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20+ unpopular policies employees had to deal with at work: 'They banned staff from drinking coffee in front of students'

20+ Unpopular policies employees had to deal with at work: 'They banned staff from drinking coffee in front of students'

Employee stops shady coworker from taking credit for her work in front of the CEO: '[She] tried to claim my 15-page report as her own'

Employee stops shady coworker from taking credit for her work in front of the CEO: '[She] tried to claim my 15-page report as her own'

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Employee tricks slacker coworker, sabotages spreadsheets, gets coworker put on leave: 'I guess he’ll be doing his own work from now on'

Employee tricks slacker coworker, sabotages spreadsheets, gets coworker put on leave: 'I guess he’ll be doing his own work from now on'

Employee calls out narcissistic boss for tanking her own nonprofit, resigns for better job: 'I did the right thing. It feels so good'

Employee calls out narcissistic boss for tanking her own nonprofit, resigns for better job: 'I did the right thing. It feels so good'

'How she got hired, I have no idea': 15+ coworkers who got fired almost instantly

'How she got hired, I have no idea': 15+ coworkers who got fired almost instantly

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Entitled customer drops water company for competitor, then comes back begging for their far better service: '[My] boss's face turned red'

Entitled customer drops water company for competitor, then comes back begging for their far better service: '[My] boss's face turned red'

Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out his boss for unlawful practice

Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out boss for unlawful practice

'I got fired just for going to the bathroom': New hire gets unjustly clocked out during shift for taking a 30-minute bathroom break

'I got fired just for going to the bathroom': New hire gets unjustly clocked out during shift for taking a 30-minute bathroom break

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Micromanager makes entire team log every single task, employee complies, causing tasks to take forever: 'The result? It was chaos'

Micromanager makes entire team log every single task, employee complies, causing tasks to take forever: 'The result? It was chaos'

Tax associate gets suspended for refusing to come in on day off, punishment backfires for his prideful boss: 'The real revenge was accepting my suspension'

Tax associate gets suspended for refusing to come in on day off, punishment backfires for his prideful boss: 'The real revenge was accepting my suspension'

Employee calls out problematic CEO, CEO shows up with roses begging her to stay: 'Put my resignation in the next day'

Employee calls out problematic CEO, CEO shows up with roses begging her to stay: 'Put my resignation in the next day'

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'I found out today that my current company just acquired my old company': Employee leaves old job on poor terms, now manages his former coworkers

'I found out today that my current company just acquired my old company': Employee leaves old job on poor terms, now manages his former coworkers

Boss requires employee to be in-person 9 hours a day, employee complies by staying within set hours: 'Guess this means I’m excused from all these morning meetings now'

Boss requires employee to be in-person 9 hours a day, employee complies by staying within set hours: 'Guess this means I’m excused from all these morning meetings now'

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'[They] respond to my emails by calling. Every. Single. Time': 20+ Coworkers whose irritating habits are driving their coworkers up the wall

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'It was no less than $25,000': College advisor points out administrative flaw, request gets rejected, department has to pay $25k

'It was no less than $25,000': College advisor points out administrative flaw, request gets rejected, department has to pay $25k

Gluten-free boss pressured to eat Girl Scout cookies from coworker's daughter: 'You should not be forced to buy something you can't even consume'

Gluten-free boss pressured to eat Girl Scout cookies from coworker's daughter: 'You should not be forced to buy something you can't even consume'

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Manager schedules ‘mandatory’ staff meeting during the day, night shift employee shows up in sleepwear to send him a message: ’[It] cut into my sleep schedule’

Manager schedules ‘mandatory’ staff meeting during the day, night shift employee shows up in sleepwear to send him a message: ’[It] cut into my sleep schedule’

Sister gives up inherited land to brother, then demands to have it back after property values skyrocket: 'Now that it’s valuable, they want it back'

Sister gives up inherited land to brother, then demands to have it back after property values skyrocket: 'Now that it’s valuable, they want it back'

Guy spends 45 minutes shoveling 8 inches of snow from cars, neighbor steals his parking space: 'I must have poured about 10 gallons of water on his car... it sat like that overnight'

Guy spends 45 minutes shoveling 8 inches of snow from cars, neighbor steals his parking space: 'I must have poured about 10 gallons of water on his car... it sat like that overnight'

Management bans an employee from being friends with her coworkers, then complains she isn’t friendly enough with the new hires: ‘I've been called yesterday with 2 managers and the CEO. Needless to say I fell off my chair’

Management bans an employee from being friends with her coworkers, then complains she isn’t friendly enough with the new hires: ‘I've been called yesterday with 2 managers and the CEO. Needless to say I fell off my chair’

‘Sure, I'll think outside the box’: Corporate employee is fed up with workplace jargon, so he takes his boss's advice literally during an important client presentation

‘Sure, I'll think outside the box’: Corporate employee is fed up with workplace jargon, so he takes his boss's advice literally during an important client presentation

'The new company changed my salary to $60k': New owners halve manager's salary after taking over the company, tells manager to stop being dramatic when they complain

'The new company changed my salary to $60k': New owners halve manager's salary after taking over the company, tells manager to stop being dramatic when they complain

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