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Overworked junior specialist realizes his ‘above and beyond’ work mentality won't get him anywhere so he stops, managers are now drowning in work: 'It's truly satisfying to see'

Elna McHilderson

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15+ Employees who quit their jobs for good reasons: 'The boss started insisting on 4-6 hours of overtime almost every day'

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22-year-old worker goes home sick, and her 58-year-old supervisor shows up unannounced at her house asking for her and her mom: ‘[He] just showed up at our doorstep, asking for me by name’

22-year-old worker goes home sick, and her 58-year-old supervisor shows up unannounced at her house asking for her and her mom: ‘[He] just showed up at our doorstep, asking for me by name’

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18-year-old hostess praised for her composure in stressful situations gets belittled by the bartender, quits right before the holiday rush: ‘This isn't worth $8 per hour’

Elna McHilderson

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'I turned a customer in to both DoorDash and their boss': Delivery driver gets even with customer who claims he never got his food, putting driver's job on the line

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Pharmacy manager fails to follow up on a help ticket for a faulty drive-through medicine drawer despite their employee's efforts to get their attention, ends up costing the company $25k in repairs: ‘Listen to the workers and you'll save money’

Coworker demands friendly employee give her cash after she locks her credit card, employee refuses, coworker calls them out on social media: ‘I stopped speaking to her’

Coworker demands friendly employee give her cash after she locks her credit card, employee refuses, coworker calls them out on social media: ‘I stopped speaking to her’

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15+ Employees who were fired on the spot: 'He lost a $100k+ job for stealing eggs'

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Automotive product planning employee gets promoted and boss fired by booking wheels and tires as checked luggage when boss tries to blame him for a misdelivered shipment of wheels for a photoshoot: 'He had no one else to blame'

Boss demands employee stop sitting on the floor of their private office to relieve their back pain, claiming it's against company policy, employee demands proof: ‘Show me the rulebook’

Boss demands employee stop sitting on the floor of their private office to relieve their back pain, claiming it's against company policy, employee demands proof: ‘Show me the rulebook’

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Coworkers trash their colleague's cubicle and use their area as a shortcut, so the enraged office worker starts “accidentally” running over their ankles with their desk chair: ‘I need my space’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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15+ Employees who were fired for bizarre reasons: 'I was fired for not putting ketchup on a customer’s table'

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Service worker laid off in July gets a message from their boss asking them to return to their old job: 'Thanksgiving week was a disaster because they didn't have enough people on to handle the crowds'

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'My managers are drowning in work after I stopped doing all non-essential tasks': Overworked employee gets even with managers who refused to promote them

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‘I'll keep my mouth shut’: Boss demands employee stay silent during project presentation, trying to take credit for employee's work, VP puts boss in her place

‘I'll keep my mouth shut’: Boss demands employee stay silent during project presentation, trying to take credit for employee's work, VP puts boss in her place

HR disciplines employee for missing mandatory meeting, only to discover they forgot to invite them in the first place: ‘Do you want me to telepathically sense meetings?’

HR disciplines employee for missing mandatory meeting, only to discover they forgot to invite them in the first place: ‘Do you want me to telepathically sense meetings?’

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Employee on vacation finds out they're getting fired after boss schedules the wrong meeting: ‘It doesn't take a detective or scientist to figure out’

Employee on vacation finds out they're getting fired after boss schedules the wrong meeting: ‘It doesn't take a detective or scientist to figure out’

Bosses demand worker pick up item with 2-hour car ride, employee maliciously complies: '2 hours that I would normally spend doing work, I am now spending in my car'

Bosses demand worker pick up item with 2-hour car ride, employee maliciously complies: '2 hours that I would normally spend doing work, I am now spending in my car'

Resident pays teenager to dig their car out of snow, only for a neighbor to demand to park in that spot instead, resident refuses: ‘Dig yourself out’

Resident pays teenager to dig their car out of snow, only for a neighbor to demand to park in that spot instead, resident refuses: ‘Dig yourself out’

Manager demands strict clean-desk policy in the office, employee comply by wasting company time packing and unpacking their belongings every day: ‘Just following the policy’

Manager demands strict clean-desk policy in the office, employee comply by wasting company time packing and unpacking their belongings every day: ‘Just following the policy’

Hotel guest demands full refund after informing front desk she is cutting her stay short, employee refuses when she fails to check out in time: ‘Ma'am, that's not how hotels work’

Hotel guest demands full refund after informing front desk she is cutting her stay short, employee refuses when she fails to check out in time: ‘Ma'am, that's not how hotels work’

Employee told they have to transfer to store 60 miles away or leave job of 8 years: ' I only got a 1 week notice'

Employee told they have to transfer to store 60 miles away or leave job of 8 years: ' I only got a 1 week notice'

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