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‘I handed you my two weeks' notice… two weeks ago': Boss schedules employee to work even after they quit their job, resulting in a dispute when they don't show up

‘I handed you my two weeks' notice… two weeks ago': Boss schedules employee to work even after they quit their job, resulting in a dispute when they don't show up

CEO revokes new employees' job contract, costs himself millions: 'He had a "bad feeling" about me'

CEO revokes new employees' job contract, costs himself millions: 'He had a "bad feeling" about me'

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IT worker charges 16 hours to 2 hour job when management instates new painstaking time-logging system: '[The] client refused to pay'

'You will respect me': 47-year-old Nurse Karen throws tantrum at younger coworker, embarrasses herself in front of a patient

'You will respect me': 47-year-old Nurse Karen throws tantrum at younger coworker, embarrasses herself in front of a patient

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Worker denied 2 days of leave because of strict policy, follows same policy and gets a month off instead: 'It was a great month'

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‘I'm done': Overworked employee finds out that the job they've been hired to do doesn't exist, boss was using them to do her own job

‘I'm done': Overworked employee finds out that the job they've been hired to do doesn't exist, boss was using them to do her own job

'Good luck paying [your] employees!': Guy refuses to fix payroll problem until he gets paid more, 50 workers walk out

'Good luck paying [your] employees!': Guy refuses to fix payroll problem until he gets paid more, 50 workers walk out

Clever job candidate outsmarts potential employers who post job listings that don't exist so they can use their assignments, getting them to pay thousands of dollars in compensation

Clever job candidate outsmarts potential employers who post fake job listings to collect free assignments, getting them to pay thousands of dollars in compensation

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'Red flags start appearing from the very first minute I arrive': Startup hires employee for impossible project, then vows to cut their salary in half

'Red flags start appearing from the very first minute I arrive': Startup hires employee for impossible project, then vows to cut their salary in half

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'No': Middle manager demands contractor attend "mandatory" meeting, contractor replies with a simple "no"

‘Fix your mess’: IT worker skillfully complies with micromanager, puts in 16 hours on a two-hour task, resulting in client's refusal to pay the hourly rate

‘Fix your mess’: IT worker skillfully complies with micromanager, puts in 16 hours on a two-hour task, resulting in client's refusal to pay the hourly rate

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'You want petty? How's this?': Guy gets back at annoying coworker by making the elevator stops at every other floor

'You want petty? How's this?': Guy gets back at annoying coworker by making the elevator stop at every other floor

'I cost my ex-employer $500,000': Boss makes employee take on the work of a whole team, rejects his request for a raise, employee makes the company tank

'I cost my ex-employer $500,000': Boss makes employee take on the work of a whole team, rejects his request for a raise, employee makes the company tank

‘I'm getting fired, aren't I?’: Sole QA employee gets blamed for a mistake that affects thousands of customers, CEO refuses to take responsibility for team being understaffed

‘I'm getting fired, aren't I?’: Sole QA employee gets blamed for a mistake that affects thousands of customers, CEO refuses to take responsibility for team being understaffed

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‘Please come back': Programmer laid off in favor of new college grad hire, management desperately attempts to rehire him after finding out all their files are deleted

‘Please come back': Programmer laid off in favor of new college grad hire, management desperately attempts to rehire him after finding out all their files are deleted

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'My raise was 0.5%': Plant operator quiet quits after receiving "insulting" low raise

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Tenant gets even with entitled landlady for showing up unannounced, sets up blaring alarm for the next time she trespasses: 'Half the neighborhood could hear it'

Tenant gets even with entitled landlady for showing up unannounced, sets up blaring alarm for the next time she trespasses: 'Half the neighborhood could hear it'

Boss demands IT engineer write "more words" on ticket resolutions, they begin writing a novel hidden in the reports: 'You're averaging well over a 1000 characters per ticket, keep it up!'

Boss demands IT engineer write "more words" on ticket resolutions, they begin writing a novel hidden in the reports: 'You're averaging well over a 1000 characters per ticket, keep it up!'

Woman brings 3-year-old toddler to 29-year-old friend's child-free birthday party: 'She used her child to get her way'

Woman brings 3-year-old toddler to 29-year-old friend's child-free birthday party: 'She used her child to get her way'

'Mum wants a $1k a month allowance': Mom of 6 requests 23-year-old college student daughter give her money for designer clothing and fast food

'Mum wants a $1k a month allowance': Mom of 6 requests 23-year-old college student daughter give her money for designer clothing and fast food

‘I cut into their profit’: Advising contractor punishes a big company's project foreman with copious overtime hours after managers mandate attendance to trivial daily 'stand-up' meetings

‘I cut into their profit’: Advising contractor punishes a big company's project foreman with copious overtime hours after managers mandate attendance to trivial daily 'stand-up' meetings

‘I hope I wasted his time’: Entitled realtor refuses to move his car after parking it in a resident's private spot, resident finds a clever way to dissuade potential buyers as payback

‘I hope I wasted his time’: Entitled realtor refuses to move his car after parking it in a resident's private spot, resident finds a clever way to dissuade potential buyers as payback

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