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Boss gets fed up with neighboring store's customers parking in his lot, he places boulders between the stores to block them, leading to a dispute with next-door owner: ‘A solid solution’

Boss gets fed up with neighboring store's customers parking in his lot, he places boulders between the stores to block them, leading to a dispute with next-door owner: ‘A solid solution’

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'I am not allowed to do anything': Retail worker faces down angry parents after colleague sells parents the wrong computer for kid's gaming ambitions, prevented from helping them by silly company policy

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High school English teacher docks 99 points from a student's grade by cleverly proving they used AI to write their assignment: ‘We both knew what they did’

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‘There's nothing you can say to make me stay’: Employee resigns after constant mistreatment from boss, only to receive an email in response demanding they change their mind

Employee refuses to respond to boss's email asking to reconsider their resignation, instead decides to air out everything they think about their boss: ‘[You] are useless’

Boss contacts former employee asking for forgotten passwords, employee refuses to comply without being paid the $10,000 they were owed before leaving: ‘Pay me first’

Boss contacts former employee asking for forgotten passwords, employee refuses to comply without being paid the $10,000 they were owed before leaving: ‘Pay me first’

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Candidate gets rejected from a job they perfectly qualify for, they reapply with a new email account and immediately get moved up in the hiring process: ‘It was even the same recruiter’

Candidate gets rejected from a job they perfectly qualify for, they reapply with a new email account and immediately get moved up in the hiring process: ‘It was even the same recruiter’

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‘I got extra pay, a box of chocolates, [and] an apology': Karen gets fired after screaming for 40 minutes at a customer service rep because they refuse to break company policy

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Man refuses to hire employee because he ‘asked too many questions’ at their previous workplace, so employee returns the favor 9 months later and leaves man jobless

Man is left jobless when scorned ex-employee refuses to hire him after receiving the same treatment 9 months prior: ‘HE is now redundant’

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'Boss claims that me quitting will result in the business closing': Worker gives 2-week-notice after basically running the company they work for for their boss, prompting boss's total meltdown

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'I'm not coming to meetings anymore': Employee clears his schedule through Thanksgiving to complete a 130-page self-review after a 'busy work boss' forces him to submit an 825 question evaluation

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'His hand pauses in midair': Front desk attendant gets scolded for using his phone at work, instead he maliciously complies with company policy by wasting other precious office resources

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Leaving was the best thing I did': Employer of 3 years hires new employee at $30k higher than experienced worker, they quit

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'[He] was on 24/7 call, so unplugging the phone wasn't an option': Tech support guy gets revenge on an angry IT customer by programming the office phone to call him at 2, 3, and 4 AM every night

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'A masterclass in how not to get hired': 18-year-old writes unflattering pitch for themself on social media job page

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'The manager [said], "You really want to burn this bridge?" I said, "Yes"': 20+ Employees who quit their jobs as fast as possible

After being denied a raise, employee resigns and accepts job at rival company, boss rejects the resignation and offers a 50% raise instead: ‘I couldn't refuse’

After being denied a raise, employee resigns and accepts job at rival company, boss rejects the resignation and offers a 50% raise instead: ‘I couldn't refuse’

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Man refuses to continue supporting 60-year-old mother after 18 months of doing so, leading him to question whether or not that was a good decision: 'The timeline I warned her about has now arrived.'

Man refuses to continue supporting 60-year-old mother after 18 months of doing so, leading him to question whether or not that was a good decision: 'The timeline I warned her about has now arrived.'

Grad party hostess confronts plus-one guest who didn't introduce herself, guest leaves the party to sit in the car alone: "I didn't know whose house it was."

Grad party hostess confronts plus-one guest who didn't introduce herself, guest leaves the party to sit in the car alone: "I didn't know whose house it was."

Homeowner calls cops on neighbor who cut down 11 of their 30-year-old trees: 'This is going to be very expensive for him'

Homeowner calls cops on neighbor who cut down 11 of their 30-year-old trees: 'This is going to be very expensive for him'

Manager refuses to spend $50 on external software, insisting engineer waste company resources developing a platform in-house: 'This project was costing the company roughly $4,000 in billing hours'

Manager refuses to spend $50 on external software, insisting engineer waste company resources developing a platform in-house: 'This project was costing the company roughly $4,000 in billing hours'

Overworked employee doing a 3-person job solo gets denied PTO for a two-day vacation after her company laid off the rest of the department and never replaced anyone

Overworked employee doing a 3-person job solo gets denied PTO for a two-day vacation after her company laid off the rest of the department and never replaced anyone

Empathetic Manager Pushes Back Against Leadership Who Refuse to Give Employees Raises: 'I went to my VP and I got laughed out of the room'

Empathetic Manager Pushes Back Against Leadership Who Refuse to Give Employees Raises: 'I went to my VP and I got laughed out of the room'

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