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IT worker told to stop wasting time helping their coworkers, IT tickets get out of control when all the small problems are no longer getting fixed: 'Everyone was quietly enjoying the fact that Boss's ridiculous policy had backfired spectacularly'

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Boss demands that everyone take lunch at exactly 12:00 PM, left handling an empty office when the time arrives: '12:00 hits. We all just… walk away. Phones ringing, customers mid-sentence---not our problem. Boss looked panicked, trying to handle it all.'

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Neighbor declares homeowner's front yard to be a "community parking area," gets towed: 'As soon as she parked her car there again I immediately called a tow [truck]'

Manager scolds employee for leaving his desk to use the restroom, employee drives her crazy by messaging her constantly: 'I made sure to let her know every time I left my desk'

Manager scolds employee for leaving his desk to use the restroom, employee drives her crazy by messaging her constantly: 'I made sure to let her know every time I left my desk'

New Corporate VP fires crucial team members, engineers maliciously comply with new policies, leading to financial mess: 'All the [employees] who were let go were rehired'

New Corporate VP fires crucial team members, engineers maliciously comply with new policies, leading to financial mess: 'All the [employees] who were let go were rehired'

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'Headsets are not allowed': Employee reprimanded for wearing headphones in the office, maliciously complies with new policy by playing audio on full volume

'Headsets are not allowed': Employee reprimanded for wearing headphones in the office, maliciously complies with new policy by playing audio on full volume

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Customer complains about $140 oil change, refuses to pay, demands mechanic put his old oil put back in: 'Take it out and put the old oil back'

Boss bans jeans on Fridays and enforces business attire, entire team maliciously complies: 'All 15 of us [wore] hideous outfits, but all meeting the business attire dress code'

Boss bans jeans on Fridays and enforces business attire, entire team maliciously complies: 'All 15 of us [wore] hideous outfits, but all meeting the business attire dress code'

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Boss demands IT engineer write "more words" on ticket resolutions, they begin writing a novel hidden in the reports: 'You're averaging well over a 1000 characters per ticket, keep it up!'

New boss enforces 1000 character minimum per task, employee complies by writing gibberish: 'I've noticed that the size of your comments has gone up last month [...] keep it up!'

New boss enforces 1000 character minimum per task, employee complies by writing gibberish: 'I've noticed that the size of your comments has gone up last month [...] keep it up!'

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Coworker criticizes worker who has been doing all of her work for her, prompting them to no longer help her: 'Okay I'll focus entirely on my work'

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Incompetent coworker, convinced of his effectiveness, leaves to start competing business: 'He's potentially mishandling client funds by mishandling their accounting'

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New supervisor reorganizes labor, leaving inspector to work a loading bay on his own, he refuses to work it: 'Goods started arriving, but I didn’t touch a single box'

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‘Okay!’: Helpful employee is scolded by arrogant boss for taking workplace initiative, so they fill up boss's entire afternoon with back-to-back interviews

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Hotel quiet fires porter over scheduling conflicts, they refuse to return their uniform when their boss demands it back: 'You want your uniform back? Come and get it'

Employee discovers loophole within company half-day policy, allowing him to work for only one hour every Friday: 'Half days revolve around lunch times'

Employee discovers loophole within company half-day policy, allowing him to work for only one hour every Friday: 'Half days revolve around lunch times'

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Stepmother, Sara, requests that her 19-year-old daughter starts calling her 'mom' days before leaving for college, stepdaughter refuses despite Sara raising her since 6 years old, causing divide among family members: 'She said she's earned it'

Stepmother, Sara, requests that her 19-year-old daughter starts calling her 'mom' days before leaving for college, stepdaughter refuses despite Sara raising her since 6 years old, causing divide among family members: 'She said she's earned it'

6-year-old daughter invites neighbor's 8-year-old son to eat cake, then tells him there's none left when he arrives, his mom forbids her from talking to him again: ‘I don't want to see her anywhere near my son’

6-year-old daughter invites neighbor's 8-year-old son to eat cake, then tells him there's none left when he arrives, his mom forbids her from talking to him again: ‘I don't want to see her anywhere near my son’

Boss demands employee send him pictures of all transactions and deposits they make, employee complies, causing boss's phone to lag: ‘He has to spend a lot of time deleting those thousands of pictures’

Boss demands employee send him pictures of all transactions and deposits they make, employee complies, causing boss's phone to lag: ‘He has to spend a lot of time deleting those thousands of pictures’

HR rep lectures candidate after he rejects their lowball offer, telling him he should have been "grateful for the opportunity": 'I have 4 years [of] experience and know my value'

HR rep lectures candidate after he rejects their lowball offer, telling him he should have been "grateful for the opportunity": 'I have 4 years [of] experience and know my value'

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workday ahead

'It all started when...': Pour a dash of these laughs into your morning coffee to energize you for the workday ahead

Employee overhears her coworker Megan talking about her "unmuted" on a work call, Megan tries to cover her tracks: 'I swear she loves the sound of her own voice'

Employee overhears her coworker Megan talking about her "unmuted" on a work call, Megan tries to cover her tracks: 'I swear she loves the sound of her own voice'

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