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'I did exactly as I was told': Employee told "not to think," does their best

'I did exactly as I was told': Employee told "not to think," does their best

‘We’re short-staffed, so you can't quit': Boss demands new hire stay after coworker quits, then deducts timeclock on lunches, leading to overtime without pay due to being short-staffed

‘We’re short-staffed, so you can't quit': Boss demands new hire work unpaid overtime due to being short-staffed, leading to quiet quitting

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'I’m the only female in the group': Boss makes only female engineer organize office lunches, she stands up for herself

'I’m the only female in the group': Boss makes only female engineer organize office lunches, employee stands her ground

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'She demanded I hire her': Manager's old company calls begging him to hire his useless ex-coworker to get her off their hands

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'I'll get someone else to do your job': Vacationing employee accuses coworker of ignoring complaints while he was away

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‘My boss took away the employees' stereo, so I bought them another one’: Boss takes construction workers' stereo away, project manager buys them another one

‘My boss took away the employees' stereo, so I bought them another one’: Boss takes construction workers' stereo away, project manager buys them another one

'[I] handed my two weeks notice': Manager makes employee travel three hours to change work outfit, employee returns with letter of resignation

'[I] handed my two weeks notice': Manager makes employee travel three hours to change work outfit, employee returns with letter of resignation

'Her face started twitching': Boss gets furious when employee gives their notice

'Her face started twitching': Boss gets furious when employee gives their notice, talks about them behind their back

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'No late lunches, no exceptions': Worker reprimanded for taking late lunches to help the business, makes them regret it

'No late lunches, no exceptions': Worker reprimanded for taking late lunches to help the business, makes them regret it

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'You specifically asked me to delete it despite my protests': Company stranded after firing reluctant developer and telling them to delete everything they made

'I smiled and waited for Joe to clock in': Customer wants a male employee help her, so department manager agrees

'I smiled and waited for Joe to clock in': Demanding customer insists a male employee help her, cue malicious compliance by department manager

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Top 'I Don't Work Here Lady' Stories of the Week (July 2, 2023)

Top 'I Don't Work Here Lady' Stories of the Week (July 2, 2023)

‘My boss is shorting my tips’: Server quits after finding out employer is shorting their tips under the guise of decreasing hourly rate

‘My boss is shorting my tips’: Server quits after finding out employer is shorting their tips under the guise of decreasing hourly rate

'Nobody knew what to do': Dude gets fired for harassment, uses job as a reference anyways

'Nobody knew what to do': Dude gets fired for harassment, uses job as a reference anyways

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'Your wish is my command': Worker complies to boss's micromanaging request that they report their location at all times

'I want to know where you are at all times': Worker complies to boss's micromanaging request that they report their location at all times

'My coworker [...] needs to grow up': Coworker keeps sleeping through meetings, asks for feedback, employee gives it to her straight

'My coworker [...] needs to grow up': Coworker keeps sleeping through meetings, asks for feedback, employee gives it to her straight

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UPDATE: 16-year-old boy gets car towed by neighbor after he won't stop parking large truck on their lawn: 'It's not my problem'

UPDATE: 16-year-old boy gets car towed by neighbor after he won't stop parking large truck on their lawn: 'It's not my problem'

HOA demands homeowner fix brown patch in his lawn, he obliges by planting heaps of mint which multiplies throughout the neighborhood: 'Spring comes and mint is EVERYWHERE - around mailboxes, along walking paths, even in their fancy entrance landscaping'

HOA demands homeowner fix brown patch in his lawn, he obliges by planting heaps of mint which multiplies throughout the neighborhood: 'Spring comes and mint is EVERYWHERE - around mailboxes, along walking paths, even in their fancy entrance landscaping'

'HR showed him the camera footage': 20+ Employees whose huge mistakes got them immediately fired

'HR showed him the camera footage': 20+ Employees whose huge mistakes got them immediately fired

20-year-old receptionist gets fired after 4 days for lack of experience despite insisting she was qualified: 'I don't understand why this happened'

20-year-old receptionist gets fired after 4 days for lack of experience despite insisting she was qualified: 'I don't understand why this happened'

Homeowner asks elderly neighbors to stop parking in his driveway, they refuse and tell him he's being "too rigid": '[They] suddenly started to use my driveway, first for a couple of hours and by now they are just straight up occupying it'

Homeowner asks elderly neighbors to stop parking in his driveway, they refuse and tell him he's being "too rigid": '[They] suddenly started to use my driveway, first for a couple of hours and by now they are just straight up occupying it'

‘It makes me feel like I'm in The Truman Show’: Neighbor continually mows 6 feet of new homeowner's front lawn and attaches deer-repelling mechanisms to their shrubbery, failing to adhere to the clear property line

‘It makes me feel like I'm in The Truman Show’: Neighbor continually mows 6 feet of new homeowner's front lawn and attaches deer-repelling mechanisms to their shrubbery, failing to adhere to the clear property line

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