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'Pay increases are no longer based on merit': Employee decides to do the bare minimum after boss confirms her work quality won't result in a raise

'Pay increases are no longer based on merit': Employee decides to do the bare minimum after boss confirms her work quality won't result in a raise

Former chef gets even with lunch-stealing coworker by putting scorpion pepper powder in food: '[He] never stole anyone's lunch again'

Former chef gets even with lunch-stealing coworker by putting scorpion pepper powder in food: '[He] never stole anyone's lunch again'

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20 jobs that are instant red flags for people seeking serious relationships: 'Stand up comedians [...] anything that happens in your relationship will be made public'

20 jobs that are instant red flags for people seeking serious relationships: 'Stand up comedians [...] anything that happens in your relationship will be made public'

'I wasn’t gonna let him win': Employee refuses to let boss keep picking on him, exposes his business negligence on his last day

'I wasn’t gonna let him win': Employee refuses to let boss keep picking on him, exposes his business negligence on his last day

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Pretentious new hire publicly accuses coworker of excluding her after he declines to ride with her to work dinner, causing her to skip it: 'I told her she excluded herself'

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'I need my full paycheck': Employee quits two weeks in after boss never draws up his W2, demands to be paid in full

'I need my full paycheck': Employee quits two weeks in after boss never draws up his W2, demands to be paid in full

'Sounds optional to me': Employee declines optional training course, boss reprimands her, claims it was mandatory to attend

'Sounds optional to me': Employee declines optional training course, boss reprimands her, claims it was mandatory to attend

Employee's boss finds out they got an interview elsewhere, pressures her to resign: 'She doesn't even know if she got the job yet'

Boss finds out employee got an interview elsewhere, pressures her to resign: 'She doesn't even know if she got the job yet'

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'Call it quits before it gets too messy': New tutor denied promised hours and school district leading to impossible commute, quits before first day

'Call it quits before it gets too messy': New tutor denied promised hours and school district leading to impossible commute, quits before first day

'You want ti be in control? Fine!': Micromanager gets comeuppance after requiring approval for mandatory training programs, employee malicious complies

'You want to be in control? Fine!': Micromanager gets comeuppance after requiring approval for mandatory training programs, employee maliciously complies

'He will owe us almost $30,000 in back pay': 1099 contractors rebel after working over 80 hours a week for their boss and having to sleep in their cars on work trips

'He will owe us almost $30,000 in back pay': 1099 contractors rebel after working over 80 hours a week for their boss and having to sleep in their cars on work trips

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'New hire lasted 10 minutes': Server tells off manager on day one after not being allowed to bring her dog to work

'New hire lasted 10 minutes': Server tells off manager on day one after not being allowed to bring her dog to work

'A nice little power imbalance is her cup of tea': Boss pressures employee to text her every time she leaves for work, employee refuses

'A nice little power imbalance is her cup of tea': Boss pressures employee to text her every time she leaves for work, employee refuses

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'She was unwilling to listen': Consultant insists that she won't take "fashion advice" from coworker

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'I encourage everyone to seek employment elsewhere': New hire discovers epic resignation email from a few months ago, immediately quits in solidarity

'I encourage everyone to seek employment elsewhere': New hire discovers epic resignation email from a few months ago, immediately quits in solidarity

'Pretty sure that I'm getting the boot': Boss comes up with nonsensical reason to fire employee after he demanded proper pay for paternity leave

'Pretty sure that I'm getting the boot': Boss comes up with nonsensical reason to fire employee after he demanded proper pay for paternity leave

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Overworked wife reconsiders family vacation after husband invites in-laws without asking, hopes to preserve the fun and freedom of the original trip: 'I just want to have fun my own way'

Overworked wife reconsiders family vacation after husband invites in-laws without asking, hopes to preserve the fun and freedom of the original trip: 'I just want to have fun my own way'

Employee resigns, boss tries to cheap out by offering $20 less per hour than what he's worth to keep him on as a contractor: 'Their offer was not acceptable'

Employee resigns, boss tries to cheap out by offering $20 less per hour than what he's worth to keep him on as a contractor: 'Their offer was not acceptable'

Manager tries to get employee to work during PTO, giving her personal number to a contractor and listing her as on-call for tasks she was never hired to do: ‘I said “absolutely not!” I am taking a paid vacation and will not be coming in’

Manager tries to get employee to work during PTO, giving her personal number to a contractor and listing her as on-call for tasks she was never hired to do: ‘I said “absolutely not!” I am taking a paid vacation and will not be coming in’

23-year-old contributing to groceries and chores refuses to start paying rent while older brother lives for free at home: 'I made it very clear to my parents'

23-year-old contributing to groceries and chores refuses to start paying rent while older brother lives for free at home: 'I made it very clear to my parents'

HR requires a 500-word "reason" alongside each PTO request, so a witty employee writes an entire essay to go to their cousin's wedding: 'I began [by] explaining the historical significance of marriage'

HR requires a 500-word "reason" alongside each PTO request, so a witty employee writes an entire essay to go to their cousin's wedding: 'I began [by] explaining the historical significance of marriage'

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

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