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'Employer is trying [...] to force me to resign': Boss tries to cheat employee out of unemployment compensation, also denies PTO request

'Employer is trying [...] to force me to resign': Boss tries to cheat employee out of unemployment compensation, also denies PTO request

'We didn't sell enough to pay you guys': Bakery owner late on payroll, employee calls her out, boss send condescending text

'We didn't sell enough to pay you guys': Bakery owner late on payroll, employee calls her out, boss sends condescending text

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'I have cost the company $12. I quit': Employee shamed for scanning food item incorrectly, quits on the spot, managers have to scramble

'I have cost the company $12. I quit': Employee shamed for scanning food item incorrectly, quits on the spot, managers have to scramble

'My coworker reported me': Coworker tries to get daycare worker fired, boss almost does until they check security footage

'My coworker reported me': Coworker tries to get daycare worker fired, boss almost does until they check security footage

'Can I get paid all that I would make here in advance?': 20+ crazy questions job candidates actually asked

'Can I get paid all that I would make here in advance?': 20+ crazy questions job candidates actually asked

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'What a complete waste of my time': Manager tries to get employee written up for forgetting to take notes, manager's boss intervenes and fires her

'What a complete waste of my time': Micromanager tries to get employee written up for forgetting to take notes, manager's boss intervenes and fires her

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'You're really shocked I'm taking it?': Guy scores a 15% pay increase with a new job after repeatedly getting denied promotion opportunities

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'She is a textbook narcissist': Top Coworker Stories of the Year

'She is a textbook narcissist': Top Nightmare Coworker Stories of the Year

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'He caught a raccoon and didn't know what to do next': 30+ Reasons people called emergency help lines when they really shouldn't have

'He caught a raccoon and didn't know what to do next': 30+ Hilarious reasons people called emergency help lines

'Don't fire me so you can hire your nephew': IT guy forced to train unqualified nepo baby to replace him, nephew tanks the company, boss gets fired

'Don't fire me so you can hire your nephew': IT guy forced to train unqualified nepo baby to replace him, nephew tanks the company, boss gets fired

'We don't need you, why don't you just quit': Karen and Kevin diner owners challenge overworked server to quit, server maliciously complies

'We don't need you, why don't you just quit': Karen and Kevin diner owners challenge overworked server to quit, server maliciously complies

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'CEO [told] me to help them with my old accounts or he'll sue me': CEO ignores former employee's warnings about outdated system, leads to decade-spanning malicious compliance

'CEO [told] me to help them with my old accounts or he'll sue me': CEO ignores former employee's warnings about outdated system, leads to decade-spanning malicious compliance

'Think about whether you want to keep working here': Employee makes small mistake, boss loses it, give ultimatum, employee maliciously complies

'Think about whether you want to keep working here': Temperamental boss loses it and gives ultimatum, employee maliciously complies

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'This instructor got such a bee in her bonnet about my boots': Nursing instructor tries to flunk student over their choice of shoes

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'I thought we were on good terms': Job candidate asks former boss for reference, she sabotages candidate's chances with the recruiter

'I thought we were on good terms': Job candidate asks former boss for reference, she sabotages candidate's chances with the recruiter

'The audacity to complain about a $500 gift':Choosing beggar throws tantrum at coworker over a $500 holiday gift card

'The audacity to complain about a $500 gift': Choosing beggar throws tantrum at coworker over a $500 holiday gift card

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Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Work-from-home employee rebels after boss starts tracking mouse and keyboard activity: 'Remote work was supposed to be about trust and flexibility'

Work-from-home employee rebels after boss starts tracking mouse and keyboard activity: 'Remote work was supposed to be about trust and flexibility'

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

Boss dates secretary and fast-tracks her promotion into power, sidelining his longest-serving worker’s career: ‘My career has stagnated while she gets all the good projects’

Boss dates secretary and fast-tracks her promotion into power, sidelining his longest-serving worker’s career: ‘My career has stagnated while she gets all the good projects’

Residents demand to build a trail in neighbor's backyard so they can use it to visit other neighbors, resident firmly refuses: ‘I had my property surveyed just for that reason’

Residents demand to build a trail in neighbor's backyard so they can use it to visit other neighbors, resident firmly refuses: ‘I had my property surveyed just for that reason’

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