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Company says basic office supplies are for managers only, new hire brings his own and forces a policy change overnight

Company says basic office supplies are for managers only, new hire brings his own and forces a policy change overnight: 'Facial tissues are not for non-managers'

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Micromanager implements new policy requiring employees to notify management whenever they leave their desks, team maliciously complies by spamming micromanager's inbox: '[Their] mailbox was so full that even important emails were overlooked'

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Daycare tows office worker’s truck from shared lot costing him $600, instantly regrets it when he installs a gate and blocks them out

Daycare tows office worker’s truck from shared lot costing him $600, instantly regrets it when he installs a gate and blocks them out: 'The mayhem was well worth it'

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Company instates new B2B project management and communication software that clients despise, boss insists that it be used anyway, causing problems with key client who gets the CEO involved: 'The client called [the CEO] directly'

Boss writes employee up for discussing burnout in meetings, HR gives worker seven weeks of paid leave for burnout

'Management was shocked': Boss writes employee up for discussing burnout in meetings, HR gives worker seven weeks of paid leave for burnout

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Employee keeps stealing coworker's ideas, then embarrasses herself on camera after director asks her to give presentation

Employee keeps stealing coworker's ideas, then embarrasses herself on camera after director asks her to give presentation: 'Let's just say, credit is no longer an issue'

‘He created a bottleneck and blamed everyone else’: Project manager demands every request to admin assistant get his written approval, then forgets to approve any of them

‘He created a bottleneck and blamed everyone else’: Project manager demands every request to admin assistant get his written approval, then forgets to approve any of them

HOA president demands condo manager turn on the heating for all units, despite tenants claiming it's too hot, resulting in dispute when manager complies: ‘Tenants were furious’

HOA president demands condo manager turn on the heating for all units, despite tenants claiming it's too hot, resulting in dispute when manager complies: ‘Tenants were furious’

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Retirement home employee teaches neglectful family a lesson by turning down the thermostat to get them to leave so grandma can enjoy her holiday in peace

'Nothing like a little chill to match their cold hearts': Retirement home employee teaches neglectful family a lesson by turning down the thermostat to get them to leave so grandma can enjoy her holiday in peace

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Boss demands IT employee follow process to the letter, stalling out a project with a major client and causing frantic messages from their boss: 'No ticket = no work. Bureaucracy over brains'

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Employee pressured to keep working after not receiving compensation for 2 pay cycles, maliciously complies with boss's orders: 'The work I perform reflects the pay you provide'

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20-year-old electronics salesman gets commission for $15,000 sale and then quits on the spot after helping a customer that nobody else would: 'I said only 4 words. "Thank you. I Quit"'

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20-year-old electronics salesman refuses to follow boss's orders to scam customers, ends up making company's biggest sale of the year: 'The final bill was over $15k!'

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'They ended up giving me a raise': Company moves management overseas to streamline operations, ends up destroying productivity until they rehire the local manager they demoted

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Management starts tracking employees' every move and forcing them to stay at their desks, their compliance cost the company $50k: 'We're doing exactly what they wanted - staying at our desks and not moving around'

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Micromanager enforces new "performance tracking policy" forcing employees to prioritize phone calls over emails, creating major backlog of work: 'And just like that, [the] policy quietly vanished'

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Senior staff suspect they're getting replaced after manager demands they fully train new interns: ‘The training has been going mysteriously slowly’

Senior staff suspect they're getting replaced after manager demands they fully train new interns: ‘The training has been going mysteriously slowly’

Neighbor sends her sister and teens to swim in a woman's locked, fenced backyard pool, then blames the homeowner for reporting them: ‘There’s a very clear sign that says “Private Property – No Trespassing”’

Neighbor sends her sister and teens to swim in a woman's locked, fenced backyard pool, then blames the homeowner for reporting them: ‘There’s a very clear sign that says “Private Property – No Trespassing”’

New Jersey homeowner suspects neighbor trimmed their special family tree without permission: 'I am 99% sure'

New Jersey homeowner suspects neighbor trimmed their special family tree without permission: 'I am 99% sure'

Neighbor demands new homeowner not park in spot on his own land, says HOA told her it was her spot, homeowner thinks she's bluffing: 'Doesn’t introduce herself, goes straight into how I’m parked in her spot'

Neighbor demands new homeowner not park in spot on his own land, says HOA told her it was her spot, homeowner thinks she's bluffing: 'Doesn’t introduce herself, goes straight into how I’m parked in her spot'

Worker surprised by manager's reaction when they give their 2 weeks' notice, manager demands that they stay longer and give 1 month total: '[My] manager is upset that I didn't give "advanced notice"'

Worker surprised by manager's reaction when they give their 2 weeks' notice, manager demands that they stay longer and give 1 month total: '[My] manager is upset that I didn't give "advanced notice"'

Employee gets passed for promotion despite fixing owner's mistakes for weeks, they decide to quit after getting the news: ‘I respect myself more than that’

Employee gets passed for promotion despite fixing owner's mistakes for weeks, they decide to quit after getting the news: ‘I respect myself more than that’

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