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'18K gone in less than 30 seconds': 20 workers share the biggest mistakes they've made on the job

'18K gone in less than 30 seconds': 20 workers share the biggest mistakes they've made on the job

‘Feeling happily petty’: Guy gets even with his messy coworker by ruining his rubber band collection

‘Feeling happily petty’: Guy gets even with his messy coworker by ruining his rubber band collection

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'Client pretends to hire me to get around the rules': Group of lawyers outsmart security guard

‘I should get a bump in pay too’: Worker asks for 20% raise, boss says to get another offer he can match, worker maliciously complies

‘I should get a bump in pay too’: Worker asks for 20% raise, boss says to get another offer he can match, worker maliciously complies

‘Does he just want us all to quit?’: Boss enforces mandatory two-hour stand-up meeting at 8:00 am every day, worker rebels

‘Does he just want us all to quit?’: Boss enforces mandatory two-hour stand-up meeting at 8:00 am every day, worker rebels

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'My work gets everyone a birthday cake but me': Top Mildly Infuriating Work Stories

'My work gets everyone a birthday cake but me': Top Mildly Infuriating Work Stories

'Work tried to punish me. It backfired': Tax associate blamed for not coming in on day off, maliciously complies and ruins boss's reputation

'Work tried to punish me. It backfired': Tax associate blamed for not coming in on day off, maliciously complies and ruins boss's reputation

'Our manager said we shouldn't be talking about our wages': Employee goes to HR after fiery argument with manager over discussing pay

'Our manager said we shouldn't be talking about our wages': Employee goes to HR after fiery argument with manager over discussing pay

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‘Everyone was bitter about it’: Boss refuses to pay employees for mandatory work trip

‘Everyone was bitter about it’: Boss refuses to pay employees for mandatory work trip

‘Let go after one day’: New receptionist pressured to work longer shift on first day, gets fired after standing up to boss

‘Let go after one day’: New receptionist pressured to work longer shift on first day, gets fired after standing up to boss

‘Someone was stealing from the party fund’: Engineer devises plan to catch thieving nepo-baby the next time he steals from the office party fund

‘Someone was stealing from the party fund’: Engineer devises plan to catch thieving nepo-baby the next time he steals from the office party fund

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'I'm afraid to go back to work': Employee makes the mistake of becoming her problematic coworker's best friend, now requests to move offices

'I'm afraid to go back to work': Employee makes the mistake of becoming her problematic coworker's best friend, now requests to move offices

'I even have a fake degree hanging up in my study': 15+ times people lied on their resumes and got the job

'I even have a fake degree hanging up in my study': 15+ times people lied on their resumes and got the job

'My colleagues have literally been brainwashed': Sales team pressured to give $100 each for a group gift to their boss, one worker refuses and causes rift

'My colleagues have literally been brainwashed': Sales team pressured to give $100 each for a Holiday gift to their boss, one worker refuses and causes rift

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'A chef... called the grill "Hamburger Helpless"': 25+ Chefs and waiters who kept their back-of-house coworkers laughing

'A chef... called the grill "Hamburger Helpless"': 25+ Chefs and waiters who kept their back-of-house coworkers laughing

'We can’t go home early anymore? Sure! Not a problem:' Manager protects team by maliciously complying to new rules, changing scheduled hours during shifts so workers can leave early

'We can’t go home early anymore? Sure! Not a problem:' Manager protects team by maliciously complying to new rules, changing scheduled hours during shifts so workers can leave early