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'My contractor coworker quit with 10 seconds' notice': Boss gleefully brags about firing contractors with no notice, contractor quits mid-project

'My contractor coworker quit with 10 seconds' notice': Boss gleefully brags about firing contractors with no notice, contractor quits mid-project

Coworker Kim demands changing desks, claiming her crystals need better energy flow by the window to work and align better with her aura: ‘I laughed because I thought she was joking. She wasn’t’

Coworker Kim demands changing desks, claiming her crystals need better energy flow by the window to work and align better with her aura: ‘I laughed because I thought she was joking. She wasn’t’

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Employee uses obscure employee handbook loophole to take PTO when their boss forbids them from taking it before it expires: 'PTO requests not explicitly denied [...] within 48 business hours are [...] approved.”'

Employee debates ghosting manager, after she repeatedly messages her on WhatsApp for medical updates and documents on the day of her major surgery, despite handing in the sick notes a week prior

Employee debates ghosting manager, after she repeatedly messages her on WhatsApp for medical updates and documents on the day of her major surgery, despite handing in the sick notes a week prior: 'She's not understanding boundaries'

s demands employees follow protocol by the book, only to have the entire office shut down after discovering “the book” hasn't been updated in a decade

Boss demands employees follow protocol by the book, only to have the entire office shut down after discovering “the book” hasn't been updated in a decade: ‘Nobody noticed because nobody followed it’

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33-year-old coworker uses fake project as an excuse to get out of work, scheme lasts for months: 'Tom had made the whole thing up to justify missing deadlines'

New manager triples employees' workload, refusing to let anyone go home before everyone is done, employee uses their lunch break to "avoid" working

'Guess I'll take lunch then': New manager triples employees' workload, refusing to let anyone go home before everyone is done, employee uses their lunch break to "avoid" working

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Entitled coworker keeps volunteering employee for extra work, she finally confronts him: 'Oh, Sarah can take that, she’s great with client calls!'

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'I quit on the spot and told my boss’ wife he was cheating on her': 15+ Workers who snapped and dramatically quit their jobs

'I quit on the spot and told my boss’ wife he was cheating on her': 15+ Workers who snapped and dramatically quit their jobs

‘She quit a week later. Three others followed. All four mentioned the "family" hypocrisy’: CEO calls company family for years, denies financial help to a longtime employee after she loses her house, then criticizes her for not being “team player”

‘She quit a week later. Three others followed. All four mentioned the "family" hypocrisy’: CEO calls company family for years, denies financial help to a longtime employee after she loses her house, then criticizes her for not being “team player”

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Company seemingly forges their former employee's signature on a company NDA after they quit: ‘[I want] my name off any documents I did not sign’

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Remote employee's cute dog interrupts stern meeting with HR, saving him from getting reprimanded: 'Well… at least your dog seems supportive'

Bosses demand remote-work employees return to office, make them share seats and desks: 'Our group was allocated 70% of the desks we need'

Bosses demand remote-work employees return to office, make them share seats and desks: 'Our group was allocated 70% of the desks we need'

‘She only worked at a small restaurant and a bakery before’: Hardworking employee gets skipped for promotion when company hires a newbie boss with no experience

‘She only worked at a small restaurant and a bakery before’: Hardworking employee gets skipped for promotion when company hires a newbie boss with no experience

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Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

Employee refuses to clock in for coworker who's always late, coworker accuses her of not being a team player: ‘You're getting me in trouble over nothing’

‘I’ve complained to about him, but nothing can be done as he is the head of his area’: Senior staffer exhausts new employee with late-night texts and power plays, pushing him to ignore the senior and avoid the office

‘I’ve complained about him, but nothing can be done as he is the head of his area’: Senior staffer exhausts new employee with late-night texts and power plays, pushing him to ignore the senior and avoid the office

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Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Nepo-baby coworker tries to override her dad’s approval of a 3 PM leave to work from home arrangement with a colleague but gets shut down by her boss-father: ‘He told me it has nothing to do with her, she has no authority’

Nepo-baby coworker tries to override her dad’s approval of a 3 PM leave to work from home arrangement with a colleague but gets shut down by her boss-father: ‘He told me it has nothing to do with her, she has no authority’

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

Parent of 6-year-old refuses to take her to classmate's birthday party after reading gift profile: 'I thought it was a joke at first, but it is 100% serious'

Entitled neighbor repeatedly steals a private parking spot for 2+ hours, insisting the owner should be more "neighborly;" so the owner calls a tow truck: 'I'm done. You don't get to guilt trip me'

Entitled neighbor repeatedly steals a private parking spot for 2+ hours, insisting the owner should be more "neighborly;" so the owner calls a tow truck: 'I'm done. You don't get to guilt trip me'

Tax office rejects employee's work lunch deductions and claims they can drive home to make lunch, so the employee claims a larger deduction for mileage to and from work: ‘"Very well played..."’

Tax office rejects employee's work lunch deductions and claims they can drive home to make lunch, so the employee claims a larger deduction for mileage to and from work: ‘"Very well played..."’

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