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Overachieving employee raises KPI averages higher just so their boss misses a promotion: 'The entire sector didn't get raises that year'

'I don't have $60 to attend your fundraising event': Job applicant asked to donate to the company that rejected her

'I don't have $60 to attend your fundraising event': Job applicant asked to donate to the company that rejected her

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Manager insists on personally reviewing every job candidate Recruiter finds, lives to regret it: 'I never received pushback again'

'She hasn't booked with me again...whoops': 10+ Tattoo artists who got caught talking about their clients behind their backs

'She hasn't booked with me again... whoops': 10+ Tattoo artists who got caught talking about their clients behind their backs

'You can't stay here': Hotel guest demands to sleep in the lobby after she arrives a day early, front desk refuses and cancels her reservation

'You can't stay here': Hotel guest demands to sleep in the lobby after she arrives a day early, front desk refuses and cancels her reservation

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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'

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'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

'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

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'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

'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

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'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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Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

10 new hires share what made them quit on their first day on the job: 'The microwave [in the break room] was coin-operated'

10 new hires share what made them quit on their first day on the job: 'The microwave [in the break room] was coin-operated'

Chef reprimanded by boss for not having enough stock for his sister’s party, chef's team follows orders to overprepare food in bulk in the future, causing huge food waste and costs, boss reverts "à la carte" orders: ''Consequences were catastrophic'

Chef reprimanded by boss for not having enough stock for his sister’s party, chef's team follows orders to overprepare food in bulk in the future, causing huge food waste and costs, boss reverts "à la carte" orders: ''Consequences were catastrophic'

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

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