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Boss demands 24/7 "urgent" access to employee, interrupting the employee's evenings and weekends with tasks that could have waited: 'If I’m not answering emails at 10PM, I’ll wake up to passive aggressive messages'

‘Guy looked for a second at me then waved me off and said to get lost’: Entitled gym goer waves off fitness trainer who tries to enforce phone rules during his workout, gets caught lying about talking to his doctor, and is sent to talk loudly elsewhere

‘Guy looked for a second at me then waved me off and said to get lost’: Entitled gym goer waves off fitness trainer who tries to enforce phone rules during his workout, gets caught lying about talking to his doctor, and is sent to talk loudly elsewhere

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Temp employee works until 3:00 AM, asks if he can finish work from home, boss refuses, sparking malicious compliance

Temp employee works until 3:00 AM, asks if he can finish work from home, boss refuses, sparking malicious compliance: 'Temps are not allowed to work from home'

‘I put in my notice. I finish my work and MORE, and apparently I don't look busy??? I wonder what else they think of me’: Employee quits after manager embarrasses her for not looking busy enough, despite doing extra work

‘I put in my notice. I finish my work and MORE, and apparently I don't look busy??? I wonder what else they think of me’: Employee quits after manager embarrasses her for not looking busy enough, despite doing extra work

New IT manager tries to "fix" working hours to accommodate different time zones, backfires majorly as employees point out labor law violations

New IT manager tries to "fix" working hours to accommodate different time zones, backfires majorly as employees point out labor law violations: 'Turns out the manager made a mistake here'

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Entitled woman guilt-trips coworkers into giving her free food and perks, coworker left furious when discovering she's actually living luxurious lifestyle: 'Everyone else is buying her 'poor me' act'

Entitled woman guilt-trips coworkers into giving her free food and perks, claiming she is a struggling single mom, coworker left furious when discovering she's actually living a luxurious lifestyle: 'Everyone else is buying her 'poor me' act'

Company refuses to give employees raises unless they have a competing offer, employee provides a fake offer letter, resulting in a $45,000 raise

Company refuses to give employees raises unless they have a competing offer, employee provides a fake offer letter, resulting in a $45,000 raise: ‘Don't mind if I do’

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Essential employee resigns during meeting with "huge" client after being denied a raise and getting another job offer mid-meeting, client cancels contract: 'I accepted their offer, contract in my email within 5 minutes, digitally signed it within 10'

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Underpaid employee scores $170k job offer elsewhere, then recruits 6 other colleagues to leave their stingy company high and dry

Underpaid employee scores $170k job offer elsewhere, then recruits 6 other colleagues to leave their stingy company high and dry: ‘The feeling of vindication is unreal’

Hotel guest ignore the signs and park their car in blocked parking lot during construction, forcing front desk to wake them up at 6:00 to demand they move their vehicle

Hotel guest ignore the signs and park their car in blocked parking lot during construction, forcing front desk to wake them up at 6:00 to demand they move their vehicle: ‘They drove under the caution tape’

IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

'Delete anyone who doesn’t use it daily': IT developer maliciously complies with manager’s demand to restrict coworkers' portal access, after being blamed by multiple employees for being removed, he locks manager out of portal for not meeting requirements

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48-year-old coworker mocks employee for reading a children's book, employee cries on cue to get him in trouble

48-year-old coworker mocks employee for reading a children's book, employee cries on cue to get him in trouble: 'Maybe keep your opinions to yourself sometimes'

‘The look on her face...it was priceless and it felt so good’: Ex-supervisor tries to act superior and snubs a former worker, but she gets payback and pretends not to know the old assistant manager’s name

‘The look on her face...it was priceless and it felt so good’: Ex "supervisor" tries to act superior and snubs a coworker, but she gets payback and pretends not to know the former assistant manager’s name

Employee calls the Fire Department after manager refuses to fix a hazard in the store's aisles, Fire Chief closes the store until manager complies with regulations: ‘Corporate was not happy’

Employee calls the Fire Department after manager refuses to fix a hazard in the store's aisles, Fire Chief closes the store until manager complies with regulations: ‘Corporate was not happy’

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Employee discovers that restaurant manager has been changing her and her 17-year-old coworker's clock out times when they are forced to stay late after closing

Employee discovers that restaurant manager has been changing her and her 17-year-old coworker's clock out times when they are forced to stay late after closing: 'You know you don’t get paid past 8:15 right?'

10+ Unwritten rules employees shared about their workplace environments

10+ Unwritten rules employees shared about their workplace environments: 'Speak to the boss as if you were talking to a young child'

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Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

Single mom Lena returns from maternity leave, dumps mountains of work onto coworker Daria, who finally goes to HR when the workload becomes too much: ‘It became full accounts with notes saying "Daria will handle."’

Single mom Lena returns from maternity leave, dumps mountains of work onto coworker Daria, who finally goes to HR when the workload becomes too much: ‘It became full accounts with notes saying "Daria will handle."’

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

'I don't need the money': Pre-retired man re-enters the workforce as an IT worker for "purpose" reasons, but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama, wants to tell young boss he needs autonomy and flexibility

'I don't need the money': Pre-retired man re-enters the workforce as an IT worker for "purpose" reasons, but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama, wants to tell young boss he needs autonomy and flexibility

Boss forces employee to use a PTO day instead of WFH after she gets snowed in during a storm: 'I literally can't drive to work'

Boss forces employee to use a PTO day instead of WFH after she gets snowed in during a storm: 'I literally can't drive to work'

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