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'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

'I noticed my pay getting shorter and shorter': Server exposes boss for putting a cap on his tips and trying to cover it up

'I noticed my pay getting shorter and shorter': Server exposes boss for putting a cap on his tips and trying to cover it up

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Bartender puts in his notice, manager vows to make his last week a nightmare, bartender gets even by making him scramble: 'I've called in sick every day'

Bartender puts in his notice, manager vows to make his last week a nightmare, bartender gets even by making him scramble: 'I've called in sick every day'

Company refuses to reimburse employee's work travel expenses, claiming he spent too much, prompting employee's $1000 retaliation and resignation

Company refuses to reimburse employee's work travel expenses, claiming he spent too much, prompting employee's $1000 retaliation and resignation

Boss takes away construction workers' stereo, middle manager defends the team and buys them a new one: 'He didn't expect me to advocate for them'

Boss takes away construction workers' stereo, middle manager defends the team and buys them a new one: 'He didn't expect me to advocate for them'

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Law associate confronts intern about office romance: ‘My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege’

Law associate confronts intern about office romance: ‘My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege’

‘The company will crumble if I quit’: Boss guilts overwhelmed startup employee after meeting about burnout, employee has no choice but to leave

‘The company will crumble if I quit’: Boss guilts overwhelmed startup employee after meeting about burnout, employee has no choice but to leave

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UPDATE: 16-year-old boy gets car towed by neighbor after he won't stop parking large truck on their lawn: 'It's not my problem'

UPDATE: 16-year-old boy gets car towed by neighbor after he won't stop parking large truck on their lawn: 'It's not my problem'

Employee fails to read late-night email from boss, demanding to prep for a 9 am meeting the next day, leading to an office dispute first thing in the morning: ‘Where have you been?’

Employee fails to read late-night email from boss, demanding to prep for a 9 am meeting the next day, leading to an office dispute first thing in the morning: ‘Where have you been?’

HOA demands homeowner fix brown patch in his lawn, he obliges by planting heaps of mint which multiplies throughout the neighborhood: 'Spring comes and mint is EVERYWHERE - around mailboxes, along walking paths, even in their fancy entrance landscaping'

HOA demands homeowner fix brown patch in his lawn, he obliges by planting heaps of mint which multiplies throughout the neighborhood: 'Spring comes and mint is EVERYWHERE - around mailboxes, along walking paths, even in their fancy entrance landscaping'

'I did what I was instructed to do': Boss shuts down employee who was trying to explain a discrepancy in reporting, employee maliciously complies to prove his point

'I did what I was instructed to do': Boss shuts down employee who was trying to explain a discrepancy in reporting, employee maliciously complies to prove his point

Grocery manager calls cashier "replacable," acts surprised when they quit on the spot: 'He was shocked and couldn't understand why'

Grocery manager calls cashier "replacable," acts surprised when they quit on the spot: 'He was shocked and couldn't understand why'

‘If I can’t protect my own land, what can I protect?’: Teens turn farmer’s land into their personal party lot, ignoring Private Property signs and warnings, so he cleverly traps their cars in fresh mud, leaving them stranded and their parents mad

‘If I can’t protect my own land, what can I protect?’: Teens turn farmer’s land into their personal party lot, ignoring Private Property signs and warnings, so he cleverly traps their cars in fresh mud, leaving them stranded and their parents mad

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