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Overworked junior specialist realizes his ‘above and beyond’ work mentality won't get him anywhere so he stops, managers are now drowning in work: 'It's truly satisfying to see'

Elna McHilderson

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'5:01. That's my new nickname': Boss mocks employee for always leaving right at the end of the day, employee refuses to budge

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Boss demands employee cover for him during the weekend, employee requests 2 days off in return, then involves HR when boss refuses: 'I will fight for my time off'

Boss demands employee cover for him during the weekend, employee requests 2 days off in return, then involves HR when boss refuses: 'I will fight for my time off'

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Retail worker leaves mid-shift to go to the movies, complying with manager's strict overtime policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

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Boss enforces strict no-overtime rule, employee clocks out on time and freezes steel mill operations with 2-mile-long parked train

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Boss refuses to let employee use vacation days from overtime all at once, employee complies and gives himself a 4-day work week for the rest of the year: 'My boss wasn't particularly happy'

Boss demands employee stop taking advantage of their flexible hours and end workdays at exactly 4 pm, then takes it back after realizing the effects on company output: ‘He admitted he was wrong’

Boss demands employee stop taking advantage of their flexible hours and end workdays at exactly 4 pm, then takes it back after realizing the effects on company output: ‘He admitted he was wrong’

Retail manager demands employees wait until closing time to start cleaning up, leading employees to rack up overtime pay every shift: ‘He wanted us working until the very end’

Retail manager demands employees wait until closing time to start cleaning up, leading employees to rack up overtime pay every shift: ‘He wanted us working until the very end’

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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!'

'Work smarter, not harder': New boss gets rid of overtime policy despite team's concerns, employees maliciously comply and boss ends up scrambling

'Work smarter, not harder': New boss gets rid of overtime policy despite team's concerns, employees maliciously comply and boss ends up scrambling

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‘30 minutes or 2+ hours, your call’: Paramedic drivers score 2 months of overtime pay when a nitpicky manager's decision to disband their workforce's ‘gentleman’s agreement' costs the company $1000s in overtime pay

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’

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’

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Boss schedules daily end-of-day meetings, new hire discovers they're unpaid and quietly leads office-wide rebellion just by leaving at 5 p.m.: 'All it took was one person'

'If you're on time, you are late': Employee starts showing up 30 minutes before shift to be paid overtime after boss claims being on time is not good enough

'If you're on time, you are late': Employee starts showing up 30 minutes before shift to be paid overtime after boss claims being on time is not good enough

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Manager approves employees' unlimited overtime for Mother's Day week, only to take it back halfway through: ‘You are doing too much overtime’

Manager approves employees' unlimited overtime for Mother's Day week, only to take it back halfway through: ‘You are doing too much overtime’

'I can make it work': Employee finds a loophole in strict new clocking system, forcing management to pay him 3x overtime than any other employee

'I can make it work': Employee finds a loophole in strict new clocking system, forcing management to pay him 3x overtime than any other employee

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Woman buys an expensive snow blower after struggling with snow for years and refuses to lend it or clear a neighbor’s drive for free during a major storm

Woman buys an expensive snow blower after struggling with snow for years and refuses to lend it or clear a neighbor’s drive for free during a major storm

Blue-collar employee quits on the spot after being talked over and offered a lowball raise, is the 11th person to quit in 8 months: ‘I finally cut him off and told him I was quitting.’

Blue-collar employee quits on the spot after being talked over and offered a lowball raise, is the 11th person to quit in 8 months: ‘I finally cut him off and told him I was quitting.’

Homeowner shoveling snow for the neighborhood is confronted by neighbor who assumes he has been hired by the HOA and demands he clear her walkway: 'I've been waiting for my walkway to be shoveled out. Are you going to do it today?'

Homeowner shoveling snow for the neighborhood is confronted by neighbor who assumes he has been hired by the HOA and demands he clear her walkway: 'I've been waiting for my walkway to be shoveled out. Are you going to do it today?'

Resident discovers neighbor keeps going through their trash to ensure they "meet HOA standards", they report her to HOA management: ‘I just want her to leave me alone’

Resident discovers neighbor keeps going through their trash to ensure they "meet HOA standards", they report her to HOA management: ‘I just want her to leave me alone’

'I owe the HOA 1 cent': Resident of 20+ years in the neighborhood refuses to pay the $0.01 he owes in HOA fees on principle

'I owe the HOA 1 cent': Resident of 20+ years in the neighborhood refuses to pay the $0.01 he owes in HOA fees on principle

Employee takes over coworker's role to help save failing company, coworker claims they're making a mistake, only to be proven wrong when stocks go up: 'The clients are now happy'

Employee takes over coworker's role to help save failing company, coworker claims they're making a mistake, only to be proven wrong when stocks go up: 'The clients are now happy'

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