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New boss learns an important lesson during a major server outage after he banned the IT technician from using his cell phone during work hours, leading to 17 missed phone calls: '[Phones] must be left in your car or locker. This means 9-5, NO EXCEPTIONS'

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Coffee shop employees create list of "favorite" and "not-so-favorite" regulars: 'I would have LOVED a board like this'

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56-year-old coworker makes a Google Doc of petty complaints to get the receptionist fired, shares it with entire staff, but no one backs her, and she just embarrasses herself: ‘She's all talk but no walk. She just wants to cause drama.’

56-year-old coworker makes a Google Doc of petty complaints to get the receptionist fired, shares it with entire staff, but no one backs her, and she just embarrasses herself: ‘She's all talk but no walk. She just wants to cause drama.’

'I do all the work for him to get all the credit': Employee discovers he's leaving the company after boss announces his departure at a company-wide meeting

'I do all the work for him to get all the credit': Employee discovers he's leaving the company after boss announces his departure at a company-wide meeting

'Dude shows up with a clipboard and an attitude': Builder fed up with inexperienced supervisor Derek's tedious new rules, so they purposely drop productivity rates by 75%, ensuring he is transferred to another site

'Dude shows up with a clipboard and an attitude': Builder fed up with inexperienced supervisor Derek's tedious new rules, so they purposely drop productivity rates by 75%, ensuring he is transferred to another site

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‘Since you're ahead of your tasks, why didn't you text me asking me for more work?’: Overworked employee quits on the spot after their manager reprimands them for taking a 10-minute break

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'I got to continually tell customers "No"': Pet store employee and wise boss gets satisfying revenge on entitled customers

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‘Our social media accounts are our private accounts’: Obsessive coworker demands all colleagues accept her Facebook friend requests, then cyberstalks them to the point of being blocked

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Beloved doorman gets fired on his day off, building management accidentally removes his access along with everyone else's in the building: 'His work ethic was too good for this place either way'

"Beloved doorman" gets fired on his day off, building management accidentally removes his access along with everyone else's in the building: 'His work ethic was too good for this place either way'

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'She said "I forgot that I worked here"': Employees reveal the most unusual excuses they've ever heard from someone calling off work

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Boss schedules employee to work during their vacation, threatens to fire them if they don't come in and hires someone to replace them: 'Turns out while I was gone he tried to replace me with someone who quit after 2 days'

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‘The bright side is: she’s finally quiet and respectful of our shared space’: Colleague melts down and throws a tantrum after being told to remove desk decorations for fire inspection, accuses her coworker of betrayal, and refuses to speak

‘The bright side is: she’s finally quiet and respectful of our shared space’: Colleague melts down and throws a tantrum after being told to remove desk decorations for fire inspection, accuses her coworker of betrayal, and refuses to speak

Coworker pressures teammates to buy lunch for the entire team, using birthdays and special occasions as an excuse to get free food: ‘At first, we thought it was just her being friendly’

Coworker pressures teammates to buy lunch for the entire team, using birthdays and special occasions as an excuse to get free food: ‘At first, we thought it was just her being friendly’

'Approve my 1-week PTO or accept my 2-week notice': Boss denies IT employee's vacation request until he trains the new hire on a decade worth of experience, employee refuses and submits his resignation instead

'Approve my 1-week PTO or accept my 2-week notice': Boss denies IT employee's vacation request until he trains the new hire on a decade worth of experience, employee refuses and submits his resignation instead

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‘I learned my lesson': 19-year-old night janitor agrees to take on boss's work during summer break, immediately regrets it after discovering they won't get compensated for the extra work

‘I learned my lesson': 19-year-old night janitor agrees to take on boss's work during summer break, immediately regrets it after discovering they won't get compensated for the extra work

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‘What's the C-suite's play here?’: Company lets go of 40+ high-performing employees, then immediately posts 40+ better-paying jobs on a job board, leaving employees dumbfounded

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Nanny asks for a $5 raise after working with a family for 2 years, then she burns a bridge when the parents counteroffer with a pay cut: 'Mom thinks she's being savvy'

Nanny asks for a $5 raise after working with a family for 2 years, then she burns a bridge when the parents counteroffer with a pay cut: 'Mom thinks she's being savvy'

Entitled couple hosts barbecue for 20+ people, leaves guest to cook alone for everyone because they're "scared of the grill", pushing his wife to insist they leave immediately: 'They were taking advantage of him'

Entitled couple hosts barbecue for 20+ people, leaves guest to cook alone for everyone because they're "scared of the grill", pushing his wife to insist they leave immediately: 'They were taking advantage of him'

‘I went straight to the dean’s office with both the recordings and told her’: Professor tries to fail grad student by faking attendance records, forcing the student to take it to the dean and finish with a 90% grade

‘I went straight to the dean’s office with both the recordings and told her’: Professor tries to fail grad student by faking attendance records, forcing the student to take it to the dean and finish with a 90% grade

‘HR hung up on me’: After being fired, HR director contacts ex-employee asking to hire them as a contractor, only to be appalled when they ask for a pay rate 5x their former salary

‘HR hung up on me’: After being fired, HR director contacts ex-employee asking to hire them as a contractor, only to be appalled when they ask for a pay rate 5x their former salary

19-year-old brother tells his 24-year-old single mother sister to raise her own child if she has a problem with how he is helping her after she critiques his assistance: 'He got mad and said that I have no right to judge her parenting'

19-year-old brother tells his 24-year-old single mother sister to raise her own child if she has a problem with how he is helping her after she critiques his assistance: 'He got mad and said that I have no right to judge her parenting'

‘This is a 100% absolute no. Those fixtures belong to the bank’: Couple clings to a foreclosed 8,000 sq ft, $1M mansion, stalls eviction for five years with bankruptcy ping-pong, and tries selling off everything from countertops to doors

‘This is a 100% absolute no. Those fixtures belong to the bank’: Couple clings to a foreclosed 8,000 sq ft, $1M mansion, stalls eviction for five years with bankruptcy ping-pong, and tries selling off everything from countertops to doors

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