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'It cost the company $10,000': Thrifty salesman scores luxurious business trips after the beancounters nitpick his travel choices

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'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company lets client of 50 years go

'Being micromanaged...was not something that we were interested in': Small business trucking company fires client of 50 years over their rep's demanding attitude

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'You are not allowed to clock out': Micromanaging boss chews out employee for clocking out early, employee maliciously complies and gets extra pay

'You are not allowed to clock out': Micromanaging boss chews out employee for clocking out early, employee maliciously complies and gets extra pay

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'This guy generates $1M+ in sales': High-performing salesman requests a replacement for a $15 computer part; boss refuses until it's ‘completely broken’, salesman retaliates by smashing his equipment

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'Either you're with me, or against me': Micromanager gets fired after she won't let staff workers hire temps

'Either you're with me, or against me': Micromanager gets fired after she refuses to let staff workers hire temps

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'Come back to work': Micromanaging boss demands worker return to work during their unpaid lunch break

'Come back to work': Micromanaging boss demands worker return to work during their unpaid lunch break

‘I don’t need to train anybody; I don't work for you anymore': Boss demands employee who quit come back to train new hire, employee's refusal leads to dozens of phone calls

‘I don’t need to train anybody; I don't work for you anymore': Boss demands employee who quit come back to train new hire, employee's refusal leads to dozens of phone calls

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'8:24am- Sneezed, got tissue': Micromanaging boss gets exactly what he asked for when a sassy employee fills out his timekeeping card with over-detailed accuracy

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'If she wanted to micromanage me I would make her work for it': Employee manages a micromanager by only doing what they're explicitly told to

'If she wanted to micromanage me I would make her work for it': Employee manages a micromanager by only doing what they're explicitly told to

'[She] ends up deleting our only copy': Micromanager reassigned after randomly wiping IT department's tech devices

'[She] ends up deleting our only copy': Micromanager reassigned after randomly wiping IT department's tech devices

'I quit; my coworkers followed suit': Employee quits after being denied vacation request, a domino effect of employees quitting ensues

'I quit; my coworkers followed suit': Employee quits after being denied vacation request, a domino effect of employees quitting ensues

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'I knew it would be a total mess': Micromanaging supervisor's simple mistake costs company $220k, gets fired

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'Everyone laughed... he was very angry': Employee maliciously complies with company's 'black footwear' policy by showing up to work in rubber diving flippers

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'I have to take the breaks they specify? Sure!': Micromanaging boss demands shorter breaks to a machinist who had been skipping them anyways

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‘From now on, you punch in your work hours!’ : New manager attempts to deduce hardworking employee's salary, employee maliciously complies, leading to 30% raise due to overtime pay

‘From now on, you punch in your work hours!’ : New manager attempts to deduce hardworking employee's salary, employee maliciously complies, leading to 30% raise due to overtime pay

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Funniest Work Memes for Corporate Millennials That Are Underpaid and Overworked (March 2, 2023)

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Couple excitedly announces that they bought a home, distant cousin they haven't spoken to in years demands they let her stay in the guest room for free: ‘Some people only act like family when it’s convenient.’

Couple excitedly announces that they bought a home, distant cousin they haven't spoken to in years demands they let her stay in the guest room for free: ‘Some people only act like family when it’s convenient.’

‘Now I sell by myself and make tons more money’: Friends try to hijack a homemade ice cream business by eating the inventory, inviting freeloaders, and cutting out the owner, forcing the real entrepreneur to take everything and leave

‘Now I sell by myself and make tons more money’: Friends try to hijack a homemade ice cream business by eating the inventory, inviting freeloaders, and cutting out the owner, forcing the real entrepreneur to take everything and leave

Manager blocks employee from getting a promotion, driving them to quit their job, years later same manager applies to a position in employee's new company: ‘I got her interview canceled’

Manager blocks employee from getting a promotion, driving them to quit their job, years later same manager applies to a position in employee's new company: ‘I got her interview canceled’

Boss cuts back on granting overtime, worker complies and refuses to jump on urgent project after hours: 'All scheduled overtime had to be approved…cool!'

Boss cuts back on granting overtime, worker complies and refuses to jump on urgent project after hours: 'All scheduled overtime had to be approved…cool!'

25+ Workers who were baffled by modern technology: 'He picked up the mouse and started to use it like a TV remote'

25+ Workers who were baffled by modern technology: 'He picked up the mouse and started to use it like a TV remote'

14-year-old gets even with entitled mother who demands his bus seat: 'He is the hero of the story'

14-year-old gets even with entitled mother who demands his bus seat: 'He is the hero of the story'

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