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Waitress fired after 13 years over a Reese’s cup, when a lying coworker turned a harmless snack break into a full-blown scandal: ‘I just feel like I was unfairly and unlawfully terminated’

Waitress fired after 13 years over a Reese’s cup, when a lying coworker turned a harmless snack break into a full-blown scandal: ‘I just feel like I was unfairly and unlawfully terminated’

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'She's making $15k MORE than what I was making': 32-year-old refuses to train replacement during last two weeks on the job after discovering new hire is getting paid more

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Miami hotel clerk refuses to reimburse guest after her clothes were ruined due to a roof leak in her room, another guest decides to teach the clerk a lesson

Miami hotel clerk refuses to reimburse guest after her clothes were ruined due to a roof leak in her room, another guest decides to teach the clerk a lesson: ‘There will be consequences’

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Manager accidentally screen shares payroll information during a team meeting: ‘I discovered I am one of the lowest paid employees!'

Employee written up by hypocrite manager for being 10 minutes late, begins documenting manager’s repeated tardiness and early departures, sends it to HR, getting his write-ups removed and manager silenced

'She knows I'm watching now': Employee written up by hypocrite manager for being 10 minutes late, begins documenting manager’s repeated tardiness and early departures, sends it to HR, getting his write-ups removed and manager silenced

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‘I don’t have that kind of money! Don’t you have matching ones you can give me?’: Intern snaps at coworker for not giving her enough free clothes after she complained she was broke, and can’t afford new clothing

‘I don’t have that kind of money! Don’t you have matching ones you can give me?’: Intern snaps at coworker for not giving her enough free clothes after she complained she was broke, and can’t afford new clothing

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Full-time employee informed he's going part-time despite having to complete the same amount of work per day: 'I didn't see how all this work could get done'

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HR announces in-person office policy to fully remote team, sparking mass exodus: '[I] sent my resignation letter right there!'

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Manager demands to read employee's offer letter after they get promoted to a new department, employee informs HR, they refuse to give the letter: ‘It's not his business’

Manager demands to read employee's offer letter after they get promoted to a new department, employee informs HR, they refuse to give the letter: ‘It's not his business’

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10+ year employee stands up to entitled CEO who demands huge project be completed before vacation: 'You want me to resign? Good luck without me!'

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Management starts tracking employees' every move and forcing them to stay at their desks, their compliance cost the company $50k: 'We're doing exactly what they wanted - staying at our desks and not moving around'

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‘Am I missing something?’: Coworker refuses to communicate with employee unless it's in person or over the phone, even though it's integral to their jobs to keep a paper trail of records

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58-year-old essential employee gets laid off 1 year before retiring, entire team quits out of loyalty, HR begs them to come back for double their original pay: 'I'll come back for 13 weeks'

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Micromanager enforces new "performance tracking policy" forcing employees to prioritize phone calls over emails, creating major backlog of work: 'And just like that, [the] policy quietly vanished'

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31-year-old pregnant coworker Sarah tries to take a front parking spot from a colleague with a knee problem, leading to office drama and HR intervention: ‘I felt guilty, but I stood my ground’

31-year-old pregnant coworker Sarah tries to take a front parking spot from a colleague with a knee problem, leading to office drama and HR intervention: ‘I felt guilty, but I stood my ground’

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Lawyer submits 75 case files full of mistakes in 1 day to get back at bosses: 'No matter what they did, their system didn't work'

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‘I told her I don’t want anyone parking in my driveway, period’: Duplex resident snaps at neighbor who keeps blocking single-car driveway “just for a bit” everytime she can’t find street parking

‘I told her I don’t want anyone parking in my driveway, period’: Duplex resident snaps at neighbor who keeps blocking single-car driveway “just for a bit” everytime she can’t find street parking

Employee refuses to attend a mandatory, unpaid Saturday team-building event so he can spend quality time with his child, sparking workplace conflict as his boss questions his commitment to “company culture”: ‘Saturday is my one full day with my kid’

Employee refuses to attend a mandatory, unpaid Saturday team-building event so he can spend quality time with his child, sparking workplace conflict as his boss questions his commitment to “company culture”: ‘Saturday is my one full day with my kid’

‘She quit a week later. Three others followed. All four mentioned the "family" hypocrisy’: CEO calls company family for years, denies financial help to a longtime employee after she loses her house, then criticizes her for not being “team player”

‘She quit a week later. Three others followed. All four mentioned the "family" hypocrisy’: CEO calls company family for years, denies financial help to a longtime employee after she loses her house, then criticizes her for not being “team player”

'Guess I'll take lunch then': New manager triples employees' workload, refusing to let anyone go home before everyone is done, employee uses their lunch break to "avoid" working

'Guess I'll take lunch then': New manager triples employees' workload, refusing to let anyone go home before everyone is done, employee uses their lunch break to "avoid" working

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

New employee gets fired after only a week at the job, gets told by boss that their accountant claims they can't afford to pay him: ‘I thought it was my saving grace’

'My contractor coworker quit with 10 seconds' notice': Boss gleefully brags about firing contractors with no notice, contractor quits mid-project

'My contractor coworker quit with 10 seconds' notice': Boss gleefully brags about firing contractors with no notice, contractor quits mid-project

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