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Manager promotes untrained hire after trusted employees quit, company tanks: 'The place is a ghost town'

Manager promotes untrained hire after trusted employees quit, company tanks: 'The place is a ghost town'

'The salary is now $40k less than what was advertised originally': Job candidate goes through multiple rounds of interviews, only for HR to radically change the offer

'The salary is now $40k less than what was advertised originally': Job candidate goes through multiple rounds of interviews, only for HR to radically change the offer

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Micromanager’s criticism backfires as junior employee withdraws support, prompting boss’s desperate plea for help

Micromanager’s criticism backfires as junior employee withdraws support, prompting boss’s desperate plea for help

'I got upgraded on this flight and my boss did not': Boss erupts at employee for not giving her his first class seat upgrade

'I got upgraded on this flight and my boss did not': Boss erupts at employee for not giving her his first class seat upgrade

Employee confronts boss after learning new hire below him is making more money: 'I will not be disrespected like that'

Employee confronts boss after learning new hire below him is making more money: 'I will not be disrespected like that'

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'[Bosses are] forcing me take a 40% pay cut:' Employee quits without notice, bosses scramble with unfinished projects, costs the company hundreds of thousands of dollars

'[Bosses are] forcing me take a 40% pay cut:' Employee quits without notice, bosses scramble with unfinished projects, costs the company hundreds of thousands of dollars

Admin worker complies with snarky Karen coworker's request to receive all documentations, overwhelms her with paperwork: '[I] ended up with a stack of over 1,500 pages'

Admin worker complies with snarky Karen coworker's request to receive all documentation, overwhelms her with paperwork: '[I] ended up with a stack of over 1,500 pages'

Micromanager fabricates write-up for job security until he is caught red-handed by employee's secret recording

Micromanager fabricates write-up for job security until he is caught red-handed by employee's secret recording

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'I don't feel like working today': 20+ hilariously lame reasons why people called in sick to work

'I don't feel like working today': 20+ hilariously lame reasons why people called in sick to work

'Don't play with me': Employee almost gets fired because of coworker's sabotage, gets even by getting him fired instead

'Don't play with me': Employee almost gets fired because of coworker's sabotage, gets even by getting him fired instead

'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding': Employee notices backward pattern when VP threatens to fire her right before her wedding

'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding': Employee notices backward pattern when VP threatens to fire her right before her wedding

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'You wanna drown in paperwork? Be my guess!': Truck driver maliciously complies with new scanning policy, gives payroll a major headache

'You wanna drown in paperwork? Be my guess!': Truck driver maliciously complies with new scanning policy, gives payroll a major headache

Boss cuts back on overtime pay, employee rebels by cutting back on excess work: 'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid'

Boss cuts back on overtime pay, employee rebels by cutting back on excess work: 'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid'

Arrogant hiring manager gives unsolicited advice following job candidate's application withdrawal: 'Accepting only easy opportunities is probably not going to take you as far'

Arrogant hiring manager gives unsolicited advice following job candidate's application withdrawal: 'Accepting only easy opportunities is probably not going to take you as far'

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New IT hire forced to take control of the whole system after entire team quits: 'Everyone left the company on my first day'

New IT hire forced to take control of the whole system after entire team quits: 'Everyone left the company on my first day'

Technicians throw a 'you're gone' party after strict boss gets demoted and later fired for ignoring safety procedures: 'We are celebrating you not being around anymore'

Technicians throw a 'you're gone' party after strict boss gets demoted and later fired for ignoring safety procedures: 'We are celebrating you not being around anymore'

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Sole remaining engineer resigns leaving no one on the project when he is denied a $40k raise for increased responsibility his coworker and friend is forced to resign to care for their father: 'I cost my ex-employer $500,000 and two years of productivity'

Sole remaining engineer resigns leaving no one on the project when he is denied a $40k raise for increased responsibility his coworker and friend is forced to resign to care for their father: 'I cost my ex-employer $500,000 and two years of productivity'

'I walked right out': Top-performing sales rep who successfully led a team as interim manager was passed over for the permanent role, in favor of ex-Navy commander with no industry experience, so she quit the company immediately, leaving boss blindsided

'I walked right out': Top-performing sales rep who successfully led a team as interim manager was passed over for the permanent role, in favor of ex-Navy commander with no industry experience, so she quit the company immediately, leaving boss blindsided

15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

15+ Workers who quit on the spot: 'It was worth it to watch [the manager] stand up to the VP like that'

Team working 50 hours per week all quit at the same time: 'If there's anything we can do to keep you, let me know'

Team working 50 hours per week all quit at the same time: 'If there's anything we can do to keep you, let me know'

15+ Employees who couldn't make it 1 day without getting fired: 'They hired me but never told me, so I was fired'

15+ Employees who couldn't make it 1 day without getting fired: 'They hired me but never told me, so I was fired'

Colleague berates employee and falsely accuses them of workplace mismanagement, then files a formal complaint with HR: ‘She lost it’

Colleague berates employee and falsely accuses them of workplace mismanagement, then files a formal complaint with HR: ‘She lost it’

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