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‘Guess who got written up?’: Warehouse manager forbids employees from double-checking shipments, causing major money loss when workers ship wrong items to customers

‘Guess who got written up?’: Warehouse manager forbids employees from double-checking shipments, causing major money loss when workers ship wrong items to customers

Company rewards employee after they spend a weekend cleaning out the office supply closet and reorganizing it: ‘You improved productivity more than the two software systems we paid for’

Company rewards employee after they spend a weekend cleaning out the office supply closet and reorganizing it: ‘You improved productivity more than the two software systems we paid for’

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Entitled mother demands veterinarian give her daughter a stuffed animal they use for work during their cat's appointment, vet refuses: 'The girl saw the plushie and started gushing'

Entitled mother demands veterinarian give her daughter a stuffed animal they use for work during their cat's appointment, vet refuses: 'The girl saw the plushie and started gushing'

Entitled coworker turns entire office against an employee who cooks their meals instead of ordering lunch with everyone: ‘Some people think they’re better than us because they meal prep’

Entitled coworker turns entire office against an employee who cooks their meals instead of ordering lunch with everyone: ‘Some people think they’re better than us because they meal prep’

Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

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Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

Business owner fires employee over minor disagreement, employee's stepson gets payback years later by refusing owner's request to work with him: ‘Do you remember my stepdad?’

Business owner fires employee over minor disagreement, employee's stepson gets payback years later by refusing owner's request to work with him: ‘Do you remember my stepdad?’

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Employee grows tired of workplace favoritism, decides to ‘accidentally' break their computer to get time off while entitled coworkers are forced to fill in: ‘We’re expected to work like machines’

Employee grows tired of workplace favoritism, decides to ‘accidentally' break their computer to get time off while entitled coworkers are forced to fill in: ‘We’re expected to work like machines’

'I just stood there': Manager demands employees stick only to assigned tasks, employee complies by refusing to help customers outside of their department

'I just stood there': Manager demands employees stick only to assigned tasks, employee complies by refusing to help customers outside of their department

Overworked employee working 75 hours a week gets criticized for not being efficient enough, leading employee to cut their work time in half: ‘This was my wake-up call’

Overworked employee working 75 hours a week gets criticized for not being efficient enough, leading employee to cut their work time in half: ‘This was my wake-up call’

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Employee purposefully locks coworkers out of shared work PC after they fail to log out when leaving shift, leading to an office dispute: ‘They had to reset their passwords’

Employee purposefully locks coworkers out of shared work PC after they fail to log out when leaving shift, leading to an office dispute: ‘They had to reset their passwords’

Unknown employee keeps stealing coworker's lunch, forcing him to buy a mini fridge and lock his food inside, other coworkers mock him: 'We get it, you're special'

Unknown employee keeps stealing coworker's lunch, forcing him to buy a mini fridge and lock his food inside, other coworkers mock him: 'We get it, you're special'

Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

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Chef makes an effort to bake cakes for coworkers' birthdays, only to have none of them do anything for her birthday, she refuses to keep the tradition: ‘It's not worth the effort’

Chef makes an effort to bake cakes for coworkers' birthdays, only to have none of them do anything for her birthday, she refuses to keep the tradition: ‘It's not worth the effort’

Hardware store customer refuses help from saleswoman, asks for salesman instead, who then repeats every question to his female coworker to make a point: ‘I turned and asked Bonnie’

Hardware store customer refuses help from saleswoman, asks for salesman instead, who then repeats every question to his female coworker to make a point: ‘I turned and asked Bonnie’

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Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

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