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'How was your little tete-a-tete with our boss?': Coworker takes credit for employee's 15-page report, employee tells CEO

'How was your little tete-a-tete with our boss?': Coworker takes credit for employee's 15-page report, employee tells CEO

Update: 'Biggest payday of my life for 2 minutes of work': Contractor spends entire weekend at work after being told to "stay as long as it takes"

Update: 'Biggest payday of my life for 2 minutes of work': Contractor spends entire weekend at work after being told to "stay as long as it takes"

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Karen tells shopper they're dressed too casually for a job that isn't even theirs: 'I'm not at my job right now'

'I dare you!': Slacking coworker distracts cleaner from job, cleaner dumps water on him

'I dare you!': Slacking coworker distracts cleaner from job, cleaner dumps water on him

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Manager gets demoted in their own store so that another manager can take over after their branch went out of business: 'I got demoted'

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Boss Abandons Understaffed Team To Go On Vacation, Employee Switches Jobs While She’s Gone

Boss Abandons Understaffed Team To Go On Vacation, Employee Switches Jobs While She’s Gone

'You don't expect this level of dishonesty': Lying job-seeker's secret is revealed during interview

'You don't expect this level of dishonesty': Lying job-seeker humiliated during interview

'We had to charge them about $7K': Hotel workers share their worst housekeeping cleanup stories

'We had to charge them about $7K': Hotel workers share their worst housekeeping cleanup stories

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Update: 'You all took it up a notch': Development team realizes they're 'actually able to do nothing' following boss's new directions

Update: 'You all took it up a notch': Sarcastic development team realizes they're 'actually able to do nothing' following boss's new directions

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Off duty retail worker plays along when Karen mistakes him for an employee: 'Stop harassing other shoppers'

It took them about 3 seconds to realize': Worker commutes 6 hours each day, client complains about his repeated lateness

'It took them about 3 seconds to realize': Worker commutes 6 hours each day, client complains about his repeated lateness

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Update: 'By the end of the day, they will not have an IT company': Client requests IT company should deliver 'any email addressed to me'

Update: 'By the end of the day, they will not have an IT company': Nightmare client orders IT company to deliver 'any email addressed to me'

'I started using the timer for everything': Micromanaging boss accuses employee of "cheating the company"

'I started using the timer for everything': Micromanaging boss accuses employee of "cheating the company"

'I'm going to have to reject your application': New hire goes in to sign contract only for the offer to get rescinded

'I'm going to have to reject your application': New hire goes in to sign contract only for the offer to get rescinded

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Customer sets manager straight for being impolite to his staff: 'I hope he was momentarily embarrassed'

Customer sets manager straight for being impolite to his staff: 'I hope he was momentarily embarrassed'

'She began firing everybody': Management company fires last nurse but forgets crucial paperwork

'She began firing everybody': Management company fires last nurse but forgets crucial paperwork

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Company spends $263,000 a year on engineering team’s daily meeting instead of letting them work: ‘Decisions made during standup: zero’

Company spends $263,000 a year on engineering team’s daily meeting instead of letting them work: ‘Decisions made during standup: zero’

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

30-year-old Mom cancels 3-year-old son's birthday party, MIL decides to throw him a party anyway: 'She has planned a full-blown birthday party at this point'

30-year-old Mom cancels 3-year-old son's birthday party, MIL decides to throw him a party anyway: 'She has planned a full-blown birthday party at this point'

Boss demands a full return to office after years of remote work, then works from home while his employees are forced to commute: ‘Leadership have different requirements’

Boss demands a full return to office after years of remote work, then works from home while his employees are forced to commute: ‘Leadership have different requirements’

15+ Workers who were overjoyed to quit their jobs: 'Put in my 2 week's notice... left for a 50% raise'

15+ Workers who were overjoyed to quit their jobs: 'Put in my 2 week's notice... left for a 50% raise'

Ex-employee wins lawsuit after former boss neglects to pay her mandatory severance: 'They take people to court because they think the threat will scare most people off'

Ex-employee wins lawsuit after former boss neglects to pay her mandatory severance: 'They take people to court because they think the threat will scare most people off'

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