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Restaurant manager ridicules chef for leaving his station to help fellow kitchen workers, chef maliciously complies to prove his point: 'You want me to stay in my station? Okay.'

Restaurant manager ridicules chef for leaving his station to help fellow kitchen workers, chef maliciously complies to prove his point: 'You want me to stay in my station? Okay.'

15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

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Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

Employee forced to take the red-eye home, refuses to come to work the next day, leaving boss scrambling: 'I came back to work the following day to a flurry of emails'

'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

'Either reduce my hours [or] pay me more!': Employee working 6 days a week forced to take a 30% pay cut, hands in his resignation and gets job with a top client

Employee gets fired after never showing up to work, uses ex-boss as a reference, he maliciously complies: 'IF you can get Karen to work for you, you will be VERY lucky'

Employee gets fired after never showing up to work, uses ex-boss as a reference, he maliciously complies: 'IF you can get Karen to work for you, you will be VERY lucky'

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'My interview was at 10:00 AM': Job candidate waits two hours for his interview, walks out and gives HR a piece of his mind

'My interview was at 10:00 AM': Job candidate waits two hours for his interview, walks out and gives HR a piece of his mind

Employee gets berated for sitting during 12-hour shift despite having a doctor's note, quits on the spot: 'I won't be in tomorrow. Or ever again'

Employee gets berated for sitting during 12-hour shift despite having a doctor's note, quits on the spot: 'I won't be in tomorrow. Or ever again'

Micromanager makes employee take an entire day of PTO just because he needed to leave 5 minutes early: 'Boss wasn’t happy with me [...] but I did follow their policy'

Micromanager makes employee take an entire day of PTO just because he needed to leave 5 minutes early: 'Boss wasn’t happy with me [...] but I did follow their policy'

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Retail employee walks out mid-shift after team gets scolded for taking contractual breaks: 'We didn't deserve a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes?'

Retail employee walks out mid-shift after team gets scolded for taking contractual breaks: 'We didn't deserve a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes?'

Micromanaging boss takes isue with employee's process, employee maliciously complies by offloading all calls and scanning duties to boss: 'I am not her secretary'

Micromanaging boss takes issue with employee's process, employee maliciously complies by offloading all calls and scanning duties to boss: 'I am not her secretary'

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‘Things got personal and intense’: Employee informs boss they're seeking other career opportunities, boss retaliates by stripping them of their responsibilities

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Boss at call center sends vague call to action, then reprimands employees for conversing about it, the whole team maliciously complies: 'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me!'

Boss at call center sends vague call to action, then reprimands employees for conversing about it, the whole team maliciously complies: 'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me!'

Employee resigns, then gets lured back with better offer, only to be fired 6 months later: 'Corporate ghouls be corporate ghouls'

Employee resigns, then gets lured back with better offer, only to be fired 6 months later: 'Corporate ghouls be corporate ghouls'

Employee forced to go home and change after wearing shorts, proves micromanager wrong with the help of the company handbook: 'I'm changing back into my shorts'

Employee forced to go home and change after wearing shorts, proves micromanager wrong with the help of the company handbook: 'I'm changing back into my shorts'

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Employee forced to stay late for optics, puts in hours of OT for doing nothing: 'Well, you asked me to stay late!'

Employee forced to stay late for optics, puts in hours of OT for doing nothing: 'Well, you asked me to stay late!'

Employee's hours get cut, then boss calls him to come in early, employee stands his ground: 'If they wanted me in early, they shouldn’t have cut my hours!'

Employee's hours get cut, then boss calls him to come in early, employee stands his ground: 'If they wanted me in early, they shouldn’t have cut my hours!'

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Manager lowballs cybersecurity employee with a 12% raise, so the employee internally transfers to another team and gets a 28% raise: ‘Gotta love the corporate world’

Manager lowballs cybersecurity employee with a 12% raise, so the employee internally transfers to another team and gets a 28% raise: ‘Gotta love the corporate world’

Industrial truck driver demands machinery operator load materials onto the truck that exceed the limit, refuses to listen to instructions, operator complies: ‘Who am I to tell you what's good for your truck?’

Industrial truck driver demands machinery operator load materials onto the truck that exceed the limit, refuses to listen to instructions, operator complies: ‘Who am I to tell you what's good for your truck?’

'I had the worst interview of my life': 53-year-old professional gives potential employer a piece of his mind after being asked to work 10 hours a day on $65k salary despite 30 years of experience

'I had the worst interview of my life': 53-year-old professional gives potential employer a piece of his mind after being asked to work 10 hours a day on $65k salary despite 30 years of experience

Employee discovers consultant's push to get her fired, she proves her value to the company by taking a 2-week vacation and leaving everyone scrambling: 'I came back on Monday with a $10,000 raise'

Employee discovers consultant's push to get her fired, she proves her value to the company by taking a 2-week vacation and leaving everyone scrambling: 'I came back on Monday with a $10,000 raise'

Boss denies raise to employee for lacking enough "passion" to respond to Slack messages at 10:00 PM, employee makes tough decision: 'I've been here 3 years and haven't gotten a single cost of living adjustment'

Boss denies raise to employee for lacking enough "passion" to respond to Slack messages at 10:00 PM, employee makes tough decision: 'I've been here 3 years and haven't gotten a single cost of living adjustment'

Old farmer Buck refuses a rich trespassing horseman’s demand to use his field, directs him to a neighbor’s land instead, but keeps the payment to himself: ‘I need your fields to use to store my horses, now!’

Old farmer Buck refuses a rich trespassing horseman’s demand to use his field, directs him to a neighbor’s land instead, but keeps the payment to himself: ‘I need your fields to use to store my horses, now!’

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