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Job candidate gets told to leave the interview after they ask to eat lunch in the office instead of going out with the team: ‘You didn't pass the vibe check’

Job candidate gets told to leave the interview after they ask to eat lunch in the office instead of going out with the team: ‘You didn't pass the vibe check’

Company faces major system shutdown after entire IT department gets fired and instructed to have their data destroyed without leaving backup: ‘They're not sure how to fix it’

Company faces major system shutdown after entire IT department gets fired and instructed to have their data destroyed without leaving backup: ‘They're not sure how to fix it’

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‘I'll just do my job slower’: Overworked employee decides to do the bare minimum after manager denies their overdue raise, leading manager to quickly regret their decision

‘I'll just do my job slower’: Overworked employee decides to do the bare minimum after manager denies their overdue raise, leading manager to quickly regret their decision

Company demands candidate pay for their own background check, vaguely claiming they will be reimbursed, leaving candidate unsure about proceeding: 'I want to give them the benefit of the doubt'

Company demands candidate pay for their own background check, vaguely claiming they will be reimbursed, leaving candidate unsure about proceeding: 'I want to give them the benefit of the doubt'

‘Raises are demotivating’: Boss refuses to give raises to employees, instead pays them in professional courses, forcing overworked employee to seek another job after 4 years without a raise

‘Raises are demotivating’: Boss refuses to give raises to employees, instead pays them in professional courses, forcing overworked employee to seek another job after 4 years without a raise

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Boss demands employee pay for professional corporate profile picture, employee uses a fake picture of themselves instead, only for boss to love it: ‘He's praising my commitment to excellence'

Employee demands boss demote his coworker so that he could take their job, coworker finds out but decides to do nothing about it: ‘I'm letting him sink himself’

Employee demands boss demote his coworker so that he could take their job, coworker finds out but decides to do nothing about it: ‘I'm letting him sink himself’

Micromanager locks office supply closet to ‘save costs’ for company, employees retaliate by flooding her with emails requesting supplies: ‘Need a single paperclip? Email’

Micromanager locks office supply closet to ‘save costs’ for company, employees retaliate by flooding her with emails requesting supplies: ‘Need a single paperclip? Email’

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Employees fed up after company cuts 90% of their big annual bonus, despite promising it in exchange for unpaid overtime and extra shifts, boss insists: ‘You're lucky to work here’

Employees fed up after company cuts 90% of their big annual bonus, despite promising it in exchange for unpaid overtime and extra shifts, boss insists: ‘You're lucky to work here’

After managing company's largest client, employee gets wrongfully fired, leading client to hire them externally instead of accepting replacement: 'Was told I'm easily replaceable, so I fixed that'

After managing company's largest client, employee gets wrongfully fired, leading client to hire them externally instead of accepting replacement: 'Was told I'm easily replaceable, so I fixed that'

Employee spreads rumors about coworker's promotion being due to favoritism, coworker gets back at her by convincing the entire office she's a liar: ‘Now nobody takes her seriously’

Employee spreads rumors about coworker's promotion being due to favoritism, coworker gets back at her by convincing the entire office she's a liar: ‘Now nobody takes her seriously’

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Boss refuses to approve employee's day off without a formal request, employee complies by ‘formally requesting’ time off for every weekend in the foreseeable future: ‘I'm so done’

Boss refuses to approve employee's day off without a formal request, employee complies by ‘formally requesting’ time off for every weekend in the foreseeable future: ‘I'm so done’

Employees get back at boss for years of workplace mistreatment by sabotaging company's chances to win a prestigious award: ‘They never really recovered after that’

Employees get back at boss for years of workplace mistreatment by sabotaging company's chances to win a prestigious award: ‘They never really recovered after that’

Employees refuse to cover manager's shift after she breaks her arm, leading manager to take away future shifts from employees who refuse her demands: ‘I assume you don't need money’

Employees refuse to cover manager's shift after she breaks her arm, leading manager to take away future shifts from employees who refuse her demands: ‘I assume you don't need money’

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Experienced employee discovers younger coworkers are getting paid 70% more than him, decides to disengage from the job completely instead of looking for a new one: ‘I don't see a point anymore’

Experienced employee discovers younger coworkers are getting paid 70% more than him, decides to disengage from the job completely instead of looking for a new one: ‘I don't see a point anymore’

Employees refuse to throw retiring coworker's goodbye party, despite working together for over 20 years, coworker leaves company feeling disgraced: ‘I cried on my way home from work'

Employees refuse to throw retiring coworker's goodbye party, despite working together for over 20 years, coworker leaves company feeling disgraced: ‘I cried on my way home from work'

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17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Employee with plenty of accrued PTO asks for one unpaid day off, but her boss denies it and invents fake rules to justify it: ‘I went by HR again, and they confirmed she’s wrong and the info she’s been telling me is not true’

Employee with plenty of accrued PTO asks for one unpaid day off, but her boss denies it and invents fake rules to justify it: ‘I went by HR again, and they confirmed she’s wrong and the info she’s been telling me is not true’

Agency tries to steal assignment from rejected job candidate, candidate revokes their access before they can get away with it: 'If they wanted to use it, they would need to hire me'

Agency tries to steal assignment from rejected job candidate, candidate revokes their access before they can get away with it: 'If they wanted to use it, they would need to hire me'

Neighbor “forgets” to return borrowed power tools, now wants man’s brand new pressure washer, leaving the owner stuck between politeness and protecting his stuff: ‘We share a driveway (duplex setup), so I see him literally every day and can't avoid him’

Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

Job candidate blindsided when their new employer terminates them on their first day on the basis of their first day being a "trial period": 'I had accepted a full-time job at $22/hour'

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