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Staff refuse to work without a shift supervisor on site, boss demands employee take charge without promotion, and fails: 'I saw nothing but eye rolls'

Staff refuse to work without a shift supervisor on site, boss demands one employee take charge without promotion, and fails: 'I saw nothing but eye rolls'

Toxic boss breaks down crying in front of the whole team after lead employee announces she is quitting her job: 'You left us in a horrible position'

Toxic boss breaks down crying in front of the whole team after lead employee announces she is quitting her job: 'You left us in a horrible position'

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Company installs productivity tracking software that screenshots employees' computers every 10 minutes: ‘But they say can't afford raises anymore’

Company installs productivity tracking software that screenshots employees' computers every 10 minutes: ‘But they say can't afford raises anymore’

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'

Employee sabotages outsourced consultant's job in order to hire his friend instead, company finds out, leading to him getting fired: ‘He was taken out of the building by security’

Employee sabotages outsourced consultant's job in order to hire his friend instead, company finds out, leading to him getting fired: ‘He was taken out of the building by security’

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Loyal employee discovers company is hiring for their exact position at 30% more pay, decides to quit after boss refuses to give them a raise: 'They can figure it out when I leave'

Loyal employee discovers company is hiring for their exact position at 30% more pay, decides to quit after boss refuses to give them a raise: 'They can figure it out when I leave'

Restaurant manager stands up to upper management after they demand employees walk to work during a blizzard: ‘People staying home for their own safety is not costing us anything’

Restaurant manager stands up to upper management after they demand employees walk to work during a blizzard: ‘People staying home for their own safety is not costing us anything’

HR rejects job candidate for being overly eager and “trying too hard”, going into great detail in the rejection email, leaving candidate to wonder: ‘Is this even appropriate?’

HR rejects job candidate for being overly eager and “trying too hard”, going into great detail in the rejection email, leaving candidate to wonder: ‘Is this even appropriate?’

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Tech support insists on helping via voice texts, until IT manager does the same to them with all their passwords: ‘Suddenly they switched to text’

Company tech support insists on only helping via voice texts, until exasperated IT manager does the same to them with all their passwords: ‘Suddenly they switched to text’

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

Part-time employee gets promoted above dismissive colleague, then ignores colleague's attempts to become friends: ‘I'm driving her crazy by gray rocking her’

Part-time employee gets promoted above dismissive colleague, then ignores colleague's attempts to become friends: ‘I'm driving her crazy by gray rocking her’

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'Most job postings aren’t real': HR admits to curious employee that they advertise fake jobs to keep an inventory of candidates “just in case”, leading to heavy criticism

'Most job postings aren’t real': HR admits to curious employee that they advertise fake jobs to keep an inventory of candidates “just in case”, leading to heavy criticism

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?’

Boss demands employee take on an extra role with no additional pay, employee complies but only completes tasks for the second role, boss gets fired: ‘You failed to do your job’

Boss demands employee take on an extra role with no additional pay, employee complies but only completes tasks for the second role, boss gets fired: ‘You failed to do your job’

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Employee refuses to promote company's products on their personal social media platforms, despite having a big following, boss insists it's wasted potential: 'Get your followers to join'

Employee refuses to promote company's products on their personal social media platforms, despite having a big following, boss insists it's wasted potential: 'Get your followers to join'

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

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Employee turns the tables, uses micromanaging boss's own reports to trick her and expose her hypocrisy in her criticism of his work: 'I found the folder online and used her past work verbatim'

Employee turns the tables, uses micromanaging boss's own reports to trick her and expose her hypocrisy in her criticism of his work: 'I found the folder online and used her past work verbatim'

Tenant locks and unplugs neighbor's laundry machine after he kept taking other people's clothes out before the cycle was finished: 'Learn to pay for your [own] laundry!'

Tenant locks and unplugs neighbor's laundry machine after he kept taking other people's clothes out before the cycle was finished: 'Learn to pay for your [own] laundry!'

Staff treats newly hired restaurant server like trash and rushes him during his 1-hour break after a 12-hour shift, so he quits effective immediately: ‘This was my last straw.’

Staff treats newly hired restaurant server like trash and rushes him during his 1-hour break after a 12-hour shift, so he quits effective immediately: ‘This was my last straw.’

Job applicant pressured to do an unpaid trial shift before his interview: 'I got up to leave!'

Job applicant pressured to do an unpaid trial shift before his interview: 'I got up to leave!'

Staff refuse to work without a shift supervisor on site, boss demands one employee take charge without promotion, and fails: 'I saw nothing but eye rolls'

Staff refuse to work without a shift supervisor on site, boss demands one employee take charge without promotion, and fails: 'I saw nothing but eye rolls'

Hairstylist refuses to continue doing her cousin's hair for free after she complains that she ‘overcharged’ for $30 of product expenses: 'I am done, go to a salon and pay full price'

Hairstylist refuses to continue doing her cousin's hair for free after she complains that she ‘overcharged’ for $30 of product expenses: 'I am done, go to a salon and pay full price'

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