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‘My primary motivation was revenge’: Top-performing employee is let go from their job, so they land the same role at their former company's top competitor and score a 30% raise

Employee forced to go home and change after wearing shorts, proves micromanager wrong with the help of the company handbook: 'I'm changing back into my shorts'

Employee forced to go home and change after wearing shorts, proves micromanager wrong with the help of the company handbook: 'I'm changing back into my shorts'

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Retaliatory boss fires colleague before they could file a claim against her, employee fears they're next on the chopping block: ‘I am next on her list’

Employee forced to stay late for optics, puts in hours of OT for doing nothing: 'Well, you asked me to stay late!'

Employee forced to stay late for optics, puts in hours of OT for doing nothing: 'Well, you asked me to stay late!'

Employee's hours get cut, then boss calls him to come in early, employee stands his ground: 'If they wanted me in early, they shouldn’t have cut my hours!'

Employee's hours get cut, then boss calls him to come in early, employee stands his ground: 'If they wanted me in early, they shouldn’t have cut my hours!'

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Job candidate gets caught in a lie during phone interview after creating fake resume: 'I [hung] up on my interviewer and blocked her'

Job candidate gets caught in a lie during phone interview after creating fake resume: 'I [hung] up on my interviewer and blocked her'

Ex-boss offers $250 gift card to the employee he fired in exchange for potential job candidates: 'I actually like my friends and would never recommend they try for employment at this company'

Ex-boss offers $250 gift card to the employee he fired in exchange for potential job candidates: 'I actually like my friends and would never recommend they try for employment at this company'

CEO brags about dropping $15k twice a year on family vacations to employees living paycheck to paycheck: 'He enjoys taking his kids on separate cruises'

CEO brags about dropping $15k twice a year on family vacations to employees living paycheck to paycheck: 'He enjoys taking his kids on separate cruises'

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21-year-old coworker frequently arrives to work 3 hours late to get her nails done, store manager gets even via rolls of coins: 'She struggles to open them because of said nails'

21-year-old coworker frequently arrives to work 3 hours late to get her nails done, store manager gets even via rolls of coins: 'She struggles to open them because of said nails'

Update: Employee gets cheated out of bonus by his friend-turned-boss, returns to work with his resignation and a better job offer elsewhere: 'I'll be making double what my base is now'

Update: Employee gets cheated out of bonus by his friend-turned-boss, returns to work with his resignation and a better job offer elsewhere: 'I'll be making double what my base is now'

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‘Told to put money in her pockets at the expense of my degree’: Full-time college student asks boss for Saturdays off for school purposes, boss refuses despite student's reliability

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New boss enforces strict 12:00 lunch time, rule immediately backfires as customers are abandoned: 'It was a complete mess'

New boss enforces strict 12:00 lunch time, rule immediately backfires as customers are abandoned: 'It was a complete mess'

Employee saves her company from signing a deal with shady business after overhearing them conspire in another language: 'Do not scheme people and talk about it in another language, they might understand it'

Employee saves her company from signing a deal with shady business after overhearing them conspire in another language: 'Do not scheme people and talk about it in another language, they might understand it'

Employee challenges CEO by denying him coffee at company workshop: 'New rules'

Employee challenges power-tripping CEO by denying him coffee at company workshop: 'We can't have coffee? You can't have coffee!'

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‘She kept calling me a liar’: Employee coming off of 12-hour shift rejects coworker's last-minute plea for shift coverage, coworker bombards her with a lengthy, audacious text message

17-year-old gets fired for not personally calling in sick after her trip to the ER: 'Her mother and grandmother both call in on her behalf. Still gets fired'

17-year-old gets fired for not personally calling in sick after her trip to the ER: 'Her mother and grandmother both call in on her behalf. Still gets fired'

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Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

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