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'He stole a bunch of bananas. Seriously.': 25+ Managers who had unbelievable reasons for firing an employee

Remy Millisky

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'I quit on the spot': Rising star earns $600 in commission on his third day at work; manager collects the cash himself then forces him to work overtime instead

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘That’s your problem, not mine': Micromanaging boss gets flustered when they realize they have no control over employees's PTO; gets put in their place

Jesse Kessenheimer

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‘I wasn’t allowed to call out sick’: Employee scores a $14,000 severance after his boss denies him sick days and refuses to acknowledge a legitimate doctor's note

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I asked 37 times for a promotion': Employee follows his supervisor's advice to get a promotion, ends up irking the CEO and getting fired instead

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'My average mileage is 90% greater': Nitpicky new management tries to dispute a flat-rate, $1,000 stipend for a traveling employee; he retaliates by increasing his mileage and doubling his payout

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I can't fire him, because he's my boss': Customer lets her kid wreak havoc in pool store because she's 'the owner's daughter'

Remy Millisky

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'His [timesheet] was cut by 7 hours to make up for the overtime': Hardworking employee goes above and beyond to cover understaffed shifts; gets his hours cut by cheapskate boss as a ‘thank you’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I knew this would be my last shift': Bartender gets disrespected by a pompous manager, rage quitting and ‘leaving her notice’ in the form of sabotage

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'If I leave, my pension will be cut by two-thirds': With a $70k pension on the line, boss tries to get a loyal employee to quit by being insufferable in the workplace

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I worked [there] for $16/hour... Now they’re willing to pay $150k': Ex-company tries to recruit an old employee for 4.5x the salary; he laughs in their face

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Gratitude won't pay our bills': Company wide meeting goes off the rails when CEO announces that, even after record profits, Christmas bonuses will be pushed to March

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I'm quitting in January': Manager doesn't ‘feel like’ working on Christmas then tries to guilt-trip an employee into covering their shift; he flat out refuses

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'This will 100% blow up in your face': Single guy tries to fake his way into getting 2 months of paternity leave, gets saved by strangers online from fraud, felony charges, and jail time

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Don't play games with my paycheck': After getting 20 hours docked from their paycheck, employee reports their bumbling payroll manager to the big boss

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I desperately need my [bonus]': Boss withholds holiday bonuses and throws a Christmas party instead, ignoring the votes of the majority of the office

Jesse Kessenheimer

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