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'They’re paying that person nearly 30% more than me': Overworked employee discovers new hire with half the responsibility is getting paid more

'They’re paying that person nearly 30% more than me': Overworked employee discovers new hire with half the responsibility is getting paid more

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‘Guess karma doesn't need a headset’: Idea-stealing coworker tries to pull a fast one on hardworking employee, so the employee exposes her fraudulent behavior to their manager

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Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

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20+ Employees who made big mistakes on the job: '[She] printed 500 copies of her gas bill on the company printer'

HR involves employee’s manager over a simple vacation question, turning routine time-off plans into a workplace headache and family-fueled stress: ‘My mom works there too, she told me I messed up big time’

HR involves employee’s manager over a simple vacation question, turning routine time-off plans into a workplace headache and family-fueled stress: ‘My mom works there too, she told me I messed up big time’

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Coworker Todd schedules “urgent” Zoom meetings just to read emails everyone already got, turning Tuesday mornings into a collective eye-rolling contest: ‘I’m not even mad anymore. I just want to know what planet Todd lives on’

Coworker Todd schedules “urgent” Zoom meetings just to read emails everyone already got, turning Tuesday mornings into a collective eye-rolling contest: ‘I’m not even mad anymore. I just want to know what planet Todd lives on’

Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

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‘He was trying to intimidate me into doing it’: Arrogant coworker tries to order employee to work for free on an external ‘side project’ because he doesn't have the budget for an expert opinion, employee adamantly refuses

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'I fired 3 new hires on the first day': 20+ Employees who got hired and fired at lightning speed

‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

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‘Play stupid games, win stupid prizes’: Longtime employee puts arrogant middle manager in an uncomfortable position during a Father's Day-themed team icebreaker, exposing manager's sideways leadership skills

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20+ Employees who accidentally replied-all to their emails: 'I sent my reply to the CEO, VP, and help desk'

15 Interview Memes for Job Candidates Who Embellished Their Resumes a Bit Too Much

15 Interview Memes for Job Candidates Who Embellished Their Resumes a Bit Too Much

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Employee discovers that they're doing the majority of the work for their team, boss refuses to intervene and distribute the workload: 'Started tracking my workload out of curiosity. Turns out I’m handling roughly 70% of what our team produces.'

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Coworker reports crying baby to HR, then panics she 'ratted out' a vulnerable mother without permission to have baby at the office: 'I work with a lot of touchy personalities and egos, I was not confident to simply ask her to close her door'

Coworker reports crying baby to HR, then is concerned that she 'ratted out' a vulnerable mother without permission to have her baby at work: 'I work with a lot of touchy personalities and egos, I was not confident to simply ask her to close her door'

‘We have the exact same job position, I’m not her helper’: 67-year-old coworker treats her peer like a “little helper,” publicly corrects every move, driving her millennial colleague to the brink quitting

‘We have the exact same job position, I’m not her helper’: 67-year-old coworker treats her peer like a “little helper,” publicly corrects every move, driving her millennial colleague to the brink quitting

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Job candidate mistakenly receives email about his interview performance from hiring manager, sends an epic response: 'His attire wasn't professional enough for our office culture'

Job candidate mistakenly receives email about his interview performance from hiring manager, sends an epic response: 'His attire wasn't professional enough for our office culture'

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘I saved you’: Rejected job offer turns out to be a blessing in disguise when a recruiter admits that the prospective company was corrupt

‘I saved you’: Rejected job offer turns out to be a blessing in disguise when a recruiter admits that the prospective company was corrupt

Update: Employee tries to invoice company $37k using calculator screenshot: 'We owe him nothing'

Update: Employee tries to invoice company $37k using calculator screenshot: 'We owe him nothing'

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

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