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20+ Quitting employees who left their jobs as quickly as possible: 'No call no show for me'

‘‘It looked like I'd typed entire sentences in Wingdings’: Coworker tries to sabotage employee's weekly report, HR gets involved when edits to the document reveal she's the culprit

‘‘It looked like I'd typed entire sentences in Wingdings’: Coworker tries to sabotage employee's weekly report, HR gets involved when edits to the document reveal she's the culprit

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20 unprofessional answers no one should give in a job interview: 'I am very good with people because I am myself a person'

20 unprofessional answers no one should give in a job interview: 'I am very good with people because I am myself a person'

10+ employees who got their incompetent bosses fired: 'A week later, I got a new title and a 35% raise'

10+ employees who got their incompetent bosses fired: 'A week later, I got a new title and a 35% raise'

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'He pick[ed] up his car with a forklift': 15+ Fired employees who gave their bosses good reasons to let them go

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Insurance company denies phone claim over strict policy until customer reminds them it will only cost them more: 'So how likely is it that a cracked screen could lead to water damage?'

Boss won't stop bothering employee while he's on holiday PTO, employee sends him a message: ‘We can discuss them when I am back from PTO’

Boss won't stop bothering employee while they're on holiday PTO, employee sends him a message: ‘We can discuss them when I am back from PTO’

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’

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'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

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'

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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!'

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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’

'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

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Homeowner demands their neighbor’s new fence be moved after she installs it several feet into homeowner’s property: ‘[She] asked if I would be willing to just live with it due to the expense’

Homeowner demands their neighbor’s new fence be moved after she installs it several feet into homeowner’s property: ‘[She] asked if I would be willing to just live with it due to the expense’

Customer insists on sitting at cafe table with stranger who doesn't want him there because "it's a public space": 'Some people have no sense of boundaries'

Customer insists on sitting at cafe table with stranger who doesn't want him there because "it's a public space": 'Some people have no sense of boundaries'

Factory employee ruins machines on purpose, loses company $30k and costs boss his job: '5 hours... to clean, fix, and replace damaged sensors'

Factory employee ruins machines on purpose, loses company $30k and costs boss his job: '5 hours... to clean, fix, and replace damaged sensors'

16-year-old abruptly kicked out by father with just $20 and no support for "talking back", spends days homeless before friend shelters him, he is eventually fetched by his father, but struggles with forgiveness years later: 'I've never healed from this'

16-year-old abruptly kicked out by father with just $20 and no support for "talking back", spends days homeless before friend shelters him, he is eventually fetched by his father, but struggles with forgiveness years later: 'I've never healed from this'

Entitled neighbor demands that HOA-exempt residents in the neighborhood join, resident refuse: '[He's] upset because we're not included in their misery'

Entitled neighbor demands that HOA-exempt residents in the neighborhood join, resident refuse: '[He's] upset because we're not included in their misery'

'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

'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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