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Company instates new B2B project management and communication software that clients despise, boss insists that it be used anyway, causing problems with key client who gets the CEO involved: 'The client called [the CEO] directly'

Employee fed up after coworker repeatedly makes passive comments demanding she share her "delicious" meals during lunch, employee debates confronting entitled coworker: 'This food is for me and my kids, and sometimes it's got to last us a few days'

Employee fed up after coworker repeatedly makes passive comments demanding she share her "delicious" meals during lunch, employee debates confronting entitled coworker: 'This food is for me and my kids, and sometimes it's got to last us a few days'

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'I generated over 12 million in sales, and my salary was $60,000': Employee's raise request gets denied, he quits for better job offer, boss scrambles and suddenly offers to increase his salary

Absentee boss demands bakery supervisor increase orders, supervisor complies despite knowing better, only to get demoted when it backfired

Absentee boss demands bakery supervisor increase pastry orders, supervisor complies despite knowing better, only to get demoted when it backfired: ‘We lost lots of sales’

CEO rejects job candidate, claiming it's due to their failure to list any weaknesses, job candidate accuses CEO of being a bad interviewer

CEO rejects job candidate, claiming it's due to their failure to list any weaknesses, job candidate accuses CEO of being a bad interviewer: ‘Working with him sounds exhausting’

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New employee discovers they never graduated from college after company demands their college diploma, and they can't find it: ‘I found out I didn't pass my final class’

New employee discovers they never graduated from college after company demands their college diploma, and they can't find it: ‘I found out I didn't pass my final class’

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Boss schedules mandatory meeting just to fire "underperforming" coworker in front of all 25 employees: 'It felt like a power trip more than anything else'

‘Don’t be toxic to your colleagues. You never know when you might need them in the future’: Ex‑coworker applies for a job and lists former colleague as a referral without asking, only for the employee to shut it down immediately

‘Don’t be toxic to your colleagues. You never know when you might need them in the future’: Ex‑coworker applies for a job and lists former colleague as a referral without asking, only for the employee to shut it down immediately

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Company introduces new "security badges" which track employee movements, productivity, and even bathroom breaks, employees cease all communication to management, leading to production issues: 'Cost the company $50k in repairs and lost production'

‘He created a bottleneck and blamed everyone else’: Project manager demands every request to admin assistant get his written approval, then forgets to approve any of them

‘He created a bottleneck and blamed everyone else’: Project manager demands every request to admin assistant get his written approval, then forgets to approve any of them

Office manager demands receptionist cover his shift unpaid and last minute, receptionist refuses, causing manager to miss client meeting: ‘I documented it and emailed HR’

Office manager demands receptionist cover his shift unpaid and last minute, receptionist refuses, causing manager to miss client meeting: ‘I documented it and emailed HR’

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Entitled coworker insists she's the only one who can handle repairs, employees maliciously comply by offloading their work onto her: 'If that’s what you want, Mel!'

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Factory management holds a meeting to report record profits and tell employees that they won't be paid between Christmas and New Years, doesn't go as planned: 'We didn't even feel heard. But hey, green number get bigger'

Family business new hire snaps at two brother‑bosses and dares them to fire him after 2 months of nonstop micromanagement and wins as they back down: ‘[They] can either treat me like a respectable adult, or fire me’

Family business new hire snaps at two brother‑bosses and dares them to fire him after 2 months of nonstop micromanagement and wins as they back down: ‘[They] can either treat me like a respectable adult, or fire me’

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Employee of the month confesses to giving boss and coworkers decaf coffee for 5+ months: 'I don't feel guilty'

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New hire quits after two weeks, prepares to sue ex-boss for withholding his paycheck: 'I need my full paycheck as I worked a full two weeks!'

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UPDATE: “[She] stole my position and now I get to watch her struggle worse than I did in it”: Teacher loses leadership role to a colleague who now has trouble with the same demands and responsibilities

UPDATE: “[She] stole my position and now I get to watch her struggle worse than I did in it”: Teacher loses leadership role to a colleague who now has trouble with the same demands and responsibilities

36-year-old employee frustrated at the lack of upward mobility after being stuck in the same job for 5 years due to aging bosses' refusal to retire: 'My manager is 71. Been in his role for 19 years.'

36-year-old employee frustrated at the lack of upward mobility after being stuck in the same job for 5 years due to aging bosses' refusal to retire: 'My manager is 71. Been in his role for 19 years.'

Employee resigns for better opportunity, manager ignores him for two weeks, then panics right before his final day: '[He] asked what it would take for me to stay...'

Employee resigns for better opportunity, manager ignores him for two weeks, then panics right before his final day: '[He] asked what it would take for me to stay...'

15+ Recipe writers who called out their 1-star reviewers: 'Please don't eat raw sourdough starter'

15+ Recipe writers who called out their 1-star reviewers: 'Please don't eat raw sourdough starter'

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'

15+ Employees whose coworkers are driving them up the wall: 'He doesn't get my social cues of when I want to end a conversation'

15+ Employees whose coworkers are driving them up the wall: 'He doesn't get my social cues of when I want to end a conversation'

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