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Marketing team member Travis calls in sick but shows up to the office as his invented twin Trevor for twice-mostly in-person meeting until HR gets involved: ‘He wore glasses and a beanie, that's it LOL just said "I'm Trevor" if anyone asked’

Etai Eshet

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‘The most corporate sounding story ever!': New management expects IT employee to be multiple places at once, maliciously complies, takes a 3-week vacation, and quits, company folds

Elna McHilderson

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‘You need to stop yelling. You’re not at a zoo’: Child-free coworker Kelly grabs and “disciplines” a colleague’s 5-year-old son at a company BBQ, pushing the 31-year-old mother to snap and put Kelly in her place

Etai Eshet

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‘Funny thing…’: Guy clocks in at 9:01 instead of 9 and gets in trouble by the supervisor he always covers, next time leaves right at 5 and chaos ensues

Elna McHilderson

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Tech company manager adds employee to wrong Zoom room, accidentally landing her in a layoff call before swiftly removing her, leaving her on hold for 20 minutes before telling her she’s “safe… for now”

Etai Eshet

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Unknown employee keeps stealing coworker's lunch, forcing him to buy a mini fridge and lock his food inside, other coworkers mock him: 'We get it, you're special'

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Alright, enjoy the chaos’: 18-year-old receptionist gets told to ‘stay in her lane’ by a new manager, then everything falls apart when she stops going above and beyond

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

Bar Mor Hazut

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40-year-old coworker, fresh off her own extended maternity leave, pressures 24-year-old colleague into surrendering her pre-approved PTO vacation and drags in management and staff for backup: ‘ I can’t give up my time. This trip means a lot to me’

Etai Eshet

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Wealthy non-profit volunteer works for free for 15 months, then gets accused of inaccurately reporting his hours, so he sends a $60,000 invoice to HR: ‘I didn't need the money, so I never billed for my hours’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Startup CEO publicly fires her husband, has security march him out of the building, only for him to return the next day like nothing happened: ‘she patted herself on the back for showing us an example of "good leadership"’

Etai Eshet

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Gym teacher works unpaid overtime every day then gets scolded by clueless management, after resuming their contractual hours, the high school weight room is promptly destroyed by unattended students: ‘I’m only paid until 2:22’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Jess thinks we were just trying to get a day off work': Nurse gets her know-it-all manager fired after they try to circumvent safety laws, ends up with kudos from the big boss

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Hardware store customer refuses help from saleswoman, asks for salesman instead, who then repeats every question to his female coworker to make a point: ‘I turned and asked Bonnie’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘I asked for money instead, was told no’: Company gives bobble head figures as a bonus, pushing one employee to maliciously comply and pick the most expensive, top-tier model design to max out the budget

Etai Eshet

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HR begs math teacher to reconsider quitting when they resign after years of being underpaid, urging them to stay after refusing a proper raise for years: ‘You said you could not afford to pay me, and now this is the consequence of that’

Etai Eshet

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