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 Employee flips the script on micromanager's 'constructive criticism', prompting a humbling retraction

Employee flips the script on micromanager's 'constructive criticism', prompting a humbling retraction

Fast food worker warned never to talk back to supervisor again, malicious compliance ensues: '[But] I promised that I would never talk back to [you]'

Fast food worker warned never to talk back to supervisor again, malicious compliance ensues: '[But] I promised that I would never talk back to [you]'

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'You do nothing for anyone except yourself': Manager loses it after employee refuses to cover his shift in unhinged text messages

'You do nothing for anyone except yourself': Manager loses it after employee refuses to cover his shift in unhinged text messages

Employee advanced to manager position after it was discovered that his manager is living in his truck due to job-related expenses

Employee advanced to manager position after it was discovered that his manager is living in his truck due to job-related expenses

Grocery store employee posts her salary on social media, manager tries to fire her after uproar: 'Take it down!'

Grocery store employee posts her salary on social media, manager tries to fire her after uproar: 'Take it down!'

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Employee demands public apology from boss after being accused of a mistake he didn't make: 'If you shame me publicly, you must apologize publicly'

Employee demands public apology from boss after being accused of a mistake he didn't make: 'If you shame me publicly, you must apologize publicly'

'Tyrannical management took away my desk fan': Boss punishes employee for leaving desk fan running overnight, makes him struggle in the heat

'Tyrannical management took away my desk fan': Boss punishes employee for leaving desk fan running overnight, makes him struggle in the heat

Fired employee contacted a year later to recover important company files: 'How do you not make a backup of your entire company's directory?'

Fired employee contacted a year later to recover important company files: 'How do you not make a backup of your entire company's directory?'

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CEO makes clueless speech at required company event to underpaid employees: 'I just can't fathom the blatant vanity'

CEO makes clueless speech at required company event to underpaid employees: 'I just can't fathom the blatant vanity'

'Both companies had now cancelled their contracts': Employee gets fired after addressing manager's incompetence to HR, company loses a ton of business

'Both companies had now cancelled their contracts': Employee gets fired after addressing manager's incompetence to HR, company loses a ton of business

Guy keeps getting spam calls from phone's previous owner. then discovers the owner is his shady boss: 'He had almost 20 cases filed against him'

Guy keeps getting spam calls from phone's previous owner. then discovers the owner is his shady boss: 'He had almost 20 cases filed against him'

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Manager forces sick employee to come in or lose his job, employee infects coworkers and manager: 'Now everyone has it'

Manager forces sick employee to come in or lose his job, employee infects coworkers and manager: 'Now everyone has it'

Karen customer tries to score free meal from restaurant for third time a row, manager teaches her unforgettable lesson

Karen customer tries to score free meal from restaurant for third time a row, manager teaches her unforgettable lesson

'He asked why I was back since he fired me': Guy gets fired by manager for throwing away his soda, gets reinstated by manager's boss

'He asked why I was back since he fired me': Guy gets fired by manager for throwing away his soda, gets reinstated by manager's boss

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'No shorts allowed in this heat? Sure!': Guy finds loophole in company's strict dress code policy, 'skirting' around the issue

'No shorts allowed in this heat? Sure!': Guy finds loophole in company's strict dress code policy, 'skirting' around the issue

'He was fired for sleeping at his desk repeatedly': Managers share the most memorable ways employees got fired

'He was fired for sleeping at his desk repeatedly': Managers share the most memorable ways employees got fired