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'That is like 20 jobs in one': CEO gets called out for job posting with ridiculous expectations

'That is like 20 jobs in one': CEO gets called out for job posting with ridiculous expectations

'Feeling a spirit of pettiness overtake me, I fill the cart with M&Ms': 4 Tales of petty revenge that one retail worker got on customers

'Feeling a spirit of pettiness overtake me, I fill the cart with M&Ms': 4 Tales of petty revenge that one retail worker got on customers

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Employer fires 17-year-old employee after they miss a shift due to hospitalization, despite family phoning boss: 'At this point we are terminating your employment'

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Database admin gets boss fired by rerouting critical messages to his pager that go unanswered: 'His face falls, he knew right then he screwed up'

Employee accidentally swears at boss during Zoom call thinking he's on mute: 'Hope I still have a job tomorrow'

Employee accidentally swears at boss during Zoom call thinking he's on mute: 'Hope I still have a job tomorrow'

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'I'm surprised we didn't all quit that day': 20+ Fast food workers share what happened on their worst day of work

'I'm surprised we didn't all quit that day': 20+ Fast food workers share what happened on their worst day of work

On-call employee reprimanded for not coming in despite never being notified by hostile manager: 'Am I being gaslit?'

On-call employee reprimanded for not coming in despite never being notified by hostile manager: 'Am I being gaslit?'

City council demands man remove grass from home and the neighboring road or pay the price, man cleverly complies making matters worse

City council demands man remove grass from home and the neighboring road or pay the price, man cleverly complies making matters worse

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Customer insists flooring installer does it their way, gets exactly what they asked for: 'I got paid to remove the work that I just got paid to install so I can get paid to install it again'

Micromanager seeks to prevent 'unnecessary' expenses by making employees pay for the water costs of 'poor' outdoor laborers

Micromanager seeks to prevent 'unnecessary' expenses by making employees pay for the water costs of 'poor' outdoor laborers

'When I say I'm not available, I mean it': Employee berated by boss after last minute schedule outside his available hours

'When I say I'm not available, I mean it': Employee berated by boss after being scheduled outside his available hours

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'[I'm] not doing... extra beyond my work hours': Employee openly plays on their phone in front of boss after boss refuses to let them leave early

'[I'm] not doing... extra beyond my work hours': Employee openly plays on their phone in front of boss after boss refuses to let them leave early

'All right. I know one of you took the wheels off my chair': Office of engineers embarks on pranking spree

'All right. I know one of you took the wheels off my chair': Office of engineers embarks on pranking spree

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'The company ended up going into liquidation': Manufacturing boss demands overworked laborer stick to his original duties despite the fact that they've been doing every job alone, their compliance sinks the company

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Coworker romance goes south, guy tries to ghost ex, ex makes his work day a living nightmare: 'He will have to see my face every day'

Coworker romance goes south, guy tries to ghost ex, ex makes his work day a living nightmare: 'He will have to see my face every day'

‘Why did you even hire me?’: Employee gets fired after only 4 days on the job, manager claims it's because they couldn't afford to have someone train them

‘Why did you even hire me?’: Employee gets fired after only 4 days on the job, manager claims it's because they couldn't afford to have someone train them

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Employee gets passed for promotion despite fixing owner's mistakes for weeks, they decide to quit after getting the news: ‘I respect myself more than that’

Employee gets passed for promotion despite fixing owner's mistakes for weeks, they decide to quit after getting the news: ‘I respect myself more than that’

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 uses ChatGPT to write employee's performance review, sparking debate on the importance and ethics of having AI handle certain aspects of our work: 'It didn't even understand my role'

Manager uses ChatGPT to write employee's performance review, sparking debate on the importance and ethics of having AI handle certain aspects of our work: 'It didn't even understand my role'

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'

51-year-old single Mom refuses to give irresponsible 27-year-old son $100k inheritance

51-year-old single Mom refuses to give irresponsible 27-year-old son $100k inheritance

Company demands employees pay for branded clothes, then forbids everyone from wearing them on shift: 'Wait, you thought you could actually wear the uniforms you paid for?'

Company demands employees pay for branded clothes, then forbids everyone from wearing them on shift: 'Wait, you thought you could actually wear the uniforms you paid for?'

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