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'I was feeling petty and thought it'd be funny': Resort workers get locked out of "The Cage" holding their supplies, plan a break-in

'I was feeling petty and thought it'd be funny': Resort workers get locked out of "The Cage" holding their supplies, plan a break-in

‘I was their scapegoat’: Overworked employee confronts boss after they fire him for no reason, boss claims it was to teach the other employees a lesson

‘I was their scapegoat’: Overworked employee confronts boss after they fire him for no reason, boss claims it was to teach the other employees a lesson

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‘Never doing an AI interview again’: Online job interview goes south after AI assistant asks candidate to pose for a full body scan

‘Never doing an AI interview again’: Online job interview goes south after AI assistant asks candidate to pose for a full body scan

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Worker told they can't take their leave the day before they're set to leave, they take it anyway: 'I'm ignoring the fact that the leave isn't sanctioned now'

New boss flexes muscles and enforces strict break schedule, team compliance causes public complaints: '[It was] a week of utter chaos'

New boss flexes muscles and enforces strict break schedule, team compliance causes public complaints: '[It was] a week of utter chaos'

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'She chooses to double down on the craziness': Nurse helps 90-year-olds load a box onto their car, gets confronted by customer

'She chooses to double down on the craziness': Nurse helps 90-year-olds load a box onto their car, gets confronted by angry customer

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CEO pushes junior staff member for more productivity, they start working their scheduled hours: 'I worked exactly the hours I was paid to, instead of coming in 30 minutes early and staying 30 minutes longer as well'

Boss makes employee put blazer back on in boiling hot weather because of his tattoos: '[I'm] so done with this place'

Boss makes employee put blazer back on in boiling hot weather because of his tattoos: '[I'm] so done with this place'

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‘Stop overreacting’: Employee publicly calls out coworker for stealing his belongings off his desk, gets silent treatment from the rest of the office in return

‘Stop overreacting’: Employee publicly calls out coworker for stealing his belongings off his desk, gets silent treatment from the rest of the office in return

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Overworked truck depot worker calls boss's bluff after being reprimanded for working their scheduled hours like they were told: 'Clearly, you're not going to fire me. You have no one who can do my job'

'Come in on a Sunday? Fine, but I'm going to play Monopoly': Office workers throw a party after strict manager insists they work on the weekend

'Come in on a Sunday? Fine, but I'm going to play Monopoly': Office workers throw a party after strict manager insists they work on the weekend

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‘You ruined our wedding’: Photographer fails to arrive to wedding after the couple's last-minute location change, they sue him for contract breach

‘You ruined our wedding’: Photographer fails to arrive to wedding after the couple's last-minute location change, they sue him for contract breach

'New manager tried to back peddle': Employee gets back at snippy new boss who demands he must "be here when the warehouse opens"

'New manager tried to back peddle': Employee gets back at snippy new boss who demands he must "be here when the warehouse opens"

'She's going to owe us about $18,000': Karen employee causes workflow interruption by changing doorknob to storage room, quits and gets fined

'She's going to owe us about $18,000': Karen employee causes workflow interruption by changing doorknob to storage room, quits and gets fined

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New hire gets email on first day asking to donate his PTO to coworkers: 'A nice red flag on the first day'

'Worst interview of my life': Job candidate calls out unprofessional interviewer after her shows up 30 minutes late and refuses to show interest

'Worst interview of my life': Job candidate calls out unprofessional interviewer after he shows up 30 minutes late and refuses to show interest

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Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

‘It's the principle’: Grocery deliveryman takes 25 minutes to unload neighbor's items while blocking another resident's driveway 3 to 4 times a week

‘It's the principle’: Grocery deliveryman takes 25 minutes to unload neighbor's items while blocking another resident's driveway 3 to 4 times a week

Boss steals years of unpaid lunches, employee becomes manager and quietly reclaims every minute with extra-long breaks: 'I must have racked up close to 2,000 hours doing absolutely nothing'

Boss steals years of unpaid lunches, employee becomes manager and quietly reclaims every minute with extra-long breaks: 'I must have racked up close to 2,000 hours doing absolutely nothing'

'We shouldn't be talking about our wages': Employee exchanges fiery emails with HR after manager reprimands him for discussing his salary with his coworkers

'We shouldn't be talking about our wages': Employee exchanges fiery emails with HR after manager reprimands him for discussing his salary with his coworkers

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

‘I let Karma do what she does best’: Jealous coworker Barb plots to steal her trainer's job and gets her fired, only to end up jobless herself while the former friend is rehired to a higher position

‘I let Karma do what she does best’: Jealous coworker Barb plots to steal her trainer's job and gets her fired, only to end up jobless herself while the former friend is rehired to a higher position

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