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Fast food employees get micromanaging shift supervisor fired by working as slowly as possible: 'We were fed up with her'

Fast food employees get micromanaging shift supervisor fired by working as slowly as possible: 'We were fed up with her'

‘I’ve been warned by my manager to not to go to HR because they “won’t care about petty drama”’: Hotel night shift coworker dodges every task, leaving all the work and stress to her teammate while management turns a blind eye

‘I’ve been warned by my manager to not to go to HR because they “won’t care about petty drama”’: Hotel night shift coworker dodges every task, leaving all the work and stress to her teammate while management turns a blind eye

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Boss steals the batteries from employee's mouse when he's not looking, employee gets even: 'Swap batteries, then dump your unfinished coffee into his trash can'

Boss steals the batteries from employee's mouse when he's not looking, employee gets even: 'Swap batteries, then dump your unfinished coffee into his trash can'

Employee keeps doing entitled coworker's work, gets even by keeping her from taking her break: 'She's just itching to run out of here, but she can't leave'

Employee keeps doing entitled coworker's work, gets even by keeping her from taking her break: 'She's just itching to run out of here, but she can't leave'

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Boss advises hourly employee to avoid working overtime, but VP of the company keeps scheduling meetings with them after 5 PM: ‘It’s starting to get to me’

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Entitled coworker rejects job candidate because she's a fan of Stark Trek: 'She made the mistake of mentioning her hobbies during [the] interview'

Entitled coworker rejects job candidate because she's a fan of Stark Trek: 'She made the mistake of mentioning her hobbies during [the] interview'

10+ Overworked employees who reached breaking points on the job: 'I don't get paid enough for this!'

10+ Overworked employees who reached breaking points on the job: 'I don't get paid enough for this!'

‘I would’ve much rather just have been laid off with everyone else’: Job forces employees into negative PTO debt, where taking time off means owing the company money later

‘I would’ve much rather just have been laid off with everyone else’: Job forces employees into negative PTO debt, where taking time off means owing the company money later

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40-year-old coworker repeatedly asks 25-year-old colleague for thousands in loans, turning the office into his personal cash machine with nonstop awkward money talk: ‘I'm not the only coworker he's requested this, It's making me feel extremely uneasy’

40-year-old coworker repeatedly asks 25-year-old colleague for thousands in loans, turning the office into his personal cash machine with nonstop awkward money talk: ‘I'm not the only coworker he's requested this, It's making me feel extremely uneasy’

61-year-old coworker spreads rumors on new hire, enlists her husband to fuel a false office narrative that she’s angry and unstable: ‘He asked me if I ate today because “we don’t want you going off on nobody cus you starving”’

61-year-old coworker spreads rumors on new hire, enlists her husband to fuel a false office narrative that she’s angry and unstable: ‘He asked me if I ate today because “we don’t want you going off on nobody cus you starving”’

21 HR-Safe Corporate Clapbacks That Professionally Prompt People to Pivot Their Pettines and Back Off

21 HR-Safe Corporate Clapbacks That Professionally Prompt People to Pivot Their Pettines and Back Off

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Entitled coworker goes on sick leave for 4 weeks after overworked employee refuses to do her job for her: 'I just didn’t think it was fair to dump her work on me'

Entitled coworker goes on sick leave for 4 weeks after overworked employee refuses to do her job for her: 'I just didn’t think it was fair to dump her work on me'

Ex-boss texts wrongfully fired employee over an accurate 1-star Indeed review, only to block them when they refuse to back: “He contacted me exactly 3 months after I got fired’

Ex-boss texts wrongfully fired employee over an accurate 1-star Indeed review, only to block them when they refuse to back: “He contacted me exactly 3 months after I got fired’

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.'

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‘The truth is wild. Greg is jealous. He was overlooked for a promotion at the exact same time I was handpicked for one’: Petty ex-boss tries to sabotage former employee, talking to new boss at regional event, but his bitter attempt backfires

‘The truth is wild. Greg is jealous. He was overlooked for a promotion at the exact same time I was handpicked for one’: Petty ex-boss tries to sabotage former employee, talking to new boss at regional event, but his bitter attempt backfires

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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Sole remaining engineer resigns leaving no one on the project when he is denied a $40k raise for increased responsibility his coworker and friend is forced to resign to care for their father: 'I cost my ex-employer $500,000 and two years of productivity'

Sole remaining engineer resigns leaving no one on the project when he is denied a $40k raise for increased responsibility his coworker and friend is forced to resign to care for their father: 'I cost my ex-employer $500,000 and two years of productivity'

'Now he's hinting that my performance slipped because I'm 'too comfortable'': Remote worker moves abroad to Portugal, doesn't realize that his boss is setting up a paper trail to fire him

'Now he's hinting that my performance slipped because I'm 'too comfortable'': Remote worker moves abroad to Portugal, doesn't realize that his boss is setting up a paper trail to fire him

15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

Team working 50 hours per week all quit at the same time: 'If there's anything we can do to keep you, let me know'

Team working 50 hours per week all quit at the same time: 'If there's anything we can do to keep you, let me know'

Burt-out employee trains her helpless coworker for 9 months, quits just to get away from her when she still won't stop asking questions, leaving her helpless: 'Everything I had taught her seemed to go in one ear and out the other'

Burt-out employee trains her helpless coworker for 9 months, quits just to get away from her when she still won't stop asking questions, leaving her helpless: 'Everything I had taught her seemed to go in one ear and out the other'

‘I honestly didn’t mean it as revenge, I just didn’t want to rearrange my life for someone who didn’t keep her word’: Guy refuses to help his friend Maya move after Maya bailed on helping him move months earlier

‘I honestly didn’t mean it as revenge, I just didn’t want to rearrange my life for someone who didn’t keep her word’: Guy refuses to help his friend Maya move after Maya bailed on helping him move months earlier

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