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'I’m not shelling out $125': Teacher refuses to contribute pricey gift for principal's retirement, risks job security

'I’m not shelling out $125': Teacher refuses to contribute pricey gift for principal's retirement, risks job security

'[She's] a never ending negative Nancy': Top Toxic Coworkers of the Week (January 11, 2024)

'[She's] a never ending negative Nancy': Top Toxic Coworkers of the Week (January 11, 2024)

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'I saw the boss's face turn red': Karen customer threatens to switch companies, boss lets her, she comes back begging

'I saw the boss's face turn red': Karen customer threatens to switch companies, boss lets her, she comes back begging

'EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT': Recruiter makes ridiculous job posting full of red flags

'EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT': Recruiter makes ridiculous job posting full of red flags

'Unprofessional pictures': 30+ instant turn-offs on job applications, according to recruiters

'Unprofessional pictures': 30+ instant turn-offs on job applications, according to recruiters

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'Put my resignation in the next day': CEO sends employee roses after relentless mocking

'Put my resignation in the next day': CEO sends employee roses after relentless mocking

'I like my food hot': Lunch thief gets a spicy surprise after coworker fills burrito with habanero peppers

'I like my food hot': Lunch thief gets a spicy surprise after coworker fills burrito with habanero peppers

Boss Denies Manager's Promised Promotion, Manager Gets Store Shut Down: 'They were going to demote me!'

Boss Denies Manager's Promised Promotion, Manager Gets Store Shut Down: 'They were going to demote me!'

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'She asked me to transfer her to the governor...': Phone operators for banks, pharmacies, and other white collar jobs share the most laughable requests they've gotten from customers

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'You are trying to call off work because your horoscope is wrong?': 20+ ridiculous excuses for calling in sick

'You are trying to call off work because your horoscope is wrong?': 20+ ridiculous excuses for calling in sick

'I’m here to work, not make friends': Guy plays loud unpopular music at work to spite coworkers

'I’m here to work, not make friends': Guy plays loud unpopular music at work to spite coworkers

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HR Fires Employee While On Medical Leave: 'the company's needs have changed during your absence'

HR Fires Employee While on Medical Leave: 'the company's needs have changed during your absence'

'I decided it was a matter of opinion': Boss makes casino workers where name tags stating their hometowns, cue malicious compliance

'I decided it was a matter of opinion': Boss makes casino workers where name tags stating their hometowns, cue malicious compliance

'Have you been feeling extreme emotions following a missing food incident?': Employee leaves hostile note on fridge after lunch thief incident

'Have you been feeling extreme emotions following a missing food incident?': Coworker leaves hostile note on fridge after lunch theft

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'Never say that's not my job': Bad boss posts passive-aggressive signs all over the office when workers return

'Never say that's not my job': Bad boss posts passive-aggressive signs all over the office when workers return

'I would duct tape them to the bottom of her desk': Coworker keeps stealing bananas, employee claps back by hiding rotting ones under her desk

'I would duct tape them to the bottom of her desk': Coworker keeps stealing bananas, employee claps back by hiding rotting ones under her desk

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‘It felt good’: Supermarket employee gets fired on his birthday, so he hacks the new hi-tech soda vending machines and leaves his co-workers with 2-for-1 drinks

‘It felt good’: Supermarket employee gets fired on his birthday, so he hacks the new hi-tech soda vending machines and leaves his co-workers with 2-for-1 drinks

'The cake that got my coworker fired': 30 Bakers who had bad days in the kitchen

'The cake that got my coworker fired': 30 Bakers who had bad days in the kitchen

Company’s “No leaving break room during breaks” policy backfires as employees comply strictly, leaving managers scrambling during a work crisis: ‘I'm sorry but according to the rules YOU made, I can be terminated for completing your request’

Company’s “No leaving break room during breaks” policy backfires as employees comply strictly, leaving managers scrambling during a work crisis: ‘I'm sorry but according to the rules YOU made, I can be terminated for completing your request’

Former homeowner leaves behind fountain in backyard, new owners appalled after he demands it back 4 years later to gift to his wife: 'We're not a storage unit'

Former homeowner leaves behind fountain in backyard, new owners appalled after he demands it back 4 years later to gift to his wife: 'We're not a storage unit'

UPDATE: 25-year-old discovers roommates created separate group chat to complain about their "cheap" dinner habits: 'We were basically told that we're not good hosts'

UPDATE: 25-year-old discovers roommates created separate group chat to complain about their "cheap" dinner habits: 'We were basically told that we're not good hosts'

14-year-old girl wrecks 14-year-old stepsister's basement renovation project: 'My stepdaughter can’t return home until she pays my daughter back'

14-year-old girl wrecks 14-year-old stepsister's basement renovation project: 'My stepdaughter can’t return home until she pays my daughter back'

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