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25-year-old living with 26-year-old coworker gets promoted, coworker now wants her to pay all the rent: 'Now that you earn higher, you won’t come asking me about the money'

25-year-old living with 26-year-old coworker gets promoted, coworker now wants her to pay all the rent: 'Now that you earn higher, you won’t come asking me about the money'

Receptionist refuses to do anything more than her job description after manager demands she stay in her lane, CEO promotes her to office coordinator when the office collapses without her: 'That was real quick'

Receptionist refuses to do anything more than her job description after manager demands she stay in her lane, CEO promotes her to office coordinator when the office collapses without her: 'That was real quick'

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'I won't be reapplying': Boss makes employee reapply for the same position because of changes in the school district, employee stands ground

'I won't be reapplying': Boss makes employee reapply for the same position because of changes in the school district, employee stands ground

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Hotel boss forces housekeeping employees to wear uncomfortable, hazardous work uniforms in the heat of the summer, but refuses to wear one himself: 'He refuses to listen to us’

Florida amusement park manager Esther punishes employees for refusing surprise overtime and annoys staff into quitting until HR intervenes: ‘I learned from my friends at the resort that Esther turned her venom towards others’

Florida amusement park manager Esther punishes employees for refusing surprise overtime and annoys staff into quitting until HR intervenes: ‘I learned from my friends at the resort that Esther turned her venom towards others’

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Update: New employee refuses to work overtime, boss fires him to make an example, entire team suffers without employee's efforts: 'We didn’t need to work overtime!'

Update: New employee refuses to work overtime, boss fires him to make an example, entire team suffers without employee's efforts: 'We didn’t need to work overtime!'

Overworked startup employee gets ghosted by boss for weeks and then suddenly fired and blamed for the business's failures: 'They're using you as a scapegoat'

Overworked startup employee gets ghosted by boss for weeks and then suddenly fired and blamed for the business's failures: 'They're using you as a scapegoat'

22-year-old nepo hire Madison breezes into her father’s firm with zero skills and a many-zero salary, pushing marketing veterans to polish exit plans: ‘The worst part is how she treats the rest of us’

22-year-old nepo hire Madison breezes into her father’s firm with zero skills and a many-zero salary, pushing marketing veterans to polish exit plans: ‘The worst part is how she treats the rest of us’

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18-year-old call center employee told by new supervisor to "just stick to the script" she does exactly as asked leading to her boss changing her mind: 'If you deviate even slightly, you’ll be written up'

Boss invited new hire to a 'casual dinner' at his house with him and his wife, confused employee contemplates whether they should accept: 'Is this weird?'

Boss invited new hire to a 'casual dinner' at his house with him and his wife, confused employee contemplates whether they should accept: 'Is this weird?'

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Interviewer tells candidate to stop talking when candidate's refusal to let them speak leads to candidate literally talking himself out of a job: 'You walked into this room with a 99 percent chance of getting the job. Now that chance is zero'

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Cashier forced to clock out late for lunch break after their cover fails to arrive on time, gets reprimanded by store manager, leading cashier to leave the register unattended: ‘They wanted me to skip my break’

Cashier forced to clock out late for lunch break after their cover fails to arrive on time, gets reprimanded by store manager, leading cashier to leave the register unattended: ‘They wanted me to skip my break’

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Grocery store lets the wrong employee mess up store inventory at least 6 times: "Kevin ordered too much... The Great Cereal Conundrum Part 6"

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Higher-ups reject employee's work pitch for years, then expect them to leave a 'plan' detailing the idea after they put in their two weeks: ‘I'd re-pitch the idea, every year, nothing moved’

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Coworker-turned-roommate accuses woman of ‘stealing’ her work promotion, then tries to kick her out of their shared apartment: ‘She DID NOT even apply!’

Teacher tests school's strict dress code policy, claims 'sore feet' to be able to wear whatever he wants: 'There were a solid 10 of us that were [...] in blatant disregard of the dress code'

Teacher tests school's strict dress code policy, claims 'sore feet' to be able to wear whatever he wants: 'There were a solid 10 of us that were [...] in blatant disregard of the dress code'

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18-year-old refuses to pay rent when her parents demand it after she has already moved out: '[My aunt said] my parents really needed this and deserved it for raising me [but] I want nothing to do with them'

18-year-old refuses to pay rent when her parents demand it after she has already moved out: '[My aunt said] my parents really needed this and deserved it for raising me [but] I want nothing to do with them'

Identical twin sister decides to start a life of her own after her parents encouraged an unhealthy, codependent familial relationship for years, family implodes as a result: ‘I just can't be enmeshed with her for the rest of my life’

Identical twin sister decides to start a life of her own after her parents encouraged an unhealthy, codependent familial relationship for years, family implodes as a result: ‘I just can't be enmeshed with her for the rest of my life’

HR tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him leverage for another raise, employee maliciously complies years later when coworkers are out sick: 'Focus on my core responsibilities? You got it!'

HR tells employee not to cover for two coworkers to avoid giving him leverage for another raise, employee maliciously complies years later when coworkers are out sick: 'Focus on my core responsibilities? You got it!'

Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

Employee quits stable job for better position elsewhere, then gets fired on day four with no justified explanation: '[They] told me I wasn't the right fit!'

‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

'We're finally at our wits' end': Three fed-up roommates give 4th roommate, Kelly, 30-day notice to move out, after refusing to clean up after herself and contribute to shared living expenses, becoming even messier and unreliable after their threat

'We're finally at our wits' end': Three fed-up roommates give 4th roommate, Kelly, 30-day notice to move out, after refusing to clean up after herself and contribute to shared living expenses, becoming even messier and unreliable after their threat

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