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Company fires hardworking employee to save $25,000, their arrogance ends up costing them $110,000: 'In my opinion, that's the best money they've ever spent.'

Company fires hardworking employee to save $25,000, that arrogance ends up costing them $110,000: 'In my opinion, that's the best money they've ever spent.'

Elna McHilderson

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New management refuses to pay consultant for his time, consultant conspires to get an important license revoked: 'If you want someone’s work, pay them!'

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‘I don’t know what I expected’: Resident gets their van towed by neighborhood council after they refuse to stop blocking new neighbor's driveway, despite their polite requests

‘I don’t know what I expected’: Resident gets their van towed by neighborhood council after they refuse to stop blocking new neighbor's driveway, despite their polite requests

‘By kids I mean full-grown high schoolers built like linebackers’: Tenant tormented by their upstairs neighbors’ kids' nonstop stomping makes a loud, petty but hilarious comeback by blasting a chaotic playlist through the ceiling on loop

‘By kids I mean full-grown high schoolers built like linebackers’: Tenant tormented by their upstairs neighbors’ kids' nonstop stomping makes a loud, petty but hilarious comeback by blasting a chaotic playlist through the ceiling on loop

Old farmer Buck refuses a rich trespassing horseman’s demand to use his field, directs him to a neighbor’s land instead, but keeps the payment to himself: ‘I need your fields to use to store my horses, now!’

Old farmer Buck refuses a rich trespassing horseman’s demand to use his field, directs him to a neighbor’s land instead, but keeps the payment to himself: ‘I need your fields to use to store my horses, now!’

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‘Hey, I tried to help’: Blue collar guy ends up managing his old workplace frenemy, so he promotes him to a higher position where he can ‘shine’ and where the work is loathsome

Elna McHilderson

Boss steals years of unpaid lunches, employee becomes manager and quietly reclaims every minute with extra-long breaks

Boss steals years of unpaid lunches, employee becomes manager and quietly reclaims every minute with extra-long breaks: 'I must have racked up close to 2,000 hours doing absolutely nothing'

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‘You could see the moment he realized he had caused his own mess’: Micromanaging manager reaps the consequences of his actions, forces him to become more hands-off

Elna McHilderson

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‘I politely declined’: Guy who quit 3-years prior gets a call from HR offering him a $5,000 re-join bonus and $300 more a month, turns out management drove the company to the ground

Elna McHilderson

Neighbor with a huge property and multiple outbuildings constantly complains about a couple’s small home improvements, despite their careful permits: ‘My husband works in construction and knows what he’s doing’

Neighbor with a huge property and multiple outbuildings constantly complains about a couple’s small home improvements, despite their careful permits: ‘My husband works in construction and knows what he’s doing’

‘They take advantage of that, it's OUR property’: Neighbors block shared driveway with cars and bulk trash, ignoring boundaries and pushing their neighbors to get the city involved

‘They take advantage of that, it's OUR property’: Neighbors block shared driveway with cars and bulk trash, ignoring boundaries and pushing their neighbors to get the city involved

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29-year-old woman maliciously pranked at her friend group's Thanksgiving, little did they realize she brought the food: ‘I worked hard on the food I made, so I took it with me.'

Elna McHilderson

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Injured woman refuses to pay $680 for a ski trip she didn't go on, resisting pressure from her boyfriend who invited someone else in her stead: 'I’m not paying for a vacation I didn’t attend'

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘I stole the ace up his sleeve and it felt GLORIOUS': Storage unit employee catches guy trying to sneakily dupe ex-wife, employee sets ex-wife up for ‘major success' instead

‘I stole the ace up his sleeve and it felt GLORIOUS': Storage unit employee catches guy trying to sneakily dupe ex-wife, employee sets ex-wife up for ‘major success' instead

Elna McHilderson

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‘UPDATE. HE HAS BEEN EVICTED’: Entitled guy declares the $1,100 his roommates gave him for utilities is his to do ‘whatever he wants with,’ roomies devise a plan

‘UPDATE. HE HAS BEEN EVICTED’: Entitled guy declares the $1,100 his roommates gave him for utilities is his to do ‘whatever he wants with,’ roomies devise a plan

Elna McHilderson

Lakeside neighbor and HOA VP throws tantrum over man’s simple landscaping plan because it will interrupt his perfect panoramic view: ‘I’m trying to be a respectful neighbor, but it’s my property and allowed by the HOA’

Lakeside neighbor and HOA VP throws tantrum over man’s simple landscaping plan because it will interrupt his perfect panoramic view: ‘I’m trying to be a respectful neighbor, but it’s my property and allowed by the HOA’

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Boss fired employee but demands they continue working for commission, employee firmly refuses and files for unemployment instead: ‘Why would I go back?’

Boss fired employee but demands they continue working for commission, employee firmly refuses and files for unemployment instead: ‘Why would I go back?’

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

Overworked employee happily resigns and refuses to complete new tasks, against their employer's wishes: ‘This is not going to happen’

Overworked employee happily resigns and refuses to complete new tasks, against their employer's wishes: ‘This is not going to happen’

15+ Job interviewers who rejected candidates on the spot: 'She brought her boyfriend in and the boyfriend was answering all the questions'

15+ Job interviewers who rejected candidates on the spot: 'She brought her boyfriend in and the boyfriend was answering all the questions'

Stressed woman struggles to celebrate SIL's newborn baby after having her family move in "temporarily" due to financial trouble, but nearly two years later, they've remained rent-free with no exit plan: 'It was supposed to be 'just a few months'

Stressed woman struggles to celebrate SIL's newborn baby after having her family move in "temporarily" due to financial trouble, but nearly two years later, they've remained rent-free with no exit plan: 'It was supposed to be 'just a few months'

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