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'You'll want something from me. You'll see': Coworker pranks employee by pretending their wallet got stolen, employee gets even the next time she needs help

'You'll want something from me. You'll see': Coworker pranks employee by pretending their wallet got stolen, employee gets even the next time she needs help

Mechanic fails to fix customer's car for three months due to being ‘short staffed’, leading to a dispute when customer grows tired of waiting: ‘They hadn't even looked at my car’

Mechanic fails to fix customer's car for three months due to being ‘short staffed’, leading to a dispute when customer grows tired of waiting: ‘They hadn't even looked at my car’

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'They call me 5:01': Overworked employee refuses to stay late after 5:00pm, boss makes a nickname out of it, employee owns it

'They call me 5:01': Overworked employee refuses to stay late after 5:00pm, boss makes a nickname out of it, employee owns it

'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs

'He was fired within 15 minutes of showing up': 10+ times coworkers got fired immediately after starting their jobs

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'They were expecting about 125 people to relocate with them; they got 3': 20+ Workplaces whose employees quit together all at once

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Employee told to drop everything to serve their boss coffee, drops 300 files on the ground and spills the coffee on him before quitting: 'I was working for the new company 22 minutes later'

'The hypocrisy is unreal': Employee complains to CEO about delay in raises, CEO insists low pay is ‘a good thing’, employee quits job as a response

'The hypocrisy is unreal': Employee complains to CEO about delay in raises, CEO insists low pay is ‘a good thing’, employee quits job as a response

'At 5:00pm, I am leaving': Manager assigns "urgent" task 4:50pm to be completed by end of day, employee stands his ground

'At 5:00pm, I am leaving': Manager assigns "urgent" task 4:50pm to be completed by end of day, employee stands his ground

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Update: 'I quit without thinking twice': Boss flips out on employee who quits $120k salary job for $250k job

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'My boss invented a fake employee that he would blame all problems on': 20+ Workplaces that hid their tricks of the trade from their customers

Job interviewer asks candidate why they want the job, to which candidate replies ‘I need the money’, leaving speechless interviewer unsure how to proceed

Job interviewer asks candidate why they want the job, to which candidate replies ‘I need the money’, leaving speechless interviewer unsure how to proceed

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Manager rejects boss's request to have their assistant work on their day off: 'Work [shouldn't] take up 99% of your life and energy'

Manager rejects boss's request to have their assistant work on their day off: 'Work [shouldn't] take up 99% of your life and energy'

Manager scolds gym employee for consistently clocking out late because of a tardy coworker, so the employee leaves the gym at 6AM sharp, leaving patrons unsupervised

Manager scolds gym employee for consistently clocking out late because of a tardy coworker, so the employee leaves the gym at 6 AM sharp, leaving patrons inside unsupervised

'Give me another chance': Employee quits job due to manager's lack of training, a year later same manager asks them to come back, employee accepts the offer

'Give me another chance': Employee quits job due to manager's lack of training, a year later same manager asks them to come back, employee accepts the offer

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Comedian doesn't realize the joke is on them when they're unknowingly condescending to the bar's manager: 'I'm the manager and I will never book you again'

‘Would you come back?’: A week after getting unexpectedly fired, employee gets contacted by former boss who offers them the job back, employee makes demands in response

‘Would you come back?’: A week after getting unexpectedly fired, employee gets contacted by former boss who offers them the job back, employee makes demands in response

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Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

Park ranger demands big party vacate the area at closing, only to be met with their refusal to leave, forcing ranger to fine them for breaking park's rules: 'We are entitled to stay'

Park ranger demands big party vacate the area at closing, only to be met with their refusal to leave, forcing ranger to fine them for breaking park's rules: 'We are entitled to stay'

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

Power plant worker denied remote work during snowstorm, takes vacation day instead, and refuses to come in when the plant becomes short-staffed, still gets paid for "full-day" after logging 10-minutes of texting supervisor: 'He approved my time sheet'

Power plant worker denied remote work during snowstorm, takes vacation day instead, and refuses to come in when the plant becomes short-staffed, still gets paid for "full-day" after logging 10-minutes of texting supervisor: 'He approved my time sheet'

Chef reprimanded by boss for not having enough stock for his sister’s party, chef's team follows orders to overprepare food in bulk in the future, causing huge food waste and costs, boss reverts "à la carte" orders: ''Consequences were catastrophic'

Chef reprimanded by boss for not having enough stock for his sister’s party, chef's team follows orders to overprepare food in bulk in the future, causing huge food waste and costs, boss reverts "à la carte" orders: ''Consequences were catastrophic'

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