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Company installs tracking software that checks employees' mouse movements to determine productivity, until one employee proves the system is faulty: ‘He told me to wiggle my mouse’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee gets offer from rival company, decides to take the job, until current company gets word of it and demands employee stay: ‘Please be joking'

Bar Mor Hazut

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Manager wastes company resources building a case against an employee he personally dislikes, ends up getting put on a PIP himself

Ben Weiss

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Job candidate denies job offer after they sit through an interview without being asked a single question by the hiring manager: ‘He told me to be quiet’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Manager abandons factory floor workers to fend for themselves when 90 degree heatwave sweeps the plant, says overworked and overtired employee, they resign giving their 2 weeks' notice: 'After getting a promotion, I got a 1 dollar raise'

Brad Dickson

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AI-obsessed manager tells IT staff to automate “everything possible,” instantly regrets it after employee uses Claude to complete mandatory HIPAA training: ‘There are some things he doesn’t want AI doing’

Cata Holmes

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Blue-collar trucker finally has it with manager always messing with him, so he quits and leaves 2 hours' worth of bolts to sort through: ‘[He] got a taste of his own medicine.’

Elna McHilderson

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In-office manager tries to lie his way into a room during yearly in-person meeting for remote workers, takes team 15 minutes to prove he's full of it: ‘Enter entitled manager… at 2pm.’

Elna McHilderson

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Company owner demands employees fill out anonymous survey about work, only to turn it into a public loyalty test: ‘Everyone in the room realized this was a test’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Boss holds emergency meeting with all 100 staff demanding that responders to "anonymous" company survey reveal themselves on the spot, turning the ordeal into a humiliation ritual: '​The room was silent except for one new girl who raised her hand'

Brad Dickson

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New-hire fast food worker told to stand in one place and not move, they comply, standing still and not helping customers for more than 30 minutes: 'I’m sorry, I would get that for you but I’m not allowed'

Brad Dickson

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New barista discovers boss keeps credit card tips to himself, only gives employees cash tips, new hire confronts him: ‘I really needed the money’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Oh my gosh, what a trick’: Management job candidate walks out mid-interview after finding out mid-way through the role is actually entry-level customer support

Etai Eshet

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Company demands employees return to the office after working remotely, one employee refuses to comply and stays home, manager responds: ‘There’s really nothing I can do’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Manager demands employee charge customers 75 cents for tap water, employee makes sure customers know boss is responsible forcing him to face the customers himself: 'My boss acted like he'd invented modern economics'

Brad Dickson

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Fast food employee told by manager to stay out of the kitchen, employee follows her orders, denying service to customers: 'I’m sorry, I would get that for you but I’m not allowed back there right now'

Ben Weiss

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