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Boss demands IT send "detailed daily reports" for everything little task they do on the job, IT sends an 87-page novel in response: ‘8:02 AM: Logged into system’

Boss demands IT send "detailed daily reports" for everything little task they do on the job, IT sends an 87-page novel in response: ‘8:02 AM: Logged into system’

Employee's access to software gets revoked by IT, so they send IT a list of all the tasks they need to take over: ‘Within 30 minutes, the decision was reversed and I had my access back’

Employee's access to software gets revoked by IT, so they send IT a list of all the tasks they need to take over: ‘Within 30 minutes, the decision was reversed and I had my access back’

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‘25 minutes later I get a freaked-out phone call from the head tech at the US HQ’: Remote worker ordered to return equipment mid-project maliciously complies, sending US HQ of a European manufacturer into panic until they drop the recall

‘25 minutes later I get a freaked-out phone call from the head tech at the US HQ’: Remote worker ordered to return equipment mid-project maliciously complies, sending US HQ of a European manufacturer into panic until they drop the recall

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Outside hire production manager declares 'No Overtime! No exceptions!' production stalls costing the company $120k: '[He] lasted about 3 months [after that]'

Employee grows tired of coworker who keeps "borrowing" their phone charger without asking, swaps it with an old charger to force coworker to stop: 'He finally brought his own'

Employee grows tired of coworker who keeps "borrowing" their phone charger without asking, swaps it with an old charger to force coworker to stop: 'He finally brought his own'

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‘I stood up and told her "I'm done with this conversation" and walked out’: Boss promises big opportunities, then pushes a star employee out of the loop, favoring two junior minions she hired to flatter her

‘I stood up and told her "I'm done with this conversation" and walked out’: Boss promises big opportunities, then pushes a star employee out of the loop, favoring two junior minions she hired to flatter her

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Retail worker quits job, keeps getting paid for months: 'I never said a word'

'What on earth is happening?': Manager demands employee participate in the team group chat, employee complies, sending random texts in every language but English

'What on earth is happening?': Manager demands employee participate in the team group chat, employee complies, sending random messages in every language but English

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'She ghosted me': Job candidate asked to come in for an interview, recruiter bails, candidate gives their supervisor a piece of his mind

'She ghosted me': Job candidate asked to come in for an interview, recruiter bails, candidate gives their supervisor a piece of his mind

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Dog sitter quits agency after they find out their boss was pocketing 60% of their total earnings: ‘[She was] trying to claim she only takes 30%’

‘"No OT! No exceptions!". Sure thing boss man’: New manager bans all overtime, leading to understaffed production lines, losing $120,000 in a day, and gets fired only three months into job

‘"No OT! No exceptions!". Sure thing boss man’: New manager bans all overtime, leading to understaffed production lines, losing $120,000 in a day, and gets fired only three months into job

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'Got fired and was told that I’m easily replaceable. So I fixed that': Fired worker takes $60k client from old job

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Employee admits to coworker she's the reason they resigned from their job, after months of doing all her neglected tasks: ‘I couldn't continue working with her’

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Boss tells supervisor they have to work 2 extra hours every day or quit, totaling an extra 10 hours of unpaid work every week: 'HR backed my supervisor up. They agreed.'

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'No call-outs or missed shifts for ANY REASON': Newly-hired employee spots red flags in hiring contract

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‘It literally feels like she's having a breakdown’: Coworker has a ‘temper tantrum’ after employee turns in their resignation, employee implores fellow corporate soldiers to share their worst coworker stories

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Manager demands strict clean-desk policy in the office, employee comply by wasting company time packing and unpacking their belongings every day: ‘Just following the policy’

Manager demands strict clean-desk policy in the office, employee comply by wasting company time packing and unpacking their belongings every day: ‘Just following the policy’

Manager schedules an online ‘Mandatory Friday Fun’ meeting for her work-from-home team, gets mad when everyone's energy is low: ‘If you want to [end] team spirit, this is how you do it.’

Manager schedules an online ‘Mandatory Friday Fun’ meeting for her work-from-home team, gets mad when everyone's energy is low: ‘If you want to [end] team spirit, this is how you do it.’

Corporate management refuses to use 1 of 3 allocated "storm days" to shut down the facility despite 1 foot of snowfall, forcing employees to use their own PTO instead: 'The VP started the email with "Happy Tuesday!!"'

Corporate management refuses to use 1 of 3 allocated "storm days" to shut down the facility despite 1 foot of snowfall, forcing employees to use their own PTO instead: 'The VP started the email with "Happy Tuesday!!"'

Hotel guest demands full refund after informing front desk she is cutting her stay short, employee refuses when she fails to check out in time: ‘Ma'am, that's not how hotels work’

Hotel guest demands full refund after informing front desk she is cutting her stay short, employee refuses when she fails to check out in time: ‘Ma'am, that's not how hotels work’

Employee realizes that they have taken less PTO since the company instituted "unlimited" policy due to the implied threat from HR: 'It's just this weird psychological thing where you feel like youre being watched or judged'

Employee realizes that they have taken less PTO since the company instituted "unlimited" policy due to the implied threat from HR: 'It's just this weird psychological thing where you feel like youre being watched or judged'

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

Boss tries to pin stock discrepancy on team, only to be proven wrong by employee who documented everything: ‘He did not bring it up again’

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