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'Have fun being unemployed': New manager tries to take a cut of servers' tips, servers band together to get her fired

Ben Weiss

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'They emailed me in a panic, begging me to stop': Intern sends dozens of emails to lawyers after boss refuses to let them use a flash drive

Remy Millisky

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'You wouldn’t be working exactly, just helping': Boss invites employee to exclusive Christmas party, only to pressure her to work the event

Ben Weiss

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'Every conversation with her... leads back to her 5 cats': 25+ Workers who have had enough of "that guy" at their job

Remy Millisky

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'You should fire us!.. Ok': Freight company calls client's bluff and fires them as a client

Brad Dickson

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'They lied about which shifts I'd have': 30+ People share why they quit a job on the first day

Brad Dickson

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'They decided that a 16-year-old should work 30 hours in 4 days': Understaffed employer gaslights teen into working all Thanksgiving weekend

Isabella Penn

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'I got blamed': Boss accuses worker of sabotaging the company, worker quits

Brad Dickson

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'He tells us we are trying to nickel and dime him': Auto body workers add oil to customer's car for a small fee, internet divided over the customers' reaction

Remy Millisky

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'DO NOT attempt to login': Employee told to wait for green light due to tech issues, never receives confirmation, gets paid to do nothing

Ben Weiss

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'Not one of the complaints was suitable to be filed': Law firm partners insist lawyer rush through cases in 20 minutes, frustrated lawyer sends out 75 complaint cases 'with no edits whatsoever'

Remy Millisky

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'They fired me, I got back at them': Worker fired for giving their notice, gets paid double instead

Brad Dickson

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'My coworkers are saying I'm cold for not helping her out': Woman refuses to babysit colleague's 4 kids during her PTO, faces backlash in the office

Isabella Penn

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'You can answer my calls for a while': Coworker turns the tables when Karen nominates her to be her unwitting assistant

Brad Dickson

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'You do what I say!': Obstructive coworker demands overtime for her mismanaged project, everyone abandons her

Brad Dickson

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'The Engineering VP saw the price tag, and told us to just rent it': Engineers ask management to buy a crucial piece of equipment, management balks at high cost

Remy Millisky

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