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'She's recording me': Employee suspects gossiping coworker is recording their phone conversations

'She's recording me': Employee suspects gossiping coworker is recording their phone conversations

'I am withdrawing my application and employment': Employee has to recline for health reasons, gets shamed on the first day, quits immediately

'I am withdrawing my application and employment': Employee has to recline for health reasons, gets shamed on the first day, quits immediately

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'I got written up': Bank teller calls out coworker for not helping out, gets fired, but gets payback years later

'I got written up': Bank teller calls out coworker for not helping out, gets fired, but gets payback years later

'One guy [complained] that his coworker was mimicking his get up [...] said that it's identity theft': 20+ ridiculous complaints as told by HR

'One guy [complained] that his coworker was mimicking his get up [...] said that it's identity theft': 20+ ridiculous complaints as told by HR

'She HAD to maintain her dominance in the workplace': Office tyrant tries to sweep her own mistakes under the rug, her team gets her fired

'She HAD to maintain her dominance in the workplace': Office tyrant tries to sweep her own mistakes under the rug, her team gets her fired

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'No way José': Boss refuses to promote contracted employee of three years to full-time, fires him, then expects him to train replacements

'No way José': Boss refuses to promote contracted employee of three years to full-time, fires him, then expects him to train replacements

'I ghosted a bad job offer': Candidate ghosts recruiter after getting offered $15K less per year, recruiter won't stop calling

'I ghosted a bad job offer': Candidate ghosts recruiter after getting offered $15K less per year, recruiter won't stop calling

'If they figure it out, you're going to get fired': Employee with three managers does nothing at work for a decade, claiming his plate is always full

'If they figure it out, you're going to get fired': Employee with three managers does nothing at work for a decade, claiming his plate is always full

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'Sorry, we need the coverage so you'll need to come in': Sick employee forced to come into work by disorganized manager

'Sorry, we need the coverage so you'll need to come in': Sick employee forced to come into work by disorganized manager

'The very best thing he stopped was clearing away snow': Company director lays off workers, truck driver employee creates massive delays in return

'The very best thing he stopped was clearing away snow': Company director lays off workers, truck driver employee creates massive delays in return

'We see EVERYTHING': 20+ bosses share what they see when their employees think no one's looking

'We see EVERYTHING': 20+ bosses share what they see when their employees think no one's looking

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'At this point everyone started to laugh': Software engineer schools nepo-baby employee in front of 20+ coworkers after his salary was questioned

'At this point everyone started to laugh': Software engineer schools nepo-baby employee in front of 20+ coworkers after his salary was questioned

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'We took our sweet [...] time': Hospital manager cracks down on OT, overworked nurses find loophole

'We took our sweet [...] time': Hospital manager refuses to allow OT, overworked nurses find loophole

'We are going to make a custom cake to rub it in': Petty boss plans to mock employee on their last day, weighs options for how to get even

'We are going to make a custom cake to rub it in': Petty boss plans to mock employee on their last day, weighs options for how to get even

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'I don't have to do half of my job anymore': Part-time grocery worker asks for raise after halting extra work

'I don't have to do half of my job anymore': Part-time grocery worker asks for raise after halting extra work

‘I can hear the dripping sarcasm from the worker and I’m loving it’: 20-something-year-old Walmart employees give well-deserved sass to whiny Karen customer

‘I can hear the dripping sarcasm from the worker and I’m loving it’: 20-something-year-old Walmart employees give well-deserved sass to whiny Karen customer

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Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Guy responds politely to job rejection email, ends up scoring an interview in a positive turn of events: “Life is strange’

Guy responds politely to job rejection email, ends up scoring an interview in a positive turn of events: “Life is strange’

15+ Employees whose coworkers are driving them up the wall: 'He doesn't get my social cues of when I want to end a conversation'

15+ Employees whose coworkers are driving them up the wall: 'He doesn't get my social cues of when I want to end a conversation'

Hardworking nurse is constantly accosted by downstairs neighbor for being ‘loud’ even though she's at work for 14-hours a day, gets her evicted with one email: ‘Absolutely insane behavior.’

Hardworking nurse is constantly accosted by downstairs neighbor for being ‘loud’ even though she's at work for 14-hours a day, gets her evicted with one email: ‘Absolutely insane behavior.’

28-year-old woman catches cousin's 18-year-old girlfriend trying to take her inherited jewelry, causing family rift: 'Miranda ran crying!'

28-year-old woman catches cousin's 18-year-old girlfriend trying to take her inherited jewelry, causing family rift: 'Miranda ran crying!'

UPDATE: Entitled boy mom misses 27-year-old daughter's wedding to take 21-year-old son to Disneyland: 'I wanted to be petty. I told both my parents that it wasn't a problem to miss this event'

UPDATE: Entitled boy mom misses 27-year-old daughter's wedding to take 21-year-old son to Disneyland: 'I wanted to be petty. I told both my parents that it wasn't a problem to miss this event'

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