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Woman confronts coworker who keeps leaving his 2 toddlers with her: 'When I confront him he says... he needs to concentrate'

Manager belittles employee for rescheduling a client without emailing her first, employee maliciously complies by inundating manager with emails: 'If that’s what she wanted, I could play that game'

Manager belittles employee for rescheduling a client without emailing her first, employee maliciously complies by inundating manager with emails: 'If that’s what she wanted, I could play that game'

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'She told me I wouldn't be paid': 15+ Employees who quit toxic jobs on day 1

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20+ employees share the clueless things their bosses have said to them: 'It’s not mandatory, it’s compulsory!'

‘Lock the doors’: Retail employee kicks customers out after manager demands they abide by ever-changing schedule, store loses major sales, manager gets written up as a result

‘Lock the doors’: Retail employee kicks customers out after manager demands they abide by ever-changing schedule, store loses major sales, manager gets written up as a result

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'Let’s stick to what’s actually in your job description, alright?': Boss tells employee to focus on his main duties, employee maliciously complies and stops answering the phones

'Let’s stick to what’s actually in your job description, alright?': Boss tells employee to focus on his main duties, employee maliciously complies and stops answering the phones

Entitled coworker keeps taking employee's mug without permission, employee gets even by lining the rim with cat food: 'Smells like victory!'

Entitled coworker keeps taking employee's mug without permission, employee gets even by lining the rim with cat food: 'Smells like victory!'

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Teacher told to "work contracted hours" when he's been helping kids in the gym after school, he stops forcing the district to hire someone: ‘I was told to work my contractual hours, I’m only paid until 2:22. I did this for fun, and it was unofficial’

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'I cost him his desired job': Admin employee gets back at condescending colleague by revealing to a hiring manager his bad nature during a reference call for his next job

'I cost him his desired job': Admin employee gets back at condescending colleague by revealing to a hiring manager his bad nature during a reference call for his next job

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'[He] asked HR to prove it': 15-year employee in his late 50s saves himself from getting fired when company doesn't want to pay his pension

Employee quiet quits for 6 months until neglectful boss notices and fires her: 'I honestly can't believe it took them this long to notice'

Employee quiet quits for 6 months until neglectful boss notices and fires her: 'I honestly can't believe it took them this long to notice'

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Construction manager meets with unqualified boss to tell him his workload is too high, boss gives him more work, he quits: 'Ok then, I am resigning.'

Bossy coworker bursts into tears when a young colleague asks her to stop barking orders and show some basic respect, setting off a chain reaction and behind-the-scenes HR chats: ‘The thought of asking nicely literally drove her to tears’

Bossy coworker bursts into tears when a young colleague asks her to stop barking orders and show some basic respect, setting off a chain reaction and behind-the-scenes HR chats: ‘The thought of asking nicely literally drove her to tears’

Entitled coworker demands employee give her their bonus since they don't have kids and ‘don’t seem to need it like she does', employee reports her to HR: ‘I thought we were friends’

Entitled coworker demands employee give her their bonus since they don't have kids and ‘don’t seem to need it like she does', employee reports her to HR: ‘I thought we were friends’

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Boss removes flexible working conditions, leading to the resignation of a top employee : 'Boss wanted to take away the only reason I stayed in the company'

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Boss says "no overtime," employee leaves right at 5 pm when their shift is over, even though it's in the middle of a company emergency: 'Sorry, I’d love to help, but I really don’t want to violate company policy.'

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‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

‘Just fix it’: Retail customer blames employee for not stopping her from buying the wrong phone charger for her iPhone, then demands a refund without a receipt, worker refuses

Employer threatens remote employee with lawsuit for a second time after they hand in their resignation, despite them extending their notice period by 45 days: 'I just want out of this circus without getting a lawsuit thrown at me'

Employer threatens remote employee with lawsuit for a second time after they hand in their resignation, despite them extending their notice period by 45 days: 'I just want out of this circus without getting a lawsuit thrown at me'

15 Employees who happily quit their jobs: 'I got a whole 15 cent per hour salary increase... [I] just walked out'

15 Employees who happily quit their jobs: 'I got a whole 15 cent per hour salary increase... [I] just walked out'

18-year-old high schooler boards flight alone, leaving mom, stepfather, and 3 and 6-year-old half-siblings behind: 'I was basically expected to take over my mom's part of the parenting'

18-year-old high schooler boards flight alone, leaving mom, stepfather, and 3 and 6-year-old half-siblings behind: 'I was basically expected to take over my mom's part of the parenting'

Temp employee of 4-months is asked to interview for the job he's already doing, from his desk where he's already doing the job: ‘I feel like my brain has short-circuited…’

Temp employee of 4-months is asked to interview for the job he's already doing, from his desk where he's already doing the job: ‘I feel like my brain has short-circuited…’

Science teacher's $6k raise request is denied, so they accept a new job with a 40% pay increase; admin backpedals with too little, too late: ‘I will not be changing my mind’

Science teacher's $6k raise request is denied, so they accept a new job with a 40% pay increase; admin backpedals with too little, too late: ‘I will not be changing my mind’

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