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Heavy machinery operator reports factory friend and coworker to management after he jump scares her while she operates heavy machinery, treating his “prank” like the serious safety issue it is: ‘He disregarded rule #1, clearly didn't care about my safety’

Heavy machinery operator reports factory friend and coworker to management after he jump scares her while she operates heavy machinery, treating his “prank” like the serious safety issue it is: ‘He disregarded rule #1, clearly didn't care about my safety’

Movie theater boss demands employees shovel 6 inches of snow, clever usher works for 12 hours and earns overtime pay: 'You can't leave until you shovel ALL of the snow'

Movie theater boss demands employees shovel 6 inches of snow, clever usher works for 12 hours and earns overtime pay: 'You can't leave until you shovel ALL of the snow'

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Mechanic orders 18,000 Euros in parts after the shop foreman approves, then the boss threatens to cut his wages and blames him for following the process: ‘The only reason I did not quit on the spot is that I'm in the process of buying a house’

Mechanic orders 18,000 Euros in parts after the shop foreman approves, then his boss threatens to cut his wages and blames him for following the process: ‘The only reason I did not quit on the spot is that I'm in the process of buying a house’

Management tries to deny union-guaranteed bereavement leave, offering one day off to healthcare worker after losing a parent: ‘I asked why I can't take the full 5 days off and she said she "would check the handbook and policy in the morning”’

Management tries to deny union-guaranteed bereavement leave, offering one day off to healthcare worker after losing a parent: ‘I asked why I can't take the full 5 days off and she said she "would check the handbook and policy in the morning”’

Employee refuses to reply to boss's texts during their day off, turns their phone off to avoid the endless calls: ‘What's the point of time off?’

Employee refuses to reply to boss's texts during their day off, purposely turns their phone off to avoid the endless calls, leading to a workplace dispute: ‘What's the point of time off?’

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IT demands employee submit a separate ticket to get access to each folder they need, leading employee to submit hundreds of tickets within an hour until they give in: ‘Stop winding up IT’

IT demands employee submit a separate ticket to get access to each folder they need, leading employee to submit hundreds of tickets within an hour until they give in: ‘Stop winding up IT’

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Irresponsible coworker offloads her error onto someone else, employee confronts her and forces her to fix her own mistake: 'I refused to do work for her!'

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

CEO demands to be CC'd on every email sent within the company, only for their inbox to be flooded when HR sends a personalized email to every employee: ‘They caused their own email apocalypse’

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Mother refuses to give adult daughter her own birth certificate and passport sparking a family disagreement about their ownership: 'She said that they aren't mine legally [but] they are'

Manager favors one team over the other, refuses any request of employees from “Team B”, leading employees to resign in the pettiest way possible: ‘In a single month, 4 left’

Manager favors one team over the other, refuses any request of employees from “Team B”, leading employees to resign in the pettiest way possible: ‘In a single month, 4 left’

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New hire gets fired on day one by hotel manager for wearing "jorts" to work: 'He couldn't have been here longer than 10 minutes'

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‘Make it make sense. Why am I working full-time hours just to get the basic training I should’ve gotten on day one?’: Retail new-hire thrown in as supervisor without training and told she has to work overtime just to learn the basics

‘Make it make sense. Why am I working full-time hours just to get the basic training I should’ve gotten on day one?’: Retail new-hire thrown in as supervisor without training and told she has to work overtime just to learn the basics

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'She literally quit over pizza': 63-year-old part-time worker hands in resignation because HR ordered everyone pizza on one of her days off

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Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

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'[I] walked out mid shift': 15+ Employees who quit their jobs and never looked back

'[I] walked out mid shift': 15+ Employees who quit their jobs and never looked back

New hire refuses to take smelly coworker 2 hours to the airport: 'Once you do something nice, it's just expected next time around'

New hire refuses to take smelly coworker 2 hours to the airport: 'Once you do something nice, it's just expected next time around'

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Hardworking 16-year-old won’t give his dad weekly $50 he saves up from his first job, encouraging him to build his own career: ‘He has been getting overly invested into my job and things [revolve] around my work life'

Hardworking 16-year-old won’t give his dad weekly $50 he saves up from his first job, encouraging him to build his own career: ‘He has been getting overly invested into my job and things [revolve] around my work life'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Remote worker stops answering his older coworker's calls after being phoned 5-6 times daily, including during flights and customer dinners

Remote worker stops answering his older coworker's calls after being phoned 5-6 times daily, including during flights and customer dinners

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

'I hope they fire me': 47-year-old employee makes a mistake at work that leads to serious repercussions, hopes management fires him due to burnout

Software engineer refuses to fix neighbor's laptop after being swarmed with requests from being labeled by the neighbor as the building's free IT support: 'He told everyone in our 20-unit building that I’m a tech genius who helps everyone for free'

Software engineer refuses to fix neighbor's laptop after being swarmed with requests from being labeled by the neighbor as the building's free IT support: 'He told everyone in our 20-unit building that I’m a tech genius who helps everyone for free'

Resident assumes their neighbor will volunteer as an unpaid dog sitter because they work from home, but the busy remote worker proves them wrong: ‘[She] got offended when I said no’

Resident assumes their neighbor will volunteer as an unpaid dog sitter because they work from home, but the busy remote worker proves them wrong: ‘[She] got offended when I said no’

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