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Toxic corporation threatens employee's jobs security when he refuses to work off the clock, but employee refuses and considers taking issue to another level

Colleague intimidates employee when he refuses to work for free by threatening to write him up and dock his future pay raises, he stands his ground: ‘Not a chance. Pay me’

Corporations always find a junior employee to do their dirty work for them.
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Entitle coworker steals woman's lunch everyday and expects her to be okay with it, so the woman reports her to HR and is awaiting a hard reprimand

‘She was an entitled thief’: Coworker steals woman's lunch everyday & has the audacity to leave her thank you notes, then asks her to share when it's not in the usual spot

"She said she didn't steal, she borrowed."
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Incompetent employee gets what he deserves when he's booted from his company for slacking off, coworkers get back at him by simply doing their jobs

‘Enough was enough’: Long-time ‘deadweight employee’ is finally exposed after he takes a vacation and his team's efficiency skyrockets, is booted from the company as a result

”Never interfere with an enemy while he’s in the process of destroying himself."
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'There's nothing less attractive than getting lost while driving/walking': 25+ Single people share their highly specific dating red flags

These people are having some second thoughts about the people they're dating, and they're sharing the exact moments they realized they got the ick. What does it take for you to get “the ick” from someone while you're dating? It's often just a little thing, but a relationship is comprised of a million little pieces, so even a few things that seem off can be enough to make you cancel that second date. For example, some people highlighted an interesting tidbit: they've had dates who just didn't li…
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Arrogant boss gets ultimate karma when he picks on fresh new grad through sipping on a strong, piping-hot cup of joe he demanded the new grad to make for him

‘No BS degree in coffee making’: New grad is berated by boss for having a college degree and is demanded to be on office coffee duty, so he retaliates ‘strong[ly] but bitter[ly]’

Want some coffee? No problem.
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Burnt-out employee requests PTO and management threatens to fire him, so he finds a better job and quits the old one, demanding all of his unused PTO days be paid in his last paycheck

‘As you wish’: Overworked employee requests PTO for vacation and messy management threatens to fire him, so he quits and demands all PTO days be paid in his last paycheck

"Be careful what you wish for. You may just get it."
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WFH employee maliciously complies to company's ‘no pets policy’ when he gets an official strike for his dog being on camera, so he sets his Zoom background as his cute dog

WFH employee gets official strike when their dog pops up in the background of a company Zoom call, company states it's because they have a ‘no pets policy’

"So they're paying your rent to act as a workplace?"
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Lab technician gives know-it-all scientist his comeuppance when he's told to stop double-checking his work in an ultimate fail moment

Arrogant scientist scolds lab technician for double-checking his work, so the lab technician smugly watches as he gets his comeuppance: ‘Biggest eye roll possible’

"You don't interrupt your enemy when they're making a mistake."
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Entitled manager takes PTO to prevent innocent employee from taking time-off for their 21st birthday, considers talking to higher-ups about the workplace ordeal

Spiteful manager throws ‘tantrum’ and denies employee's time-off request for their 21st birthday, employee feels this may be a targeted attack: ‘He’s looking for a reaction’

"Craziest part about it is he’s going to be gone for a week despite complaining about availability issues."
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23 Real interviewees share wild stories about warning signs in interviews that should have you running for the exit: 'They got so mad they ended the interview'

Interviews can be nerve-wracking, but sometimes they reveal more about the company than you might expect. A recent Reddit thread had users sharing their worst interview stories, highlighting red flags that screamed, "Run!" One particular tale involved an applicant who called out the company's terrible Glassdoor reviews. Instead of addressing the concerns, the interviewer got so mad that they abruptly ended the interview. She dodged a major bullet there. This incident sparked a flood of similar…
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Employee is told to ‘start looking for a new job’ by entitled boss, boss tries to take it back but employee has already found a unicorn job position

Entitled boss tells employee to find another job in the heat of the moment, tries to backtrack but employee maliciously complies and leaves dumpster fire business

"‘Per our conversation on (that date), you advised me to find other employment so I did.’"
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Boss scams employee out of $100 after he kindly buys food for entire office, employee uses boss's words against him to get delicious payback

‘You should've gotten it in writing’: Boss scams employee out of $100 after he promises to reimburse him, employee uses boss's words against him when he's needed for an urgent project

"He screamed, I mean screamed, ‘You agreed to work on this project weeks ago!’ I repeated his words verbatim."
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Employee books vacation days for the upcoming year and requests time off, manager gives her grief and suggests the PTO will not be approved until closer to the date

‘She's not going to like it but I'm not going to care’: Employee requests time off a year in advance, manager says that they're ‘being inconsiderate’ of fellow employees

"What I'm getting from her [is] that I am being selfish and I should wait for everyone book theirs before mine."
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'He was the single worst candidate we had ever encountered': 20+ Job candidates whose interviews could not have gone worse

These job candidates thought they were nailing their interviews, but their interviewers knew that they were flunking them. During job interviews, hiring managers meet all sorts of people. They meet people with little experience but awesome personalities. Some candidates are highly experienced and seem great for the role, with only a few minor issues that need to be addressed. The hiring manager might have to speak with dozens of candidates before making their final decision. It's based on the c…
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Entitled boss gets what he deserves for not believing employee's injury, has to pay employee a week of sick leave instead of the requested one day

‘He got his note’: Employee sprains ankle and requests one day of paid sick leave, boss demands to see a doctor's note and ends up paying a week of leave per doctor's orders

"This gets met with more attitude so I ask if I’ll be getting paid sick time for the day I missed yesterday. He says no, not without a doctors note. . ."
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Entitled manager pushes employee to resign, backtracks on their workplace maltreatment and tries to convince her to stay, even though she has already found a better job

‘Never make that mistake again’: Employee resigns after multiple instances of workplace mistreatment, manager backtracks on prior reprimands and refuses to ‘accept’ her two-week notice

"I spilled coffee onto my clothes. Never make that mistake again. I brought brownies in. Never do that again, people could have allergies."
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