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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’

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IT intern tries to show off by going over his superior's head and organizes the cables in the server room, crashes company's entire system for 2 hours: ‘[He had] a very proud expression on his face.'

Elna McHilderson

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Coworker asks employee to clock her in early, then lets the employee get written up when she gets caught: 'I won't be helping her ever again'

Entitled boss causes 8 employees to resign, understaffed company demands he cancel vacation to Disneyland: 'His family went on holiday without him'

Entitled boss causes 8 employees to resign, understaffed company demands he cancel his vacation to Disneyland: 'His family went off on holiday without him'

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Homeowner contacts manager after tree trimmers leave softball-sized hole in their driveway

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'Did the right thing, paid the price': Employee reports team lead to management after discovering they altered reports for clients, gets fired for speaking up

'Did the right thing, paid the price': Employee reports team lead to management after discovering they altered reports for clients, gets fired for speaking up

Manager discovers employee records their meetings without permission, decides to confront her about it: 'Is she building a case against me?'

Manager discovers employee records their meetings without permission, decides to confront her about it: 'Is she building a case against me?'

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Manager schedules daily check-ins during employee's lunch break, employee insists on cooking during the meeting anyway: 'I made a full grilled cheese on my little desk griddle'

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'She just laughed': Boss refuses to stop overworking employee, causing overdue tasks to be forgotten until boss is forced to do them herself

'She just laughed': Boss refuses to stop overworking employee, causing overdue tasks to be forgotten until boss is forced to do them herself

'Micromanagement isn’t cheap': Manager demands detailed reports from IT consultant regarding their daily work, causing the company's IT bill to double

'Micromanagement isn’t cheap': Manager demands detailed reports from IT consultant regarding their daily work, causing the company's IT bill to double

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Manager forces employee to submit shorter reports, employee complies and then get reprimanded for not being detailed enough

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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’

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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Entitled new hire is 2 hours late to their first shift, then tries to get their coworker to lie to management to cover for them; he refuses

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘If you go, you're fired’: Boss denied employee's time off request after discovering their summer vacations are at the same time, employee refuses to reschedule

‘If you go, you're fired’: Boss denied employee's time off request after discovering their summer vacations are at the same time, employee refuses to reschedule

‘You're not going to win’: General manager demands employee give up their desk at “hot desking” office, employee books the space again out of spite

‘You're not going to win this fight’: General manager demands employee give up their desk at “hot desking” office, employee books the space again out of spite

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Employee triples workplace productivity, but her boss still complains about her leaving early a few times, pushing her to deliberately work slower instead of making the company more money

Employee triples workplace productivity, but her boss still complains about her leaving early a few times, pushing her to deliberately work slower instead of making the company more money

Manager accuses employee of being “too nice” to his team during performance review, leading employee to look for a new job: ‘I'm not good because my team likes me’

Manager accuses employee of being “too nice” to his team during performance review, leading employee to look for a new job: ‘I'm not good because my team likes me’

Elderly neighbor demands resident next door stop parking in front of their own house, claiming it's too close to her driveway, resident says: ‘This is not a reasonable ask’

Elderly neighbor demands resident next door stop parking in front of their own house, claiming it's too close to her driveway, resident says: ‘This is not a reasonable ask’

Mom charges her daughter $1,100 a month in rent and bills the moment she turns 18, tells her to donate plasma when she can't afford it: 'Why is it my responsibility?'

Mom charges her daughter $1,100 a month in rent and bills the moment she turns 18, tells her to donate plasma when she can't afford it: 'Why is it my responsibility?'

Hybrid office enforces a "camera on" rule for virtual meetings, it backfires and sparks a debate over workplace engagement: 'Everyone just stares at themselves'

Hybrid office enforces a "camera on" rule for virtual meetings, it backfires and sparks a debate over workplace engagement: 'Everyone just stares at themselves'

New tenants squeeze a massive truck into a shared garage, forcing neighbors to maneuver around it even after repeated HOA warnings: 'How do people think it’s okay to park like this?'

New tenants squeeze a massive truck into a shared garage, forcing neighbors to maneuver around it even after repeated HOA warnings: 'How do people think it’s okay to park like this?'

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