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'My boss claimed I had never requested time off': Boss tries to gaslight worker into not taking their scheduled leave, they take sick leave, then leave

Brad Dickson

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'They don't have anyone to replace me': Boss tells employee to 'know his worth,' so employee finds a company who values them

Remy Millisky

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'I quit my job of 6 years, effectively canceling my boss's vacation plans': 10+ People who earned instant karma for their actions

Remy Millisky

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'Your employment [...] is being terminated for job abandonment': Employee resigns, then hears from HR 2 years later saying they were fired

Ben Weiss

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'Do not try and enter again': Power-tripping secretary refuses to give employee their car back for seven weeks

Remy Millisky

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'You’ll be losing our business': Restaurant owner kicks out entitled diners after they berate brand new server

Remy Millisky

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'I told you to throw that chair away': Boss demands that employee's squeaky chair be taken out of the office, cue malicious compliance

Ben Weiss

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'Forgot cheese on cheese pizza, twice': 30+ Bosses share the super stupid reasons they had to fire someone

Remy Millisky

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'AITA for defending my boss in front of her family?': Corporate worker deflects lies about her boss at family dinner, and it makes things awkward

Remy Millisky

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'Small win against toxic management': Employee pushed out by toxic manager, exposes that they have been doing manager's work for over a year

Ben Weiss

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'They fired me, I ruined their company': Boss refuses to give hard-working employee a raise, so this worker took him to court

Remy Millisky

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New employee cashes several wrong paychecks, is dismayed when her 'paycheck [is] ripped from her hands'

Remy Millisky

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Update: 'Let's escalate directly to the head of HR': Boss defends tech worker from absurd policy violation

Remy Millisky

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'Hire me and then I’ll leave': Entitled Karen barges into office and demands job, security guards take her away

Ben Weiss

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'If [you] only want to work 40 hours a week then you should leave': VP makes tone-deaf demands on company call after no one receives a raise

Ben Weiss

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‘She accused me of lying’: Job applicant has to prove he went to Brown because his degree is written in Latin

Ben Weiss

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