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‘If you go, you're fired’: Boss denied employee's time off request after discovering their summer vacations are at the same time, employee refuses to reschedule

‘If you go, you're fired’: Boss denied employee's time off request after discovering their summer vacations are at the same time, employee refuses to reschedule

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‘Should I tell my boss how upset I am with them?’: Employee wants to skip work lunch her boss invited her to, because she doesn’t like 2 of the coworkers who are also attending

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‘You're not going to win’: General manager demands employee give up their desk at “hot desking” office, employee books the space again out of spite

‘You're not going to win this fight’: General manager demands employee give up their desk at “hot desking” office, employee books the space again out of spite

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15+ Employees who got fired for great reasons: 'A coworker drove 80+ MPH making a delivery'

Employee hands boss their two weeks' notice, only for boss to demand they stay for longer, employee refuses: ‘You should be glad I'm giving you this’

Employee hands boss their two weeks' notice, only for boss to demand they stay for longer, employee refuses: ‘You should be glad I'm giving you this’

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30-year-old woman blocks male coworker for “being distant” after she stepped back to appease her jealous boyfriend, and still expected casual friendly office small talk: '[She] blocked me for respecting the distance she created'

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‘He’s trying to get me fired but he’s just too dumb to do it well’: Coworker tries to get the contractor in trouble by micromanaging and tattling to higher ups but they all ignore him

‘No more Mr. Nice Guy’: Employee refuses to work for client after they take him out of project for being too expensive, client admits they made a huge mistake

‘No more Mr. Nice Guy’: Employee refuses to work for client after they take him out of project for being too expensive, client admits they made a huge mistake

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Boss refuses to let employee use WFH perk, then proceeds to use it herself every week: ‘She used excuses to block the staff from using the option’

Boss refuses to let employee use WFH perk, then proceeds to use it herself every week: ‘She used multiple excuses to block the staff from using the option’

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15+ Retail employees who quit on the spot

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Retired coworker Jeff spots a colleague on medical leave eating dinner and decides to play unpaid HR and tells their managers

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Warehouse manager sends new hire on an impossible errand, new hire quietly slips out and takes a 3-hour break

Manager refuses to let employees eat at workstation, employee books the conference room and eats their lunch there every day: ‘I'm sitting alone at a twenty-person table’

Manager refuses to let employees eat at workstation, employee books the conference room and eats their lunch there every day: ‘I'm sitting alone at a twenty-person table’

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Manufacturer helps client with urgent order by supplying differently specced parts at client's agreement, client still makes official complaint because the parts weren't to normal specification, manufacturer delays their orders thereafter in retaliation

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Boss admits she intentionally gave one employee extra work to test how they cope, while her coworker, Sue, slacks and leaves them handling whole project alone

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Boss denies 25-year veteran employee’s fully prepared PTO request, blocking their vacation despite having plenty of accrued time off

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Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Neighbors repeatedly drive over new homeowner's lawn to park, forcing her to stop them by installing T-posts on her driveway: ‘I feel like this is property damage’

Neighbors repeatedly drive over new homeowner's lawn to park, forcing her to stop them by installing T-posts on her driveway: ‘I feel like this is property damage’

New remote manager files HR complaint for one employee using her allotted 14-day PTO and another her full 50-day maternity leave, HR just shrugs: ‘[HR] said, “No, she is absolutely entitled to do that."'

New remote manager files HR complaint for one employee using her allotted 14-day PTO and another her full 50-day maternity leave, HR just shrugs: ‘[HR] said, “No, she is absolutely entitled to do that."'

Job candidate rescinds application after waiting almost 2 hours to be interviewed: 'It was literally 11:45am. Almost noon. My interview was at 10:00am'

Job candidate rescinds application after waiting almost 2 hours to be interviewed: 'It was literally 11:45am. Almost noon. My interview was at 10:00am'

Dad blames daughter of ‘not working enough’ after she switches from working 6 days a week to a mere 40-hour, 5-day schedule, she says: ‘I refuse to repeat the cycle of burnout’

Dad blames daughter of ‘not working enough’ after she switches from working 6 days a week to a mere 40-hour, 5-day schedule, she says: ‘I refuse to repeat the cycle of burnout’

Company throws anniversary celebration for 5-year veteran worker, then tells him they're giving the promotion he's been promised for 2 years to an external hire: 'The person they hired has less industry experience than me'

Company throws anniversary celebration for 5-year veteran worker, then tells him they're giving the promotion he's been promised for 2 years to an external hire: 'The person they hired has less industry experience than me'

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