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Newbie employee outs sassy gift meant for her self-righteous coworker during an office Christmas party, a ‘domino effect’ of chaos ensues: ‘HR had to step in’

Newbie employee outs sassy gift meant for self-righteous coworker during an office Christmas party, a ‘domino effect’ of chaos ensues: ‘HR had to step in’

'My boss kept cutting my hours more and more': Sandwich shop employee discovers he's been training the new hire to replace him, cue malicious compliance

'My boss kept cutting my hours more and more': Sandwich shop employee discovers he's been training the new hire to replace him, cue malicious compliance

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Factory worker follows manager's orders, costing the company thousands of dollars, managers gets fired: ' I was ordered to direct all questions to the "senior" worker'

Factory worker follows manager's orders, costing the company thousands of dollars, managers gets fired: ' I was ordered to direct all questions to the "senior" worker'

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Teenager weighs down entitled customer's car with 30 bags of concrete: '[They're] on your car, just like you asked'

Employee grows tired of unknown coworker stealing their lunch, so they cleverly replace it with disguised dog food, forcing coworker to stop: ‘Sure enough, the theft stopped within a week’

Employee grows tired of unknown coworker stealing their lunch, so they cleverly replace it with disguised dog food, forcing coworker to stop: ‘Sure enough, the theft stopped within a week’

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Employee refuses to follow boss's instructions: 'I won't apologize for it'

Employees pressured by HR to pitch in $20 for the CEO's Christmas present: '[He makes] at least 5x what I make!'

Employees pressured by HR to pitch in $20 for the CEO's Christmas present: '[He makes] at least 5x what I make!'

Employee offers to fix store's computer, boss refuses and calls a professional, only to reach the same employee and pay X4 the rate: ‘You fool, I am the professional’

Employee offers to fix store's computer, boss refuses and calls a professional, only to reach the same employee and pay X4 the rate: ‘You fool, I am the professional’

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Boss denies employee’s accrued PTO, gets handed resignation on the spot, and left scrambling to cover employee’s shifts: ‘Maybe treat your workers better?’

Boss denies employee’s accrued PTO, gets handed resignation on the spot, and left scrambling to cover employee’s shifts: ‘Maybe treat your workers better?’

'Worst Secret Santa ever!': Boss "gifts" employees a Febreeze plug-in, mismatched pens, and a used gift card for office Secret Santa

'Worst Secret Santa ever!': Boss "gifts" employees a Febreeze plug-in, mismatched pens, and a used gift card for office Secret Santa

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

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'I'm going to be struggling stuck in a cold truck for Christmas': Truck driver abandoned with no money or gas after boss ghosts him during the holidays

'I'm going to be struggling stuck in a cold truck for Christmas': Truck driver abandoned with no money or gas after boss ghosts him during the holidays

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

Job seeker calls out interviewer for unprofessionalism after a day of playing phone tag with one another, causing them to miss their 30-minute lunch break: ‘I will not tolerate disrespect’

Job seeker calls out interviewer for unprofessionalism after a day of playing phone tag with one another, causing them to miss their 30-minute lunch break: ‘I will not tolerate disrespect’

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Boss demands employee gets doctor’s note after she skips optional office Christmas party, pushing her to report boss to HR: 'I was blindsided’

Boss demands employee gets doctor’s note after she skips optional office Christmas party, pushing her to report boss to HR: 'I was blindsided’

Update: Former manager shows up to office Christmas party anyway, wife makes a scene: 'Jeff was mortified'

Update: Former manager shows up to office Christmas party anyway, wife makes a scene: 'Jeff was mortified'

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Boss demands employee pay for professional corporate profile picture, employee uses a fake picture of themselves instead, only for boss to love it: ‘He's praising my commitment to excellence'

‘Raises are demotivating’: Boss refuses to give raises to employees, instead pays them in professional courses, forcing overworked employee to seek another job after 4 years without a raise

‘Raises are demotivating’: Boss refuses to give raises to employees, instead pays them in professional courses, forcing overworked employee to seek another job after 4 years without a raise

'I caused a domino effect': 15 Employees who quit all together at once and spoiled their boss's day

'I caused a domino effect': 15 Employees who quit all together at once and spoiled their boss's day

Manager calls employee ‘ungrateful’ after she expects to be paid for working overtime: ‘I'm so tired of this mindset’

Manager calls employee ‘ungrateful’ after she expects to be paid for working overtime: ‘I'm so tired of this mindset’

‘Unlimited PTO’ company boss rejects employee’s PTO for court-ordered parenting, gets called out and faces team backlash: ‘It has backfired on them’

‘Unlimited PTO’ company boss rejects employee’s PTO for court-ordered parenting, gets called out and faces team backlash: ‘It has backfired on them’

'[I] withdrew $50 in 2 dollar bills': Online seller finds clever loophole to reach 100 sales and earn top rated seller status on eBay

'[I] withdrew $50 in 2 dollar bills': Online seller finds clever loophole to reach 100 sales and earn top rated seller status on eBay

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