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‘Buddy, you're not special’: New hire throws a public fit after not getting the office he wanted, leading coworkers to report him and get him fired in response

‘Buddy, you're not special’: New hire throws a public fit after not getting the office he wanted, leading coworkers to report him and get him fired in response

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'My boss went through my office without telling me... she didn't like what she found': Employee requests tips to get back at boss who make them take their belongings home

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'I deny work from all of my managers': Employee with three different bosses keeps claiming he's swamped with tasks, ends up doing no work and collecting checks

'I deny work from all of my managers': Employee with three different bosses keeps claiming he's swamped with tasks, ends up doing no work and collecting checks

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'They are literally chasing a beaver around in their golf cart': 20+ Employees who were fired on day 1

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Small contracts lawyer uses loophole to beat major telco company at their own game by adhering strictly to their contract terms: 'He was exposing them to risks greater than any of them were willing to be a part of'

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'We don't pay you to be 2 minutes late': Retail employee discovers "interesting detail" with strict boss's plans to halt late employees

Freelance worker fired after asking to be paid for extra work: 'I got a termination email claiming disrespectful conduct'

Freelance worker fired after asking to be paid for extra work: 'I got a termination email claiming disrespectful conduct'

‘The CEO didn't like it’: Remote employee gets reprimanded after his daughter appeared on camera during a late-night meeting, leading employee to reconsider his position

‘The CEO didn't like it’: Remote employee gets reprimanded after his daughter appeared on camera during a late-night meeting, leading employee to reconsider his position

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30 funny job postings filled with typos: 'Get paid to become a science!'

30 funny job postings filled with typos: 'Get paid to become a science!'

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Employer cancels flexible work policy after employee cuts their finger at home: 'Cut my finger working from home. Boss cancels all WFH immediately'

‘They can't keep getting away with this’: Manager comes to work sick and gets employee sick as well, then demands they spend hundreds of dollars on a doctor's note

‘They can't keep getting away with this’: Manager comes to work sick and gets employee sick as well, then demands they spend hundreds of dollars on a doctor's note

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'Is he trying to get fired?': Employee photoshops picture of boss's family and sends it to the wrong chat, boss plays mind games to get even

'Is he trying to get fired?': Employee photoshops picture of boss's family and sends it to the wrong chat, boss plays mind games to get even

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'He was the single worst candidate we had ever encountered': 20+ Job candidates whose interviews could not have gone worse

Employee told by boss to move surgery to Christmas break despite having 300+ hours of PTO saved: '[I] should be able to take this time off'

Employee told by boss to move surgery to Christmas break despite having 300+ hours of PTO saved: '[I] should be able to take this time off'

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'Everything is my fault to him': Employee walks out, leaving business in chaos after micromanager unfairly blames him for mistakes made by trainee

'Everything is my fault to him': Employee walks out, leaving business in chaos after micromanager unfairly blames him for mistakes made by trainee

Small company gets bought out, new CEO demands employees to look busy, cue malicious compliance: 'We're basically creating a public perception of busy without actually doing too much'

Small company gets bought out, new CEO demands employees to look busy, cue malicious compliance: 'We're basically creating a public perception of busy without actually doing too much'

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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'

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'

Employee quits job, boss begs them to help, employee agrees to do it for $150 an hour: 'Took 5 minutes to find the error, fixed it, hung up'

Employee quits job, boss begs them to help, employee agrees to do it for $150 an hour: 'Took 5 minutes to find the error, fixed it, hung up'

Woman disputes $1,500 vacation rental charge after her cousin uses her credit card without permission for an anniversary trip and refuses to pay it back

Woman disputes $1,500 vacation rental charge after her cousin uses her credit card without permission for an anniversary trip and refuses to pay it back

'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

'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

Tenant locks and unplugs neighbor's laundry machine after he kept taking other people's clothes out before the cycle was finished: 'Learn to pay for your [own] laundry!'

Tenant locks and unplugs neighbor's laundry machine after he kept taking other people's clothes out before the cycle was finished: 'Learn to pay for your [own] laundry!'

Employee changes strategy to "show, not tell" his boss that his ideas are terrible: 'I didn't have to say a word. He saw the error himself'

Employee changes strategy to "show, not tell" his boss that his ideas are terrible: 'I didn't have to say a word. He saw the error himself'

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