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Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

'So what's for lunch?': Coworker won't stop mooching off of employee's lunch, refusing to eat anything else

'So what's for lunch?': Coworker won't stop mooching off of employee's lunch, refusing to eat anything else

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Update: Coworkers join forces to confront paralegal who blocks doors when he sees women approach: 'HR won’t do anything'

'Don't give your two weeks, just leave': Traveling supervisor forced to pay for his own flight home after putting in his two weeks' notice

'Don't give your two weeks, just leave': Traveling supervisor forced to pay for his own flight home after putting in his two weeks' notice

Shady HR demands more hours from 18-year-old student worker while reducing his pay: ‘If they wanted me to work more, they should pay more’

Shady HR demands more hours from 18-year-old student worker while reducing his pay: ‘If they wanted me to work more, they should pay more’

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‘[Karen] was flabbergasted’: Office Karen assumes her coworker is her assistant, tries to deny her work phone privileges and pays the price

‘[Karen] was flabbergasted’: Office Karen assumes her coworker is her assistant, tries to deny her work phone privileges and pays the price

Employee gets written up by HR for posting about disliking Mondays on personal social media account: 'Someone in the office is creeping on my social media'

Employee gets written up by HR for posting about disliking Mondays on personal social media account: 'Someone in the office is creeping on my social media'

'Just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam': Boss sends fake message to his team only to start layoffs the next day

'Just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam': Boss sends fake message to his team only to start layoffs the next day

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28-year-old employee flirts with supposedly single 40-year-old coworker, turns out she's been married for 16 years: 'She was lying about being single'

28-year-old employee flirts with supposedly single 40-year-old coworker, turns out she's been married for 16 years: 'She was lying about being single'

'[I] asked for a 15k raise': Hybrid employee pressured to come into the office 5 days a week, employee refuses to give in without his promised promotion

'[I] asked for a 15k raise': Hybrid employee pressured to come into the office 5 days a week, employee refuses to give in without his promised promotion

25-year-old employee requests off to attend a funeral, micromanager demands for proof of the service: 'After this, I want to quit'

25-year-old employee requests off to attend a funeral, micromanager demands for proof of the service: 'After this, I want to quit'

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Ex-boss freaks out after reading former employee's online review, sends her essay-long messages: 'Block and move on'

Ex-boss freaks out after reading former employee's online review, sends her essay-long messages: 'Block and move on'

'My boss wanted me to stand every time he entered the room': Employee almost gets fired for "disrespecting" his boss, quits on principle

'My boss wanted me to stand every time he entered the room': Employee almost gets fired for "disrespecting" his boss, quits on principle

Employee's rejects bridezilla coworker's request to be her man of honor, coworker refuses to accept no for an answer: 'I'm not interested and I'm not doing it'

Guy rejects bridezilla coworker's request to be her man of honor, coworker refuses to accept no for an answer: 'I'm not interested and I'm not doing it'

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40-year-old company man gets passed over for promotion in favor of younger coworker, starts quiet quitting: 'Why should I care about them?'

40-year-old company man gets passed over for promotion in favor of younger coworker, starts quiet quitting: 'Why should I care about them?'

Micromanager threatens employee if he sees him wearing headphones in the office again, so employee invests in invisible earbuds

Micromanager threatens employee if he sees him wearing headphones in the office again, so employee invests in invisible earbuds

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‘Your supervisor will be informed’: Security employee writes up CEO for using main building entrance after he's advised by manager to refuse entry to all staff members

‘Your supervisor will be informed’: Security employee writes up CEO for using main building entrance after he's advised by manager to refuse entry to all staff members

Wife worries when 36-year-old husband of 8 years lies about buying dinner for 19-year-old classmate after returning to school: '[He] took her out for her birthday dinner and paid $78 for it'

Wife worries when 36-year-old husband of 8 years lies about buying dinner for 19-year-old classmate after returning to school: '[He] took her out for her birthday dinner and paid $78 for it'

New homeowner signs contract stating "no HOA," then gets fined for breaking HOA guidelines: 'Can they actually enforce this?'

New homeowner signs contract stating "no HOA," then gets fined for breaking HOA guidelines: 'Can they actually enforce this?'

‘Discovered my "desk" was literally a cardboard box turned sideways in a dimly lit closet’: Fed-up employees share why they quit their first days on the job

‘Discovered my "desk" was literally a cardboard box turned sideways in a dimly lit closet’: Fed-up employees share why they quit their first days on the job

Customer complains about $140 oil change, refuses to pay, demands mechanic put his old oil put back in: 'Take it out and put the old oil back'

Customer complains about $140 oil change, refuses to pay, demands mechanic put his old oil put back in: 'Take it out and put the old oil back'

'Step-daughter... got what she deserved': 35-year-old kicks out 19-year-old pregnant step-daughter after she banishes elderly cat

'Step-daughter... got what she deserved': 35-year-old kicks out 19-year-old pregnant step-daughter after she banishes elderly cat

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