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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

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

Boss demands employee ‘stay in their lane’ after they help manager with his projects, employee complies, resulting in manager drowning in work: ‘Not my circus’

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'I'm going to be struggling stuck in a cold truck for Christmas': Truck driver abandoned with no money or gas after boss ghosts him during the holidays

'I'm going to be struggling stuck in a cold truck for Christmas': Truck driver abandoned with no money or gas after boss ghosts him during the holidays

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

Overworked employee requests coworkers take on some of her workload, they refuse, leading her to take a month-long sick leave instead: ‘Now her tasks are being reassigned to us’

Job seeker calls out interviewer for unprofessionalism after a day of playing phone tag with one another, causing them to miss their 30-minute lunch break: ‘I will not tolerate disrespect’

Job seeker calls out interviewer for unprofessionalism after a day of playing phone tag with one another, causing them to miss their 30-minute lunch break: ‘I will not tolerate disrespect’

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Update: Former manager shows up to office Christmas party anyway, wife makes a scene: 'Jeff was mortified'

Update: Former manager shows up to office Christmas party anyway, wife makes a scene: 'Jeff was mortified'

Employee confronts boss about her inability to keep office morale up, boss refuses to listen, claiming employees are happy as long as they don't quit: ‘That's her metric'

Employee confronts boss about her inability to keep office morale up, boss refuses to listen, claiming employees are happy as long as they don't quit: ‘That's her metric'

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Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Worker finally resigns after a five-year promotion stall, only for the company to offer the immediate role they claimed didn’t exist: 'Your loyalty should be to yourself, not to a company that won't hesitate to string you along'

Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

Manager assigns "urgent" task at 4:50 PM, employee refuses to work past 5:00 PM: 'Why couldn't this be assigned earlier in the day?'

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

'I'm not a computer person': IT department refuses to walk incompetent employees through basic tech issues, claiming it's 2025

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

Overworked employee refuses to keep spending Saturdays doing unpaid fake “volunteer” projects that secretly aim at benefiting her boss’s friends and family, causing tension at work: 'These Saturdays are “optional” but everyone knows they really aren't'

'I don't need the money': Pre-retired man re-enters the workforce as an IT worker for "purpose" reasons, but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama, wants to tell young boss he needs autonomy and flexibility

'I don't need the money': Pre-retired man re-enters the workforce as an IT worker for "purpose" reasons, but quickly becomes fed up with corporate drama, wants to tell young boss he needs autonomy and flexibility

‘Something inside me just cracked’: Employee loses it when their coworker yet again volunteers them to complete workplace tasks without their consent

‘Something inside me just cracked’: Employee loses it when their coworker yet again volunteers them to complete workplace tasks without their consent

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