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'CEO [told] me to help them with my old accounts or he'll sue me': CEO ignores former employee's warnings about outdated system, leads to decade-spanning malicious compliance

'CEO [told] me to help them with my old accounts or he'll sue me': CEO ignores former employee's warnings about outdated system, leads to decade-spanning malicious compliance

'Think about whether you want to keep working here': Employee makes small mistake, boss loses it, give ultimatum, employee maliciously complies

'Think about whether you want to keep working here': Temperamental boss loses it and gives ultimatum, employee maliciously complies

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'I thought we were on good terms': Job candidate asks former boss for reference, she sabotages candidate's chances with the recruiter

'I thought we were on good terms': Job candidate asks former boss for reference, she sabotages candidate's chances with the recruiter

'Have fun running the place without me': Coffee shop owner tells manager working 100 hours per week to take time off, manager blocks all work numbers and lets the business fall apart while they're gone

'Have fun running the place without me': Coffee shop owner tells manager working 100 hours per week to take time off, manager blocks all work numbers and lets the business fall apart while they're gone

'Imagine [making] an award to give to yourself every year?': CEO pays for his own annual award ceremony, demands standing ovation

'Imagine [making] an award to give to yourself every year?': CEO pays for his own annual award ceremony, demands standing ovation

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'You had it good here': Boss takes credit for employee's tech savvy, mocks her during her final days on the job

'You had it good here': Boss takes credit for employee's tech skills, mocks her during her final days on the job

'I'd let the repercussions happen': Boss requests constant check-ins, employee sends '25 or more emails a day'

'I'd let the repercussions happen': Boss sabotages employees' workflow and demands constant check-ins, employee sends '25 or more emails a day'

'So I was fired [...] Over this': Employee fired for refusing to break a customer's large bill four months ago, causes split reactions

'So I was fired [...] Over this': Employee fired for refusing to break a customer's large bill four months ago, causes split reactions

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'Watch people's body language, particularly around management': 30+ red flags and questions to ask to avoid toxic work environments

'Watch people's body language, particularly around management': 30+ red flags and questions to ask to avoid toxic work environments

'I'm going to eat during my [...] lunch break, not give you a free manicure': Coworker demands free manicure, employee shuts her down

'I'm going to eat during my [...] lunch break, not give you a free manicure': Coworker demands free manicure, employee shuts her down

'I don't need to buy [my coworkers] gifts': Employee refuses to participate in Office Secret Santa, gets into conflict with HR

'I don't need to buy [my coworkers] gifts': Employee refuses to participate in Office Secret Santa, gets into conflict with HR

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'My boss FREAKED OUT!': Employee gives boss doctor's note requiring that they sit during work, boss loses it, threatens to fire employee

'My boss FREAKED OUT!': Employee gives boss doctor's note requiring that they sit during work, boss loses it, threatens to fire employee

'Placed on the very public Wall of Shame': Employee calls out of work due to pet emergency, toxic bosses shame her to 'hold [her] accountable'

'Placed on the very public Wall of Shame': Employee calls out of work due to pet emergency, toxic bosses shame her to 'hold [her] accountable'

'He didn't know how to do his job': 10+ times employees got their bosses fired

'He didn't know how to do his job': 10+ times employees got their toxic bosses fired

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'So petty and so childish': Coworker rips employee's name down from decorations and throws it in the trash, employee figures it out

'So petty and so childish': Coworker rips employee's name down from decorations and throws it in the trash, employee figures it out

'Have fun being unemployed': New manager tries to take a cut of servers' tips, servers band together to get her fired

'Have fun being unemployed': New manager tries to take a cut of servers' tips, servers band together to get her fired

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18-year-old high schooler boards flight alone, leaving mom, stepfather, and 3 and 6-year-old half-siblings behind: 'I was basically expected to take over my mom's part of the parenting'

18-year-old high schooler boards flight alone, leaving mom, stepfather, and 3 and 6-year-old half-siblings behind: 'I was basically expected to take over my mom's part of the parenting'

Job applicant walks out of interview before it starts after waiting for 30+ minutes, but not before giving the hiring manager a piece of his mind: 'My time [is] more valuable than this!'

Job applicant walks out of interview before it starts after waiting for 30+ minutes, but not before giving the hiring manager a piece of his mind: 'My time [is] more valuable than this!'

Family demands English-speaking daughter to be their translator for younger brother's shoplifting court hearing, but she refuses as her final exam is scheduled for the same day, sparking major family drama: 'I'm done being their 24-7 translator'

Family demands English-speaking daughter to be their translator for younger brother's shoplifting court hearing, but she refuses as her final exam is scheduled for the same day, sparking major family drama: 'I'm done being their 24-7 translator'

Manager faces HR backlash for unfairly "penalizing" a single mother, giving her a lower review and raise than her "flexible" male coworker, as he can work more after-hours and travel on short notice: 'They do equally good work, but he does more of it'

Manager faces HR backlash for unfairly "penalizing" a single mother, giving her a lower review and raise than her "flexible" male coworker, as he can work more after-hours and travel on short notice: 'They do equally good work, but he does more of it'

‘We all just stood there in silence’: Arrogant manager breaks down after several of his employees quit, leads a meeting where he berates remaining staff, and then receives another resignation

‘We all just stood there in silence’: Arrogant manager breaks down after several of his employees quit, leads a meeting where he berates remaining staff, and then receives another resignation

Employee double-checks a grant detail to prove his right, accidentally uncovers widespread legal noncompliance that everyone in the organization ignored for years: ‘This entire situation happened because I wasn’t about to let someone tell me I’m wrong’

Employee double-checks a grant detail to prove his right, accidentally uncovers widespread legal noncompliance that everyone in the organization ignored for years: ‘This entire situation happened because I wasn’t about to let someone tell me I’m wrong’

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