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Employee confesses burnout to boss then finds job posting for his position online: 'Today, I see my job posted [at] a higher rate'

Employee confesses burnout to boss then finds job posting for their position online: 'Today, I see my job posted [at] a higher rate'

IT guy gives boss ultimatum after his PTO request was put on hold until he trained his potential replacement: 'Approve my 1-week PTO or accept my 2-week notice'

IT guy gives boss ultimatum after his PTO request was put on hold until he trained his potential replacement: 'Approve my 1-week PTO or accept my 2-week notice'

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Boss makes employees come into work during a hurricane: 'Call-offs during this time will not be accepted'

Boss makes employees come into work during a hurricane: 'Call-offs during this time will not be accepted'

Top 20+ strange jobs people actually had and (mostly) loved: 'Working as a professional sleeper for sleep studies'

Top 20+ strange jobs people actually had and (mostly) loved: 'Working as a professional sleeper for sleep studies'

Coworker CC's everyone at work on iconic resignation email: 'I've had a great time here watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

Coworker CC's everyone at work on iconic resignation email: 'I've had a great time here watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

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'I can't just take your word for it': Entitled guest tries to check in under false name, front desk clerk refuses to comply, sparking heated debate in hotel lobby

'I can't just take your word for it': Entitled guest tries to check in under false name, front desk clerk refuses to comply, sparking heated debate in hotel lobby

CEO boasts about record profits then announces slashing everyone's 401K matches in the same conference call: 'We just had the best year ever thanks to YOU!'

CEO boasts about record profits, then announces slashing everyone's 401k matches in the same conference call: 'We just had the best year ever thanks to YOU!'

Micromanager enforces strict tracking of team's work days, all 30 employees maliciously comply by submitting extra detailed breakdown: '[The] data is lost in a heap of unusable data'

Micromanager enforces strict tracking of team's work days, all 30 employees maliciously comply by submitting extra detailed breakdown: '[The] data is lost in a heap of unusable data'

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Employee flips the script on micromanager's 'constructive criticism', prompting a humbling retraction

Employee flips the script on micromanager's 'constructive criticism', prompting a humbling retraction

Fast food worker warned never to talk back to supervisor again, malicious compliance ensues: '[But] I promised that I would never talk back to [you]'

Fast food worker warned never to talk back to supervisor again, malicious compliance ensues: '[But] I promised that I would never talk back to [you]'

'You do nothing for anyone except yourself': Manager loses it after employee refuses to cover his shift in unhinged text messages

'You do nothing for anyone except yourself': Manager loses it after employee refuses to cover his shift in unhinged text messages

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Employee advanced to manager position after it was discovered that his manager is living in his truck due to job-related expenses

Employee advanced to manager position after it was discovered that his manager is living in his truck due to job-related expenses

Grocery store employee posts her salary on social media, manager tries to fire her after uproar: 'Take it down!'

Grocery store employee posts her salary on social media, manager tries to fire her after uproar: 'Take it down!'

Employee demands public apology from boss after being accused of a mistake he didn't make: 'If you shame me publicly, you must apologize publicly'

Employee demands public apology from boss after being accused of a mistake he didn't make: 'If you shame me publicly, you must apologize publicly'

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'Tyrannical management took away my desk fan': Boss punishes employee for leaving desk fan running overnight, makes him struggle in the heat

'Tyrannical management took away my desk fan': Boss punishes employee for leaving desk fan running overnight, makes him struggle in the heat

Fired employee contacted a year later to recover important company files: 'How do you not make a backup of your entire company's directory?'

Fired employee contacted a year later to recover important company files: 'How do you not make a backup of your entire company's directory?'

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Job applicant walks out of interview before it starts after waiting for 30+ minutes, but not before giving the hiring manager a piece of his mind: 'My time [is] more valuable than this!'

Job applicant walks out of interview before it starts after waiting for 30+ minutes, but not before giving the hiring manager a piece of his mind: 'My time [is] more valuable than this!'

Employee double-checks a grant detail to prove his right, accidentally uncovers widespread legal noncompliance that everyone in the organization ignored for years: ‘This entire situation happened because I wasn’t about to let someone tell me I’m wrong’

Employee double-checks a grant detail to prove his right, accidentally uncovers widespread legal noncompliance that everyone in the organization ignored for years: ‘This entire situation happened because I wasn’t about to let someone tell me I’m wrong’

10 Managers who were surprised when their best employees quit on the spot: 'A guy left on his 15-minute break... and just never came back'

10 Managers who were surprised when their best employees quit on the spot: 'A guy left on his 15-minute break... and just never came back'

Boss cuts 22-year-old sandwich shop worker's hours after he helps train new hire: 'I went from working 30+ hours a week to working less than 15'

Boss cuts 22-year-old sandwich shop worker's hours after he helps train new hire: 'I went from working 30+ hours a week to working less than 15'

VP demands employee inform coworker about her termination "by noon", despite coworker being on approved medical leave and set to have surgery that day, VP claims to be unaware of her leave: 'It would look like we're retaliating for her taking leave'

VP demands employee inform coworker about her termination "by noon", despite coworker being on approved medical leave and set to have surgery that day, VP claims to be unaware of her leave: 'It would look like we're retaliating for her taking leave'

10+ Managers who got even with entitled customers: 'I loved... being able to say "I am the manager"'

10+ Managers who got even with entitled customers: 'I loved... being able to say "I am the manager"'

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