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New employee gets forgotten after boss is fired, collects paycheck with no work to do for months: 'I'm riding the wave till it crests'

New employee gets forgotten after boss is fired, collects paycheck with no work to do for months: 'I'm riding the wave till it crests'

'I told my old boss she’s not right for the job': Incompetent new hire keeps asking ex-employee for help 2 months into the job, he finally stops cleaning up her messes

'I told my old boss she’s not right for the job': Incompetent new hire keeps asking ex-employee for help 2 months into the job, he finally stops cleaning up her messes

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Dealership wants guy to drive 350 miles to pick up replacement vehicle after known fault in his new car, when customer gets upset service rep intentionally sidelines the exchange before quitting: 'I sent his case over with the wrong file, then I quit'

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'Instead of giving the employees raises, we got oranges': 20+ CEOs who infuriated their employees with their business decisions

'They’re paying that person nearly 30% more than me': Overworked employee discovers new hire with half the responsibility is getting paid more

'They’re paying that person nearly 30% more than me': Overworked employee discovers new hire with half the responsibility is getting paid more

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‘Guess karma doesn't need a headset’: Idea-stealing coworker tries to pull a fast one on hardworking employee, so the employee exposes her fraudulent behavior to their manager

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Hardworking lawyer shows up to work hours before everyone else and still gets fired: 'The three hours early riser put in before the sun was up did not count, because no one was there to see them.'

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Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

Employee finds loophole in company's tracking system, takes 2 hour breaks that are only marked as 30 minutes: 'I did exactly as I was told'

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HR involves employee’s manager over a simple vacation question, turning routine time-off plans into a workplace headache and family-fueled stress: ‘My mom works there too, she told me I messed up big time’

HR involves employee’s manager over a simple vacation question, turning routine time-off plans into a workplace headache and family-fueled stress: ‘My mom works there too, she told me I messed up big time’

Coworker Todd schedules “urgent” Zoom meetings just to read emails everyone already got, turning Tuesday mornings into a collective eye-rolling contest: ‘I’m not even mad anymore. I just want to know what planet Todd lives on’

Coworker Todd schedules “urgent” Zoom meetings just to read emails everyone already got, turning Tuesday mornings into a collective eye-rolling contest: ‘I’m not even mad anymore. I just want to know what planet Todd lives on’

Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

Experienced employee gets asked to train the new hire, leading him to discover the trainee is earning a higher salary: ‘I was honestly surprised the pay was this good for an entry-level gig’

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‘He was trying to intimidate me into doing it’: Arrogant coworker tries to order employee to work for free on an external ‘side project’ because he doesn't have the budget for an expert opinion, employee adamantly refuses

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'I fired 3 new hires on the first day': 20+ Employees who got hired and fired at lightning speed

‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

‘I told my boss I’m on PTO so please let me rest and recuperate’: Upset Boss ignores only CPR-certified employee’s PTO to recover from a heart-stopping event, forcing him to outsmart company policy by using all his leave and quit the moment it runs out

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'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

'I don't work for free': Factory supervisor demands workers arrive an hour early to shift, yet refuses to pay for it, resulting in a rebellion after one employee refuses

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20+ Employees who accidentally replied-all to their emails: 'I sent my reply to the CEO, VP, and help desk'

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Overworked employee calls out boss in a 3:00 AM email after being set up to fail following her returns from medical leave: 'I couldn't take it anymore'

Overworked employee calls out boss in a 3:00 AM email after being set up to fail following her returns from medical leave: 'I couldn't take it anymore'

VP demands employee inform coworker about her termination "by noon", despite coworker being on approved medical leave and set to have surgery that day, VP claims to be unaware of her leave: 'It would look like we're retaliating for her taking leave'

VP demands employee inform coworker about her termination "by noon", despite coworker being on approved medical leave and set to have surgery that day, VP claims to be unaware of her leave: 'It would look like we're retaliating for her taking leave'

Developers sued by local HOA for ignoring rules that houses must be 20 feet apart: 'Normally I am against HOAs, but I dislike rich, arrogant developers more'

Developers sued by local HOA for ignoring rules that houses must be 20 feet apart: 'Normally I am against HOAs, but I dislike rich, arrogant developers more'

Employee confronts new boss to higher ups after he reprimands her for missing "mandatory training" during her maternity leave: 'I've literally done nothing wrong'

Employee confronts new boss to higher ups after he reprimands her for missing "mandatory training" during her maternity leave: 'I've literally done nothing wrong'

Service worker laid off in July gets a message from their boss asking them to return to their old job: 'Thanksgiving week was a disaster because they didn't have enough people on to handle the crowds'

Service worker laid off in July gets a message from their boss asking them to return to their old job: 'Thanksgiving week was a disaster because they didn't have enough people on to handle the crowds'

'My managers are drowning in work after I stopped doing all non-essential tasks': Overworked employee gets even with managers who refused to promote them

'My managers are drowning in work after I stopped doing all non-essential tasks': Overworked employee gets even with managers who refused to promote them

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