doesn't reach card minimum but insists on paying with card, manager complies by overcharging her

'I just over-charge her every time but she think she's won': Coffee Karen doesn't reach card minimum but insists on paying with card, manager complies by overcharging her

‘Update me on your whereabouts at all times, or you’re fired': Employee gets even with new boss who demands to know his whereabouts at all times

‘Update me on your whereabouts at all times, or you’re fired': Employee gets even with new boss who demands to know his whereabouts at all times

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'I woke up in an ambulance': Employee barely survives maliciously complying with overly strict water break rules; after heat-stroking, he inflicts epic OSHA revenge on his manager

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'No one wants to look [at] hairy man-legs': Dude complies with new workplace summer dress code by shaving his legs

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IT Guy quietly deletes illicit files off employee's work computer, they complain and out themselves

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'You out-lawyered the lawyer': Divorced ex requests years of receipts, dude

'You out-lawyered the lawyer': Divorced ex demands years of receipts, cue malicious compliance

'Karen was put on stress leave': Unqualified Nepo Baby Karen processes coworker's leave incorrectly, coworker gets to go on leave again

'Karen was put on stress leave': Unqualified Nepo Baby Karen processes coworker's leave incorrectly, coworker gets to go on leave again

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Entitled coworker works remotely for 2 years following her maternity leave, then demands that another employee give back her old office when RTO is instituted: ‘She became agitated’

Entitled coworker works remotely for 2 years following her maternity leave, then demands that another employee give back her old office when RTO is instituted: ‘She became agitated’

50-year-old tries "quiet quitting" after achieving mid-level management goals, ends up quadrupling net worth: 'Focus on [the] minimum amount of work [and] delegate everything you possibly can'

50-year-old tries "quiet quitting" after achieving mid-level management goals, ends up quadrupling net worth: 'Focus on [the] minimum amount of work [and] delegate everything you possibly can'

Café owner demands bakery lead order more product due to upcoming holiday, ignoring and overriding their knowledge and experience, they comply and then quit when they're blamed for the wasted product: 'So I did it. I doubled my regular order'

Café owner demands bakery lead order more product due to upcoming holiday, ignoring and overriding their knowledge and experience, they comply and then quit when they're blamed for the wasted product: 'So I did it. I doubled my regular order'

‘I struggled to keep from smiling on the call': Remote employee offered an 8-month severance package just days before quitting when their company initiates a return-to-office mandate

‘I struggled to keep from smiling on the call': Remote employee offered an 8-month severance package just days before quitting when their company initiates a return-to-office mandate

Employee discovers how to avoid the 'hidden tax' of the office and saves $600 each month: 'It's about financial survival'

Employee discovers how to avoid the 'hidden tax' of the office and saves $600 each month: 'It's about financial survival'

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

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