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'Yeah, I thought that was odd': Cafe manager fires clueless employee after single day on the job

'Yeah, I thought that was odd': Cafe manager fires clueless employee after single day on the job

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Worker reprimanded when their coworker who was supposed to cover their shift no-shows: 'I got in trouble for it'

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Manager asks barista to a pay fine for calling out sick: 'Is there any way you can pay $50'

'You've got to be kidding': Inexperienced new employee abruptly leaves IT company after senior employee fails to help him adjust to the workload

'You've got to be kidding': Inexperienced new employee abruptly leaves IT company after senior employee fails to help him adjust to the workload

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'She was fired': Hybrid employee takes a take a sick day instead after being admonished by boss for working an additional day from home while sick

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'I quit. Karen reported me to HR for it': Sales ops director leaves after HR sides with lazy Karen, now Karen is furious that she has to work

'I quit. Karen reported me to HR for it': Sales ops director leaves after HR sides with lazy Karen, now Karen is furious that she has to work

'By all means, keep it up and get fired': Customer service rep refuses to stop CC'ing their CEO in emails

'By all means, keep it up and get fired': Customer service rep refuses to stop CC'ing their CEO in emails

'Ended up putting in a two week notice... they acted surprised': Worker gives workplace 6 months notice, company avoids finding a replacement

'Ended up putting in a two week notice... they acted surprised': Worker gives workplace 6 months notice, company avoids finding a replacement

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'Employee quit because he got by a squirrel a customer threw at him': 20 business owners share their most bizarre quitting and firing stories

'Employee quit because he got bit by a squirrel a customer threw at him': 20 business owners share their most bizarre quitting and firing stories

'I was instructed to smile more': Tech support worker weirds out customers by maliciously complying with supervisor's instructions

'I was instructed to smile more': Tech support worker weirds out customers by maliciously complying with supervisor's instructions

'My workload diminishes and boss's increases': Employee makes micromanaging boss handle tasks, ends up coasting with no work

'My workload diminishes and boss's increases': Employee makes micromanaging boss handle tasks, ends up coasting with no work

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‘I already moved on’: Manager demands former employee train new hire, despite them already starting a new job

‘I already moved on’: Manager demands former employee train new hire, despite them already starting a new job

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Employee asked by new owners to teach their replacement how to do their impossible job: 'This guy got [a] full year's worth of training in a week'

'Either do your job or hand in your resignation': Long-time employee calls boss's bluff, leads mass exodus

'Either do your job or hand in your resignation': Long-time employee calls boss's bluff, leads mass exodus

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'If it's not in writing, it didn't happen': Employee uses written communication as defense when micromanaging supervisor's tries to get of them

'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me': Entire team complies with boss's vague instructions, putting her job in jeopardy

'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me': Entire team complies with boss's vague instructions, putting her job in jeopardy

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Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

15+ Employees who walked out of their jobs and never looked back: 'I looked at my boss, deleted my files, and left'

15+ Employees who walked out of their jobs and never looked back: 'I looked at my boss, deleted my files, and left'

34 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (December 21, 2025)

34 Lord of the Rings Memes for Fans Quoting LOTR Whenever Possible (December 21, 2025)

Entitled neighbor refuses to stop letting his dog out around the neighborhood unsupervised, then confronts new neighbors when they report him: ‘I'm friends with the mayor’

Entitled neighbor refuses to stop letting his dog out around the neighborhood unsupervised, then confronts new neighbors when they report him: ‘I'm friends with the mayor’

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

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