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Micromanaging Warehouse Supervisor tells employee to start "documenting everything," they comply and use their paperwork to save themselves from being scapegoated: 'I started writing down every single thing'

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Woman refuses to reference an ex‑friend of 6 years, Daniel, for new job after he threw her under the bus and blamed her for failed project

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Boss demands a full return to office after years of remote work, then works from home while his employees are forced to commute: ‘Leadership have different requirements’

Boss demands a full return to office after years of remote work, then works from home while his employees are forced to commute: ‘Leadership have different requirements’

Company fires longtime employee, only to hire a whole team to cover the job, employee refuses to help team figure it out: 'They can hire me back'

Company fires longtime employee, only to hire a whole team to cover the job, fired employee refuses to help team figure it out: 'If they want my knowledge, they can hire me back'

Company forces employee to absorb coworker's job after they quit, but does it gradually to keep employee from noticing: 'My calendar is packed'

Company forces employee to absorb coworker's job after they quit, but does it gradually to keep employee from noticing, they protest: 'My calendar is packed'

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Employee wins company holiday raffle, office manager demands they hand over the prize to a colleague who's retiring: ‘My ticket was in there fair and square’

An employee is seen from the side, typing on a laptop. In the background, a manager holds a tablet to discuss a project or ticket.

Boss demands employee respond only to ticketed requests that follow the process "no exceptions," employee complies and ignores boss's urgent messages: 'I stopped answering his Slack messages'

Hotel guest cancels card to avoid paying cancellation fee after not showing up for reservation, clerk charges card every day until it goes through: ‘I can play the long-game’

Hotel guest cancels card to avoid paying cancellation fee after not showing up for reservation, clerk charges card every day until it goes through: ‘I can play the long-game’

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Lazy coworker gives employee the silent treatment after they tell their supervisor about her slacker behavior, then demands the employee take 4 of her shifts: ‘I refuse to do anything for her’

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'They panicked when I resigned': Top-performing employee quits after getting no raise in 3.5 years, suddenly management counteroffers with a 37% pay raise and profit sharing

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Arrogant coworker gets well-deserved karma after employee decides to withhold valuable information before her important meeting: ‘This time, I stayed quiet’

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Toxic boss lays off employee and gives them 8 weeks' severance, unaware that they landed a new job and were planning to resign that day: ‘I posted my… LinkedIn update crowing about my new job’

CEO demands employee leave their office door open at all times after thinking they were out because it was closed: ‘What's the point of an office?’

CEO demands employee leave their office door open at all times after thinking they were out of office because it was closed: ‘What is even the point of an office?’

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Boss demands that employees remain at their desks and tell him what they're doing every time they get up, they comply and message him so often that he is forced to reverse the order: 'Last week I sent him 9 messages in one day'

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15+ Bosses who hired the wrong person for the job: 'Hired a dishwasher... [he] doesn't like to get his hands wet'

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Department head advises employee to disregard data issues for a product launch, then tries to distance himself when senior management questions the validity of the launch: ‘[A] written trail made it clear’

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Micromanaging Warehouse Supervisor tells employee to start "documenting everything," they comply and use their paperwork to save themselves from being scapegoated: 'I started writing down every single thing'

Micromanaging Warehouse Supervisor tells employee to start "documenting everything," they comply and use their paperwork to save themselves from being scapegoated: 'I started writing down every single thing'

Resident pays teenager to dig their car out of snow, only for a neighbor to demand to park in that spot instead, resident refuses: ‘Dig yourself out’

Resident pays teenager to dig their car out of snow, only for a neighbor to demand to park in that spot instead, resident refuses: ‘Dig yourself out’

Neighborhood kids think they're entitled to using new homeowner's trampoline whenever they want: 'Maybe you shouldn't of gotten a trampoline if you didn't want neighborhood kids on it'

Neighborhood kids think they're entitled to using new homeowner's trampoline whenever they want: 'Maybe you shouldn't of gotten a trampoline if you didn't want neighborhood kids on it'

Entitled mom pressures a coworker to give up 1 week of PTO because her vacation time is more important than their anniversary: 'She said parents should get priority'

Entitled mom pressures a coworker to give up 1 week of PTO because her vacation time is more important than their anniversary: 'She said parents should get priority'

Woman refuses to reference an ex‑friend of 6 years, Daniel, for new job after he threw her under the bus and blamed her for failed project

Woman refuses to reference an ex‑friend of 6 years, Daniel, for new job after he threw her under the bus and blamed her for failed project

Boss demands a full return to office after years of remote work, then works from home while his employees are forced to commute: ‘Leadership have different requirements’

Boss demands a full return to office after years of remote work, then works from home while his employees are forced to commute: ‘Leadership have different requirements’

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