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UPDATE: '[I] woke up the CEO at midnight': Overnight call center worker maliciously complies with manager's directives, calls 200 customers just to "prove a point"

Startup bro tries to sabotage academic researcher’s lecture, researcher gets even by jumping on board with his competitor: ‘Now he’s going out of business’

Startup bro tries to sabotage academic researcher’s lecture, researcher gets even by jumping on board with his competitor: ‘Now he’s going out of business’

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'She'd gone out of her way to tell me I didn't look nice': Employee responds after being caught off guard during lunch break when coworker makes unexpected remark about her appearance

'She'd gone out of her way to tell me I didn't look nice': Employee responds after being caught off guard during lunch break when coworker makes unexpected remark about her appearance

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18-year-old working his first job at ice cream shop is fired after 20-year-old manager changes the rules about PTO when he was already on leave, gives customers free icecream: 'I gave him 4 weeks' notice that I wouldn't be here for those 3 days'

Woman refuses her mother-of-two colleague’s demands for unpaid, non-work-related errands and babysitting every weekend: ‘Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean my time is worthless’

Woman refuses her mother-of-two colleague’s demands for unpaid, non-work-related errands and babysitting every weekend: ‘Just because I don’t have children doesn’t mean my time is worthless’

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Job candidate abruptly exits interview early after calling out power-tripping hiring manager for criticizing her experience: ‘‘Let’s save our time and end this interview’

Job candidate abruptly exits interview early after calling out power-tripping hiring manager for criticizing her experience: ‘‘Let’s save our time and end this interview’

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‘She texts me saying she feels attacked’: Pizza shop employee pushes their task load onto new hire, continues to slack off after new hire pleads with them

Employee gets suspended for a week with no explanation, quits but sabotages work truck on last day: ‘Before I returned the truck, I release 6 stinky air fresher tags in it’

Employee gets suspended for a week with no explanation, quits but sabotages work truck on last day: ‘Before I returned the truck, I release 6 stinky air fresher tags in it’

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20+ Final straws that made employees quit or get fired on the spot: 'I would not be receiving 125 hours of pay'

Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

Employee quits job after manager refuses to give them a raise, later finds out manager hired a less skilled replacement for a higher salary: ‘What's the point?’

‘I don't make the rules, I just work there’: 56-year-old Shelly blames her coworker for the company’s new policy change, yells at her face, and starts office rumors

‘I don't make the rules, I just work there’: 56-year-old Shelly blames her coworker for the company’s new policy change, yells at her face, and starts office rumors

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Boss pressures 20-year-old student worker to stay late, immediately backfires: ‘[That’s] why there’s a high turnover rate’

Boss pressures 20-year-old student worker to stay late, immediately backfires: ‘[That’s] why there’s a high turnover rate’

Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

Manager's boss accuses him of favoritism after he adjusts employee's work hours to align with her bus schedule, manager refuses to change it back: ‘I could hear raised voices from the office’

'You want me to resign? Well, good luck without me!': Disrespected employee refuses to take on project during vacation, hands in resignation the day he comes back to work

'You want me to resign? Well, good luck without me!': Disrespected engineer refuses to take on project during vacation, hands in resignation the day he comes back to work

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UPDATE: 42-year-old boss tells 29-year-old employee that she's not being a team player after she solves escape room quickly: 'My boss is giving me the cold shoulder'

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'

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Supervisor insists employee can't work from home after blizzard drops 10 inches of snow, employee takes vacation day instead, gets a free snow day fully paid after working 10 minutes: '[He tells me] I need to drive the 50+ miles to work or take vacation'

Supervisor insists employee can't work from home after blizzard drops 10 inches of snow, employee takes vacation day instead, gets a free snow day fully paid after working 10 minutes: '[He tells me] I need to drive the 50+ miles to work or take vacation'

Employee abruptly fired after four years due to accumulated "late" arrivals, despite promised time-card adjustments due to main entrance restrictions, he claims it's their excuse to replace employees with lower-paid hires: 'The promise didn't apply to me'

Employee abruptly fired after four years due to accumulated "late" arrivals, despite promised time-card adjustments due to main entrance restrictions, he claims it's their excuse to replace employees with lower-paid hires: 'The promise didn't apply to me'

Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

Company forces return to office to increase productivity, accidentally teaches employees to stop working after 5 pm: 'These bosses don't understand the world changing around them'

Groom accidentally invites 58-year-old accountant coworker David on bachelor trip: 'I didn't notice the mistake. On the day of... a minivan pulls up'

Groom accidentally invites 58-year-old accountant coworker David on bachelor trip: 'I didn't notice the mistake. On the day of... a minivan pulls up'

Employee who thrives on workplace drama loses his mind after coworker launches a silent revenge campaign: 'If you can't tell, I don't like Jim'

Employee who thrives on workplace drama loses his mind after coworker launches a silent revenge campaign: 'If you can't tell, I don't like Jim'

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

Employees forced to return to office after years of working remotely, only to find out the company failed to rent a space big enough for everyone: ‘The desks are crammed together’

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