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‘They fired me without even telling me’: Woman gets fired while on maternity leave, finds out about it from coworker who has been informed she quit

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Managers reveal the worst thing an employee has done to get fired: 'He walked in 25 minutes late holding a Starbucks cup and said “I couldn’t help it, the drive thru took forever”'

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'None of my managers rules apply to her': Barista irritated by manager's double standards towards customers' orders

'None of my manager's rules apply to her': Barista irritated by manager's double standards towards customers' orders

'I was asked to take a 30%+ cut in pay': Top employee quits and company goes under after boss pressured him to be a "team player"

'I was asked to take a 30%+ cut in pay': Top employee quits and company goes under after boss pressured him to be a "team player"

Boss forces employee to take a red-eye home, he takes off the next day and leaves his boss scrambling: 'An $80 hotel stay could have avoided a far more costly loss'

Boss forces employee to take a red-eye home, he takes off the next day and leaves his boss scrambling: 'An $80 hotel stay could have avoided a far more costly loss'

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Worker told they're not going to be paid for overtime because they "volunteered": 'I [didn't] get paid'

'If you say so...': Employee settles score with CEO who demands workers follow alarm protocol, leading to an amusing car chase with the authorities

'If you say so...': Employee settles score with CEO who demands workers follow alarm protocol, leading to an amusing car chase with the authorities

Negligent boss fires former employee two years after he resigned: 'Your employment [...] is being terminated for job abandonment'

Negligent boss fires former employee two years after he resigned: 'Your employment [...] is being terminated for job abandonment'

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'Boss balked at the idea': Manager forces employee to take PTO for the whole day just because he needed to leave five minutes early

'Boss balked at the idea': Manager forces employee to take PTO for the whole day just because he needed to leave five minutes early

'I'll make sure it's $30 Every. Single. Time': Employee gets in trouble for expensing $1.02 above the limit, maliciously complies and costs the company 3x her normal spending

'I'll make sure it's $30 Every. Single. Time': Employee gets in trouble for expensing $1.02 above the limit, maliciously complies and costs the company 3x her normal spending

Overworked IT worker is denied overtime pay, he collects data to file a lawsuit against the company demanding compensation for all employees: 'Never mess with the IT guy’

Overworked IT worker is denied overtime pay, he collects data to file a lawsuit against the company demanding compensation for all employees: 'Never mess with the IT guy’

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‘You brought this on yourself…’: Server puts lying patron in her place after fabricating a food allergy in an attempt to force the restaurant to accommodate her food preferences

‘You brought this on yourself…’: Server puts lying patron in her place after fabricating a food allergy in an attempt to force the restaurant to accommodate her food preferences

'I was left speechless for the first time': Bank customer demands employees help him avoid "pressing 1 for English"

'I was left speechless for the first time': Bank customer demands employees help him avoid "pressing 1 for English"

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Worker reprimanded by manager for not arriving 15 minutes before their scheduled shift: 'I argued with him'

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'I marked this as remote for increased outreach': Company acknowledges lying about remote status on job posting, gets roasted online

'I marked this as remote for increased outreach': Company acknowledges lying about remote status on job posting, gets roasted online

'That’s millions of pounds of [our] order you’ve lost us!': Spare parts estimator plays the long game after company refuses to pay up

'That’s millions of pounds of [our] order you’ve lost us!': Spare parts estimator plays the long game after company refuses to pay up

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Neighbor cuts down homeowner's oak tree because of one overgrown branch, damaging homeowner's property in the process: 'If you kept your tree in check, this wouldn't have happened'

Neighbor cuts down homeowner's oak tree because of one overgrown branch, damaging homeowner's property in the process: 'If you kept your tree in check, this wouldn't have happened'

Neighbor helps 70-year-old lady with groceries, but puts her foot down after demands get out of hand: 'It started feeling like a job...'

Neighbor helps 70-year-old lady with groceries, but puts her foot down after demands get out of hand: 'It started feeling like a job...'

30-year-old parents donate their 3-year-old son's gifts after Grandma refuses to call him by the right name

30-year-old parents donate their 3-year-old son's gifts after Grandma refuses to call him by the right name

Neighbor chains off shared driveway from new homeowner, claims he's "securing [his] property", tells homeowner to knock and ask for permission to access: 'This driveway situation was not his first attempt at this kind of thing'

Neighbor chains off shared driveway from new homeowner, claims he's "securing [his] property", tells homeowner to knock and ask for permission to access: 'This driveway situation was not his first attempt at this kind of thing'

New hire shows up to an empty office with no one to train him, ends up collecting a paycheck for 7 months before someone notices

New hire shows up to an empty office with no one to train him, ends up collecting a paycheck for 7 months before someone notices

36-year-old new Dad texts list of rules for meeting his newborn baby: 'Please avoid... comparing him to other babies'

36-year-old new Dad texts list of rules for meeting his newborn baby: 'Please avoid... comparing him to other babies'

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