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'I am not employed elsewhere!': HR accuses remote worker of "overemployment" due to "abormal" keyboard and mouse activity

'I am not employed elsewhere!': HR accuses remote worker of "overemployment" due to "abormal" keyboard and mouse activity

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Construction employee gets even with coworker by making him think he's instantly rich: 'He called my boss... [and] quit immediately on the spot'

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47-year-old employee on business trip turns down dinner with coworkers, boss threatens consequences: 'It was outside work hours, unpaid, and not scheduled'

47-year-old employee on business trip turns down dinner with coworkers, boss threatens consequences: 'It was outside work hours, unpaid, and not scheduled'

27-year-old analyst clashes with a Marketing coworker who tried to grab his laptop mid-project, leading to a loud altercation that drew security, escalating into petty sabotage in the office: 'He made me miss a deadline'

27-year-old analyst clashes with a marketing coworker who tried to grab his laptop mid-project, leading to a loud altercation that drew security, escalating into petty sabotage in the office: 'He made me miss a deadline'

22-year-old employee teams up with 30 coworkers to enact payback on micromanager for making them log every detail of every task: 'Data [was] lost in a heap of unusable data'

22-year-old employee teams up with 30 coworkers to enact payback on micromanager for making them log every detail of every task: 'Data [was] lost in a heap of unusable data'

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Tech company tries to save money by underpaying employees for work travel expenses, employee uses their cheap policy against them: ‘I submitted my receipts for reimbursement and got pushback’

Tech company tries to save money by underpaying employees for work travel expenses, employee uses their cheap policy against them: ‘I submitted my receipts for reimbursement and got pushback’

‘Trying to save money on travel made them spend more, oops!’: Penny-pinching contracting company bans mileage, forces a 21-year-old to rent “cheapest” car with under-25 fees, and ends up paying nearly $800 plus gas

‘Trying to save money on travel made them spend more, oops!’: Penny-pinching contracting company bans mileage, forces a 21-year-old to rent “cheapest” car with under-25 fees, and ends up paying nearly $800 plus gas

Coworker Emma claims she has celiac to get special gluten-free food at work, but grabs regular pizza at office party, and has to admit it’s just a sensitivity when called out publicly: ‘She's saying I "outed" her medical information’

Coworker Emma claims she has celiac to get special gluten-free food at work, but grabs regular pizza at office party, and has to admit it’s just a sensitivity when called out publicly: ‘She's saying I "outed" her medical information’

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Pennsylvania truck driver outsmarts boss Fred and state commercial driver’s license laws, gets the license, a raise, then quits on his own terms: ‘Over that 2-week period I got about 25hrs of overtime, a CDL, and a pay raise’

Pennsylvania truck driver outsmarts boss Fred and state commercial driver’s license laws, gets the license, a raise, then quits on his own terms: ‘Over that 2-week period I got about 25hrs of overtime, a CDL, and a pay raise’

‘I listen to gossip you have better nails now’: 20+ More professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

‘I listen to gossip you have better nails now’: 20+ More professionals describe their job as poorly as possible

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20+ Retail workers who had bizarre customers: 'He released a box of spiders into the store... He's not allowed in any Starbucks in this town anymore'

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15+ Employees who got their toxic bosses fired: 'I marched straight to HR to resign and let them know what she was doing'

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15+ Workers who quit on the spot and shared what happened next: 'The best part was the HR lady calling me every day for 2 weeks'

New hire "Lisa" tries to get 32-year-old star employee fired because of how good she is at her job: 'HR caught her, [Lisa's] now on thin ice'

New hire "Lisa" tries to get 32-year-old star employee fired because of how good she is at her job: 'HR caught her, [Lisa's] now on thin ice'

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Employee resigns after they fall ill while moving and have to take sick leave, their boss slowly unravels, escalating to accusations: 'My boss went nuts and I quit, but now my CEO is begging for me back, should I return?'

Guest sues hotel after she forgets passport in her room, causing her to miss her flight when hotel staff struggle to find it: ‘She holds us legally responsible’

Guest sues hotel after she forgets passport in her room, causing her to miss her flight when hotel staff struggle to find it: ‘She holds us legally responsible’

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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’

‘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

Person finally lands a job interview after 2 months of unemployment, ends up laughing in their faces after hearing the farcically exploitative proposition: ‘[They're] Glassdoor rating is 2.1…’

Person finally lands a job interview after 2 months of unemployment, ends up laughing in their faces after hearing the farcically exploitative proposition: ‘[They're] Glassdoor rating is 2.1…’

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’

‘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

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'

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