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Employee refuses to cover coworker's shift after discovering she lied about being sick to get out of work, manager takes coworker's side: ‘They are now mad at me’

Employee refuses to cover coworker's shift after discovering she lied about being sick to get out of work, manager takes coworker's side: ‘They are now mad at me’

Fired employee refuses to provide former boss with a code to access their system, blocks boss to keep him from reaching out: ‘I ignored him completely’

Fired employee refuses to provide former boss with a code to access their system, blocks boss to keep him from reaching out: ‘I ignored him completely’

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Boss forces new employee to clock out and continue working for 30 more minutes without pay, employee decides to confront boss's boss about it: ‘I'm so infuriated’

Boss forces new employee to clock out and continue working for 30 more minutes without pay, employee decides to confront boss's boss about it: ‘I'm so infuriated’

Company revokes offer from job candidate without explanation after candidate attempts to negotiate the salary: ‘This feels like shady business practice’

Company revokes offer from job candidate without explanation after candidate attempts to negotiate the salary: ‘This feels like shady business practice’

'They kept messing it up': Employee refuses to come to work after boss insists on complicated shift schedules despite being warned it creates confusion, leading to a dispute

'They kept messing it up': Employee refuses to come to work after boss insists on complicated shift schedules despite being warned it creates confusion, leading to a dispute

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Employee discovers 100 company laptops were stolen after boss refuses to invest in asset management software, uses it to strengthen their case: ‘I just want to do my job’

Employee discovers 100 company laptops were stolen after boss refuses to invest in asset management software, uses it to strengthen their case: ‘I just want to do my job’

Employee gets exposed for taking credit for coworker's software work after he is forced to admit he doesn't know how to fix a system bug: ‘He had no idea where to even begin’

Employee gets exposed for taking credit for coworker's software work after he is forced to admit he doesn't know how to fix a system bug: ‘He had no idea where to even begin’

'I've been set up for failure': Boss informs overworked employee their annual bonus would be $0, insulted employee quits on the spot in response

'I've been set up for failure': Boss informs overworked employee their annual bonus would be $0, insulted employee quits on the spot in response

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'Gave notice, got fired instead': Employee quits job but offers boss to stay until they find replacement, only to be told to leave effective immediately

'Gave notice, got fired instead': Employee quits job but offers boss to stay until they find replacement, only to be told to leave effective immediately

Employee discreetly looks for another job, only for boss to find out and demand they stop the search, employee refuses to back down: ‘I cannot stay at this job’

Employee discreetly looks for another job, only for boss to find out and demand they stop the search, employee refuses to back down: ‘I cannot stay at this job’

'We are still waiting’: Manager demands employees wait for her approval to start closing restaurant, leading manager to pay them overtime when she forgets to follow through

'We are still waiting’: Manager demands employees wait for her approval to start closing restaurant, leading manager to pay them overtime when she forgets to follow through

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Company forced to pay $6000 to fix tech issue after boss demands sole IT employee deletes his account on his last day at the job: ‘You asked me to do this’

Company forced to pay $6000 to fix tech issue after boss demands sole IT employee deletes his account on his last day at the job: ‘You asked me to do this’

Boss hires inadequate daughter to replace top employee, employee refuses to train daughter and quits job instead: ‘She's not fit for the job’

Boss hires inadequate daughter to replace top employee, employee refuses to train daughter and quits job instead: ‘She's not fit for the job’

'It's a private matter':Job candidate refuses to answer interviewer's questions, claiming they are too personal, interviewer tells him to leave

'It's a private matter':Job candidate refuses to answer interviewer's questions, claiming they are too personal, interviewer tells him to leave

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Micromanager demands to know where employees are at all times by forcing them to report every move on a board, they take it one step too far: ‘Needless to say the board was very short-lived’

Micromanager demands to know where employees are at all times by forcing them to report every move on a board, they take it one step too far: ‘Needless to say the board was very short-lived’

Employee gets offered a promotion but is told they'll have to ‘work hard’ to prove themselves, employee decides to firmly decline instead: 'I'm not interested in the slightest'

Employee gets offered a promotion but is told they'll have to ‘work hard’ to prove themselves, employee decides to firmly decline instead: 'I'm not interested in the slightest'

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Residents refuse entitled woman who demands they move away from their own apartment doorway, knowing she doesn’t even live in the complex

Residents refuse entitled woman who demands they move away from their own apartment doorway, knowing she doesn’t even live in the complex

Corporate management refuses to use 1 of 3 allocated "storm days" to shut down the facility despite 1 foot of snowfall, forcing employees to use their own PTO instead: 'The VP started the email with "Happy Tuesday!!"'

Corporate management refuses to use 1 of 3 allocated "storm days" to shut down the facility despite 1 foot of snowfall, forcing employees to use their own PTO instead: 'The VP started the email with "Happy Tuesday!!"'

Company fires longtime employee, only to hire a whole team to cover the job, fired employee refuses to help team figure it out: 'If they want my knowledge, they can hire me back'

Company fires longtime employee, only to hire a whole team to cover the job, fired employee refuses to help team figure it out: 'If they want my knowledge, they can hire me back'

Employee realizes that they have taken less PTO since the company instituted "unlimited" policy due to the implied threat from HR: 'It's just this weird psychological thing where you feel like youre being watched or judged'

Employee realizes that they have taken less PTO since the company instituted "unlimited" policy due to the implied threat from HR: 'It's just this weird psychological thing where you feel like youre being watched or judged'

Company spends $263,000 a year on engineering team’s daily meeting instead of letting them work: ‘Decisions made during standup: zero’

Company spends $263,000 a year on engineering team’s daily meeting instead of letting them work: ‘Decisions made during standup: zero’

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

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