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Apartment manager "doesn't take cash" for $0.02 bill. Malicious compliance ensues.

'We don't take cash': Apartment manager demands former tenant write a check for 2 cents? Cue malicious compliance!

'GO AWAY!': Trainee follows her boss's demands to be left undisturbed, she maliciously complies, resulting in instant karma

'GO AWAY!': Trainee follows her boss's demands to be left undisturbed, she maliciously complies, resulting in instant karma

Jesse Kessenheimer

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No sick days. | I am sicker than yesterday. I need rest. No don't say that.

'No. Don't say that.': Employee tries to call out sick, manager begs them to come in

Was asked to take a “lateral”promotion

'I turned in my notice': Employee offered promotion, later told that it's a 'lateral promotion' that comes with a $1 raise, quits

walmart manager fires guy who doesn't work for them

'I got fired from a job I don't work': Guy gets fired from a job that isn't his

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My boss wants me to start following up on work emails at home "as a favor" and text updates with no on-call pay. Isn't this illegal??

'I was so flabbergasted that I blankly nodded': Boss wants worker to be available while at home without on-call pay or extra compensation

Was told I had an 8 1/2 hour shift and not to leave early, so I started working for only 8 1/2 hours.

'[Boss] got demoted': Boss demands worker stick to scheduled hours, results in obvious outcome

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'I am in dress code': Boss shortsightedly bans shorts but not kilts

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"YOU ARE REPLACEABLE" "okay, then I quit" "NO, NOT LIKE THAT"

'Be a team player': Boss calls employee replaceable and demands they come in on their day off, backpedals when they quit

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'Let me cut those hours for you': Manager cuts scheduled labor hours as asked by quitting

Top Coworker Memes for Underpaid Employees Who Require PTO This Week (April 19, 2023)

Top Coworker Memes for Underpaid Employees Who Require PTO This Week (April 19, 2023)

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'[You] told me you would bump it up to $29 in April': Cheap boss takes advantage of overworked employee, dangling a raise over her head and going back on his promises

'[You] told me you would bump it up to $29 in April': Boss goes back on promise to employee by dangling a raise over their head

Jesse Kessenheimer

NO paid over time ? No worries | Come payday my friend asks the boss where's the overtime pay. He gets the reply " we don't pay overtime anymore." My friend replies" sure but remember I don't work for free" The next day it comes knock off time and my friend is about an hour from the milk plant with a full load of milk.

'You can't do that': Company says no overtime, tanker driver threatens to abandon full load on side of road

No OT but you won't swap me to day shift? Ok, boss.

'Ok, boss': Supervisor mandates no overtime but also mandates checking emails at home, guy charges it as overtime

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Supervisor Told By Micromanaging Manager to Check Clock-Ins More Closely, Employees End Up With Massive Payout

'[They're] cutting my salary by $8k': Chef stunned that management is cutting pay by $200 per week to fix restaurant's plumbing

'[They're] cutting my salary by $8k': Chef stunned that management is slicing paycheck by $200 per week to fix restaurant's plumbing

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30-year-old Karen coworker throws tantrum when manager 18-year-old employee go home early: 'She was acting like this is the biggest deal in the world'

30-year-old Karen coworker throws tantrum when manager 18-year-old employee go home early: 'She was acting like this is the biggest deal in the world'

'So I put my two weeks in. Happy Holidays!': Employee rage quits when his PTO is denied for the holidays, leaving a stingy supervisor rightfully short-staffed

'So I put my two weeks in. Happy Holidays!': Employee rage quits when his PTO is denied for the holidays, leaving a stingy supervisor rightfully short-staffed

'She doesn't get to force everyone to be vegan': Friend group refuse to have Thanksgiving meal with vegan friend after she refuses to let them bring their own meals

'She doesn't get to force everyone to be vegan': Friend group refuse to have Thanksgiving meal with vegan friend after she refuses to let them bring their own meals

Micromanager boss insists reliable employee finish urgent project by ‘strictly adher[ing]’ to company manual, so the employee takes his sweet time and purposefully flops on deadline

Micromanager boss insists reliable employee finish urgent project by ‘strictly adher[ing]’ to company manual, so the employee takes his sweet time and purposefully flops on deadline

22-year-old retail employee walks out mid-shift to go to the movies, maliciously complying with strict OT policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

22-year-old retail employee walks out mid-shift to go to the movies, maliciously complying with strict OT policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

'We don't need to be around each other 24/7': Woman invites her entire family on sister-in-law's 8-day vacation

'We don't need to be around each other 24/7': Woman invites her entire family on sister-in-law's 8-day vacation

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