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'You really can't win with her': Top Infuriating Coworker Stories of the Week (June 9, 2024)

'You really can't win with her': Top Infuriating Coworker Stories of the Week (June 9, 2024)

‘Why me?!’: Employee escapes first round of dismissals, only to find out that 80% of his team has been fired

‘Why me?!’: Employee escapes first round of dismissals, only to find out that 80% of his team has been fired

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Video content creator gets unfairly fired, hatches plan to trick boss into a year's worth of pay: 'My former manager was so desperate'

Video content creator gets unfairly fired, hatches plan to trick boss into a year's worth of pay: 'My former manager was so desperate'

Employee discovers work tracker on laptop, confronts shady managers: 'Please select why you were away from your computer'

Employee discovers work tracker on laptop, confronts shady managers: 'Someone somewhere is watching idle time carefully'

Update: 'The launch is next week': Entitled client messages web designer 50 times, website gets filled with typos and inaccuracies

Update: 'The launch is next week': Entitled client messages web designer 50 times, website gets filled with typos and inaccuracies

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'He can't justify giving me a raise': Two-faced boss gives employee glowing mid-year review, then denies him a raise for not going "above and beyond"

'He can't justify giving me a raise': Two-faced boss gives employee glowing mid-year review, then denies him a raise for not going "above and beyond"

After learning that micromanager monitors workers with the help of surveillance cameras and recorders, employee turns to reddit for advice

After learning that micromanager monitors workers with the help of surveillance cameras and recorders, employee turns to reddit for advice

Top 10+ embarrassing work stories: 'I thought no one else was there!'

Top 10+ embarrassing work stories: 'I thought no one else was there!'

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New boss flexes muscles and enforces strict break schedule, team compliance causes public complaints: '[It was] a week of utter chaos'

New boss flexes muscles and enforces strict break schedule, team compliance causes public complaints: '[It was] a week of utter chaos'

Boss makes employee put blazer back on in boiling hot weather because of his tattoos: '[I'm] so done with this place'

Boss makes employee put blazer back on in boiling hot weather because of his tattoos: '[I'm] so done with this place'

'She's going to owe us about $18,000': Karen employee causes workflow interruption by changing doorknob to storage room, quits and gets fined

'She's going to owe us about $18,000': Karen employee causes workflow interruption by changing doorknob to storage room, quits and gets fined

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'Worst interview of my life': Job candidate calls out unprofessional interviewer after her shows up 30 minutes late and refuses to show interest

'Worst interview of my life': Job candidate calls out unprofessional interviewer after he shows up 30 minutes late and refuses to show interest

'You want me to work ZERO overtime? Sure thing boss': Manager complies with new bogus OT policy, results in team racking up tons of OT hours, manager embarrasses boss in front of CEO: '

'You want me to work ZERO overtime? Sure thing boss': Manager complies with new bogus OT policy, results in team racking up tons of OT hours, manager embarrasses boss in front of CEO

Infuriated boss tries to get rid of employee after he refuses to answer work calls over the weekend, HR sides with employee: 'This won't happen again'

Infuriated boss tries to get rid of employee after he refuses to answer work calls over the weekend, HR sides with employee: 'This won't happen again'

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'This is mandatory. You WILL attend the trivia contest': Accounting department rallies against boss who demands they have mandatory fun

'This is mandatory. You WILL attend the trivia contest': Accounting department rallies against boss who demands they have mandatory fun

20+ employees confess who their worst coworkers are: 'Nothing is ever their fault and they can't take any constructive criticism'

20+ employees confess who their worst coworkers are: 'Nothing is ever their fault and they can't take any constructive criticism'

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"I asked her to stop. She wouldn’t.": Entitled neighbor parks in resident's spot in front of his garage, demands he pay her $300 after she gets towed: 'She got towed again a few days later for parking in front of someone else’s garage'

"I asked her to stop. She wouldn’t.": Entitled neighbor parks in resident's spot in front of his garage, demands he pay her $300 after she gets towed: 'She got towed again a few days later for parking in front of someone else’s garage'

25-year-old employee refuses to swap vacation days for 32-year-old entitled coworker with kids, causing ongoing work drama: 'People without kids should be more flexible!'

25-year-old employee refuses to swap vacation days for 32-year-old entitled coworker with kids, causing ongoing work drama: 'People without kids should be more flexible!'

35 Funny signs with stories behind them: 'We are short-staffed... If you run out of patience, ask for an application'

35 Funny signs with stories behind them: 'We are short-staffed... If you run out of patience, ask for an application'

'This is going to be a $7,000 lesson for you': 15 Workers whose clients, customers, and bosses saw their big mistakes

'This is going to be a $7,000 lesson for you': 15 Workers whose clients, customers, and bosses saw their big mistakes

Print shop's new district manager demands all employees wear ties near a tie‑eating laminator, staff answers with giant clown bow ties: ‘The employee handbook doesn’t provide color or size parameters’

Print shop's new district manager demands all employees wear ties near a tie‑eating laminator, staff answers with giant clown bow ties: ‘The employee handbook doesn’t provide color or size parameters’

'We settled for 5 times my yearly salary': Lawyer secures pest-control technician a legal payout of $300k, after manager forces him to use damaged ladder, causing him to fall 25 feet

'We settled for 5 times my yearly salary': Lawyer secures pest-control technician a legal payout of $300k, after manager forces him to use damaged ladder, causing him to fall 25 feet

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