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Employee gets suspended for no reason, stinks up work truck before quitting: 'Before I returned the truck, I release 6 stinky air fresher tags in it'

Employee gets suspended for no reason, stinks up work truck before quitting: 'Before I returned the truck, I release 6 stinky air fresher tags in it'

'You don't get special treatment for completing the race': Marathon employee puts runner in her place when she reaches the finish line and tries to enter staff grounds

'You don't get special treatment for completing the race': Marathon employee puts runner in her place when she reaches the finish line and tries to enter staff grounds

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Stubborn client's refusal to use ticket system leads IT employee to ignore him completely

Stubborn client's refusal to use ticket system leads IT employee to ignore him completely

Employee triumphantly claps back at bosses after sending the wrong email blast: 'Everyone minus *insert CMO and director names*, it was a pleasure!'

Employee triumphantly claps back at bosses after sending the wrong email blast: 'Everyone minus insert CMO and director names, it was a pleasure!'

Insecure CEO tries to force job candidate to delete review after interview gone wrong: 'We want to ask you to delete this comment'

Insecure CEO tries to force job candidate to delete review after interview gone wrong: 'We want to ask you to delete this comment'

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Coworker gets final raise after 10 years at the company, resigns and gets 15% salary bump at new job: 'Loyalty will make you poor'

Coworker gets final raise after 10 years at the company, resigns and gets 15% salary bump at new job: 'Loyalty will make you poor'

'I can mimic that sound perfectly': 20+ Crafty workplace pranks that totally fooled coworkers

'I can mimic that sound perfectly': 20+ Crafty workplace pranks that totally fooled coworkers

Nepo baby demands overview of coworker's project so he can take full credit for it: 'He had no part in creating this program'

Nepo baby demands overview of coworker's project so he can take full credit for it: 'He had no part in creating this program'

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'[Karen] got fired for her recklessness': Entitled employee refuses to follow password guidelines, company's emails get hacked, she pays the price

'[Karen] got fired for her recklessness': Entitled employee refuses to follow password guidelines, company's emails get hacked, she pays the price

IT worker learns everyone's salaries from 10+ years ago vs. now: 'How do companies get away with this?'

IT worker learns everyone's salaries from 10+ years ago vs. now: 'How do companies get away with this?'

‘He threw the laptop on the ground’: Employees Share Most Amusing Customer Encounters at Work

‘He threw the laptop on the ground’: Employees Share Most Amusing Customer Encounters at Work

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Guy gets fired, company won't reimburse flights for upcoming work trip: 'Now that I'm not part of the company, I'm obviously not attending said retreat'

Guy gets fired, company won't reimburse flights for upcoming work trip: 'Now that I'm not part of the company, I'm obviously not attending said retreat'

Employee receives gossipy message about her from coworker by accident: 'She really grinds my gears'

Employee receives gossipy message about her from coworker by accident: 'She really grinds my gears'

'Already seeing why there's a high turnover rate': Manager disrespects student worker, pressures him to stay late twice in his first week

'Already seeing why there's a high turnover rate': Manager disrespects student worker, pressures him to stay late twice in his first week

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CEO gifts employees $25K after working for 25 years, coworker going on 27 years gets snubbed: 'I've been working here 27 years and all I got [...] was a plaque'

CEO gifts employees $25K after working for 25 years, coworker going on 27 years gets snubbed: 'I've been working here 27 years and all I got [...] was a plaque'

'Thanks for nothing...': Part time employee fills in for full time coworker, boss chastises him for going the extra mile instead of thanking him

'Thanks for nothing...': Part time employee fills in for full time coworker, boss chastises him for going the extra mile instead of thanking him

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Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Boss cuts new hire's hours on her first shift, then yells at her for asking to work more, leading new employee to reconsider job: ‘I can't handle people raising their voices at me’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

Boss pretends employee isn’t getting fired, hands them a “motivational” disciplinary letter, and then asks them to train their own replacement: ‘Task #1 - find a new job’

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

Neighbor legally parks slightly blocking homeowner's driveway, homeowner logs incidents for 2 years and the city finally steps in: 'I have 94 entries in that log!'

21-year-old tenant throws out roommate’s food from her private fridge after setting clear boundaries, roommate lashes out: 'She kept treating my fridge like it was hers'

21-year-old tenant throws out roommate’s food from her private fridge after setting clear boundaries, roommate lashes out: 'She kept treating my fridge like it was hers'

IT intern tries to show off by going over his superior's head and organizes the cables in the server room, crashes company's entire system for 2 hours: ‘[He had] a very proud expression on his face.'

IT intern tries to show off by going over his superior's head and organizes the cables in the server room, crashes company's entire system for 2 hours: ‘[He had] a very proud expression on his face.'

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