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PhD student, fed up with her caffeinated coworker Anne, plans to take back her coffee maker when she graduates, leaving Anne to brew alone: ‘She stopped making coffee at her home because she knows she can make it at work. I am her source of caffeine’

PhD student, fed up with her caffeinated coworker Anne, plans to take back her coffee maker when she graduates, leaving Anne to brew alone: ‘She stopped making coffee at her home because she knows she can make it at work. I am her source of caffeine’

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Employee told he is going to lose all of his leave by the end of the year, takes it all at once, leaving projects struggling to be completed: 'Use all your PTO before December 31 or lose it? Alright, don't mind if I do, even if the project burns...'

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Employee gets fired for standing around for 5 minutes after showing up to work 2 minutes late: ‘This isn’t working out’

Employee gets fired for standing around for 5 minutes after showing up to work 2 minutes late: ‘This isn’t working out’

Boss reprimands employee for showing too much personality in emails, employee complies and gets accused of sounding too cold: 'I thought you didn't want personal touches'

Boss reprimands employee for showing too much personality in emails, employee complies and gets accused of sounding too cold: 'I thought you didn't want personal touches'

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Jealous boss informs HR of a completely permissible after-work get-together that her employees attended, only because she wasn't invited herself: "[She] made a complaint that she was being ostracized’

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18-year-old café employee told by her new shift lead to stop talking, stops talking entirely, forcing the lead to backtrack: 'You’re not paid to talk, you’re paid to work'

Delusional direct report refuses to accept that his manager is in charge of him, manager gets even: 'Adam has openly claimed he doesn’t technically report to me'

Delusional direct report refuses to accept that his manager is in charge of him, manager gets even: 'Adam has openly claimed he doesn’t technically report to me'

Employee grows tired of workplace favoritism, decides to ‘accidentally' break their computer to get time off while entitled coworkers are forced to fill in: ‘We’re expected to work like machines’

Employee grows tired of workplace favoritism, decides to ‘accidentally' break their computer to get time off while entitled coworkers are forced to fill in: ‘We’re expected to work like machines’

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'I just stood there': Manager demands employees stick only to assigned tasks, employee complies by refusing to help customers outside of their department

'I just stood there': Manager demands employees stick only to assigned tasks, employee complies by refusing to help customers outside of their department

'Helped my former boss get fired': Former employee gets entitled ex-boss audited three years after getting wrongfully dismissed

'Helped my former boss get fired': Former employee gets entitled ex-boss audited three years after getting wrongfully dismissed

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Boss questions employee's work ethic when they work from home for one day despite working their previously agreed upon WFH days from the office: 'You want me to honor my in-office-days? Okay, but you'll be forced to honor my WFH-days'

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‘I never said I was taking his shift’: Entitled coworker assumes fellow employee will take his shift without receiving confirmation, then sneakily tells boss they found shift coverage

Boss bans phones in the workplace, employee complies until boss needs to reach her urgently: 'I wasn’t about to get written [up] for breaking a policy she just finished enforcing'

Boss bans phones in the workplace, employee complies until boss needs to reach her urgently: 'I wasn’t about to get written [up] for breaking a policy she just finished enforcing'

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Employee 4 months into their new job loses 2 days of PTO over an 18 minute lunch break disagreement: '[Boss] told me I took time off on company time and there would be discipline to follow'

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New hire shows up 15 minutes late and insists he 'doesn't take orders': 'By 3 PM his keycard didn't work any more'

'You're not paid to talk': 18-year-old disgruntled barista reprimanded for chatting with coworkers, barista maliciously complies and plays the "mute challenge" for days

'You're not paid to talk': 18-year-old disgruntled barista reprimanded for chatting with coworkers, barista maliciously complies and plays the "mute challenge" for days

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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'

'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

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'

Man does cousin a favor by moving into his mid-renovated apartment, agreeing to pay back his leftover renovation loan of $30k, until many hidden property defects start to resurface: 'I don't believe it is fair for me to continue paying off his debt'

Man does cousin a favor by moving into his mid-renovated apartment, agreeing to pay back his leftover renovation loan of $30k, until many hidden property defects start to resurface: 'I don't believe it is fair for me to continue paying off his debt'

15+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Boss] said, "If you leave I can replace you..." So I did'

15+ Employees who quit their jobs on the spot: '[Boss] said, "If you leave I can replace you..." So I did'

‘Hey, I tried to help’: Blue collar guy ends up managing his old workplace frenemy, so he promotes him to a higher position where he can ‘shine’ and where the work is loathsome

‘Hey, I tried to help’: Blue collar guy ends up managing his old workplace frenemy, so he promotes him to a higher position where he can ‘shine’ and where the work is loathsome

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