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Manager asks barista to a pay fine for calling out sick: 'Is there any way you can pay $50'

Brad Dickson

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'She was fired': Hybrid employee takes a take a sick day instead after being admonished by boss for working an additional day from home while sick

Brad Dickson

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'I quit. Karen reported me to HR for it': Sales ops director leaves after HR sides with lazy Karen, now Karen is furious that she has to work

Ben Weiss

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'By all means, keep it up and get fired': Customer service rep refuses to stop CC'ing their CEO in emails

Remy Millisky

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'Ended up putting in a two week notice... they acted surprised': Worker gives workplace 6 months notice, company avoids finding a replacement

Remy Millisky

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'Employee quit because he got bit by a squirrel a customer threw at him': 20 business owners share their most bizarre quitting and firing stories

Ben Weiss

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'I was instructed to smile more': Tech support worker weirds out customers by maliciously complying with supervisor's instructions

Remy Millisky

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'My workload diminishes and boss's increases': Employee makes micromanaging boss handle tasks, ends up coasting with no work

Ben Weiss

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Hospitality employee quits after getting duped out of a supervising role, leaving their impatient employer understaffed: 'Good luck filling that role'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Exploitative boss rips off local teenagers to save $10,000 for a vacation, then gets put in the crosshairs by a furious mom: 'I'm calling the labor department'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee asked by new owners to teach their replacement how to do their impossible job: 'This guy got [a] full year's worth of training in a week'

Brad Dickson

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25+ embarrassing job postings filled with spelling errors and typos

Ben Weiss

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'Either do your job or hand in your resignation': Long-time employee calls boss's bluff, leads mass exodus

Remy Millisky

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'If it's not in writing, it didn't happen': Employee uses written communication as defense when micromanaging supervisor's tries to get of them

Brad Dickson

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'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me': Entire team complies with boss's vague instructions, putting her job in jeopardy

Ben Weiss

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'The case was hopeless...': Lawyer saves restaurant owner from a rapacious landlord's iron-clad contract

Brad Dickson

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