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'[I] asked for a 15k raise': Hybrid employee pressured to come into the office 5 days a week, employee refuses to give in without his promised promotion

'[I] asked for a 15k raise': Hybrid employee pressured to come into the office 5 days a week, employee refuses to give in without his promised promotion

25-year-old employee requests off to attend a funeral, micromanager demands for proof of the service: 'After this, I want to quit'

25-year-old employee requests off to attend a funeral, micromanager demands for proof of the service: 'After this, I want to quit'

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Ex-boss freaks out after reading former employee's online review, sends her essay-long messages: 'Block and move on'

Ex-boss freaks out after reading former employee's online review, sends her essay-long messages: 'Block and move on'

'My boss wanted me to stand every time he entered the room': Employee almost gets fired for "disrespecting" his boss, quits on principle

'My boss wanted me to stand every time he entered the room': Employee almost gets fired for "disrespecting" his boss, quits on principle

40-year-old company man gets passed over for promotion in favor of younger coworker, starts quiet quitting: 'Why should I care about them?'

40-year-old company man gets passed over for promotion in favor of younger coworker, starts quiet quitting: 'Why should I care about them?'

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Micromanager threatens employee if he sees him wearing headphones in the office again, so employee invests in invisible earbuds

Micromanager threatens employee if he sees him wearing headphones in the office again, so employee invests in invisible earbuds

'There are rats in the kitchen': 30 employees and servers share the industry secrets their bosses do not want them to reveal

'There are rats in the kitchen': 30 employees and servers share the industry secrets their bosses do not want them to reveal

‘I stopped coming into the office’: HR never approves employee’s Work From Home requests, he stops coming in anyway

‘I stopped coming into the office’: HR never approves employee’s Work From Home requests, he stops coming in anyway

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‘I gave my answer and that’s that’: Employee refuses boss’s insulting request to stay late to paint the office

‘I gave my answer and that’s that’: Employee refuses boss’s insulting request to stay late to paint the office

Selfish coworker throws tantrum at work bestie for not throwing her a going away party: 'I did nothing. Her last day came and went'

Selfish coworker throws tantrum at work bestie for not throwing her a going away party: 'I did nothing. Her last day came and went'

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'No one else can or will do my job... and I'm about to quit with no notice': 15+ Employees who had the pettiest ways of getting back at their bosses

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'Time is money': New boss enforces efficiency policy, backfires as employees start making mistakes, boss's job is on the line

'Time is money': New boss enforces efficiency policy, backfires as employees start making mistakes, boss's job is on the line

'No employee is allowed to work from home': Remote employee forced to come in unexpectedly despite medical issues, boss won't return his phone calls

'No employee is allowed to work from home': Remote employee forced to come in unexpectedly despite medical issues, boss won't return his phone calls

'I think my boss is tracking me': Nanny calls the cops on entitled Mommy Boss after discovering boss is tracking her every move

'I think my boss is tracking me': Nanny calls the cops on entitled Mommy Boss after discovering boss is tracking her every move

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'Nobody knew who I was': New employee gets ghosted on their first day at work, then receives passive-aggressive message from management

'Nobody knew who I was': New employee gets ghosted on their first day at work, then receives passive-aggressive message from management

Remote worker discovers his gossiping coworker is secretly recording their conversations: 'What is her problem?'

Remote worker discovers his gossiping coworker is secretly recording their conversations: 'What is her problem?'

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HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

HOA fines resident $500 for not carrying his dog in common areas, resident discovers he only was fined because the board president's wife doesn't like him: 'The wife lied to the property manager!'

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

Clever employee automates data entry part of his job, system crashes six months later and he has no idea what to do: 'I completely forgot how to do my job'

Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

Coworker attempts to push their work onto employee, employee refuses to accept it, inciting discord amongst their team: 'My manager is asking if I could be more flexible'

Coworker attempts to push their work onto employee, employee refuses to accept it, inciting discord amongst their team: 'My manager is asking if I could be more flexible'

'I walked outside and the stairs were gone': Tenant gets stuck in apartment for 10-12 hours after landlord orders unexpected stair maintenance, she needs to climb down a ladder to get to work

'I walked outside and the stairs were gone': Tenant gets stuck in apartment for 10-12 hours after landlord orders unexpected stair maintenance, she needs to climb down a ladder to get to work

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