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Employee told they're not allowed to work from home, when they're asked to finish something urgently on the weekend they remind management of "the policy": 'I will get to it on Monday whenever I have the opportunity. Everything will be late'

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Employee comes in to the office when they are sick at their boss's demand, boss soon regrets it: 'Boss said no working from home'

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Fast food worker fired by manager for throwing his half-filled soda away, gets immediately reinstated by his manager's boss: 'He asked why I was back since he fired me'

Fast food worker fired by manager for throwing his half-filled soda away, gets immediately reinstated by his manager's boss: 'He asked why I was back since he fired me'

Receptionist refuses to do anything more than her job description after manager demands she stay in her lane, CEO promotes her to office coordinator when the office collapses without her: 'That was real quick'

Receptionist refuses to do anything more than her job description after manager demands she stay in her lane, CEO promotes her to office coordinator when the office collapses without her: 'That was real quick'

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18-year-old call center employee told by new supervisor to "just stick to the script" she does exactly as asked leading to her boss changing her mind: 'If you deviate even slightly, you’ll be written up'

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Cashier forced to clock out late for lunch break after their cover fails to arrive on time, gets reprimanded by store manager, leading cashier to leave the register unattended: ‘They wanted me to skip my break’

Cashier forced to clock out late for lunch break after their cover fails to arrive on time, gets reprimanded by store manager, leading cashier to leave the register unattended: ‘They wanted me to skip my break’

Teacher tests school's strict dress code policy, claims 'sore feet' to be able to wear whatever he wants: 'There were a solid 10 of us that were [...] in blatant disregard of the dress code'

Teacher tests school's strict dress code policy, claims 'sore feet' to be able to wear whatever he wants: 'There were a solid 10 of us that were [...] in blatant disregard of the dress code'

Boss goes against painter's advice, orders painter to use corrosive paint, now costs a fortune to fix: 'When I say it's not going to work, it won't!'

Boss goes against painter's advice, orders painter to use corrosive paint, now costs a fortune to fix: 'When I say it's not going to work, it won't!'

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Retail manager demands employees wait until closing time to start cleaning up, leading employees to rack up overtime pay every shift: ‘He wanted us working until the very end’

Retail manager demands employees wait until closing time to start cleaning up, leading employees to rack up overtime pay every shift: ‘He wanted us working until the very end’

18-year-old call center worker reprimanded for deviating from the script, maliciously complies to prove her point: 'You told me to stick to the script!'

18-year-old call center worker reprimanded for deviating from the script, maliciously complies to prove her point: 'You told me to stick to the script!'

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Boss demands employee message him when they're finished with a client and before meeting the next one, employee maliciously complies and the boss's demands hilariously backfire: ‘Needless to say, that rule was never mentioned again’

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Social media manager buries micromanaging boss in approval requests and business starts to suffer, owner steps in and gives manager more control and a raise: 'The problem is she takes forever to respond'

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Worker who always comes to work 20 to 30 minutes early is late to work once, prompting reprimand from their boss, the next time they're late they show up 2.5 hours late instead: 'Same penalty for being 6 minutes late as for being 3 hours late? Ok boss'

Boss cuts back on granting overtime, worker complies and refuses to jump on urgent project after hours: 'All scheduled overtime had to be approved…cool!'

Boss cuts back on granting overtime, worker complies and refuses to jump on urgent project after hours: 'All scheduled overtime had to be approved…cool!'

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New coworker demands that things are done "by the book" forcing the manager to remove flexible working agreements with the staff and making everything worse for everyone: 'Rules are Rules and they are there for a reason'

Lazy car dealership refuses to fix malfunctioning vehicle, owner sells it back to them to prove a point: 'Since there's nothing wrong with it you can buy it'

Lazy car dealership refuses to fix malfunctioning vehicle, owner sells it back to them to prove a point: 'Since there's nothing wrong with it you can buy it'

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Employee of 37 years gets a $58k offer from a rival company, and their employer suddenly finds room for a 12% raise the moment they start considering leaving

Employee of 37 years gets a $58k offer from a rival company, and their employer suddenly finds room for a 12% raise the moment they start considering leaving

Tenant changes Wi-Fi password to block freeloading neighbor, he guesses the new one and offers to split the bill: '[It was your dog’s name with 123 at the end]'

Tenant changes Wi-Fi password to block freeloading neighbor, he guesses the new one and offers to split the bill: '[It was your dog’s name with 123 at the end]'

Airbnb host demands guest pay for locksmith services after they get locked outside their room in the middle of the night, guest refuses: ‘It wasn't my fault’

Airbnb host demands guest pay for locksmith services after they get locked outside their room in the middle of the night, guest refuses: ‘It wasn't my fault’

Employee quiet quits for 4 years straight, gets a raise and then promoted, they tell how they did it: 'I got a raise and a promotion'

Employee quiet quits for 4 years straight, gets a raise and then promoted, they tell how they did it: 'I got a raise and a promotion'

Pennsylvania warehouse employee reports safety issue, then gets job title quietly changed by HR as punishment: 'I never signed anything'

Pennsylvania warehouse employee reports safety issue, then gets job title quietly changed by HR as punishment: 'I never signed anything'

Customer calls out entitled Waiter who recorded her anniversary dinner on his smart glasses: '[He] showed us the video he took and asked if he could post it'

Customer calls out entitled Waiter who recorded her anniversary dinner on his smart glasses: '[He] showed us the video he took and asked if he could post it'

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