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Update: 'This is gonna raise a lot of eyebrows': Employee spends weeks doing nothing at work after boss refuses their simple solution to computer issues

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'It cost the company $10,000': Thrifty salesman scores luxurious business trips after the beancounters nitpick his travel choices

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I called... to tell him the great news, and he loses it': Service advisor tells customer about cheap fix for his car, he insists on an expensive new fuel pump

'I called... to tell him the great news, and he loses it': Service advisor tells customer about cheap fix for his car, he insists on an expensive new fuel pump

'Hey, guess what everyone!': Boss stops speaking to employee for two weeks after employee joins 'mass exodus'

'Hey, guess what everyone!': Boss stops speaking to employee for two weeks after employee joins 'mass exodus'

Salesman lets truck get hailed on in order to follow boss's rules

'I am forbidden from driving my truck even a few feet': Salesman lets truck get pummeled by hail in order to follow boss's strict rules

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'My boss has... to deal with a pile of clothes on his desk': Dress code obsessed boss gives employees t-shirts, then changes dress code again

'My boss has... to deal with a pile of clothes on his desk': Dress code obsessed boss gives employees t-shirts, then changes dress code again

'I ask the dad a few more times if he's sure': Diner asks for burger with 'everything' on it

'I ask the dad a few more times if he's sure': Diner ignores waiter's questions, demands burger with 'everything' on it

'I smiled the entire drive home after that': Grocery store clerk of 11 years stops new management in their tracks when attempting to flex authority

'I smiled the entire drive home after that': Grocery store clerk of 11 years stops new management in their tracks when attempting to flex authority

Elna McHilderson

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'[My boss] said they don't need me… so I quit': Workaholic banker rage quits after years of thankless overtime; finds his dream job after watching the old company crumble in his absence

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Trust me, just do it': Contractor scores $12,000 extra on a job because a know-it-all client insists his measurements are accurate; they are not

Jesse Kessenheimer

'The painters asked multiple times if they were sure': Homeowner couple follow HOA rules by painting their house in bright neon shade

'The painters asked multiple times if they were sure': Homeowner couple follow HOA rules by painting their house in bright neon shade

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'My business to her firm was worth more than her job': Guy gets revenge on the managers who fired him early in his career by costing them their jobs

'If it's not piping hot, I'm going to send it back': Karen asks for piping hot soup, server maliciously complies

'If it's not piping hot, I'm going to send it back': Karen asks for her soup to be piping hot, server maliciously complies

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'Give us a lower quote, or else': Karma comes for a nepotistic boss when he tries to pocket $10k in commission by promising his client a lowball offer; ends up losing $60k+ because of inexperience

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Nope': Remote worker forbidden from working from sick father's house forced to take PTO, then asked to visit client during that PTO

'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company lets client of 50 years go

'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company fires client of 50 years over their rep's demanding attitude

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‘She was telling MY COWORKERS the same lies she’s been trying to spread at her store’: New manager gets her branch to near perfect condition, while a different location’s supervisor paints her as lazy and a job taker

‘She was telling MY COWORKERS the same lies she’s been trying to spread at her store’: New manager gets her branch to near perfect condition, while a different location’s supervisor paints her as lazy and a job taker

20-year-old refuses to sign over property rights to older sibling until he gets his promise in writing, sparking family feud: 'I’m just asking for legal security before I give up mine'

20-year-old refuses to sign over property rights to older sibling until he gets his promise in writing, sparking family feud: 'I’m just asking for legal security before I give up mine'

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

Employee maliciously complies with letting her overbearing manager take credit for all her work, by intentionally sending off manager's proofreading errors, prompting the client to question the manager’s credibility: 'She no longer wanted to proofread'

Employee maliciously complies with letting her overbearing manager take credit for all her work, by intentionally sending off manager's proofreading errors, prompting the client to question the manager’s credibility: 'She no longer wanted to proofread'

Employee replaces 24/7 surveillance software on company computer with file that can't be opened: 'I'm probably not gonna get fired'

Employee replaces 24/7 surveillance software on company computer with file that can't be opened: 'I'm probably not gonna get fired'

Licensed builder replaces mother-in-law's roof without a written contract, and she fails to pay them the $18,800 they are rightfully owed: ‘She comes up with excuses and gives the runaround every time I talk to her about payment’

Licensed builder replaces mother-in-law's roof without a written contract, and she fails to pay them the $18,800 they are rightfully owed: ‘She comes up with excuses and gives the runaround every time I talk to her about payment’

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