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'[I] searched for new jobs... while still screen sharing': 20+ Employees who made huge mistakes at work

Print shop's new district manager demands all employees wear ties near a tie‑eating laminator, staff answers with giant clown bow ties: ‘The employee handbook doesn’t provide color or size parameters’

Print shop's new district manager demands all employees wear ties near a tie‑eating laminator, staff answers with giant clown bow ties: ‘The employee handbook doesn’t provide color or size parameters’

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'They're freezing all raises and promotions': Upper management causes mass exodus during company meeting after announcing a hiring freeze

'They're freezing all raises and promotions': Upper management causes mass exodus during company meeting after announcing a hiring freeze

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Employee replaces 24/7 surveillance software on company computer with file that can't be opened: 'I'm probably not gonna get fired'

‘She was telling MY COWORKERS the same lies she’s been trying to spread at her store’: New manager gets her branch to near perfect condition, while a different location’s supervisor paints her as lazy and a job taker

‘She was telling MY COWORKERS the same lies she’s been trying to spread at her store’: New manager gets her branch to near perfect condition, while a different location’s supervisor paints her as lazy and a job taker

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Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

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UPDATE: Over-employed worker gets fired from 3 jobs at the same time: 'After a year, I finally got caught'

New micromanager enforces strict office hours, employees comply leaving west coast clients scrambling: 'Management said we had to work 8am - 5pm (ET). So we did!'

New micromanager enforces strict office hours, employees comply leaving West Coast clients scrambling: 'Management said we had to work 8am - 5pm (ET). So we did!'

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Receptionist in her 50s gets fired and replaced by AI system she trained: 'She literally trained the thing that replaced her'

Boss demands cashier clock out every time they leave the register, employee complies, only for it to get flagged by HR: ‘My timecard showed I’d left work thirteen times’

Boss demands cashier clock out every time they leave the register, employee complies, only for it to get flagged by HR: ‘My timecard showed I’d left work thirteen times’

‘I quit on the spot’: Boss refuses to listen to employee's suggestion on how to cut costs for the company, employee resigns, only for boss to keep trying to reach out

‘I quit on the spot’: Boss refuses to listen to employee's suggestion on how to cut costs for the company, employee resigns, only for boss to keep trying to reach out

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New CEO tells the team they have to work 8-5, causing problems with clients in another timezone: 'The policy was lifted within 2 weeks when our West Coast clients couldn't get in touch with us'

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Employee suggests all staff gather their financial contributions before purchasing a joint farewell gift for their boss, so no one is expected to contribute an amount they're not comfortable with: ‘Maybe my coworkers think I’m being cheap or stingy’

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‘She goes through my calendar hoping she [can] find things to “manage”’: Manager insists employee fakes their productivity for the sake of seeming ‘professional’, but employee hypothesizes that their manager isn't as productive as she seems

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‘The bank's call center manager personally called me’: Bank freezes man’s account for over a month due to clerk’s error, ignores his calls, so he floods their social media with complaints and they come running

‘The bank's call center manager personally called me’: Bank freezes man’s account for over a month due to clerk’s error, ignores his calls, so he floods their social media with complaints and they come running

Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

Boss berates employee in front of entire team after they miss a detail in a report, then blames employee for project's delay, pushing employee to quit: ‘No one should be treated like that’

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Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

Team lead quits on the spot after upper management reprimands him for giving employees 5 out of 5 on their performance reviews: 'You quite literally will never be good enough in their eyes, by design'

‘Kara's smile froze': 32-year-old woman proudly shuts down pretentious 20-something-year-old coworker who keeps pretending like she doesn't remember her name

‘Kara's smile froze': 32-year-old woman proudly shuts down pretentious 20-something-year-old coworker who keeps pretending like she doesn't remember her name

Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

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'

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

‘I'm desperate? I'm unemployed, broke, and trying to pay rent’: Job seeker rejected for sounding too eager, with the interviewer saying desperation is a turnoff

Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

Store supervisor demands employee keep working beyond closing time to “show commitment to the company”, employee refuses, leaving supervisor to handle customers alone: ‘My shift has ended’

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