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New employee gets forgotten after boss is fired, collects paycheck with no work to do for months: 'I'm riding the wave till it crests'

Ben Weiss

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'I told my old boss she’s not right for the job': Incompetent new hire keeps asking ex-employee for help 2 months into the job, he finally stops cleaning up her messes

Ben Weiss

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'They’re paying that person nearly 30% more than me': Overworked employee discovers new hire with half the responsibility is getting paid more

Ben Weiss

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Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

Ben Weiss

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‘He was trying to intimidate me into doing it’: Arrogant coworker tries to order employee to work for free on an external ‘side project’ because he doesn't have the budget for an expert opinion, employee adamantly refuses

Lana DeGaetano

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15 Interview Memes for Job Candidates Who Embellished Their Resumes a Bit Too Much

Ben Weiss

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Employee stops giving entitled coworker rides to and from work after she repeatedly slacks off on the job, refuses to do her any more favors because she's so ungrateful: ‘She's taking advantage of my kindness’

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled employee in her 60s "accidentally" retires: 'Pinnacle level pettiness'

Remy Millisky

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Manager scolds game developer for deviating from script to find errors, complies and ignores major bug: 'No deviations. Just follow the document as written'

Ben Weiss

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‘Time to start butchering their names’: Entire office refuses to call employee by their rightful name for over a year, employee calls them out to HR

Ben Weiss

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‘My boss stole my bag and threw it away’: Boss tosses employee’s bag in the dumpster after office hours, HR intervenes and sides with boss

Ben Weiss

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Employee gets fired for standing around for 5 minutes after showing up to work 2 minutes late: ‘This isn’t working out’

Ben Weiss

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Boss reprimands employee for showing too much personality in emails, employee complies and gets accused of sounding too cold: 'I thought you didn't want personal touches'

Ben Weiss

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Delusional direct report refuses to accept that his manager is in charge of him, manager gets even: 'Adam has openly claimed he doesn’t technically report to me'

Ben Weiss

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'Helped my former boss get fired': Former employee gets entitled ex-boss audited three years after getting wrongfully dismissed

Ben Weiss

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‘I never said I was taking his shift’: Entitled coworker assumes fellow employee will take his shift without receiving confirmation, then sneakily tells boss they found shift coverage

Lana DeGaetano

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