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'I should get a bump in pay too': Boss pays new hire 20+% more, denies employee the same rate, employee gets a better job elsewhere

'I should get a bump in pay too': Boss pays new hire 20% more, denies employee the same rate, employee gets a better job elsewhere

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'More money for me and my cats': Overworked and underpaid employee triumphantly throws in the towel, finding a higher paying job and leaving his exploitative boss in a lurch

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‘I stopped coming in one hour early’: Boss gets fired for causing University worker to stop volunteering unpaid work hours, leading to worker's promotion

‘I stopped coming in one hour early’: Boss gets fired for causing University worker to stop volunteering unpaid work hours, leading to worker's promotion

'My old boss finally [got] what he deserved': Employee denied promotion despite already doing the work, maliciously complies and gets fired, store forced to close

'He answered that I was not qualified, nor smart enough to do this job': Employee denied promotion, maliciously complies and causes store to close down

'You'll have to... work without the benefits': Employee surprises boss with vacation request

'You'll have to... work without the benefits': Employee surprises boss with vacation request after boss refuses to give them a raise and benefits

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'You bet I'm looking for a new job': Employee denied raise until next year, then discovers 10+ coworkers got promotions this month

‘Our eyes met; she knew it was up to me': Employee uses promotion to shut down boss's retail store, leading to boss's termination

‘Our eyes met; she knew it was up to me': Employee uses promotion to shut down boss's retail store, leading to boss's termination

Update: ‘Instead of getting promoted, I got fired’: Employee comes home from vacation, finds out they lost promotion, then gets fired

Update: ‘Instead of getting promoted, I got fired’: Employee comes home from vacation, finds out they lost promotion, then gets fired

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‘She couldn’t believe I quit': Manager loses senior promotion following employee's resignation

‘She couldn’t believe I quit': Manager loses senior promotion following employee's resignation

'Team morale took an absolute nosedive': Company loses two largest clients after firing employee

'Team morale took an absolute nosedive': Company loses two largest clients after firing employee

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'Not my job': Jack-of-all-trades employee gets denied a promotion because he works too hard; follows instruction to 'stay in his lane', triumphantly watching the bosses scramble

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I took her promotion; then I got her fired': Employee gets boss's promotion, prevents her from getting promoted, then gets her fired

‘I took her promotion; then I got her fired': Employee gets boss's promotion, prevents her from getting promoted, then gets her fired

'I rocked the boat when I refused my promotion': Employee finds out their company status reads ‘terminated’ after turning down several promotions from corporate, employee confronts manager

'I rocked the boat when I refused my promotion': Employee finds out their company status reads ‘terminated’ after turning down several promotions from corporate, employee confronts manager

‘You can't have kids, or you won't get promoted': Boss warns employee they won't be given promotion if they have kids, employee seeks legal advice

‘You can't have kids, or you won't get promoted': Boss warns employee they won't be given promotion if they have kids, employee seeks legal advice

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‘Take the promotion or you’re fired': Carpenter gets even with boss who gives him an ultimatum, taking $45,000 worth of tools

‘Take the promotion or you’re fired': Carpenter gets even with boss who gives him an ultimatum, taking $45,000 worth of tools

'I will not be disrespected like that': Employee discovers new hire got offered more money for the same job, quits on the spot

'I will not be disrespected like that': Employee discovers new hire got offered more money for the same job, quits on the spot

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35-year-old sister cuts ties with younger brother, then returns 10 years later for a chunk of his inheritance: 'I told her outright that I wasn't interested in sharing my inheritance'

35-year-old sister cuts ties with younger brother, then returns 10 years later for a chunk of his inheritance: 'I told her outright that I wasn't interested in sharing my inheritance'

Company introduces new "security badges" which track employee movements, productivity, and even bathroom breaks, employees cease all communication to management, leading to production issues: 'Cost the company $50k in repairs and lost production'

Company introduces new "security badges" which track employee movements, productivity, and even bathroom breaks, employees cease all communication to management, leading to production issues: 'Cost the company $50k in repairs and lost production'

‘Don’t be toxic to your colleagues. You never know when you might need them in the future’: Ex‑coworker applies for a job and lists former colleague as a referral without asking, only for the employee to shut it down immediately

‘Don’t be toxic to your colleagues. You never know when you might need them in the future’: Ex‑coworker applies for a job and lists former colleague as a referral without asking, only for the employee to shut it down immediately

HOA sends non-HOA homeowner a letter demanding her to follow all HOA rules because her home's previous owner agreed to do so: ‘[They said] I still have to follow them’

HOA sends non-HOA homeowner a letter demanding her to follow all HOA rules because her home's previous owner agreed to do so: ‘[They said] I still have to follow them’

'We left our HOA': Homeowners discover clever loophole in HOA bylaws, finding a way out by building their own well

'We left our HOA': Homeowners discover clever loophole in HOA bylaws, finding a way out by building their own well

Daughter begs parents to visit, but when they extend the invitation to their friends, offering up her apartment for them to stay in, she plans trip out of town to escape overcrowding and family tension: '5 grown adults can't cohabitate in a 1-bedroom'

Daughter begs parents to visit, but when they extend the invitation to their friends, offering up her apartment for them to stay in, she plans trip out of town to escape overcrowding and family tension: '5 grown adults can't cohabitate in a 1-bedroom'

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