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Workers who quit their worst jobs ever explain what pushed them over the edge

'Power-tripping, micromanaging, unsupportive boss': Workers who quit their worst jobs ever explain what pushed them over the edge

‘I never came back’: 22-year-old has it with incompetent manager, gets everyone in nightshift to call out, leaving manager alone with the weekend dinner rush

‘I never came back’: 22-year-old has it with incompetent manager, gets everyone in nightshift to call out, leaving manager alone with the weekend dinner rush

Elna McHilderson

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Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

'Serves him right.': Controlling factory manager left high and dry after being disrespectful to underpaid supervisor who no-shows while he's on vacation, sales come to a halt

'Serves him right.': Controlling factory manager left high and dry after being disrespectful to underpaid supervisor who no-shows while he's on vacation, sales come to a halt

Elna McHilderson

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‘I actually got to see a "shocked Pikachu" face’: Employee expected to get a $20k raise is actually offered $6k and told to “just quit” if he's unhappy, so he does and finds a higher paying job

‘I actually got to see a "shocked Pikachu" face’: Employee expected to get a $20k raise is actually offered $6k and told to “just quit” if he's unhappy, so he does and finds a higher paying job

Elna McHilderson

'Boss said I was lucky to have this job': Employee's raise gets denied outright, gets told he's "replaceable," so he puts that to the test and quits

'Boss said I was lucky to have this job': Employee's raise gets denied outright, gets told he's "replaceable," so he puts that to the test and quits

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'60 people quit': 15 Employees who happily quit their jobs and never looked back

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'It was the best feeling... giving my boss 2 weeks' notice': 20 Employees who quit their jobs on the spot

Two coworkers quit after being denied $100 raises, their replacement "Reggie" steals $300,000 from the company's clients: 'They got scammed'

Two coworkers quit after being denied $100 raises, their replacement "Reggie" steals $300,000 from the company's clients: 'They got scammed'

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'Have a good life': Employee quits toxic job on the spot after entitled boss texts that they're "not appreciating your attitude"

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‘The manager stood [there] in absolute disbelief.’: Employees share the craziest ways they have seen someone quit their job

‘The manager stood [there] in absolute disbelief.’: Employees share the craziest ways they have seen someone quit their job

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20+ Times fed-up customers acted like total Karens: 'He really wanted to get me out of that shop'

Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Employees share the biggest ‘I’m definitely fired' moments that they got away with: ‘[My boss] just laughed so hard for about 5 minutes…’

Elna McHilderson

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Boss refuses to believe her employee is sick, employee sends proof along with her resignation letter: 'Now my CEO is begging for me [to come] back'

Boss refuses to believe her employee is sick, employee sends proof along with her resignation letter: 'Now my CEO is begging for me [to come] back'

Coworker calls out the entire office, CC's everyone in bold resignation email: 'I've had a great time watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

Coworker calls out the entire office, CC's everyone in bold resignation email: 'I've had a great time watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

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‘It's the principle’: Grocery deliveryman takes 25 minutes to unload neighbor's items while blocking another resident's driveway 3 to 4 times a week

‘It's the principle’: Grocery deliveryman takes 25 minutes to unload neighbor's items while blocking another resident's driveway 3 to 4 times a week

Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Single mom Lena returns from maternity leave, dumps mountains of work onto coworker Daria, who finally goes to HR when the workload becomes too much: ‘It became full accounts with notes saying "Daria will handle."’

Single mom Lena returns from maternity leave, dumps mountains of work onto coworker Daria, who finally goes to HR when the workload becomes too much: ‘It became full accounts with notes saying "Daria will handle."’

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

Mid-40s overnight flight passenger watches Netflix without headphones on flight of 150 travelers: 'I respond that she’s gonna have to turn it off then and she just tells me, "No I don’t"'

Mid-40s overnight flight passenger watches Netflix without headphones on flight of 150 travelers: 'I respond that she’s gonna have to turn it off then and she just tells me, "No I don’t"'

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