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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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Worker offered “promotion” without additional compensation, finds a new job and takes half the team with him: 'Another company offered him the same management role—with actual compensation'

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$1.5 million quote goes unfinished thanks to a bad office internet connection and rigid remote work policy: 'Ah, well. If only I could go home to use my working internet'

Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

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Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Museum curator takes credit for archivist's research, then embarrasses herself in front of major donor: 'I thought you were working on this together?'

Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Camper refuses to bring daughter-in-law Jane on family kayaking trip: '[My son] has told me he can’t go if she isn’t invited, and I stuck to my decision'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

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