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Employee suspects coworker blocked them on corporate chat software because they were promoted to a better role: ‘[We] have never really gotten along’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Some weird favoritism’: Troublemaking, under-qualified coworker is chosen for promotion over star employee, employee is then forced to quit her job after workplace retaliation

Lana DeGaetano

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Working student spends $200+ on groceries and rides on entitled coworker who repeatedly asks for favors without offering to pay them back: ‘I'm literally losing health insurance tending to him’

Lana DeGaetano

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'She knows I'm jobless': Former employee gets rejected from ex-boss, then asked to donate to company fundraising event

Ben Weiss

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'I'll make sure it's $30 Every. Single. Time': Employee gets reprimanded for going $1.02 over expense limit, maliciously complies with boss's orders

Ben Weiss

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'I decided to be open': New boss of 4 months asks employees for feedback, gets upset at their advice

Remy Millisky

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Lazy, unreliable employee is chosen for better-paying role over punctual, star employee: ‘I think nature will take its course’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Two-faced’ manager diminishes employee's accomplishments in front of other colleagues but flips a switch in private, sparking employee's concerns: ‘Her behavior is frustrating and feels calculated’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss steals the batteries from employee's mouse when he's not looking, employee gets even: 'Swap batteries, then dump your unfinished coffee into his trash can'

Ben Weiss

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Healthcare professional faints on the job and gets sent home by boss, only to be scolded for calling out sick the next day: ‘[This] is not an acceptable practice’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss advises hourly employee to avoid working overtime, but VP of the company keeps scheduling meetings with them after 5 PM: ‘It’s starting to get to me’

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled coworker rejects job candidate because she's a fan of Stark Trek: 'She made the mistake of mentioning her hobbies during [the] interview'

Ben Weiss

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10+ Overworked employees who reached breaking points on the job: 'I don't get paid enough for this!'

Ben Weiss

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'I don't have a degree': 20+ Secrets people are hiding from their coworkers

Remy Millisky

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'He has no idea what he's talking about': 30+ Workers who were mortified by their workplace mistakes

Remy Millisky

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Entitled coworker goes on sick leave for 4 weeks after overworked employee refuses to do her job for her: 'I just didn’t think it was fair to dump her work on me'

Ben Weiss

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