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‘I'm not like regular customers’: Entitled lady demands cashier waive store's policy because she is an executive member and “rules don't apply to her”, cashier refuses

‘I'm not like regular customers’: Entitled lady demands cashier waive store's policy because she is an executive member and “rules don't apply to her”, cashier refuses

Boss demands IT send "detailed daily reports" for everything little task they do on the job, IT sends an 87-page novel in response: ‘8:02 AM: Logged into system’

Boss demands IT send "detailed daily reports" for everything little task they do on the job, IT sends an 87-page novel in response: ‘8:02 AM: Logged into system’

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Employee's access to software gets revoked by IT, so they send IT a list of all the tasks they need to take over: ‘Within 30 minutes, the decision was reversed and I had my access back’

Employee's access to software gets revoked by IT, so they send IT a list of all the tasks they need to take over: ‘Within 30 minutes, the decision was reversed and I had my access back’

‘25 minutes later I get a freaked-out phone call from the head tech at the US HQ’: Remote worker ordered to return equipment mid-project maliciously complies, sending US HQ of a European manufacturer into panic until they drop the recall

‘25 minutes later I get a freaked-out phone call from the head tech at the US HQ’: Remote worker ordered to return equipment mid-project maliciously complies, sending US HQ of a European manufacturer into panic until they drop the recall

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Outside hire production manager declares 'No Overtime! No exceptions!' production stalls costing the company $120k: '[He] lasted about 3 months [after that]'

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Employee grows tired of coworker who keeps "borrowing" their phone charger without asking, swaps it with an old charger to force coworker to stop: 'He finally brought his own'

Employee grows tired of coworker who keeps "borrowing" their phone charger without asking, swaps it with an old charger to force coworker to stop: 'He finally brought his own'

‘I stood up and told her "I'm done with this conversation" and walked out’: Boss promises big opportunities, then pushes a star employee out of the loop, favoring two junior minions she hired to flatter her

‘I stood up and told her "I'm done with this conversation" and walked out’: Boss promises big opportunities, then pushes a star employee out of the loop, favoring two junior minions she hired to flatter her

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Retail worker quits job, keeps getting paid for months: 'I never said a word'

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'What on earth is happening?': Manager demands employee participate in the team group chat, employee complies, sending random texts in every language but English

'What on earth is happening?': Manager demands employee participate in the team group chat, employee complies, sending random messages in every language but English

'She ghosted me': Job candidate asked to come in for an interview, recruiter bails, candidate gives their supervisor a piece of his mind

'She ghosted me': Job candidate asked to come in for an interview, recruiter bails, candidate gives their supervisor a piece of his mind

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Dog sitter quits agency after they find out their boss was pocketing 60% of their total earnings: ‘[She was] trying to claim she only takes 30%’

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‘"No OT! No exceptions!". Sure thing boss man’: New manager bans all overtime, leading to understaffed production lines, losing $120,000 in a day, and gets fired only three months into job

‘"No OT! No exceptions!". Sure thing boss man’: New manager bans all overtime, leading to understaffed production lines, losing $120,000 in a day, and gets fired only three months into job

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'Got fired and was told that I’m easily replaceable. So I fixed that': Fired worker takes $60k client from old job

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Employee admits to coworker she's the reason they resigned from their job, after months of doing all her neglected tasks: ‘I couldn't continue working with her’

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Boss tells supervisor they have to work 2 extra hours every day or quit, totaling an extra 10 hours of unpaid work every week: 'HR backed my supervisor up. They agreed.'

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'No call-outs or missed shifts for ANY REASON': Newly-hired employee spots red flags in hiring contract

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Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Residents demand to build a trail in neighbor's backyard so they can use it to visit other neighbors, resident firmly refuses: ‘I had my property surveyed just for that reason’

Residents demand to build a trail in neighbor's backyard so they can use it to visit other neighbors, resident firmly refuses: ‘I had my property surveyed just for that reason’

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

Warehouse manager follows an out-of-touch boss' new corporate-approved protocol, brings the shift to a halt because the head honcho doesn't understand logistics: 'Soon we have a whole row of pallets stuck'

Warehouse manager follows an out-of-touch boss' new corporate-approved protocol, brings the shift to a halt because the head honcho doesn't understand logistics: 'Soon we have a whole row of pallets stuck'

‘Here’s a revolutionary idea: Stop forcing people into the office 4-5 days a week': Management complains that their employees are too loud after mandating a return to the office; employees retaliate

‘Here’s a revolutionary idea: Stop forcing people into the office 4-5 days a week': Management complains that their employees are too loud after mandating a return to the office; employees retaliate

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