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‘She received EXACTLY what was written on her list’: Boss instructs employee to collect ex-wife's belongings from his home according to a list provided by his lawyer

‘She received EXACTLY what was written on her list’: Boss instructs employee to collect ex-wife's belongings from his home according to a list provided by his lawyer

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'I taped a piece of fish to the back of his desk': 20+ People who quit their job on the spot and walked out

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'This job is not worth it': Fed up Employees Share the Lack of Perks in Their Professions

'This job is not worth it': Fed up Employees Share the Lack of Perks in Their Professions

‘You don't have any authority here': Military officer's wife tries to use her husband's rank to boss one of the soldiers around; it backfires

‘You don't have any authority here': Military officer's wife tries to use her husband's rank to boss one of the soldiers around; it backfires

‘I’m not coming in': Employee gets fired for refusing to come in on her day off, despite not agreeing to extra shifts

‘I’m not coming in': Employee gets fired for refusing to come in on her day off, despite not agreeing to extra shifts

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'You're not getting in': Front desk clerk denies guest's wife access to hotel room, refuses to give her a key

'You're not getting in': Front desk clerk denies guest's wife access to hotel room, refuses to give her a key

'I call it karma': Worker gets even with non-tipping customer after crossing paths with them at their workplace

'I call it karma': Worker gets even with non-tipping customer after crossing paths with them at their workplace

‘You get what you asked for’: Customer demands to be transferred to ‘anyone else’, employee grants their request

‘You get what you asked for’: Customer demands to be transferred to ‘anyone else’, employee grants their request

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‘Fine, I'll direct all managers to you’: Freshly hired factory worker complies with senior employee, leading to factory losing thousands of dollars; senior employee then gets fired

‘Fine, I'll direct all managers to you’: Freshly hired factory worker complies with senior employee, leading to factory losing thousands of dollars; senior employee then gets fired

‘You can do it yourself’: Underpaid employee gets $10,000 raise after taking PTO on a whim, due to being on the brink of being replaced

‘You can do it yourself’: Underpaid employee gets $10,000 raise after taking PTO on a whim, due to being on the brink of being replaced

‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket': Data engineer earning below average is expected to do the work of 3 people, so he quits instead

‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket': Data engineer earning below average is expected to do the work of 3 people, so he quits instead

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‘Think about your team!’: Manager demands worker choose between job or grad school; worker quits

‘Think about your team!’: Manager demands worker choose between job or grad school; worker quits

‘I’m not your assistant': Office Karen tries scoring points with upper management, calling a coworker her ‘assistant’ and attempting to revoke their work phone

‘I’m not your assistant': Office Karen tries scoring points with upper management, calling a coworker her ‘assistant’ and attempting to revoke their work phone

‘You still have to pay me for the work I’ve done': Manager cancels project and leaves freelance employee in the dust, refusing to pay them $2,000 for finished work

‘You still have to pay me for the work I’ve done': Manager cancels project and leaves freelance employee in the dust, refusing to pay them $2,000 for finished work

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‘Go to HR, then’: Boss refuses to give worker 1 week PTO to spend time with newborn baby due to being 'shortstaffed', worker counters by filing for 12 weeks paternity leave

‘Go to HR, then’: Boss refuses to give worker 1 week PTO to spend time with newborn baby due to being 'shortstaffed', worker counters by filing for 12 weeks paternity leave

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Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

Colleague rectifies accountant's failure to chase their customers' payments dating back over a year, accountant gets mad when they stop doing her work for her: ‘I caught her scowling at me’

Colleague rectifies accountant's failure to chase their customers' payments dating back over a year, accountant gets mad when they stop doing her work for her: ‘I caught her scowling at me’

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

Management forced employee to stick to 8:00-16:00 "core hours” and pre-approved OT, she complies, proving that her new schedule harms work-flow and production: 'Flexibility would no longer be available'

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

‘I pushed back’: Neighbors insist resident pay for half of the cost of their fence, even though it sits on their property line and not the resident's

‘I pushed back’: Neighbors insist resident pay for half of the cost of their fence, even though it sits on their property line and not the resident's

Karen dog owner demands vet clinic receptionist cancel the next appointment so she can come in: 'Some folks act like a full schedule is optional!'

Karen dog owner demands vet clinic receptionist cancel the next appointment so she can come in: 'Some folks act like a full schedule is optional!'

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