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Two-faced coworker constantly criticizes and condescends to new employee, while being incredibly friendly and kind to all other colleagues: ‘She’s everyone’s favorite… it gets harder to ignore’

Etai Eshet

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Retail employee walks out mid-shift after team gets scolded for taking contractual breaks: 'We didn't deserve a 15 minute break after unloading 1500 boxes?'

Ben Weiss

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‘Things were falling apart’: Team lead refuses to work during busiest shift after boss 'plays favorites' between her and other employees, leaving the entire department high and dry

Bar Mor Hazut

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Company uses unlimited PTO as bait-and-switch, training employees to brag about burnout and shaming themselves for taking a break: ‘I’m starting to think the whole thing is a scam designed to save the company money’

Etai Eshet

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‘What do you want from me?’: Employee hands in their 2-week notice, only for boss to refuse to accept it without being provided with reasons for the resignation

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employee publicly blames boss for company's major network outage, boss refuses to accept the criticism, leading employee to pack up their office: ‘I went into full defense mode’

Bar Mor Hazut

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HR tells veteran barge tower not to be "inflexible" and to listen to their ideas of their younger crew members, they step back and watch things unravel: 'I was told I should listen to crew and perhaps I could learn some "new and improved" ways to towboat'

Brad Dickson

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‘Useless’ coworker accidentally deletes 15+ hours of employee's work when she finally decides to do her job: ‘I’m stuck having to redo everything’

Lana DeGaetano

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'EVERYONE had told my manager not to hire this guy': 20+ Office employees who got fired for doing their jobs badly

Remy Millisky

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Micromanaging boss takes issue with employee's process, employee maliciously complies by offloading all calls and scanning duties to boss: 'I am not her secretary'

Ben Weiss

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‘The final straw’: Employee resigns after her micromanaging, narcissistic boss denies her PTO request and provides no bereavement when her loved one passes

Lana DeGaetano

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Entitled customer talks herself out of waived late fees when she refuses to listen to customer service representative: 'Okay you want me to follow company policy? I got you!'

Brad Dickson

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'I quit on the busiest day of the year': 17-year-old country club worker gets back at bad boss

Remy Millisky

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Tech specialist fired after 6 years when boss demands he inflate his car tires as a “friendly” favor: ‘He called me arrogant and started swearing, I asked him if he was firing me as a friend or as an employer’

Etai Eshet

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50-year-old employee begins quiet quitting after younger coworkers get promoted above him: 'I stopped trying'

Ben Weiss

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‘I’m expected to show up even if I have no clients, just to hang around and work for free’: Boss demands part-time personal trainer to work unpaid hours, pushing their limit to brink of quitting

Etai Eshet

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