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‘You ask and you shall receive’: After failing in his attempt to overshadow the waitress and impress his date, customer spends the entire evening eating out of to-go bags

‘You ask and you shall receive’: After failing in his attempt to overshadow the waitress and impress his date, customer spends the entire evening eating out of to-go bags

'Finally, I would be rid of him': Guy deletes all disrespectful coworker's contributions to the company as long-awaited payback

'Finally, I would be rid of him': Guy deletes all disrespectful coworker's contributions to the company as long-awaited payback

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'Boss [is] listening to private conversations': Toxic boss plants secret security camera, records employees' side conversations

'Boss [is] listening to private conversations': Toxic boss plants secret security camera, recording employees at work

'Let me do my job': Karen refuses to listen to employee's advice, ends up getting zero coverage

'Let me do my job': Karen refuses to listen to insurance employee's advice, ends up getting zero coverage

'You must be on camera 100% of the time': Guy gets fired two hours into new job, gets roasted online

'You must be on camera 100% of the time': Guy gets fired two hours into new job, gets roasted online

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'I don't know how that makes sense from a business perspective': Employee discovers loophole in company's time-tracking policy, extending sick leave

'I don't know how that makes sense from a business perspective': Employee discovers loophole in company's time-tracking policy, extending sick leave

'I am fully aware I'm not liked here': Employee quits in petty email exchange after their weekend schedule is repeatedly disregarded

'I am fully aware I'm not liked here': Employee quits in petty email exchange after their weekend schedule is repeatedly disregarded

'These four paid unused vacation days will cost you THOUSANDS': Manager denies worker's vacation, claiming new rule in unpublished employee handbook

'These four paid unused vacation days will cost you THOUSANDS': Manager denies worker's vacation, claiming new rule in unpublished employee handbook

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'We are going to part ways effective immediately': Employee fired for scheduling emergency appointment with oncologist

'We are going to part ways effective immediately': Employee fired for scheduling emergency appointment with oncologist

'15 other people saw it': Karen sends unkind message about coworker to entire department by accident, coworker reports her to HR

'15 other people saw it': Karen sends unkind message about coworker to entire department by accident, coworker reports her to HR

'That's what you get for bragging': 15+ Tales of instant karma

'That's what you get for bragging': 15+ Tales of instant karma

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'Whatever you want, boss': RV dealership owner tells employee snow removal 'isn't a priority,' customers get hit with snow

Teenager sabotages boss's business after getting his pay docked: ''[I] took the phone off the hook [and] locked the door'

Teenager sabotages boss's business after getting his pay docked: ''[I] took the phone off the hook [and] locked the door'

'Fine, I won't save you money': Company denies traveling worker's per diem after he checks out of the hotel early, cue malicious compliance

'Fine, I won't save you money': Company denies traveling worker's per diem after he checks out of hotel early, cue malicious compliance

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'Is this allowed?': Delivery worker forced to come into work last minute despite not being scheduled, manager gets roasted online

'Is this allowed?': Delivery worker forced to come into work last minute despite not being scheduled, manager gets roasted online

‘I took no part in cleaning it up’: Boss takes employee off project, employee watches project go down in flames

‘I took no part in cleaning it up’: Boss takes employee off project, employee watches project go down in flames

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Job candidate logs onto Zoom interview early and overhears that an offer has already been made, proceeds to call them out: 'Hey guys, just so you know, I can hear you!'

Job candidate logs onto Zoom interview early and overhears that an offer has already been made, proceeds to call them out: 'Hey guys, just so you know, I can hear you!'

Boss demands lab employees provide testing reports earlier in the day, they warn him that the data won't be complete, his insistence leads to more work for him: ‘He can't figure it out’

Boss demands lab employees provide testing reports earlier in the day, they warn him that the data won't be complete, his insistence leads to more work for him: ‘He can't figure it out’

Company forces veteran employees to reapply for their roles at lower pay after a "restructure": 'Same job, same responsibilities. But [...] the posted salary is $8k less than what we're currently making'

Company forces veteran employees to reapply for their roles at lower pay after a "restructure": 'Same job, same responsibilities. But [...] the posted salary is $8k less than what we're currently making'

Employee demands to be fired after company shifts from fully remote work to 3 days from the new office, boss agrees: 'I will not work a single day from this box'

Employee demands to be fired after company shifts from fully remote work to 3 days from the new office, boss agrees: 'I will not work a single day from this box'

'I pay rent, so I own this house': Delusional tenant falsely assumes she owns her place after renting it for 20 years, tries to take the owners to court

'I pay rent, so I own this house': Delusional tenant falsely assumes she owns her place after renting it for 20 years, tries to take the owners to court

‘I got reverse scammed’: Contractor builds new chicken coop for homeowner, then disappears without getting paid, homeowner spends months trying to find him

‘I got reverse scammed’: Contractor builds new chicken coop for homeowner, then disappears without getting paid, homeowner spends months trying to find him

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