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‘I can’t stand it': Hybrid employee complains about going into the office 1 day a week, leading to a discussion about working from home

‘I can’t stand it': Hybrid employee complains about going into the office 1 day a week, leading to a discussion about working from home

'I won't be in tomorrow or ever again': Employee quits on the spot after boss chastises them for sitting down during 12 hour shift, despite doctor's note

'I won't be in tomorrow or ever again': Employee quits on the spot after boss chastises them for sitting down during 12 hour shift, despite doctor's note

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‘He asked me how much I weighed during my interview’: Employees Share Most Entertaining Boss Stories

‘He asked me how much I weighed during my interview’: Employees Share Most Entertaining Boss Stories

‘I’m outta here': Employees Share Stories About Quitting on the First Day

‘I’m outta here': Employees Share Stories About Quitting on the First Day

‘He looked up at my boss tearfully’: Employees Share Fastest Ways Coworkers Got Fired on the Spot

‘He looked up at my boss tearfully’: Employees Share Fastest Ways Coworkers Got Fired on the Spot

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‘You brought this on yourself…’: Server puts lying patron in her place after fabricating a food allergy in an attempt to force the restaurant to accommodate her food preferences

‘You brought this on yourself…’: Server puts lying patron in her place after fabricating a food allergy in an attempt to force the restaurant to accommodate her food preferences

Judge gets even with local hotel owner for telling worker he'll fire him if he attends jury duty: ‘You can’t fire him because I say so'

Judge gets even with local hotel owner for telling worker he'll fire him if he attends jury duty: ‘You can’t fire him because I say so'

'It's not my fault': Client pays IT specialist $1000 after sharing the administrator password with entire team, leading to major technical issues

'It's not my fault': Client pays IT specialist $1000 after sharing the administrator password with entire team, leading to major technical issues

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‘It doesn’t work like that': Boss tries splitting his own bonus amongst team of employees, finance shuts him down

‘It doesn’t work like that': Boss tries splitting his own bonus amongst team of employees, finance shuts him down

‘I’m not proving my value, bye': Tenured team member told by boss he needs to become a manager to get a raise, despite being paid $40,000 under market value

‘I’m not proving my value, bye': Tenured team member told by boss he needs to become a manager to get a raise, despite being paid $40,000 under market value

'Do it or you're fired': School technician refuses to do science teacher's bidding after she demands he install 'wireless electricity', leaving her high and dry right before class

'Do it or you're fired': School technician refuses to do science teacher's bidding after she demands he install 'wireless electricity', leaving her high and dry right before class

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‘Tomorrow they will wake up with none of their files’: Employee deletes thousands of hours of work from old job after being fired for requesting a raise

‘Tomorrow they will wake up with none of their files’: Employee deletes thousands of hours of work from old job after being fired for requesting a raise

'She thought I wouldn't quit, but she was wrong': Employees Share Most Entertaining Micromanagement Stories

'She thought I wouldn't quit, but she was wrong': Employees Share Most Entertaining Micromanagement Stories

‘Suddenly the recruiter stopped responding’: Job candidate rejected by company in favor of 'internal candidate' after going through 8 rounds of interviews, internet reacts

‘Suddenly the recruiter stopped responding’: Job candidate rejected by company in favor of 'internal candidate' after going through 8 rounds of interviews, internet reacts

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‘Let’s round it up, then': Customer demands compensation after accidentally turning mobile data off, tech support laugh and offer him 2 cents

‘Let’s round it up, then': Customer demands compensation after accidentally turning mobile data off, tech support laugh and offer him 2 cents

'If I'm not getting paid, I'm not doing it': Boss forces employee into a managerial role without a promotion, employee's refusal to participate leads the shop to shut down

'If I'm not getting paid, I'm not doing it': Boss forces employee into a managerial role without a promotion, employee's refusal to participate leads the shop to shut down

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Small business owner locks the adjacent daycare out of his parking lot after the manager of the daycare has his car towed for parking in theirs, causing chaos the next day when parents try to drop off their kids: 'I tell you the mayhem was well worth it'

Small business owner locks the adjacent daycare out of his parking lot after the manager of the daycare has his car towed for parking in theirs, causing chaos the next day when parents try to drop off their kids: 'I tell you the mayhem was well worth it'

50-year-old tries "quiet quitting" after achieving mid-level management goals, ends up quadrupling net worth: 'Focus on [the] minimum amount of work [and] delegate everything you possibly can'

50-year-old tries "quiet quitting" after achieving mid-level management goals, ends up quadrupling net worth: 'Focus on [the] minimum amount of work [and] delegate everything you possibly can'

Senior designer quits over 6 years of denied raises, refuses boss's demand to train less-experienced replacement when discovering she's earning $20K more than her salary for the same job: 'Willing to pay new employee significantly more than a loyal one'

Senior designer quits over 6 years of denied raises, refuses boss's demand to train less-experienced replacement when discovering she's earning $20K more than her salary for the same job: 'Willing to pay new employee significantly more than a loyal one'

Hiring manager demands candidate send a “thank-you video” to the team after their interview, candidate refuses: ‘That’s one way to filter out people with dignity’

Hiring manager demands candidate send a “thank-you video” to the team after their interview, candidate refuses: ‘That’s one way to filter out people with dignity’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

Customer refuses to listen to store's policy, which forbids paying in nickels and dimes, cashier gets payback by giving her change back in cents only: ‘Money is money, right?’

Customer refuses to listen to store's policy, which forbids paying in nickels and dimes, cashier gets payback by giving her change back in cents only: ‘Money is money, right?’

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