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Company asks employees to contribute money for boss’s gift, then gives it back, when they ask for it yet again, employee refuses: 'It's just I could really use that $10 to buy lunch or something'

Company asks employees to contribute money for boss’s gift, then gives it back, when they ask for it yet again, employee refuses: 'It's just I could really use that $10 to buy lunch or something'

‘It came crashing down Monday morning. Lewis was immediately fired’: “Influencer” colleague at marketing company impresses the boss with celebrity selfies and wild stories, gets fired and flees the state when his web of lies falls apart

‘It came crashing down Monday morning. Lewis was immediately fired’: “Influencer” colleague at marketing company impresses the boss with celebrity selfies and wild stories, gets fired and flees the state when his web of lies falls apart

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‘I tell the truth, Bob doesn't get the job’: Credit-stealing coworker Bob rides colleague’s $10M company turnaround success for a decade, then a reference call exposed his lies, costing him his dream job

‘I tell the truth, Bob doesn't get the job’: Credit-stealing coworker Bob rides colleague’s $10M company turnaround success for a decade, then a reference call exposed his lies, costing him his dream job

‘Time to start butchering their names’: Entire office refuses to call employee by their rightful name for over a year, employee calls them out to HR

‘Time to start butchering their names’: Entire office refuses to call employee by their rightful name for over a year, employee calls them out to HR

Business owner fires employee over minor disagreement, employee's stepson gets payback years later by refusing owner's request to work with him: ‘Do you remember my stepdad?’

Business owner fires employee over minor disagreement, employee's stepson gets payback years later by refusing owner's request to work with him: ‘Do you remember my stepdad?’

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IT guy gets promoted by arriving late at 9 and leaving at 2 to attend a sites they can't access after their warnings about the ineffective process are ignored: 'You want me in 3 places at once? You got it!'

‘My boss stole my bag and threw it away’: Boss tosses employee’s bag in the dumpster after office hours, HR intervenes and sides with boss

‘My boss stole my bag and threw it away’: Boss tosses employee’s bag in the dumpster after office hours, HR intervenes and sides with boss

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Envious coworker is upset that his supervisor gets remote work privileges, then proceeds to bad-mouth the supervisor to their shared client while under the influence: ‘Coworker was promptly fired’

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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...'

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’

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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'

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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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Agency tries to steal assignment from rejected job candidate, candidate revokes their access before they can get away with it: 'If they wanted to use it, they would need to hire me'

Agency tries to steal assignment from rejected job candidate, candidate revokes their access before they can get away with it: 'If they wanted to use it, they would need to hire me'

17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

17-year-old refuses to contribute $250 of his own savings to his younger brother's present despite parents' guilt trips and ultimatums: 'I used to love [my family] but we're basically strangers who live under the same roof'

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Employee arrives at their disciplinary work hearing with receipts that disprove the accusations against them, committee still gives them a written warning: ‘Politics trumped evidence’

Employee with plenty of accrued PTO asks for one unpaid day off, but her boss denies it and invents fake rules to justify it: ‘I went by HR again, and they confirmed she’s wrong and the info she’s been telling me is not true’

Employee with plenty of accrued PTO asks for one unpaid day off, but her boss denies it and invents fake rules to justify it: ‘I went by HR again, and they confirmed she’s wrong and the info she’s been telling me is not true’

Neighbor “forgets” to return borrowed power tools, now wants man’s brand new pressure washer, leaving the owner stuck between politeness and protecting his stuff: ‘We share a driveway (duplex setup), so I see him literally every day and can't avoid him’

30-year-old leaves holiday dinner after being relentlessly hounded by his uncle about being unemployed with relentless jokes at his expense: 'Now my mum is saying I embarrassed her and I should’ve just ignored him'

30-year-old leaves holiday dinner after being relentlessly hounded by his uncle about being unemployed with relentless jokes at his expense: 'Now my mum is saying I embarrassed her and I should’ve just ignored him'

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