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Boss deducts employee's pay for officially clocking in late despite starting work early, employee maliciously complies: 'Never talk to me before I clock in'

Boss deducts employee's pay for officially clocking in late despite starting work early, employee maliciously complies: 'Never talk to me before I clock in'

Unknown employee keeps stealing coworker's lunch, forcing him to buy a mini fridge and lock his food inside, other coworkers mock him: 'We get it, you're special'

Unknown employee keeps stealing coworker's lunch, forcing him to buy a mini fridge and lock his food inside, other coworkers mock him: 'We get it, you're special'

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Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

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'He showed up 45 minutes late, wearing shorts and Crocs': 20+ Bosses who got stuck with bizarre employees

Chef makes an effort to bake cakes for coworkers' birthdays, only to have none of them do anything for her birthday, she refuses to keep the tradition: ‘It's not worth the effort’

Chef makes an effort to bake cakes for coworkers' birthdays, only to have none of them do anything for her birthday, she refuses to keep the tradition: ‘It's not worth the effort’

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Tech employee working 50+ hour weeks takes one personal day, now HR accuses him of being a slacker: 'It’s insane how taking care of yourself is seen as a red flag'

Tech employee working 50+ hour weeks takes one personal day, now HR accuses him of being a slacker: 'It’s insane how taking care of yourself is seen as a red flag'

40-year-old coworker, fresh off her own extended maternity leave, pressures 24-year-old colleague into surrendering her pre-approved PTO vacation and drags in management and staff for backup: ‘ I can’t give up my time. This trip means a lot to me’

40-year-old coworker, fresh off her own extended maternity leave, pressures 24-year-old colleague into surrendering her pre-approved PTO vacation and drags in management and staff for backup: ‘ I can’t give up my time. This trip means a lot to me’

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Coworker refuses to mute her microphone on video calls when her baby has crying tantrums, employee calls out her unprofessionalism: ‘It makes it almost impossible to focus on the meeting content’

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18-year-old receptionist told by boss to "stick strictly to your job description" complies : 'It was absolute chaos by the end of the day'

Startup CEO publicly fires her husband, has security march him out of the building, only for him to return the next day like nothing happened: ‘she patted herself on the back for showing us an example of "good leadership"’

Startup CEO publicly fires her husband, has security march him out of the building, only for him to return the next day like nothing happened: ‘she patted herself on the back for showing us an example of "good leadership"’

'Can you cc me on every client email?': Employee complies with micromanager's demands and sends her emails of clients disparaging her work ethic

'Can you cc me on every client email?': Employee complies with micromanager's demands and sends her emails of clients disparaging her work ethic

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43-year employee gets vacation time cut, takes 10 weeks of PTO and refuses to come back for less than 7 figures: 'It's the day Jimmy is supposed to return. He doesn't'

Hardware store customer refuses help from saleswoman, asks for salesman instead, who then repeats every question to his female coworker to make a point: ‘I turned and asked Bonnie’

Hardware store customer refuses help from saleswoman, asks for salesman instead, who then repeats every question to his female coworker to make a point: ‘I turned and asked Bonnie’

‘I asked for money instead, was told no’: Company gives bobble head figures as a bonus, pushing one employee to maliciously comply and pick the most expensive, top-tier model design to max out the budget

‘I asked for money instead, was told no’: Company gives bobble head figures as a bonus, pushing one employee to maliciously comply and pick the most expensive, top-tier model design to max out the budget

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'I got fired over a school project': Student worker tests project on his company, discovers thousands of dollars in fraud

'I got fired over a school project': Student worker tests project on his company, discovers thousands of dollars in fraud

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Employee told to just focus on the own tasks as outlined in their job description, drops all other tasks forcing them to put a job ad out: 'Let’s stick to what’s actually in your job description, alright?'

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'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

Entitled brothers cut contact with their brother and his wife, after the couple refused to take in and solely care for their elderly parents, despite his wife being a SAHM and having a nursing background: 'I suggested a nursing home or assisted living'

Entitled brothers cut contact with their brother and his wife, after the couple refused to take in and solely care for their elderly parents, despite his wife being a SAHM and having a nursing background: 'I suggested a nursing home or assisted living'

Qualified daughter challenges parents’ lifelong favoritism by landing the AI division head role her brother applied for, triggering his meltdown and leading parents to uninvite her from Thanksgiving: "I'm tired of shrinking myself to make him feel bigger"

Qualified daughter challenges parents’ lifelong favoritism by landing the AI division head role her brother applied for, triggering his meltdown and leading parents to uninvite her from Thanksgiving: "I'm tired of shrinking myself to make him feel bigger"

Manager lowballs cybersecurity employee with a 12% raise, so the employee internally transfers to another team and gets a 28% raise: ‘Gotta love the corporate world’

Manager lowballs cybersecurity employee with a 12% raise, so the employee internally transfers to another team and gets a 28% raise: ‘Gotta love the corporate world’

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'

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

Boss tells employee to be grateful she has a job after reprimanding her for taking her 30-minute unpaid lunch break, forcing her to make a hard decision about the future of her employment: '[I] sent out 5 applications during my lunch break today'

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