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Mechanic orders 18,000 Euros in parts after the shop foreman approves, then the boss threatens to cut his wages and blames him for following the process: ‘The only reason I did not quit on the spot is that I'm in the process of buying a house’

Mechanic orders 18,000 Euros in parts after the shop foreman approves, then his boss threatens to cut his wages and blames him for following the process: ‘The only reason I did not quit on the spot is that I'm in the process of buying a house’

Management tries to deny union-guaranteed bereavement leave, offering one day off to healthcare worker after losing a parent: ‘I asked why I can't take the full 5 days off and she said she "would check the handbook and policy in the morning”’

Management tries to deny union-guaranteed bereavement leave, offering one day off to healthcare worker after losing a parent: ‘I asked why I can't take the full 5 days off and she said she "would check the handbook and policy in the morning”’

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Employee refuses to reply to boss's texts during their day off, turns their phone off to avoid the endless calls: ‘What's the point of time off?’

Employee refuses to reply to boss's texts during their day off, purposely turns their phone off to avoid the endless calls, leading to a workplace dispute: ‘What's the point of time off?’

IT demands employee submit a separate ticket to get access to each folder they need, leading employee to submit hundreds of tickets within an hour until they give in: ‘Stop winding up IT’

IT demands employee submit a separate ticket to get access to each folder they need, leading employee to submit hundreds of tickets within an hour until they give in: ‘Stop winding up IT’

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Irresponsible coworker offloads her error onto someone else, employee confronts her and forces her to fix her own mistake: 'I refused to do work for her!'

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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’

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Mother refuses to give adult daughter her own birth certificate and passport sparking a family disagreement about their ownership: 'She said that they aren't mine legally [but] they are'

Manager favors one team over the other, refuses any request of employees from “Team B”, leading employees to resign in the pettiest way possible: ‘In a single month, 4 left’

Manager favors one team over the other, refuses any request of employees from “Team B”, leading employees to resign in the pettiest way possible: ‘In a single month, 4 left’

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New hire gets fired on day one by hotel manager for wearing "jorts" to work: 'He couldn't have been here longer than 10 minutes'

‘Make it make sense. Why am I working full-time hours just to get the basic training I should’ve gotten on day one?’: Retail new-hire thrown in as supervisor without training and told she has to work overtime just to learn the basics

‘Make it make sense. Why am I working full-time hours just to get the basic training I should’ve gotten on day one?’: Retail new-hire thrown in as supervisor without training and told she has to work overtime just to learn the basics

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'She literally quit over pizza': 63-year-old part-time worker hands in resignation because HR ordered everyone pizza on one of her days off

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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?'

'[I] walked out mid shift': 15+ Employees who quit their jobs and never looked back

'[I] walked out mid shift': 15+ Employees who quit their jobs and never looked back

New hire refuses to take smelly coworker 2 hours to the airport: 'Once you do something nice, it's just expected next time around'

New hire refuses to take smelly coworker 2 hours to the airport: 'Once you do something nice, it's just expected next time around'

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Office workers maliciously comply with manager's strict email requirements, forcing the policy to be reversed after a flurry of email spamming: 'The outcome? Inbox mess'

Employee finds out boss looks at their browsing history at work, they purposely search for other jobs, leading boss to offer them a raise when he sees the search: ‘I left it there’

Employee finds out boss looks at their browsing history at work, they purposely search for other jobs, leading boss to offer them a raise when he sees the search: ‘I left it there’

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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'

Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

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'

‘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

Non-confrontational employee exposes an office thief, crafting a glitter trap to call them out during the company meeting: ‘A little harmless embarrassment to solve the problem without getting HR involved'

Non-confrontational employee exposes an office thief, crafting a glitter trap to call them out during the company meeting: ‘A little harmless embarrassment to solve the problem without getting HR involved'

10 new hires share what made them quit on their first day on the job: 'The microwave [in the break room] was coin-operated'

10 new hires share what made them quit on their first day on the job: 'The microwave [in the break room] was coin-operated'

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