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Tech support employee fakes a client's major data deletion to prove that he knows what he's talking about, save all their data but waits for them to come crawling back

Tech support employee prevents major deletion of client's data despite being asked to remove their subscription, maliciously complies by faking the deletion of data to prove a point

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Job candidate leverages trumped-up title to land executive role at a start-up, begins to panic when the realize they're in over their head: 'If I don't get fired by Friday, I'll be absolutely shocked'

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Worker resigns from their role, writing comprehensive tell-all resignation email: 'A complete disregard for safety'

'My boss then said it was something I had to attend': Employee turns down dinner with colleagues on the final night of their business trip, boss promises consequences

'My boss then said it was something I had to attend': Employee turns down dinner with colleagues on the final night of their business trip, boss promises consequences

Employee faces unfair treatment when he is being singled out by his shift scheduler, leading him to find work elsewhere

Employee faces unfair reprimands made by disrespectful schedule manager, is informed that scheduler has ‘been trying since day one’ to get him fired

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'He seems annoyed... I do this to him all day': Bad manager tries to make auto store worker follow unnecessary rule, worker gleefully bugs him all day long

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Employee waiting for over 2 months to have new tasks assigned to them by new boss as they maliciously comply to their boss's directive: 'I have nothing to do...'

'I was reprimanded for discussing pay at work': Hostess told by manager discussing pay is forbidden in the employee handbook, hostess considers legal action

'I was reprimanded for discussing pay at work': Hostess told by manager discussing pay is forbidden in the employee handbook, hostess considers legal action

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‘Per our conversation... Your employment is terminated’: Employee receives immediate termination email in the middle of a meeting with boss, leading to a dispute on the job

‘Per our conversation... Your employment is terminated’: Employee receives immediate termination email in the middle of a meeting with boss, leading to a dispute on the job

Entitled middle manager gets caught for excessive lateness when a night audit employee is wrongfully reprimanded for ‘excessive use of overtime’

Hotel employee is reprimanded by GM for ‘excessive use of overtime’ until documented punch times reveal that his middle manager was clocking in 1.5 hours late for every shift

New hire discovers mistake in contract that benefits hm, refuses to budge and adjust start time: 'My colleagues are all 8am until 5:30pm. My contract is for 9 to 5pm'

New hire discovers mistake in contract that benefits him, refuses to budge and adjust start time: 'My colleagues are all 8am until 5:30pm. My contract is for 9 to 5pm'

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Malicious executive is fired from company, attempts to block employee multiple times from being hired at new company and scrutinizes management as a result

Employee assists in the firing of malicious executive, now faces retaliation when the same executive tries to block employee from being hired at a different organization

Manager refuses to approve employee's time off despite them providing a replacement, employee informs manager he has a choice: ‘Accept either my vacation or my resignation’

Manager refuses to approve employee's time off despite them providing a replacement, employee informs manager he has a choice: ‘Accept either my vacation or my resignation’

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HR Manager demands IT employee automate system to approve all requests, accidentally exposing sensitive data: 'That decision was automated away by your request'

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Guy gets surgeon to write note requiring that he flies business class for all work trips for the next 18 months: 'Ended up costing them at least $20,000 extra'

Guy gets surgeon to write note requiring that he flies business class for all work trips for the next 18 months: 'Ended up costing them at least $20,000 extra'

Boss gets rid of everyone's remote days but then keeps working from home himself: 'He always makes excuses'

Boss gets rid of everyone's remote days but then keeps working from home himself: 'He always makes excuses'