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Law firm hires outside applicant after promising paralegal position to legal assistant for 4 years: 'Calling out tomorrow and have 2 interviews lined up'

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Engineering manager tells employee to "go elsewhere" so they do and quit the next day: 'I have never quit a job with no notice in my life… until that day'

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Boss begins demanding the tasks and videos employee had been contributing to go above and beyond their role, they stop doing it: 'A please and thank you would go a long way for my motivation'

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Boss rewards frustrated worker for a job well done with more work and responsibility: 'You're salaried not hourly so there is no compensation increase'

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Nanny makes mother regret telling her not to parent her children, allowing the kids free reign before quitting on the spot: 'Don't try to parent my children!'

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New manager wants to be involved in everything, team swamps him with requests: 'We kept the manager so busy with emails we're all doing nothing'

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Karen restaurant manager accuses cook of not working, she maliciously complies

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Café Karen complains that her pieces of toast aren't the same size, gets smaller ones: 'You want your two pieces of toast the same size? As you wish.'

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'I've never been caught': Worker confesses to leaving job site while nobody is watching, stirring controversy and sparking discussion in online community

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Customer complains about internet speed, but it turns out they were getting faster speeds than they were paying for, gets slower internet than they started with: 'It's even worse than it was before!'

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'I quit my job and now they’ve offered me more money': Employee quits their toxic workplace only to be offered better compensation, they decline dividing readers online

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Developer embarrasses new boss and gets foolish "no overtime" policy overturned by adhering strictly to it: 'Well, it's 4:30. That's my 8 hours. I'll see you tomorrow'

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Employees reject promotions due to the lack of increased compensation for responsibility: 'We just don't want to work like our superiors'

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Employee gets back at micromanaging boss by working scheduled hours after being singled out over flexible working hours: 'You will work 9 to 5 so we can watch you'

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Online community members back employee for refusing to give vacation days to their coworker for her honeymoon: 'She wasn't happy and told me I was being selfish'

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Software giant fires last developer capable of servicing $25M contract in short-sighted cost-cutting measure, he successfully negotiates $1M/yr consulting fees:'Never fire the last legacy knowledge guy...'

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