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hilarious malicious compliance ensues after employee is told to stop being so noisy, advice backfires when he keeps scaring people mid-shift because of his silence

Upper management tells store employee to ‘become less loud’, backfires hilariously when employee starts frightening customers by being too quiet: ‘I need a bell’

Employees find themselves with no work for months after boss demands they submit all their tasks for approval, then refuses to approve any of them: '[We] get paid to do nothing’

Employees find themselves with no work for months after boss demands they submit all their tasks for approval, then refuses to approve any of them: '[We] get paid to do nothing’

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CEO takes new hire out to business lunch, makes wildly out-of-touch comments: ''He basically asked me to make him a billionaire'

CEO takes new hire out to business lunch, makes wildly out-of-touch comments: ''He basically asked me to make him a billionaire'

new cfo causes company to lose out on a $500k deal because she advised the senior compliance officer to cut his staff in half, losing the one person needed to close the deal

‘Make it work, or I’ll find someone who can’: New CFO forces senior compliance officer's hand to fire half his team, company loses $500K because they needed the employee they fired to close the deal

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'In struts the owner, who is very eager to join our malicious compliance stunt': Bike shop customer refuses to speak to female employees, workers band together to foil his plans

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'I was once ordered to rake up pine needles...[at] a camp named "Pinewoods"': 25+ Employees who couldn't believe their boss's ridiculous requests

'Your anonymous feedback surveys are 100% not anonymous': 20+ common lies bosses have told their employees in the workplace

'Your anonymous feedback surveys are 100% not anonymous': 20+ common lies bosses have told their employees in the workplace

'Boss made a rule... and soon changed his mind': General manager instructed to carry 2 phones and "not mix things," boss soon regrets it

'Boss made a rule... and soon changed his mind': General manager instructed to carry 2 phones and "not mix things," boss soon regrets it

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'I tried quitting and my employer rejected it': Employee tries to quit their job, boss says "no"

‘She stamped her foot and left’: Karen throws a tantrum at grocery store after she is $10 short of her purchase, her husband calls her out in front of entire store

‘She stamped her foot and left’: Karen throws a tantrum at grocery store after she is $10 short of her purchase, her husband calls her out in front of entire store

‘There was never a job offer’: Server successfully completes a 3-hour trial shift at restaurant only to be rejected from the job and told they just wanted free labor

‘There was never a job offer’: Server successfully completes a 3-hour trial shift at restaurant only to be rejected from the job and told they just wanted free labor

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'I annoyed... him every time he set foot in the office': Bookstore worker forced to work in the dark after lazy boss won't replace broken lightbulb

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'A $200k mistake': Employee gets fired, costs their boss and the company $200k, employee is rehired with a raise and promotion

woman is wrongfully fired from nursing home for being late and reporting unlawful practices at the facility, despite nobody else being written up: infers it's because of whistleblowing

Employee is wrongfully terminated from assisted living facility after reporting them for not following regulations, despite being one of few assistants who actually does their job

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‘I got cheated out of my raise’: Employee gets snubbed by boss who refuses to approve their raise, they go over boss's head and report him as payback

‘I got cheated out of my raise’: Employee gets snubbed by boss who refuses to approve their raise, they go over boss's head and report him as payback

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'I've finally decided to break free...': Coworker's witty and honest resignation goes viral

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Stepmother encourages 19-year-old stepdaughter to put an end to joint family holidays with her husband's ex-wife

Stepmother encourages 19-year-old stepdaughter to put an end to joint family holidays with her husband's ex-wife

Professor tries to drop 22-year-old college senior from class based on one absence, student claps back with receipts: 'Will you please explain the policy to my professor?'

Professor tries to drop 22-year-old college senior from class based on one absence, student claps back with receipts: 'Will you please explain the policy to my professor?'

Office food thief steals coworker’s food for 6 months, learns the hard way it's been dog food all along: 'Their hair does seem shinier'

Office food thief steals coworker’s food for 6 months, learns the hard way it's been dog food all along: 'Their hair does seem shinier'

Neighboring business owners start parking feud forcing boss to create permanent solution: 'It's out of our control now'

Neighboring business owners start parking feud forcing boss to create permanent solution: 'It's out of our control now'

Petty boss refuses employee's request for paid sick leave, then fires employee when she puts in her 5-week resignation notice: ‘At this point I’ve had enough’

Petty boss refuses employee's request for paid sick leave, then fires employee when she puts in her 5-week resignation notice: ‘At this point I’ve had enough’

Work potluck turns petty when mooching coworker refuses to contribute: 'I got in trouble the next day... it was worth it though'

Work potluck turns petty when mooching coworker refuses to contribute: 'I got in trouble the next day... it was worth it though'

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