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'OK, I'll take more breaks then': Manager tells worker not to drink at their desk, worker leaves their desk more often

Brad Dickson

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'Fantastic, please close my account': Bankers inform travelling worker he hit his withdrawal limit, worker calls their bluff

Remy Millisky

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'Update: HR called me begging me to come back': Boss fires developer during tantrum and deletes their account, HR calls when everything stops working

Brad Dickson

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'The GM did say he didn't care how I did my job': Hotel employee automates job to just one click after being denied a raise

Remy Millisky

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‘He joined 10 minutes late… Boss was [furious]’: Careless employee nearly misses a 6AM call with all of the C-level bosses after disrespecting the meeting coordinator

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'He had to know every detail': Boss gets fired for wasting time and money after demanding he be included in all communication

Brad Dickson

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Coworker Gloats About His Luxurious Airport Lounge Access, So His Colleagues Humble Him by Sharing the Wrong Gate Number; He Misses the Flight

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'He’s upset my head might be somewhere else': Boss tries to use worker's hobby of painting miniatures against them

Brad Dickson

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'Boss forbids me from emailing/communicating with upper management': Boss tries to control employee's communications, employee uses his own write-up as evidence against her

Remy Millisky

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'We were getting on at Gate 4. I told him we were at Gate 44': Workers trick gloating coworker into missing his flight

Brad Dickson

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'The interviewer was surprised': Candidate does their research, surprises interviewer by firmly requesting role's salary range

Brad Dickson

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‘GREAT! I don't want to work after hours': Beancounters nearly lose $100,000+ after abandoning clients after hours because they corners on company phones for tech support staff to save $50/month

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'We only do deliveries over the phone': Cashier refuses to take delivery order in person, customer calls from the lobby

Brad Dickson

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'[Don't] waste my time': After firing a remote employee without warning, company demands he return a $500 laptop; he ships it for $850 at their expense as revenge

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'You told me to leave, remember': Worker sent to help at another store, told they're trespassing and turned away, receives an angry call later on

Brad Dickson

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'Where are you? It's your first day': Boss calls confused random guy too chew him out for missing his first shift

Brad Dickson

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