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'We want another server now': Waiter ignores customers for hours after they insult staff members

Remy Millisky

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'Sorry boss, that's a managers job': Boss tells employee not to take on extra work, employee maliciously complies and boss's incompetence starts to show

Ben Weiss

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Update: 'I will not be following up': Boss asks employee to write impossible report before he leaves the company, employee proves it was a bad idea

Ben Weiss

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'I got laid off': Employee develops startup for two years, was promised shares, gets laid off right before the company launch

Ben Weiss

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'She doesn't work here': Karen shames woman's outfit at the grocery store, thinks she's an employee, demands to speak with the manager

Ben Weiss

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'Boss threw out 7+ years of employee files... because she hated paper': 25+ Employees with completely nonsensical bosses

Remy Millisky

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'I remind him since he hasn't sent me the contract I don't work for him yet': Former boss tries to squeeze free labor out of ex-employee

Ben Weiss

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'I should get a bump in pay too': Boss pays new hire 20% more, denies employee the same rate, employee gets a better job elsewhere

Ben Weiss

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'I continued to say “excuse me?"': Customer claims diamond specialist switched out her ring, specialist proves her wrong

Remy Millisky

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'The lady of the house simply will not permit it': Movers tasked with impractical sofa bed delivery, use their own contract to avoid carrying it up stairs

Remy Millisky

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'Ted was cast aside to make room for the owner's son': IT employee with 40+ years of experience gets fired and replaced by inexperienced nepo baby

Ben Weiss

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Update: 'This is gonna raise a lot of eyebrows': Employee spends weeks doing nothing at work after boss refuses their simple solution to computer issues

Remy Millisky

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'I called... to tell him the great news, and he loses it': Service advisor tells customer about cheap fix for his car, he insists on an expensive new fuel pump

Remy Millisky

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'Hey, guess what everyone!': Boss stops speaking to employee for two weeks after employee joins 'mass exodus'

Remy Millisky

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'I was told I'd be making $15/hr, flat': Housekeeper blindsided by employer at resort after salary keeps changing

Ben Weiss

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'People got passive aggressive': Micromanaging boss asks employees to give more updates, they maliciously comply to prove a point

Ben Weiss

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