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Employee leaves work after being 15 minutes late to their 8-hour shift, blames company policy forbidding employees from clocking in late: ‘Why bother?’

Employee leaves work after being 15 minutes late to their 8-hour shift, blames company policy forbidding employees from clocking in late: ‘Why bother?’

Chef refuses to make lunch for restaurant worker after she comes to the kitchen late and demands a private meal made for her, she complains to manager: ‘I told her no’

Chef refuses to make lunch for restaurant worker after she comes to the kitchen late and demands a private meal made for her, she complains to manager: ‘I told her no’

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‘I can't take you’: Private driver refuses to allow entitled hotel guest in their car after she demands they give her a ride, she mocks the driver in response

‘I can't take you’: Private driver refuses to allow entitled hotel guest in their car after she demands they give her a ride, she mocks the driver in response

Employee gets fired after they leave 1-star review on the landscaper who works with the company due to their poor service: ‘My business isn't with them’

Employee gets fired after they leave 1-star review on the landscaper who works with the company due to their poor service: ‘My business isn't with them’

Boss brings donuts to the office as a reward to the employees, only to get upset when one employee eats a whole donut

Boss brings donuts to the office as a reward to the employees, only to get upset when one employee eats a whole donut: ‘He started cutting them all in half’

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‘I got her fired’: Employee refuses to cover for coworker's shift, so coworker lies to boss about finding a cover, gets fired when no one arrives at work

‘I got her fired’: Employee refuses to cover for coworker's shift, so coworker lies to boss about finding a cover, gets fired when no one arrives at work

Hiring manager demands candidate send a “thank-you video” to the team after their interview, candidate refuses: ‘That’s one way to filter out people with dignity’

Hiring manager demands candidate send a “thank-you video” to the team after their interview, candidate refuses: ‘That’s one way to filter out people with dignity’

Boss refuses to approve any PTO requests, employee finds a way around it in the company handbook, resulting in office chaos when more employees follow suit: ‘Thank you, legal team’

Boss refuses to approve any PTO requests, employee finds a way around it in the company handbook, resulting in office chaos when more employees follow suit: ‘Thank you, legal team’

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New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

Nurse quits job after boss demands she works on Christmas since she “has no family to celebrate with”, despite already approving her time off: ‘People with children are given priority’

Nurse quits job after boss demands she works on Christmas since she “has no family to celebrate with”, despite already approving her time off: ‘People with children are given priority’

s demands employees follow protocol by the book, only to have the entire office shut down after discovering “the book” hasn't been updated in a decade

Boss demands employees follow protocol by the book, only to have the entire office shut down after discovering “the book” hasn't been updated in a decade: ‘Nobody noticed because nobody followed it’

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New manager triples employees' workload, refusing to let anyone go home before everyone is done, employee uses their lunch break to "avoid" working

'Guess I'll take lunch then': New manager triples employees' workload, refusing to let anyone go home before everyone is done, employee uses their lunch break to "avoid" working

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

'I came back in a 3-piece suit': Boss insists employee comply with dress code, forcing him to go home and change out of his jeans

'I came back in a 3-piece suit': Boss insists employee comply with dress code, forcing him to go home and change out of his jeans, employee takes his sweet time during the trip

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Absentee boss demands bakery supervisor increase orders, supervisor complies despite knowing better, only to get demoted when it backfired

Absentee boss demands bakery supervisor increase pastry orders, supervisor complies despite knowing better, only to get demoted when it backfired: ‘We lost lots of sales’

CEO rejects job candidate, claiming it's due to their failure to list any weaknesses, job candidate accuses CEO of being a bad interviewer

CEO rejects job candidate, claiming it's due to their failure to list any weaknesses, job candidate accuses CEO of being a bad interviewer: ‘Working with him sounds exhausting’