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‘She’s acting like a 12-year-old in middle school fawning over her unobtainable crush who happens to be dating me’: 35-year-old coworker fixates on colleague’s boyfriend she never met, fishing for details and copying her to feel connected to him

‘She’s acting like a 12-year-old in middle school fawning over her unobtainable crush who happens to be dating me’: 35-year-old coworker Sarah fixates on colleague’s boyfriend she never met, fishing for details and copying her to feel connected to him

Supervisor refuses to let employee enter their shared office to take their bag at the end of the day, employee enters anyway, leading to an office dispute: ‘I have the right to access my own belongings’

Supervisor refuses to let employee enter their shared office to take their bag at the end of the day, employee enters anyway, leading to an office dispute: ‘I have the right to access my own belongings’

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Hiring manager accidentally sends job candidate feedback on their interview, revealing their true thoughts, candidate considers using it for the next interview: ‘They said I lacked enthusiasm’

Hiring manager accidentally sends job candidate feedback on their interview, revealing their true thoughts, candidate considers using it for the next interview: ‘They said I lacked enthusiasm’

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Employee reports 2 remote coworkers who fail to complete their daily tasks because they're too busy babysitting their children and grandchildren, upper management threatens RTO mandate in response: ‘The company is not paying them to be a SAHM’

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Manager tells 21-year-old retail worker to "just smile more," she obliges by smiling non-stop for her entire shift, horrifying a Karen customer: 'For the rest of my shift, and every shift after, I smiled'

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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'

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'

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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'

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’

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‘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’

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’

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‘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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Job candidate bluffs during interview with HR about having a better job offer to get them raise their offer, but begins to panic when asked for a copy of the offer to send to compensation team: 'The problem is, this other offer doesn't exist'

Job candidate bluffs during interview with HR about having a better job offer to get them raise their offer, but begins to panic when asked for a copy of the offer to send to compensation team: 'The problem is, this other offer doesn't exist'

Restaurant manager laughs at employee when he asks for 2 consecutive days off after working 6 day weeks since starting: 'He literally laughed in his face'

Restaurant manager laughs at employee when he asks for 2 consecutive days off after working 6 day weeks since starting: 'He literally laughed in his face'

Tech woman finally realizes her value after company denies her twice and asks her to apply a third time, respectfully declines: ‘My time is much more valuable than this.’

Tech woman finally realizes her value after company denies her twice and asks her to apply a third time, respectfully declines: ‘My time is much more valuable than this.’

Manager draws fire from HR for his "bias" for not rewarding single-mother employee with the same raises and bonuses as her better-performing coworker: '[Since he] is willing to put in extra hours (maybe 5-10 hrs per week), he gets more done'

Manager draws fire from HR for his "bias" for not rewarding single-mother employee with the same raises and bonuses as her better-performing coworker: '[Since he] is willing to put in extra hours (maybe 5-10 hrs per week), he gets more done'

Project manager with 5+ years of experience gets demoted after company makes $500 million off of his work: 'I am absolutely dejected, to say the least'

Project manager with 5+ years of experience gets demoted after company makes $500 million off of his work: 'I am absolutely dejected, to say the least'

Company promises yearly bonus to all employees, only to delay the payment without explanation, forcing employees to cancel plans made for the money: 'It only exists on a spreadsheet'

Company promises yearly bonus to all employees, only to delay the payment without explanation, forcing employees to cancel plans made for the money: 'It only exists on a spreadsheet'

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