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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!'

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‘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

'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’

'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

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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’

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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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15+ Employees who had coworkers with bizarre personalities: 'By the time he was fired everyone in the office was being driven up the wall'

Gossipy coworker keeps track of colleague’s time off, complains to others about their approved absences, and invents his own hardships for sympathy: ‘That family situation he referenced didn’t exist’

Gossipy coworker keeps track of colleague’s time off, complains to others about their approved absences, and invents his own hardships for sympathy: ‘That family situation he referenced didn’t exist’

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Employee confronts upper management for mishandling his schedule, boss refuses to be held accountable: 'They threatened to fire me if I expressed myself “that way” again.'

Employee confronts upper management for mishandling his schedule, boss refuses to be held accountable: 'They threatened to fire me if I expressed myself “that way” again.'

Company forces lab employees to use PTO for a weather-related closure: ‘This cannot be legal. The company is deciding for us’

Company forces lab employees to use PTO for a weather-related closure: ‘This cannot be legal. The company is deciding for us’

Tenant dug out his own parking spot during snowstorm, he left briefly and returned to find it taken, so he parked the car in, sparking tension when confronted by neighbor's visitor who occupied parking spot: '[Says now] he knows my true colors'

Tenant dug out his own parking spot during snowstorm, he left briefly and returned to find it taken, so he parked the car in, sparking tension when confronted by neighbor's visitor who occupied parking spot: '[Says now] he knows my true colors'

Business owner refuses to share the PIN to sensitive work documents with their employee: ‘I want things done legally and safely’

Business owner refuses to share the PIN to sensitive work documents with their employee: ‘I want things done legally and safely’

18-year-old finds out her stepdad spent her $15,000 inheritance her grandmother left her for college on a motorcycle, aunt shows up for her with a lawyer: 'He'd be lucky if he only got sued…'

18-year-old finds out her stepdad spent her $15,000 inheritance her grandmother left her for college on a motorcycle, aunt shows up for her with a lawyer: 'He'd be lucky if he only got sued…'

Neighbor shovels snow from elderly resident's driveway every morning, decides to confront other neighbors for not offering to help too: ‘How would you feel if she was your mother?’

Neighbor shovels snow from elderly resident's driveway every morning, decides to confront other neighbors for not offering to help too: ‘How would you feel if she was your mother?’

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