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'How she got hired, I have no idea': 15+ coworkers who got fired almost instantly

'How she got hired, I have no idea': 15+ coworkers who got fired almost instantly

Entitled customer drops water company for competitor, then comes back begging for their far better service: '[My] boss's face turned red'

Entitled customer drops water company for competitor, then comes back begging for their far better service: '[My] boss's face turned red'

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Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out his boss for unlawful practice

Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out boss for unlawful practice

'I got fired just for going to the bathroom': New hire gets unjustly clocked out during shift for taking a 30-minute bathroom break

'I got fired just for going to the bathroom': New hire gets unjustly clocked out during shift for taking a 30-minute bathroom break

Micromanager makes entire team log every single task, employee complies, causing tasks to take forever: 'The result? It was chaos'

Micromanager makes entire team log every single task, employee complies, causing tasks to take forever: 'The result? It was chaos'

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Tax associate gets suspended for refusing to come in on day off, punishment backfires for his prideful boss: 'The real revenge was accepting my suspension'

Tax associate gets suspended for refusing to come in on day off, punishment backfires for his prideful boss: 'The real revenge was accepting my suspension'

Employee calls out problematic CEO, CEO shows up with roses begging her to stay: 'Put my resignation in the next day'

Employee calls out problematic CEO, CEO shows up with roses begging her to stay: 'Put my resignation in the next day'

'I found out today that my current company just acquired my old company': Employee leaves old job on poor terms, now manages his former coworkers

'I found out today that my current company just acquired my old company': Employee leaves old job on poor terms, now manages his former coworkers

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Boss requires employee to be in-person 9 hours a day, employee complies by staying within set hours: 'Guess this means I’m excused from all these morning meetings now'

Boss requires employee to be in-person 9 hours a day, employee complies by staying within set hours: 'Guess this means I’m excused from all these morning meetings now'

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'[They] respond to my emails by calling. Every. Single. Time': 20+ Coworkers whose irritating habits are driving their coworkers up the wall

'It was no less than $25,000': College advisor points out administrative flaw, request gets rejected, department has to pay $25k

'It was no less than $25,000': College advisor points out administrative flaw, request gets rejected, department has to pay $25k

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Gluten-free boss pressured to eat Girl Scout cookies from coworker's daughter: 'You should not be forced to buy something you can't even consume'

Gluten-free boss pressured to eat Girl Scout cookies from coworker's daughter: 'You should not be forced to buy something you can't even consume'

Employee uses loophole in strict time-tracking policy, takes extended sick leave instead: 'It's not my business'

Employee uses loophole in strict time-tracking policy, takes extended sick leave instead: 'It's not my business'

Employee contests 15% pay cut, causes several people to get demoted: 'Company is probably shaking in their boots right now'

Employee contests 15% pay cut, causes several people to get demoted: 'Company is probably shaking in their boots right now'

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'I'm going to have to reject your application': Candidate receives offer, goes in to sign contract, employer changes his mind

'I'm going to have to reject your application': Candidate receives offer, goes in to sign contract, employer changes his mind

New CFO takes away employee perks valued at $10,000, then demands more work for same pay: 'I am now set back three years in pay increases'

New CFO takes away employee perks valued at $10,000, then demands more work for same pay: 'I am now set back three years in pay increases'

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49 and 47-year-old property owners shut down unrelenting friends after they repeatedly try to invite themselves over for vacation at their lake house: 'He finally got a hint'

49 and 47-year-old property owners shut down unrelenting friends after they repeatedly try to invite themselves over for vacation at their lake house: 'He finally got a hint'

'I want everyone gone!': Couple forced to kick entitled in-laws out of their new home after they keep extending their stay

'I want everyone gone!': Couple forced to kick entitled in-laws out of their new home after they keep extending their stay

Neighbor who never returns anything she borrows insists woman pay for her $85 groceries after running into her at the grocery store: ' I told her I could spot her $20 for essentials but couldn’t cover the whole bill'

Neighbor who never returns anything she borrows insists woman pay for her $85 groceries after running into her at the grocery store: ' I told her I could spot her $20 for essentials but couldn’t cover the whole bill'

Tenant mixes vinegar into her shampoo to figure out which roommates are using her bath products: 'I knew exactly who they were and I called them out'

Tenant mixes vinegar into her shampoo to figure out which roommates are using her bath products: 'I knew exactly who they were and I called them out'

Manager fears her employee will be more absent once she gets married, fires her two days before the ceremony, employee retaliates: 'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding'

Manager fears her employee will be more absent once she gets married, fires her two days before the ceremony, employee retaliates: 'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding'

'My friend said I owe her half my inheritance': Woman insists newly-rich friend share money, then blocks them when they refuse

'My friend said I owe her half my inheritance': Woman insists newly-rich friend share money, then blocks them when they refuse

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