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New data analyst discovers they're retiring employee's replacement, decides to quit after uncovering the amount of work they are forced to take over: ‘I'm out’

New data analyst discovers they're retiring employee's replacement, decides to quit after uncovering the amount of work they are forced to take over: ‘I'm out’

Let’s preface this story by saying I’m on the Redditor’s side this time, and also that I find it so puzzling how some people can’t even fathom considering others' economy when making suggestions like this.

Manager insists on buying expensive custom cakes for each coworker’s birthday and expects co-managers to pay for them, one considers calling in sick to avoid paying. “Average budget is $60 a cake, company does not reimburse.”

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Doctor on call forced to dine and dash after server refuses to give her the check, leading restaurant manager to deduct the bill from server's wage

Doctor on call forced to dine and dash after server refuses to give her the check, leading restaurant manager to deduct the bill from server's wage: ‘You aren't special’

Manager bans employees from sitting on chairs while working, leading employees to constantly take “fatigue breaks” as issued by the handbook: ‘Chairs came back the next Monday’

Manager bans employees from sitting on chairs while working, leading employees to constantly take “fatigue breaks” as issued by the handbook: ‘Chairs came back the next Monday’

Former employee refuses to help boss and colleagues when they ask questions about the vacant job, then decides to block them when they fail to stop: ‘Kindly kick rocks’

Former employee refuses to help boss and colleagues when they ask questions about the vacant job, then decides to block them when they fail to stop: ‘Kindly kick rocks’

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Boss demands employee stop leaving a minute early at the end of the workday, despite knowing employee arrives early, employee responds: ‘Why nitpick?’

Boss demands employee stop leaving a minute early at the end of the workday, despite knowing employee also arrives early, employee responds: ‘Why nitpick?’

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'Toxic' manager sends employees groupchat messages at 6:39 AM after realizing there's no one to open the store: 'Every one of you should be answering your phone calls or texts in the morning'

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'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee for some extra energy (May 30, 2026)

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Ex-Employee Uses Fake Reference Check to Catch Their Former Boss Tarnishing Their Name to Potential Hiring Companies

Ex-Employee Uses Fake Reference Check to Catch Their Former Boss Tarnishing Their Name to Potential Hiring Companies

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Biotech Professional Has It with Incompetent Supervisor, So He Comes Up with 'Fool Proof' System That Forces Him to Work an Extra 2-3 Hours a Day for 3 Months

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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’

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’

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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'

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'

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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

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’

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’

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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'

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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’