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‘Always take your PTO’: Employee quits while having 100 hours of unused PTO, expects to receive payout in last paycheck, only to get paid $1 per hour

‘Always take your PTO’: Employee quits while having 100 hours of unused PTO, expects to receive payout in last paycheck, only to get paid $1 per hour

'I'm normally never this petty': Employee receives mediocre performance review, responds by keeping track of everything to prove her boss wrong

'I'm normally never this petty': Employee receives mediocre performance review, responds by keeping track of everything to prove her boss wrong

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‘I have a big mouth’: Hardworking employee gets denied a raise so they inform boss of quiet quitting, only to get fired on the spot instead

‘I have a big mouth’: Hardworking employee gets denied a raise so they inform boss of quiet quitting, only to get fired on the spot instead

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Business tries to pay employees in pizza for representing the company at local charity: 'Asked us to do paid charity work then changed it to unpaid at the last minute'

‘Cool, great start…’: Job candidate ghosts business owner after he sends them unhinged texts about the position and accuses them of being unprofessional

‘Cool, great start…’: Job candidate ghosts business owner after he sends them unhinged texts about the position and accuses them of being unprofessional

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Vindictive manager gets what's coming to them after he berates employee and doesn't back up his promises, employee finds new job offer and considers making a scene while quitting

‘So I switched my LinkedIn back on’: Employee signs remote offer right before RTO mandate is enacted, gets unicorn job offer and considers loud-quitting to spite vindictive manager

'Karen is speaking as though she is my supervisor...the board members [are] giving strange looks': Company troubleshooter agrees to let new hire take over, business soon begs him to return

'Karen is speaking as though she is my supervisor...the board members [are] giving strange looks': Company troubleshooter agrees to let new hire take over, business soon begs them to return

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Major client foolishly insists tech support delete all data, tech support refuses to comply saving the client's business: 'Their entire company basically shut down for an afternoon'

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New "nepo baby" boss strong-arms lead mechanic into organizing his tools for the boss to use, mechanic locks up his tools and leaves: 'I am currently sitting in my car [...] browsing job listings'

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Manager insists all personal phone calls be directed to them in an effort to stop employees needing their phones at work, predictably backfires: 'No phones allowed at work, tell them to call me directly!'

Boss tells assistant to stop chatting with coworkers, she maliciously complies by giving everyone the silent treatment: 'You told me to stop talking to people [...] So I did'

Boss tells assistant to stop chatting with coworkers, she maliciously complies by giving everyone the silent treatment: 'You told me to stop talking to people [...] So I did'

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'Try to pile on more work to increase your bonus? Not gonna happen...': Manager tries to put the work of 12 people onto a 7 person team to get a bigger bonus, supervisor won't let that happen

Lazy receptionist doesn't make boss's travel arrangements, boss denies her a job years later: 'I am constantly baffled by people who don't do their jobs'

Lazy receptionist doesn't make boss's travel arrangements, boss denies her a job years later: 'I am constantly baffled by people who don't do their jobs'

'I reached a complete breaking point over donuts': New hire forced to buy everyone donuts during his first week, maliciously complies and scares off annoying coworkers

'I reached a complete breaking point over donuts': New hire forced to buy everyone donuts during his first week, maliciously complies and scares off annoying coworkers

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'I'm still gloating over my [win] over corporate Karen': Worker maliciously complies with boss's request to park bike in designated spot, results in six hours of OT

'I'm still gloating over my [win] over corporate Karen': Worker maliciously complies with boss's request to park bike in designated spot, results in six hours of OT

‘I reached my breaking point’: Boss constantly singles out overworked employee, they plan to resign, only to be told by family that quitting is ‘the easy way out’

‘I reached my breaking point’: Boss constantly singles out overworked employee, they plan to resign, only to be told by family that quitting is ‘the easy way out’

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Senior staff suspect they're getting replaced after manager demands they fully train new interns: ‘The training has been going mysteriously slowly’

Senior staff suspect they're getting replaced after manager demands they fully train new interns: ‘The training has been going mysteriously slowly’

Manager demands new hire employee write shorter reports, employee complies: 'He came to my desk. In person. To discuss the report'

Manager demands new hire employee write shorter reports, employee complies: 'He came to my desk. In person. To discuss the report'

Neighbor sends her sister and teens to swim in a woman's locked, fenced backyard pool, then blames the homeowner for reporting them: ‘There’s a very clear sign that says “Private Property – No Trespassing”’

Neighbor sends her sister and teens to swim in a woman's locked, fenced backyard pool, then blames the homeowner for reporting them: ‘There’s a very clear sign that says “Private Property – No Trespassing”’

New Jersey homeowner suspects neighbor trimmed their special family tree without permission: 'I am 99% sure'

New Jersey homeowner suspects neighbor trimmed their special family tree without permission: 'I am 99% sure'

Artist loses art competition and contacts organizers, judges admit they ruled unfairly

Artist loses art competition and contacts organizers, judges admit they ruled unfairly

Neighbor demands new homeowner not park in spot on his own land, says HOA told her it was her spot, homeowner thinks she's bluffing: 'Doesn’t introduce herself, goes straight into how I’m parked in her spot'

Neighbor demands new homeowner not park in spot on his own land, says HOA told her it was her spot, homeowner thinks she's bluffing: 'Doesn’t introduce herself, goes straight into how I’m parked in her spot'

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