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15+ Workers who quit on the spot and shared what happened next: 'The best part was the HR lady calling me every day for 2 weeks'

New hire "Lisa" tries to get 32-year-old star employee fired because of how good she is at her job: 'HR caught her, [Lisa's] now on thin ice'

New hire "Lisa" tries to get 32-year-old star employee fired because of how good she is at her job: 'HR caught her, [Lisa's] now on thin ice'

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Employee asks for a raise after 3 years at the company, gets fired for a fabricated story about an interaction with a client, CEO steps in to cover his tracks: 'I asked why I was fired and he still wouldn’t even give me a reason'

Employee asks for a raise after 3 years at the company, gets fired for a fabricated story about an interaction with a client, CEO steps in to cover his tracks: 'I asked why I was fired and he still wouldn’t even give me a reason'

Employee overhears her coworker Megan talking about her "unmuted" on a work call, Megan tries to cover her tracks: 'I swear she loves the sound of her own voice'

Employee overhears her coworker Megan talking about her "unmuted" on a work call, Megan tries to cover her tracks: 'I swear she loves the sound of her own voice'

'You need to leave. Now': Coworker's clueless boyfriend shows up unannounced at her work, she breaks up with him on the spot in front of the entire office

'You need to leave. Now': Coworker's clueless boyfriend shows up unannounced at her work, she breaks up with him on the spot in front of the entire office

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‘I refused to falsify my time sheet’: Boss accuses employee of time theft despite seeing proof of attendance, then tries to make them use sick time to supplement the alleged absence

‘I refused to falsify my time sheet’: Boss accuses employee of time theft despite seeing proof of attendance, then tries to make them use sick time to supplement the alleged absence

Manager overstaffs restaurant during the slow season so he can hire his ex-coworkers, forcing servers to 'alternate shifts' and lose out on hours: ‘I can't simply get another part-time job’

Manager overstaffs restaurant during the slow season so he can hire his ex-coworkers, forcing servers to 'alternate shifts' and lose out on hours: ‘I can't simply get another part-time job’

HR rescinds job offer despite assuring the candidate he had the position after 5 rounds of interviews: 'My job offer has been kept on hold indefinitely'

HR rescinds job offer despite assuring the candidate he had the position after 5 rounds of interviews: 'My job offer has been kept on hold indefinitely'

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‘I'm just kind of flabbergasted’: Office receptionist pretends to answer calls instead of actually answering them, and instead partakes in fake conversations

‘I'm just kind of flabbergasted’: Office receptionist pretends to answer calls instead of actually answering them, partaking in fake conversations to look busy

Boss refuses to believe her employee is sick, employee sends proof along with her resignation letter: 'Now my CEO is begging for me [to come] back'

Boss refuses to believe her employee is sick, employee sends proof along with her resignation letter: 'Now my CEO is begging for me [to come] back'

Coworker calls out the entire office, CC's everyone in bold resignation email: 'I've had a great time watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

Coworker calls out the entire office, CC's everyone in bold resignation email: 'I've had a great time watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

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Employee gets booted off Zoom call in the middle of getting fired: 'I had to rejoin with my personal email'

Employee gets booted off Zoom call in the middle of getting fired: 'I had to rejoin with my personal email'

'Wait… you’re just letting me quit?': Dramatic coworker quits in the hopes that his boss will beg for him to stay, but his boss happily accepts his resignation

'Wait… you’re just letting me quit?': Dramatic coworker quits in the hopes that his boss will beg for him to stay, but his boss happily accepts his resignation

17-year-old employee gets fired for not personally calling in sick after fainting and going to the emergency room: 'We're praying for you but you're fired'

17-year-old employee gets fired for not personally calling in sick after fainting and going to the emergency room: 'We're praying for you but you're fired'

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Manager makes request at 4:30pm for employee to stay late, employee declines and manager throws temper tantrum: 'Nah, bro! Your emergency is not my emergency'

Manager makes request at 4:30pm for employee to stay late, employee declines and manager throws temper tantrum: 'Nah, bro! Your emergency is not my emergency'

'Ben had been living in the office since late May': Intern gets away with sleeping in the office for two months before getting caught by another employee

'Ben had been living in the office since late May': Intern gets away with sleeping in the office for two months before getting caught by another employee

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Worker gets laid off, told that they're "expendable," gets hired by their former employer's biggest client and watches as the former employer loses clients and even contacts them for "advice": 'Feels good knowing they made a mistake undervaluing me'

Worker gets laid off, told that they're "expendable," gets hired by their former employer's biggest client and watches as the former employer loses clients and even contacts them for "advice": 'Feels good knowing they made a mistake undervaluing me'

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 demands employee use very slow company computer, employee waits 15 hours while editing 2 files: 'I headed to the break room'

Boss demands employee use very slow company computer, employee waits 15 hours while editing 2 files: 'I headed to the break room'

Boss takes full credit for tech employee's presentation, employee goes to VP before boss's performance review: 'Guess who didn't get credit for strategic contributions?'

Boss takes full credit for tech employee's presentation, employee goes to VP before boss's performance review: 'Guess who didn't get credit for strategic contributions?'

Coworker Kelsey demands a colleague drive 50 miles back to the office and Uber her forgotten laptop to the airport, because she’s “childless and free”: ‘She escalated our group chat, tagging my manager, saying I’m refusing to help the team’

Coworker Kelsey demands a colleague drive 50 miles back to the office and Uber her forgotten laptop to the airport, because she’s “childless and free”: ‘She escalated our group chat, tagging my manager, saying I’m refusing to help the team’

‘Oh rats!’: Employee treats tech support with 0 respect, so IT leads her district manager to the break room where she's been living with her cat

‘Oh rats!’: Employee treats tech support with 0 respect, so IT leads her district manager to the break room where she's been living with her cat

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