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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

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

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

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'

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'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

'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

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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'

'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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'You can't use a competitor's phone': Employee collects 9 hours of OT and gets new boss fired after not being allowed to use a competitor's phone during a blizzard and power outage

'You can't use a competitor's phone': Employee collects 9 hours of OT and gets new boss fired after not being allowed to make a call during a blizzard and power outage

Boss pressures employee to use vacation time, employee demands money to plan his trip: 'It quickly turned into a Boomer v. Millennial Showdown'

Boss pressures employee to use vacation time, employee demands money to plan his trip: 'It quickly turned into a Boomer v. Millennial Showdown'

Employee requests three days off, boss demands doctor's note, doctor gets him six weeks off: 'They did not look pleased'

Employee requests three days off, boss demands doctor's note, doctor gets him six weeks off: 'They did not look pleased'

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‘I was embarrassed for him’: High schooler outsmarts computer expert after school computers shut down every 20 minutes and delete all unsaved work

‘I was embarrassed for him’: High schooler outsmarts computer expert after school computers shut down every 20 minutes and delete all unsaved work

Piano technician maliciously complies with overbearing boss's demand for punctuality: 'If you can't be on time, then don't!'

Piano technician maliciously complies with overbearing boss's demand for punctuality: 'If you can't be on time, then don't!'

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Manager refuses to spend $50 on external software, insisting engineer waste company resources developing a platform in-house: 'This project was costing the company roughly $4,000 in billing hours'

Manager refuses to spend $50 on external software, insisting engineer waste company resources developing a platform in-house: 'This project was costing the company roughly $4,000 in billing hours'

Daughter gives her mother an eviction notice on her birthday after years of covering the household bills, loans, and rent while her family refused to pay their share

Daughter gives her mother an eviction notice on her birthday after years of covering the household bills, loans, and rent while her family refused to pay their share

Overworked employee resigns live on camera during company meeting after discovering her new assistant is paid more than her: ‘Then she logged off’

Overworked employee resigns live on camera during company meeting after discovering her new assistant is paid more than her: ‘Then she logged off’

Elderly homeowner begs couple to move in because she's afraid to live alone, kicks them out 2 weeks later over a work-for-rent misunderstanding: 'We were completely confused'

Elderly homeowner begs couple to move in because she's afraid to live alone, kicks them out 2 weeks later over a work-for-rent misunderstanding: 'We were completely confused'

Virginia employee refuses to use software that records customers without approval, seeks legal action after employer threatens termination

Virginia employee refuses to use software that records customers without approval, seeks legal action after employer threatens termination

Coworker insists every discussion happen on a call, then ghosts meetings and delays project for weeks, forcing manager to step in: ‘She’s withholding the information I need to do my work’

Coworker insists every discussion happen on a call, then ghosts meetings and delays project for weeks, forcing manager to step in: ‘She’s withholding the information I need to do my work’

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