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'Our place was fined': Overworked employee has to take on incompetent coworker's job, maliciously complies and gets boss in trouble

'Our place was fined': Overworked employee has to take on incompetent coworker's job, maliciously complies and gets boss in trouble

Taking over for your coworker in a time of crisis is the nightmare to end all nightmares.
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'Suddenly they could give me a $2.25 raise': Boss tells employee they can't give him a raise, employee gets better job, boss coughs up the money

'Suddenly they could give me a $2.25 raise': Boss tells employee they can't give him a raise, employee gets better job, boss coughs up the money

They always say they can't give you a raise but nine times out of ten, the truth is they can. This employee had to jump through hoops in order to get a 0.75-cent hourly raise. Despite finally achieving this small win, he knew that he was worth more, as most employees are. So naturally, he started looking for other work and eventually received a job offer that paid $2 more per hour than his current position. Once he brought this fact to the attention of his manager with the intention of quitting…
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'This looks like a personal print job': Boss makes employees pay to use printer for personal use, employee catches boss breaking the rules

'This looks like a personal print job': Boss makes employees pay to use printer for personal use, employee catches boss breaking the rules

There's nothing more satisfying than proving to everyone in the office that your manager's pointless rules are... well, pointless.
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'I can't say anything. He's in dress code': Employee discovers loophole in strict manager's dress code policy, wears yoga pants to work

'I can't say anything. He's in dress code': Employee discovers loophole in strict manager's dress code policy, wears yoga pants to work

We've all had managers who spend way too much energy enforcing silly rules that serve absolutely no purpose.
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'[In trouble for] NOT bringing homemade cookies [to work]': Man deals with CEO making ridiculous baking request

Being forced to bake cookies for his coworkers was never part of this man's job description.
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'He 100% agreed': Employee gets even with boss who contacted him during paternity leave

'He 100% agreed': Employee snaps on boss who contacts him during family leave

“My boss was the kind of boss that every employee hates,” this employee wrote as they shared the tale of what happened when they tried to take family leave at a small company.
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'I got upgraded on this flight and my boss did not': Employee gets shamed by boss for not giving her their first class upgrade

'I got upgraded on this flight and my boss did not': Employee gets shamed by boss for not giving her their first class upgrade

Where does it say in this employee's contract that they are obligated to give up their first class seat to their boss?
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'I’m not clocked in yet': Coworker tries to use employee who always shows up early, boss takes coworker's side, employee maliciously complies

'I’m not clocked in yet': Coworker tries to use employee, boss takes coworker's side, employee maliciously complies

Early morning routines are sacred, and when a coworker tries to intervene, tensions can rise.
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‘I find it HIGHLY inappropriate for them to text my wife’: Employee calls out of work, boss and coworker spam his wife’s phone

‘I find it HIGHLY inappropriate for them to text my wife’: Employee calls out of work, boss and coworker spam his wife’s phone

The problem here is not that the employee isn’t communicating enough; it’s that his boss and coworker are overstepping boundaries. Clearly, this employee had said plenty about his whereabouts over the past few days. He had to take off due to a family emergency. No further explanation is necessary. He even followed up over the weekend via email and again over text with an update that he wouldn’t be in the office for one more day but that he would be back on Tuesday. Again, this is a perfectly su…
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'Fired on first day': Hotel employee fired for revealing higher hourly wage to coworker, HR makes up excuse

'Fired on first day': Hotel employee fired for revealing higher hourly wage to coworker, HR makes up excuse

Your first day on the job can't get much worse than this.
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'My boss leaves 11 voicemails': Truck driver gets back at boss who won't allow breaks

'My boss leaves 11 voicemails': Truck driver gets back at boss who won't allow breaks

If your parent sets you up to get a job, it's understandable why you'd want to give the role a chance. However, for this person, the red flags were waving almost as soon as they met the dude who was about to be their boss. First impressions matter a lot, which is why some bosses will put on their happiest face while interviewing. That's what happened to u/iheartzigg, who told the r/MaliciousCompliance community about their disastrous trucking gig . It seems like the OP's boss managed to seem no…
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'You've been given [...] 10 chances to keep your job when you should've been fired': Manager sends unhinged text after employee refuses to cover his shift

'You've been given [...] 10 chances to keep your job when you should've been fired': Manager sends unhinged text after employee refuses to cover his shift

This general manager may have been on his way out, but he's going to regret sending that text.
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'HR person was insanely incompetent': Student worker denied holiday pay by HR Karen, worker complies but finds clever loophole

'HR person was insanely incompetent': Student worker denied holiday pay by HR Karen, worker complies but finds clever loophole

Sometimes, being a rule follower can lead to finding clever loopholes.
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'I will not be disrespected like that': Employee discovers new hire got offered more money for the same job, quits on the spot

'I will not be disrespected like that': Employee discovers new hire got offered more money for the same job, quits on the spot

We know all too well at this point that your boss is not your friend.
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Update: 'I said, "Guess I’m not a team player"': Boss floods security guard employee with texts and emails while she's on vacation, employee brings in HR

Update: 'I said, "Guess I’m not a team player"': Boss floods security guard employee with texts and emails while she's on vacation, employee brings in HR

It would take a lot for you to block your boss's phone number , but this woman had to do exactly that. Her boss just wouldn't leave her be as he tried his hardest to interrupt her vacation time . U/Pinkyrye shared her story to r/AmItheA**hole, and she provided several updates on her situation as well. Despite working at her security guard job for six years, her boss still gave her a hard time about taking five days of vacation time. Some places really are stingy with time off, paid or unpaid. I…
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Update: I walked out mid shift: Front desk agent quits after encounter with Karen and no support from manager

Update: 'I walked out mid shift': Front desk agent quits after encounter with Karen and no support from manager

Quitting impulsively may not be ideal, but sometimes less than ideal is more than necessary.
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