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Employee suggests all staff gather their financial contributions before purchasing a joint farewell gift for their boss, so no one is expected to contribute an amount they're not comfortable with: ‘Maybe my coworkers think I’m being cheap or stingy’

Employee gets even with stingy boss after he refuses to allow employees to ask for replacement pens if they lost theirs: 'You had to turn in [your] old out-of-ink pen to get another'

Employee gets even with stingy boss after he refuses to allow employees to ask for replacement pens if they lost theirs: 'You had to turn in [your] old out-of-ink pen to get another'

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'My boss forces us to turn our cameras on for every meeting': Fully remote team rebels against new boss's camera mandate by using eyebrow-raising filters and backgrounds

'My boss forces us to turn our cameras on for every meeting': Fully remote team rebels against new boss's camera mandate by using eyebrow-raising filters and backgrounds

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20+ Employers who talked with bizarre job candidates: 'She didn't understand we weren't going to hire her'

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Boss refuses to let employee use vacation days from overtime all at once, employee complies and gives himself a 4-day work week for the rest of the year: 'My boss wasn't particularly happy'

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26-year-old quits after first week after receiving less than half of the pay he was promised: 'I received my first paycheck, and after taxes, it's just over $500'

26-year-old quits during first week after receiving less than half of the pay he was promised: 'I received my first paycheck, and after taxes, it's just over $500'

'She ghosted me': Job candidate asked to come in for an interview, recruiter bails, candidate gives their supervisor a piece of his mind

'She ghosted me': Job candidate asked to come in for an interview, recruiter bails, candidate gives their supervisor a piece of his mind

'Ted was cast aside to make room for the owner's son': Company man with 40+ years of experiences gets fired over Zoom and replaced by an inexperienced nepo-baby

'Ted was cast aside to make room for the owner's son': Company man with 40+ years of experiences gets fired over Zoom and replaced by an inexperienced nepo-baby

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Remote employee automates all daily tasks and does nothing all day while manager praises their work: 'Every once in a while, I panic that my manager will notice'

Remote employee automates all daily tasks and does nothing all day while manager praises their work: 'Every once in a while, I panic that my manager will notice'

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Worker in his 50s tells 26-year-old coworker that she's "overreacting" to his term of endearment: 'What your coworker is doing is embarrassing'

'I can already tell this won't be a good fit': Job seeker gets into heated back-and-forth with hiring manager for requiring him to do extra unpaid work, candidate contacts hiring manager's boss

'I can already tell this won't be a good fit': Job seeker gets into heated back-and-forth with hiring manager for requiring him to do extra unpaid work, candidate contacts hiring manager's boss

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'My colleagues are all 8am until 5:30pm. My contract is for 9 to 5pm': Employee refuses to amend his hours after HR discovers their mistake in his contract

'My colleagues are all 8am until 5:30pm. My contract is for 9 to 5pm': Employee refuses to amend his hours after HR discovers their mistake in his contract

'I will be reporting this!': Entitled hotel concierge demands that her coworker show up 30-45 minutes early to every shift, coworker refuses and gets their manager involved

'I will be reporting this!': Entitled hotel concierge demands that her coworker show up 30-45 minutes early to every shift, coworker refuses and gets their manager involved

Employee forced to train his 2 entitled replacements during final weeks after being let go, gets payback on his last day: 'Yeah, I'm not doing that'

Employee forced to train his 2 entitled replacements during final weeks after being let go, gets payback on his last day: 'Yeah, I'm not doing that'

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'Boss said I was lucky to have this job': Employee's raise gets denied outright, gets told he's "replaceable," so he puts that to the test and quits

'Boss said I was lucky to have this job': Employee's raise gets denied outright, gets told he's "replaceable," so he puts that to the test and quits

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Employee cuts coworker off from free rides to work after she refuses to chip in for gas: ‘I've been adding almost an hour to my commute just to help her out’

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15+ Receptionists who got even with their entitled customers: 'It felt so good to stand up to him'

15+ Receptionists who got even with their entitled customers: 'It felt so good to stand up to him'

‘I pushed back’: Neighbors insist resident pay for half of the cost of their fence, even though it sits on their property line and not the resident's

‘I pushed back’: Neighbors insist resident pay for half of the cost of their fence, even though it sits on their property line and not the resident's

Colleague rectifies accountant's failure to chase their customers' payments dating back over a year, accountant gets mad when they stop doing her work for her: ‘I caught her scowling at me’

Colleague rectifies accountant's failure to chase their customers' payments dating back over a year, accountant gets mad when they stop doing her work for her: ‘I caught her scowling at me’

Hardworking intern gets told by management that they are not in “a position to agree or disagree,” so they quit: 'The red flags were the craziest I've ever experienced.'

Hardworking intern gets told by management that they are not in “a position to agree or disagree,” so they quit: 'The red flags were the craziest I've ever experienced.'

Shipping coordinator quietly compiles evidence of boss’s mistakes and gets him demoted after he blames her for delays she didn’t cause: 'A month later, he resigned'

Shipping coordinator quietly compiles evidence of boss’s mistakes and gets him demoted after he blames her for delays she didn’t cause: 'A month later, he resigned'

Apartment dwellers share the funniest things they’ve accidentally seen through a neighbor’s window: 'My upstairs neighbor was giving a PowerPoint presentation to her cats'

Apartment dwellers share the funniest things they’ve accidentally seen through a neighbor’s window: 'My upstairs neighbor was giving a PowerPoint presentation to her cats'

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