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'Chill out': Boss gives overachieving employee a warning for working too hard

Ben Weiss

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'GM [threw] his keys in the deep fryer': 10+ work stories where coworkers completely lost it

Ben Weiss

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'Projects started running behind': HR micromanager demands everyone starts work at the same time, cue "mass malicious compliance"

Remy Millisky

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'I took [my] coworker's parking spot': Coworker complains about employee's lateness, employee gets back at him by taking his precious parking spot

Ben Weiss

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'Boss wants me to work more hours': Part-time student takes on former coworker's work with extra hours but no extra pay

Ben Weiss

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'We just wanted them to honor the contract': Couple moving for work discover they won't be fully repaid, HR director steps in to enforce policy

Remy Millisky

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'She served a kid buttermilk instead of regular milk': 25+ Rookie restaurant staffers who made embarrassing mistakes on the job

Remy Millisky

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'Do I go AWOL and [...] just ghost the company?': Employee considers ghosting his boss after temporary relocation appears to be permanent

Ben Weiss

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'The total is now $42,000': Funding department demands employees share hotel rooms and cars to save money, instead costs the company thousands of dollars

Remy Millisky

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'Boss changed my off days': Employee forced to leave second job after toxic manager changed their schedule with no notice

Ben Weiss

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'They literally said "The stars weren't aligned" for that date': 20+ Clients who had workers laughing behind their backs

Remy Millisky

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'Go complain about your boss [...] on me': Boss sends passive aggressive email about punctuality, employees retaliate, boss apologies with free lunch

Ben Weiss

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'You fired me cause you didn't like me': Overworked employee asks to be paid as much as coworkers, gets fired, rejects boss's request for sit down

Ben Weiss

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'We’re being taken advantage of': Boss refuses to pay employee for requested vacation days but closes restaurant for his own vacation

Ben Weiss

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'My intern [is] benefitting from pretty privilege': Jealous employee gets into tense argument with intern after discovering office secret

Ben Weiss

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'She doesn't seem to care about speaking her mind': Outspoken employee blasts big boss, manager tells her to 'rethink her future with the company'

Remy Millisky

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