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Construction workers get back at boss's entitled son after weeks of being treated like hired help

Construction workers get back at boss's entitled son after weeks of being treated like hired help

'Write me up for insubordination!': Engineer rebels after micromanaging boss asks employees to sign in and out when they use the restroom

'Write me up for insubordination!': Engineer rebels after micromanaging boss asks employees to sign in and out when they use the restroom

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'I went full Karen on a hiring manager': Job candidate calls out recruiter's tone, shares their conversation with their head of HR

'I went full Karen on a hiring manager': Job candidate calls out recruiter's tone, shares their conversation with their head of HR

'I JUST put my two weeks in': Candidate calls out company online for rescinding job offer after he put in his notice, company asks him to take down the review

'I JUST put my two weeks in': Candidate calls out company online for rescinding job offer after he put in his notice, company asks him to take down the review

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'Thanks, but no thanks': Long-standing employee resigns after being refused a reasonable raise, then the company insults him with ‘too little, too late’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Guy tests unlimited PTO policy by disappearing until he gets fired: 'Let's see how unlimited it really is'

Guy tests unlimited PTO policy by disappearing until he gets fired: 'Let's see how unlimited it really is'

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‘They didn't pay a dime': Lunch lady serves 18,400+ meals to school children over the summer for free, reigniting her passion for an under-appreciated career choice

Jesse Kessenheimer

Star employees quit after getting denied $100/month raises, their loss costs the company over $300,000: 'You tripled their customers and they denied you a tiny raise'

Star employees quit after getting denied $100/month raises, their loss costs the company over $300,000: 'You tripled their customers and they denied you a tiny raise'

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CEO takes new hire out to business lunch, makes wildly out-of-touch comments: ''He basically asked me to make him a billionaire'

CEO takes new hire out to business lunch, makes wildly out-of-touch comments: ''He basically asked me to make him a billionaire'

'Your anonymous feedback surveys are 100% not anonymous': 20+ common lies bosses have told their employees in the workplace

'Your anonymous feedback surveys are 100% not anonymous': 20+ common lies bosses have told their employees in the workplace

'You are a micromanager': Housekeeper calls boss out on ineffective leadership and unsafe working conditions in epic resignation email

'You are a micromanager': Housekeeper calls boss out on ineffective leadership and unsafe working conditions in epic resignation email

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Long-time employee fired over Zoom after 40+ years, owner pretends he resigned and promotes son to replace him: 'Ted was cast aside'

Long-time employee fired over Zoom after 40+ years, owner pretends he resigned and promotes son to replace him: 'Ted was cast aside'

'No work-related errands at lunchtime? OK': Employee complies with boss's demands about ordering office supplies, delays multiple company projects

'No work-related errands at lunchtime? OK': Employee complies with boss's demands about ordering office supplies, delays multiple company projects

Barista gets back at unprofessional coworker by giving him decaf coffees for 5 months: 'He'd have 4 coffees and still be yawning'

Barista gets back at unprofessional coworker by giving him decaf coffees for 5 months: 'He'd have 4 coffees and still be yawning'

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Boss announces employee's departure at company meeting despite employee fully staying there: 'Everyone was asking where I'm going'

Boss announces employee's departure at company meeting despite employee fully staying there: 'Everyone was asking where I'm going'

'We're praying for you but you're fired': 17-year-old gets fired from first job for not personally calling in sick after getting admitted to the hospital

'We're praying for you but you're fired': 17-year-old gets fired from first job for not personally calling in sick after getting admitted to the hospital

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Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

21-year-old employee avoids boss's demands to shovel snow: 'I had already planned not to go... because it wasn't my job'

21-year-old employee avoids boss's demands to shovel snow: 'I had already planned not to go... because it wasn't my job'

Architect reprimanded for making daughter’s birthday invitation on work laptop, so she refused to use personal phone for on-site job photos, forcing boss to buy her company Samsung and pay for entire second trip to the site: 'I doubled all the expenses'

Architect reprimanded for making daughter’s birthday invitation on work laptop, so she refused to use personal phone for on-site job photos, forcing boss to buy her company Samsung and pay for entire second trip to the site: 'I doubled all the expenses'

Karen dog owner demands vet clinic receptionist cancel the next appointment so she can come in: 'Some folks act like a full schedule is optional!'

Karen dog owner demands vet clinic receptionist cancel the next appointment so she can come in: 'Some folks act like a full schedule is optional!'

IT demands employee submit a separate ticket to get access to each folder they need, leading employee to submit hundreds of tickets within an hour until they give in: ‘Stop winding up IT’

IT demands employee submit a separate ticket to get access to each folder they need, leading employee to submit hundreds of tickets within an hour until they give in: ‘Stop winding up IT’

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