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Employee gets promotion but no extra pay, leaves for competitor and brings 10 coworkers: 'He took half the team with him'

Employee gets promotion but no extra pay, leaves for competitor and brings 10 coworkers: 'He took half the team with him'

‘So we're all a family, huh?’: Employee calls out company president for revised holiday PTO policy, is let go from the company 2 weeks later

‘So we're all a family, huh?’: Employee calls out company president for revised holiday PTO policy, is let go from the company 2 weeks later

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Employee going on 17 years gets petty with replacement after being forced to move departments: 'It doesn't seem to be working out between you and your boss'

Employee going on 17 years gets petty with replacement after being forced to move departments: 'It doesn't seem to be working out between you and your boss'

Job candidate puts average IQ score on resume thinking it's a strong result, hiring manager calls him out: 'It turns out I just found a smart way to make myself look foolish'

Job candidate puts average IQ score on resume thinking it's a strong result, hiring manager calls him out: 'It turns out I just found a smart way to make myself look foolish'

'Are you tough enough to work here?': 20+ Employer comments that were instant red flags for interview candidates

'Are you tough enough to work here?': 20+ Employer comments that were instant red flags for interview candidates

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Boss gets caught writing his own online company reviews: 'I can honestly say I did not have a single problem with management'

Boss gets caught writing his own online company reviews: 'I can honestly say I did not have a single problem with management'

20+ unpopular policies employees had to deal with at work: 'They banned staff from drinking coffee in front of students'

20+ Unpopular policies employees had to deal with at work: 'They banned staff from drinking coffee in front of students'

Employee stops shady coworker from taking credit for her work in front of the CEO: '[She] tried to claim my 15-page report as her own'

Employee stops shady coworker from taking credit for her work in front of the CEO: '[She] tried to claim my 15-page report as her own'

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Employee tricks slacker coworker, sabotages spreadsheets, gets coworker put on leave: 'I guess he’ll be doing his own work from now on'

Employee tricks slacker coworker, sabotages spreadsheets, gets coworker put on leave: 'I guess he’ll be doing his own work from now on'

Employee calls out narcissistic boss for tanking her own nonprofit, resigns for better job: 'I did the right thing. It feels so good'

Employee calls out narcissistic boss for tanking her own nonprofit, resigns for better job: 'I did the right thing. It feels so good'

'How she got hired, I have no idea': 15+ coworkers who got fired almost instantly

'How she got hired, I have no idea': 15+ coworkers who got fired almost instantly

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Entitled customer drops water company for competitor, then comes back begging for their far better service: '[My] boss's face turned red'

Entitled customer drops water company for competitor, then comes back begging for their far better service: '[My] boss's face turned red'

Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out his boss for unlawful practice

Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out boss for unlawful practice

'I got fired just for going to the bathroom': New hire gets unjustly clocked out during shift for taking a 30-minute bathroom break

'I got fired just for going to the bathroom': New hire gets unjustly clocked out during shift for taking a 30-minute bathroom break

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Micromanager makes entire team log every single task, employee complies, causing tasks to take forever: 'The result? It was chaos'

Micromanager makes entire team log every single task, employee complies, causing tasks to take forever: 'The result? It was chaos'

Tax associate gets suspended for refusing to come in on day off, punishment backfires for his prideful boss: 'The real revenge was accepting my suspension'

Tax associate gets suspended for refusing to come in on day off, punishment backfires for his prideful boss: 'The real revenge was accepting my suspension'

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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

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’

Mom defends her 11-year-old with special needs from a spoiled 3-year-old and her entitled dad who demand to pet their service dog, teaches him a lesson in parenting: ‘My nice had left’

Mom defends her 11-year-old with special needs from a spoiled 3-year-old and her entitled dad who demand to pet their service dog, teaches him a lesson in parenting: ‘My nice had left’

38-year-old entrepreneur calls out wife for belittling his business as just a hobby: 'I pay for 75% of expenses!'

38-year-old entrepreneur calls out wife for belittling his business as just a hobby: 'I pay for 75% of expenses!'

New boss denies employee’s sick time over wording technicality: ‘Next time I call in, my text will only say I’m SICK’

New boss denies employee’s sick time over wording technicality: ‘Next time I call in, my text will only say I’m SICK’

Mom refuses to attend family events after being told her 4-year-old 6-year-old children can't attend : 'My 6-year-old adores his extended family, and if he finds out he’s being excluded, it would break his heart'

Mom refuses to attend family events after being told her 4-year-old 6-year-old children can't attend : 'My 6-year-old adores his extended family, and if he finds out he’s being excluded, it would break his heart'

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