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'I refuse to do so': Senior employee forced to record bathroom breaks

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'Nope': Remote worker forbidden from working from sick father's house forced to take PTO, then asked to visit client during that PTO

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'They backtracked real fast': Data analyst laid off without notice, offered reinstatement at reduced pay when things began falling apart

'They backtracked real fast': Data analyst laid off without notice, offered reinstatement 'at reduced pay' when things began falling apart

'First day on the job, gave another coworker a wet-willy': 20+ stories where people got fired on day one

'First day on the job, gave another coworker a wet-willy': 20+ stories where people got fired on day one

'You are not allowed to clock out': Micromanaging boss chews out employee for clocking out early, employee maliciously complies and gets extra pay

'You are not allowed to clock out': Micromanaging boss chews out employee for clocking out early, employee maliciously complies and gets extra pay

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'I was done with Secret Santa at work': Rude coworker threw a tantrum about his Secret Santa gift, employee gets even next year

'I was done with Secret Santa at work': Rude coworker threw a tantrum about his Secret Santa gift, employee gets even the next year

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'I'm an extremely patient person and have never done anything like this before': Interviewer over 45 minutes late for interview, candidate walks out

'I'm firing you on the spot': Employees demand raises after seven years with the same pay, boss responds by firing all of them

'I'm firing you on the spot': Employees demand raises after seven years with the same pay, boss responds by firing all of them

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'Now I want to quit even more': Boss ignores employee's PTO request for family emergency but makes her perform other tasks

'Now I want to quit even more': Boss ignores employee's PTO request for family emergency but makes her perform other tasks

'Early is on time, on time is late': Boss accuses employee of being the 'queen of tardiness,' employee stands her ground

'Early is on time, on time is late': Boss accuses employee of being the 'queen of tardiness,' employee stands her ground

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'Too bad about those sales figures': Innovative employee improves buggy app, gets fired by bosses

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'The company is losing thousands of dollars every single minute': Printer room worker forced to train their lazy replacements who refuse to listen, costs the company "tens of thousands"

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'I pulled up the fan-fiction on my phone and started to read it': Manager reads worker's erotic fan-fiction out loud to the team, embarrassing her, wonders if he's wrong

'I was still on the receiving end of pettiness':: Employee moves away from coworkers, they leave an urn on her desk with the message 'ashes of problem employees'

'I was still on the receiving end of pettiness':: Employee moves away from coworkers, they leave an urn on her desk with the message 'ashes of problem employees'

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'I found a bandaid in my pizza': Restaurant goers (and employees) recall the most disgusting thing they ever saw dining out

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'This was a massive waste of my time': Cashier forced to get a doctor's note so she can drink water during her shift, doctor writes savage takedown of management

'This was a massive waste of my time': Cashier forced to get a doctor's note so she can drink water during her shift, doctor writes savage takedown of management

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'$12000 over the last three years that I have never seen again': 28-year-old man refuses to continue paying his 24-year-old brother's rent, leading to his brother being evicted and moving in with their parents

'$12000 over the last three years that I have never seen again': 28-year-old man refuses to continue paying his 24-year-old brother's rent, leading to his brother being evicted and moving in with their parents

‘Tina always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her’: Dental office assistant Tina hides supplies to avoid work, pushing her coworker to stop covering for her, leading to Tina’s dramatic departure

‘Tina always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her’: Dental office assistant Tina hides supplies to avoid work, pushing her coworker to stop covering for her, leading to Tina’s dramatic departure

Management tries to set up gas station worker by accusing him of stealing $0.03 slushie, he exposes all of their secrets and gets them fired instead: 'I got 20 people fired because they tried to fire me'

Management tries to set up gas station worker by accusing him of stealing $0.03 slushie, he exposes all of their secrets and gets them fired instead: 'I got 20 people fired because they tried to fire me'

Apathetic boss disallows employee to take a yearly vacation with their sick mother, but allows the rest of their colleagues to take them without hesitation: ‘My boss told me that I was "bringing down morale"’

Apathetic boss disallows employee to take a yearly vacation with their sick mother, but allows the rest of their colleagues to take them without hesitation: ‘My boss told me that I was "bringing down morale"’

Difficult coworker goes on sick leave after employee refuses to do her work for her: 'I ended up having to take over all of her tasks'

Difficult coworker goes on sick leave after employee refuses to do her work for her: 'I ended up having to take over all of her tasks'

Veteran tech employee refuses to be the default mentor for a needy new hire, Kaitlyn after being volunteered without warning: “Our manager casually said, ‘Oh, and Kaitlyn will be shadowing Clara for onboarding’’’

Veteran tech employee refuses to be the default mentor for a needy new hire, Kaitlyn after being volunteered without warning: “Our manager casually said, ‘Oh, and Kaitlyn will be shadowing Clara for onboarding’’’

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