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'I... start calling in absent "just in case"': Bosses tell employee they're 22 seconds late, employee calls in absent for work every single day for 11 years

'I... start calling in absent "just in case"': Employee calls in absent for work every single day for 11 years after bosses scold them for being 22 seconds late

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Incompetent boss claims worker is defrauding the company over three-minute late clock-out

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Guy Gets Ghosted by a Job Interviewer; Does Donuts on the Front Lawn of the Office on His Way Out

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'His old workplace suddenly had a lot of vacancies': Construction CEO replaces company leader for his work performance, leader poaches CEO's employees for his own new business

'His old workplace suddenly had a lot of vacancies': Construction CEO replaces company leader for his work performance, leader poaches CEO's employees for his own new business

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'Her food [got] as cold as my Frosty heart': Karen insults a fast food manager, forcing them to double check her refund; ends up getting $4.13 instead of $12.99

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘Go to HR, then’: Boss refuses to give worker 1 week PTO to spend time with newborn baby due to being 'shortstaffed', worker counters by filing for 12 weeks paternity leave

‘Go to HR, then’: Boss refuses to give worker 1 week PTO to spend time with newborn baby due to being 'shortstaffed', worker counters by filing for 12 weeks paternity leave

'Now they are all "my" leaves': Homeowner gets back at leaf collection company who left leaves on their neighbor's curb

'Now they are all "my" leaves': Homeowner gets back at leaf collection company who left their leaves on their neighbor's curb

'He paid for a pound, he's going to get what he paid for': Customer claims his wing order wasn't a full pound, turns out it's over a pound, server tosses extra wings

'He paid for a pound, he's going to get what he paid for': Customer claims his wing order wasn't a full pound, turns out it's over a pound, server tosses extra wings

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'OK, I'll take more breaks then': Manager tells worker not to drink at their desk, worker leaves their desk more often

'Fantastic, please close my account': Bankers inform travelling worker he hit his withdrawal limit, worker calls their bluff

'Fantastic, please close my account': Bankers inform travelling worker he hit his withdrawal limit, worker calls their bluff

'The GM did say he didn't care how I did my job': Hotel employee automates job to just one click after being denied a raise

'The GM did say he didn't care how I did my job': Hotel employee automates job to just one click after being denied a raise

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'He had to know every detail': Boss gets fired for wasting time and money after demanding he be included in all communication

'You can't use a shopping cart': Customer complies with disgruntled cashier's demands, leading to overfilled checkout counter hassle

'You can't use a shopping cart': Customer complies with disgruntled cashier's demands, leading to overfilled checkout counter hassle

'Boss forbids me from emailing/communicating with upper management': Boss tries to control employee's communications, employee uses his own write-up as evidence against her

'Boss forbids me from emailing/communicating with upper management': Boss tries to control employee's communications, employee uses his own write-up as evidence against her

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'[The] customer thought we were moving her stuff too slow': Movers refund customer to avoid her reviews

'[The] customer thought we were moving her stuff too slow': Movers refund entitled customer to avoid her negative reviews

'The install guy had to call me three times': Internet provider refuses to cancel customer's service, customer makes them drive to the middle of nowhere to prove they can't install satellite internet

'The install guy had to call me three times': Internet provider refuses to cancel customer's service, customer makes them drive to the middle of nowhere to prove they can't install satellite internet

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Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

U.K. landowner denied right to build a home on his inherited land because the neighbors treat the area as a private park: 'I have applied for planning permission three times now'

U.K. landowner denied right to build a home on his inherited land because the neighbors treat the area as a private park: 'I have applied for planning permission three times now'

21-year-old tenant throws out roommate’s food from her private fridge after setting clear boundaries, roommate lashes out: 'She kept treating my fridge like it was hers'

21-year-old tenant throws out roommate’s food from her private fridge after setting clear boundaries, roommate lashes out: 'She kept treating my fridge like it was hers'

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