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'No report, sorry!': Employee refuses to attend meetings before 9am after getting shamed for leaving before 5, boss caves

'No report, sorry!': Employee refuses to do any work before 9am after getting shamed for leaving before 5, boss caves

'You want the exact amount, you get the exact amount': Sweet shop regular insists on buying food by weight, employee complies by giving him less food

'You want the exact amount, you get the exact amount': Sweet shop regular insists on buying food by weight, employee complies by giving him less food

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'I'll get someone else to do your job': Vacationing employee accuses coworker of ignoring complaints while he was away

Frequent traveler employee complies with company travel rules, costs them tons of money

'It was incredible how much money they wasted': Frequent traveler employee maliciously complies with 'petty' company rules, costs them tons of money

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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

'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

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'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

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'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

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‘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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'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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UPDATE: “[She] stole my position and now I get to watch her struggle worse than I did in it”: Teacher loses leadership role to a colleague who now has trouble with the same demands and responsibilities

UPDATE: “[She] stole my position and now I get to watch her struggle worse than I did in it”: Teacher loses leadership role to a colleague who now has trouble with the same demands and responsibilities

36-year-old employee frustrated at the lack of upward mobility after being stuck in the same job for 5 years due to aging bosses' refusal to retire: 'My manager is 71. Been in his role for 19 years.'

36-year-old employee frustrated at the lack of upward mobility after being stuck in the same job for 5 years due to aging bosses' refusal to retire: 'My manager is 71. Been in his role for 19 years.'

Coworker replies all all 3000-employee company-wide emails with pointless “thanks” and “noted” messages, flooding inboxes, making whole office slowly lose it: ‘During lunch yesterday I got three separate reply-all emails from her within 20 minutes’

Coworker replies all all 3000-employee company-wide emails with pointless “thanks” and “noted” messages, flooding inboxes, making whole office slowly lose it: ‘During lunch yesterday I got three separate reply-all emails from her within 20 minutes’

Handshake deal between boss and employee for a bonus in exchange for doing the boss's work goes sideways when the boss suddenly leaves and the new boss refuses to uphold it: 'I was successfully fulfilling my role and extra work'

Handshake deal between boss and employee for a bonus in exchange for doing the boss's work goes sideways when the boss suddenly leaves and the new boss refuses to uphold it: 'I was successfully fulfilling my role and extra work'

17-year-old uninvites friend from 18th birthday party after she brings "incompetent" cake: 'She spent ages on the cake. I said, "I don't care"'

17-year-old uninvites friend from 18th birthday party after she brings "incompetent" cake: 'She spent ages on the cake. I said, "I don't care"'

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

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