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Mid-sized marketing firm outsources IT firing the single employee who had been there for 4 years, he gets a job paying $20k more: 'The first week after I left, their main server crashed. The outsourced company took 6 hours to respond, another 8 to fix it'

Woman stuck working for a CEO who's best friends with her sister, gets tired of him making separation of personal and professional life an impossible (work-life) balancing act: ‘[My] work relationship and my personal life are becoming too intertwined’

Woman stuck working for a CEO who's best friends with her sister, gets tired of him making separation of personal and professional life an impossible (work-life) balancing act: ‘[My] work relationship and my personal life are becoming too intertwined’

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Coworker calls out the entire office, CC's everyone in bold resignation email: 'I've had a great time watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

Coworker calls out the entire office, CC's everyone in bold resignation email: 'I've had a great time watching the walls change color slower than my career progression'

Designer and project manager for seaside retreat go head-to-head in hilarious TikTok video displaying their constant workplace battles: ‘A love-hate relationship!’

Designer and project manager for seaside retreat go head-to-head in hilarious TikTok video displaying their constant workplace battles: ‘A love-hate relationship!’

Elna McHilderson

28-year-old employee trying to keep up with the corporate ladder pretends like he knows Excel, gets promoted for just figuring it out along the way: ‘I went to YouTube University.’

28-year-old employee trying to keep up with the corporate ladder pretends like he knows Excel, gets promoted for just figuring it out along the way: ‘I went to YouTube University.’

Elna McHilderson

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'I'm outta here': 30+ Workers who quit their bad jobs on Day 1

Hotel guest times 7-minute wait on stopwatch, forgets own name during check-in, demands feather-free room accommodation, then complains about slow service he created through obstinate behavior

Hotel guest times 7-minute wait on stopwatch, forgets own name during check-in, demands feather-free room accommodation, then complains about slow service he created through obstinate behavior

Employee hands in their resignation to their boss, yellow sticky note saying "I Quit" in the corner.

Boss promises "career growth opportunities" after employee hands in their 2-week notice, boss has all but ignored the employee and their contributions for the 3 years they worked with them: 'Suddenly I'm the most valuable employee they've ever had'

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Employee gets booted off Zoom call in the middle of getting fired: 'I had to rejoin with my personal email'

Employee gets booted off Zoom call in the middle of getting fired: 'I had to rejoin with my personal email'

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'Sharon finally cracked': Coworkers unite against a thermostat tyrant in the office by wearing arctic snow gear at their desks because the AC is too cold

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Wait… you’re just letting me quit?': Dramatic coworker quits in the hopes that his boss will beg for him to stay, but his boss happily accepts his resignation

'Wait… you’re just letting me quit?': Dramatic coworker quits in the hopes that his boss will beg for him to stay, but his boss happily accepts his resignation

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20+ Hiring managers who refused to interview job candidates: 'I have received a resume that is a screenshot from an iPhone'

Clueless customer ignores store safety precautions, moves barriers on both ends of the aisle while forklift operator works: 'She casually opened the barrier like it's a garden fence'

Clueless customer ignores store safety precautions, moves barriers on both ends of the aisle while forklift operator works: 'She casually opened the barrier like it's a garden fence'

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Employee is fired due to "budget cuts" but then asked to train the new intern to do their job for their last 2 weeks: 'The worst part is they acted like they were doing me a favor'

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“Plane go up, I give cookie, plane go down”: 20+ Professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

“Plane go up, I give cookie, plane go down”: 20+ Professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

‘Play stupid games, win stupid prizes’: Wannabe office big shot gets fired after swapping his coworker’s $30 ear buds for knockoff replacements, exposing a long list of small stings

‘Play stupid games, win stupid prizes’: Wannabe office big shot gets fired after swapping his coworker’s $30 ear buds for knockoff replacements, exposing a long list of small stings

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History teacher calls out student for asking ChatGPT to read the words right in front of her: 'Students [are] deferring 100% of their thinking to it'

History teacher calls out student for asking ChatGPT to read the words right in front of her: 'Students [are] deferring 100% of their thinking to it'

'I can't keep it to myself anymore': 35-year-old millennial engineer claims that older employees are making their work "impossible"

'I can't keep it to myself anymore': 35-year-old millennial engineer claims that older employees are making their work "impossible"

Manager tries to get employee to work during PTO, giving her personal number to a contractor and listing her as on-call for tasks she was never hired to do: ‘I said “absolutely not!” I am taking a paid vacation and will not be coming in’

Manager tries to get employee to work during PTO, giving her personal number to a contractor and listing her as on-call for tasks she was never hired to do: ‘I said “absolutely not!” I am taking a paid vacation and will not be coming in’

Birthday girl gives herself the gift of self-respect by standing up to pushy friends who were blatantly ignoring her cake choices: 'It isn't about the value of the cake!'

Birthday girl gives herself the gift of self-respect by standing up to pushy friends who were blatantly ignoring her cake choices: 'It isn't about the value of the cake!'

Employee resigns, boss tries to cheap out by offering $20 less per hour than what he's worth to keep him on as a contractor: 'Their offer was not acceptable'

Employee resigns, boss tries to cheap out by offering $20 less per hour than what he's worth to keep him on as a contractor: 'Their offer was not acceptable'

28-year-old tenant faces relentless noise and parking disputes with upstairs neighbor, finds strength to advocate for herself despite constant stress: ‘I can’t keep living like this’

28-year-old tenant faces relentless noise and parking disputes with upstairs neighbor, finds strength to advocate for herself despite constant stress: ‘I can’t keep living like this’

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