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Teacher tests school's strict dress code policy, claims 'sore feet' to be able to wear whatever he wants: 'There were a solid 10 of us that were [...] in blatant disregard of the dress code'

Teacher tests school's strict dress code policy, claims 'sore feet' to be able to wear whatever he wants: 'There were a solid 10 of us that were [...] in blatant disregard of the dress code'

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Employee shares her struggle of commuting 3 hours to work, leaving little personal time to even do chores, receives sound advice: 'In a single 24-hour weekday cycle, I have on average 4 hours a day to just exist without work'

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Factory worker maliciously complies with micromanaging boss: 'I am not supposed to leave my station'

Manager fears her employee will be more absent once she gets married, fires her two days before the ceremony, employee retaliates: 'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding'

Manager fears her employee will be more absent once she gets married, fires her two days before the ceremony, employee retaliates: 'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding'

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'You are never allowed in our store again': 20+ Workers who told customers to get out

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Boss refuses to accept employee's resignation after denying them a well-deserved raise: 'He thinks he can just order me not to quit'

Boss refuses to accept employee's resignation after denying them a well-deserved raise: 'He thinks he can just order me not to quit'

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UPDATE: 'He didn't take it well': New boss demands employee stay to work unscheduled overtime, employee hits him with a "no," gets fired

‘I hit send with a satisfied smirk’: Head of finance blames employee for losing company over a million dollars in an email CCed to the senior staff, employee replies all with proof it wasn't their fault

‘I hit send with a satisfied smirk’: Head of finance blames employee for losing company over a million dollars in an email CCed to the senior staff, employee replies all with proof it wasn't their fault

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'I know if my husband was out with another woman, I would want someone to tell me': Nosy teacher catches her coworker at the farmers market with another man, texts coworker's husband to snitch on her

'I know if my husband was out with another woman, I would want someone to tell me': Nosy teacher catches her coworker at the farmers market with another man, texts coworker's husband to snitch on her

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Manager covers employee's work and sends care packages to their home when they suddenly take an extended leave of absence, surprising the other team members: 'You're one of us. We take care of each other here.'

Retail manager demands employees wait until closing time to start cleaning up, leading employees to rack up overtime pay every shift: ‘He wanted us working until the very end’

Retail manager demands employees wait until closing time to start cleaning up, leading employees to rack up overtime pay every shift: ‘He wanted us working until the very end’

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Employee creates itemized closing checklist to stop lazy coworker from getting out of closing duties: 'I got a little petty in the most professional way'

Employee creates itemized closing checklist to stop lazy coworker from getting out of closing duties: 'I got a little petty in the most professional way'

18-year-old call center worker reprimanded for deviating from the script, maliciously complies to prove her point: 'You told me to stick to the script!'

18-year-old call center worker reprimanded for deviating from the script, maliciously complies to prove her point: 'You told me to stick to the script!'

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Boss demands employee message him when they're finished with a client and before meeting the next one, employee maliciously complies and the boss's demands hilariously backfire: ‘Needless to say, that rule was never mentioned again’

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Worker who always comes to work 20 to 30 minutes early is late to work once, prompting reprimand from their boss, the next time they're late they show up 2.5 hours late instead: 'Same penalty for being 6 minutes late as for being 3 hours late? Ok boss'

‘Now I sell by myself and make tons more money’: Friends try to hijack a homemade ice cream business by eating the inventory, inviting freeloaders, and cutting out the owner, forcing the real entrepreneur to take everything and leave

‘Now I sell by myself and make tons more money’: Friends try to hijack a homemade ice cream business by eating the inventory, inviting freeloaders, and cutting out the owner, forcing the real entrepreneur to take everything and leave

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‘My apartment isn’t livable between 8am-4pm‘: California renter loses her bedroom, bathroom, and water every weekday for 2 weeks during pipe work, can't relocate to work remotely, and asks if the landlord owes compensation

‘My apartment isn’t livable between 8am-4pm‘: California renter loses her bedroom, bathroom, and water every weekday for 2 weeks during pipe work, can't relocate to work remotely, and asks if the landlord owes compensation

Boss demands IT tech take their lunch at only 12-1 PM when they skip it to handle a critical error, predictably, they clock out when the next emergency occurs at that time: 'He insisted I must take my 30-minute lunch from 12-1 as per company policy'

Boss demands IT tech take their lunch at only 12-1 PM when they skip it to handle a critical error, predictably, they clock out when the next emergency occurs at that time: 'He insisted I must take my 30-minute lunch from 12-1 as per company policy'

Employee pretends to be friendly with coworker for months only to extract important information about the workplace: 'The friendship part might have been real at first, but somewhere along the way it started feeling more like a project to him'

Employee pretends to be friendly with coworker for months only to extract important information about the workplace: 'The friendship part might have been real at first, but somewhere along the way it started feeling more like a project to him'

Employee gets coworker Perry fired after discovering he had been taking credit for months of their work: ‘I brought documentation’

Employee gets coworker Perry fired after discovering he had been taking credit for months of their work: ‘I brought documentation’

Stepdaughter refuses to rely on wealthy stepmom after watching her use money to control the family: ‘I've seen what financial dependence does to my dad’

Stepdaughter refuses to rely on wealthy stepmom after watching her use money to control the family: ‘I've seen what financial dependence does to my dad’

Employee gets back at demanding colleague by submitting tasks at the last minute and causing her to almost miss deadlines: ‘I'm watching her spin out’

Employee gets back at demanding colleague by submitting tasks at the last minute and causing her to almost miss deadlines: ‘I'm watching her spin out’

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