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Boss tells assistant to stop chatting with coworkers, she maliciously complies by giving everyone the silent treatment: 'You told me to stop talking to people [...] So I did'

Boss tells assistant to stop chatting with coworkers, she maliciously complies by giving everyone the silent treatment: 'You told me to stop talking to people [...] So I did'

Lazy receptionist doesn't make boss's travel arrangements, boss denies her a job years later: 'I am constantly baffled by people who don't do their jobs'

Lazy receptionist doesn't make boss's travel arrangements, boss denies her a job years later: 'I am constantly baffled by people who don't do their jobs'

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'I reached a complete breaking point over donuts': New hire forced to buy everyone donuts during his first week, maliciously complies and scares off annoying coworkers

'I reached a complete breaking point over donuts': New hire forced to buy everyone donuts during his first week, maliciously complies and scares off annoying coworkers

'I'm still gloating over my [win] over corporate Karen': Worker maliciously complies with boss's request to park bike in designated spot, results in six hours of OT

'I'm still gloating over my [win] over corporate Karen': Worker maliciously complies with boss's request to park bike in designated spot, results in six hours of OT

'That's my boss and that's my job': Candidate calls office about marketing assistant position, turns out the current assistant had no idea she was being replaced

'That's my boss and that's my job': Candidate calls office about marketing assistant position, turns out the current assistant had no idea she was being replaced

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Toxicologist gets recruited for the job they just quit: 'This position was clearly listed on my profile'

'Sorry, this is a red flag': 20 unprofessional messages from horrible bosses

'Sorry, this is a red flag': 20 unprofessional messages from horrible bosses

Guy pulls prank on lunch-thieving coworker, causes him to get sick in the office: 'Dude, were you eating this? It's gone bad'

Guy pulls prank on lunch-thieving coworker, causes him to get sick in the office: 'Dude, were you eating this? It's gone bad'

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Karen coworker shames employee for not working hard enough: 'If I am not paid to be there, I am not going to do it'

Karen coworker shames employee for not working hard enough: 'If I am not paid to be there, I am not going to do it'

'I was kicked off the call when they were [firing] me': Employee gets access revoked so quickly they're booted off mid-call, rejoins to give them a piece of his mind

'I was kicked off the call when they were [firing] me': Employee gets access revoked so quickly they're booted off mid-call, rejoins to give them a piece of his mind

'My ex-boss refuses to send my last paycheck': Employee gets fired for calling out management on wage theft, considers class action lawsuit

'My ex-boss refuses to send my last paycheck': Employee gets fired for calling out management on wage theft, considers class-action lawsuit

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'Pay me less for exponentially more work': New hire negotiates salary based on "assistant" title, only to discover on day one that he is a department head

'Pay me less for exponentially more work': New hire negotiates salary based on "assistant" title, only to discover on day one that he is a department head

'This place is so unprofessional': Part-time employee quits store run by a group of incompetent 18-year-olds

'This place is so unprofessional': Part-time employee quits store run by a group of incompetent 18-year-olds

‘Document everything!’: Guy helps CEO build startup, gets cheated out of promised 15% shares before company launch

‘Document everything!’: Guy helps CEO build startup, gets cheated out of promised 15% shares before company launch

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'I moved desks to be away from drama': Mean girl coworkers leave an urn on employee's desk with the label 'ashes of problem employees'

'I moved desks to be away from drama': Mean girl coworkers leave an urn on employee's desk with the label 'ashes of problem employees'

'My boss then said it was something I had to attend': Employee turns down dinner with colleagues on the final night of their business trip, boss promises consequences

'My boss then said it was something I had to attend': Employee turns down dinner with colleagues on the final night of their business trip, boss promises consequences

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‘I told her I don’t want anyone parking in my driveway, period’: Duplex resident snaps at neighbor who keeps blocking single-car driveway “just for a bit” everytime she can’t find street parking

‘I told her I don’t want anyone parking in my driveway, period’: Duplex resident snaps at neighbor who keeps blocking single-car driveway “just for a bit” everytime she can’t find street parking

‘She quit a week later. Three others followed. All four mentioned the "family" hypocrisy’: CEO calls company family for years, denies financial help to a longtime employee after she loses her house, then criticizes her for not being “team player”

‘She quit a week later. Three others followed. All four mentioned the "family" hypocrisy’: CEO calls company family for years, denies financial help to a longtime employee after she loses her house, then criticizes her for not being “team player”

Employee refuses to attend a mandatory, unpaid Saturday team-building event so he can spend quality time with his child, sparking workplace conflict as his boss questions his commitment to “company culture”: ‘Saturday is my one full day with my kid’

Employee refuses to attend a mandatory, unpaid Saturday team-building event so he can spend quality time with his child, sparking workplace conflict as his boss questions his commitment to “company culture”: ‘Saturday is my one full day with my kid’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

'I requested a 25 cent raise and they said it wasn't in the budget': 15+ Workers who quit their jobs for great reasons

'I requested a 25 cent raise and they said it wasn't in the budget': 15+ Workers who quit their jobs for great reasons

Elderly home sellers fail to disclose HOA to buyer, forcing them to pay decades of debt, leading buyer to refuse to let sellers pick up their lawnmower after the sale: ‘They want it back out of spite’

Elderly home sellers fail to disclose HOA to buyer, forcing them to pay decades of debt, leading buyer to refuse to let sellers pick up their lawnmower after the sale: ‘They want it back out of spite’

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