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Coworker is dismissive and impolite to new hire, so they take "her" unofficial parking spot

Brad Dickson

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Cook quits 2 days into their 2 week notice when their boss takes it poorly: 'He got so angry he’s been slamming and throwing things near me'

Brad Dickson

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'Sorry, this is a red flag': 20 unprofessional messages from horrible bosses

Ben Weiss

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‘You are no longer needed’: Employee gets fired by coworker via texts, so they criticize company's unprofessional conduct in response, gets blocked

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Don't food shame me or I'll go to HR': Top 20 Mildly Infuriating HR Fiascos

Ben Weiss

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Guy pulls prank on lunch-thieving coworker, causes him to get sick in the office: 'Dude, were you eating this? It's gone bad'

Ben Weiss

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Karen coworker shames employee for not working hard enough: 'If I am not paid to be there, I am not going to do it'

Ben Weiss

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HR person incorrectly calculates 10% raise underpaying employee, confidently shares their incorrect equation when challenged: 'This was their response...'

Brad Dickson

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‘I was hired and fired within 3 hours’: Employee finishes first day on the job only to receive a message from manager informing them the position is no longer available, gets advised to lawyer up

Bar Mor Hazut

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'I don't want suggestions or help unless I specifically ask': Employee gets awful boss fired by exposing her incompetance

Remy Millisky

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'I was kicked off the call when they were [firing] me': Employee gets access revoked so quickly they're booted off mid-call, rejoins to give them a piece of his mind

Ben Weiss

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Boss cancels remote work policy for all employees but himself: 'My boss is totally incompetent'

Brad Dickson

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'My ex-boss refuses to send my last paycheck': Employee gets fired for calling out management on wage theft, considers class-action lawsuit

Ben Weiss

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'Pay me less for exponentially more work': New hire negotiates salary based on "assistant" title, only to discover on day one that he is a department head

Ben Weiss

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'Let this be a learning experience': New hire quits on the spot after they get their first paycheck and discover it's 50% lower than manager promised on the job posting

Bar Mor Hazut

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'Sorry, I deleted all the files': Software designer wipes terabytes of disks clean at boss's request, management panics six months later

Remy Millisky

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