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Engineer shuts down rich developer’s attempt to make her break safety codes to save money, and her firm backs her up against him: ‘My entire job is to make sure buildings don’t fall down’

Engineer shuts down rich developer’s attempt to make her break safety codes to save money, and her firm backs her up against him: ‘My entire job is to make sure buildings don’t fall down’

Employee forced to come into work despite being sick just because manager can’t find coverage

Employee forced to come into work despite being sick just because manager can’t find coverage: ‘I’ve never had a job do this before!’

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‘I thought this job would be my career for the next 30 years, but I'm worried’: Employee accidentally tells “CEO” her team was forced to volunteer, triggering management panic and office gossip

‘I thought this job would be my career for the next 30 years, but I'm worried’: Employee accidentally tells “CEO” her team was forced to volunteer, triggering management panic and office gossip

New hire overhears coworker say she won’t last 3 months, employee sticks it out and confronts coworker on her last day

New hire overhears coworker say she won’t last 3 months, employee sticks it out and confronts coworker on her last day: ‘So, I guess I lasted longer than 3 months!’

Colleague Melissa tries to claim credit for coworker’s idea, gets called out in front of manager mid-meeting: ‘Melissa told me I embarrassed her and made her look bad in front of the team’

Colleague Melissa tries to claim credit for coworker’s idea, gets called out in front of manager mid-meeting: ‘Melissa told me I embarrassed her and made her look bad in front of the team’

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Contractor quits job without any notice after manager publicly boasts about being able to fire contractors without repercussions

Contractor quits job without any notice after manager publicly boasts about being able to fire contractors without repercussions: ‘Thanks for everything, this is my last day!’

Fast-food workers who had bizarre days at work

Fast-food workers who had bizarre days at work: 'A man demanded an absurd amount of bacon for a child'

45-year-old coworker reprimands 27-year-old employee for being on her phone during lunch, employee reports her to manager: ‘She's been on thin ice since’

45-year-old coworker reprimands 27-year-old employee for being on her phone during lunch, employee reports her to manager: ‘She's been on thin ice since’

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Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues

Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues: ‘Not once did he put it in the jar’

Employee leaves boss's potluck dinner after refusing to eat meal, texts boss about food quality

Employee leaves boss's potluck dinner after refusing to eat meal, texts boss about food quality: 'This is exactly why you don't eat everybody's cooking'

48-year-old job candidate gets grilled about a gap in his resume from 20+ years ago: 'Can you tell us what you were doing during that time?'

48-year-old job candidate gets grilled about a gap in his resume from 20+ years ago: 'Can you tell us what you were doing during that time?'

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Employees discover boss gave himself $100k retantion bonus after he claims all bonuses and raises are ‘off the table’, leading to mass quitting: 'The man literally rewarded himself for not quitting'

Employees discover boss gave himself $100k retantion bonus after he claims all bonuses and raises are ‘off the table’, leading to mass quitting: 'The man literally rewarded himself for not quitting'

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‘I'm essentially working for free’: Coworkers push part-time bank employee to stay after their scheduled hours, even though their boss does not pay them overtime for the labor

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Colleague micromanages their office's bagel orders and singles out the employee who is in charge of placing said orders: 'There are bigger things to focus on in an AEC firm'

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Star employee gets unjustly fired, negotiates one full year of compensation then starts working for top competitor: 'We have to fire you because you are too expensive'

Star employee gets unjustly fired, negotiates one full year of compensation then starts working for top competitor: 'We have to fire you because you are too expensive'

Employee refuses to answer boss's text after resigning from their job via email, leaving boss in the dark about why they quit: ‘Now the company is calling me’

Employee refuses to answer boss's text after resigning from their job via email, leaving boss in the dark about why they quit: ‘Now the company is calling me’

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Boss fired employee but demands they continue working for commission, employee firmly refuses and files for unemployment instead: ‘Why would I go back?’

Boss fired employee but demands they continue working for commission, employee firmly refuses and files for unemployment instead: ‘Why would I go back?’

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

'I sat on my kitchen floor and cried': Overwhelmed single mother breaks down in gratitude when an anonymous neighbor leaves homemade meals and kind notes at her doorstep, after a week of dealing with sick children alone

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

CEO reprimands employee after his 5-year-old appeared in the background during a work call, employee resigns after pressure: 'I don't feel I can work here anymore'

Stressed woman struggles to celebrate SIL's newborn baby after having her family move in "temporarily" due to financial trouble, but nearly two years later, they've remained rent-free with no exit plan: 'It was supposed to be 'just a few months'

Stressed woman struggles to celebrate SIL's newborn baby after having her family move in "temporarily" due to financial trouble, but nearly two years later, they've remained rent-free with no exit plan: 'It was supposed to be 'just a few months'

Owner wrongfully suspends top server, then regrets it when the restaurant falls apart and server refuses to come back early: 'I had the best week off of my life'

Owner wrongfully suspends top server, then regrets it when the restaurant falls apart and server refuses to come back early: 'I had the best week off of my life'

High school night-shift custodian snaps at a phone-obsessed coworker, Bill, then worries she crossed a line by judging his personal life, talking about his younger sister: ‘I'm starting to think I should have kept my mouth shut’

High school night-shift custodian snaps at a phone-obsessed coworker, Bill, then worries she crossed a line by judging his personal life, talking about his younger sister: ‘I'm starting to think I should have kept my mouth shut’

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