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'I tell them straight up that the problem is the lack of management.': Bartenders quit when owners refuse to accept that they're the problem after hiring expert

'I tell them straight up that the problem is the lack of management': Bartenders quit when owners refuse to accept that they're the problem after being told so by an expert they hired

'Guess who got in trouble? Not me': Micromanaging boss makes employee sign form to only complete specific tasks, plan backfires

'Guess who got in trouble? Not me': Micromanaging boss makes employee sign form to only complete specific tasks, plan backfires

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'I had my employees call and wake up my boss': Plant manager demands employees tell him every single time an alarm goes off

'I personally went from making 15$ an hour to $27 an hour': Swim club president wants pay cuts, hero boss gets every lifeguard a raise instead

'I personally went from making 15$ an hour to $27 an hour': Swim club president insists on pay cuts, hero boss gets every lifeguard a gigantic raise

'That was the day I got to fire an entire company': 15+ Bosses recall the most satisfying times they fired someone

'That was the day I got to fire an entire company': 15+ Bosses recall the most satisfying times they fired incompetant employees

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'I like to party': Guy shows up to mass interview of 50 people, self-sabotages to get back at arrogant manager

'I like to party': Guy shows up to mass interview of 50 people, self-sabotages to get back at arrogant manager

'That's my job': Interview candidate calls company, accidentally speaks to the employee she might replace, employee left aghast

'That's my job': Interview candidate calls company, accidentally speaks to the employee she might replace, employee left aghast

'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid': Employee stops taking off-duty work calls, forcing boss to pay overtime

'I'm not working overtime unless I get paid': Employee stops taking off-duty work calls, forcing boss to pay overtime

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'My old boss asked if I might have a copy of their entire company's directory': Employee laid off then asked to recover important documents a year later

'My old boss asked if I might have a copy of their entire company's directory': Employee laid off then asked to recover important documents a year later

'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

Update: 'Don't start a meeting by ending the meeting': Employee demands 20x their pay after boss accidentally fires them

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'I quit on the same day': Worker quits on their first day after spotting multiple red flags at their new job

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'Can I tell my job the REAL reason why I’m leaving?': Man is ready to quit thanks to his wildly difficult new boss

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'Why are you so short and snippy?': Employee with sick parent reprimanded for being in a bad mood at work

'Why are you so short and snippy?': Employee with sick parent reprimanded for being in a bad mood at work

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'How do you go a year without these files?': Compliance officer gets laid off, contacted a year later asking for help recovering vital compliance files

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'Didn't I just sign a paper where I promised that I never would talk back to you?': Fast food worker forced to never talk back to manager after defending coworker, cue malicious compliance

'Didn't I just sign a paper where I promised that I never would talk back to you?': Fast food worker forced to never talk back to manager after defending coworker, cue malicious compliance

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'Having a window is "above my position"': Boss freaks out on office worker for moving desks to one that's too good for them

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Colleague insists visiting employee leave their car unlocked because there's ‘no crime’ down South, employee refuses: ‘I couldn't take the chance’

Colleague insists visiting employee leave their car unlocked because there's ‘no crime’ down South, employee refuses: ‘I couldn't take the chance’

Student working retail declines to cover coworker's shift, leaving them wondering about whether or not they should be covering every shift they are requested to cover: 'They didn’t get mad, but they were clearly annoyed'

Student working retail declines to cover coworker's shift, leaving them wondering about whether or not they should be covering every shift they are requested to cover: 'They didn’t get mad, but they were clearly annoyed'

UPDATE: Employee refuses to organize boss's 50th birthday party after he made 0 effort for their birthday: 'I told him I'm not having anything to do with organizing anything for him'

UPDATE: Employee refuses to organize boss's 50th birthday party after he made 0 effort for their birthday: 'I told him I'm not having anything to do with organizing anything for him'

Worker quits on the spot after boss fires him and demands he stay 3 weeks to train his replacement: ‘You can't toss someone overboard and ask them to train someone as they go over the railing’

Worker quits on the spot after boss fires him and demands he stay 3 weeks to train his replacement: ‘You can't toss someone overboard and ask them to train someone as they go over the railing’

Boss insists cutting out middleman to save 15% through direct import, ended up paying double in fees and fines: ‘I let him handle the logistics of a 40-foot container’

Boss insists cutting out middleman to save 15% through direct import, ended up paying double in fees and fines: ‘I let him handle the logistics of a 40-foot container’

Entitled neighbor causes damage to resident's lawn and mailbox by constantly backing his car through their front lawn, leading to confrontation: ‘It became a muddied up mess’

Entitled neighbor causes damage to resident's lawn and mailbox by constantly backing his car through their front lawn, leading to confrontation: ‘It became a muddied up mess’

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