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AITA for labeling my food as having hot sauce to deter food thieves at work? | Simple as that. My lunches were being taken while I was working. So I photocopied the label from one of my husband's hot sauce bottles and put it on my food.

Lunch-Stealing Coworker Ironically Self-Reports When They Try to Report Their Victim to HR For Hot Sauce Deception

I can't work out if this is a joke? I just want to clear something up ahead of the quarterly launch retro on Monday. I understand you're entitled to your lunch break and that's not the issue here.

'Show a little more dedication': Bewildering viral email asks workers to eat their lunch at their desk in case CEO drops by unannounced

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'I got fed up': Worker quits after being refused raise to match wage of new hires

“You need to be better at timekeeping….” OK then, I will… | TL:DR Boss erodes all goodwill by going for me for being 3 minutes late (despite me staying on late after hours all the time for no pay) then loses his shit when I start only doing the hours I’m contracted to do.

'You need to be better at timekeeping...': Boss reprimands employee for being three minutes late once, they stop staying late

Walked out of an interview | I walked out of an interview for the first time today, I had a shadowing interview today for a job that pays $2/hr more than I make right now. Seems like a great place except I wasn’t getting paid for the 2 hours of shadowing and they told me I wasn’t allowed to have water while I worked

'I wasn't allowed to have water': Employee walks out of working interview because of employer's bizarre rules

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A coworker was apparently sexist against our boss, so I let him drown.

Software engineer stops helping sexist coworker, lets them show their true colors and screw themselves

Fire me because I did my job? Okay. Hope you don't need all of these supplies. | I love taking photos of people. To the point that I have two resumes for applying for jobs and one of them is specifically for photography work.

'The store closed down not two months later': Employee fired over technicality, takes their stuff and leaves company nonfunctional

I got written up for "not meeting company standards" one week after coming back from a miscarriage leave | Fast forward to this week and I'm getting told I didn't do my job fast enough when I was put in that shift last week so now I am going to get written up. With the stress of everything else, I just wanted to cry or scream.

'I'm still tired, fatigued both mentally and physically.': Woman written up for underperforming following miscarriage, turns to online community for support

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Crappy Bosses | "A few weeks go by, and when I come in one day, there are expensive boss cars parked all along the loading dock. My workmate says something big is going down. All the managers have been summoned"

'He's got a pay stub for about 15 paychecks': Manager takes down company that is shorting his workers on overtime

AITA for how I responded when my co worker told me that the reason I got a promotion was because of my breast size? | I stayed quiet til he brought up my promotion and then flatout said "that the reason I got a promotion was because of my breast size" I was shocked I almost dropped my cup

'Coworker told me that the reason I got a promotion was because of my breast size': Guy can't handle woman's response after making inappropriate workplace comments

Well then... | "Breaks and lunches will no longer be allowed to be taken in your vehicles." the notice reads. "Approved areas are the breakroom and picnic area out front. You can no longer be in the parking lot during work time without permission from your Supervisor. "

'Failure to comply [...] will result in disciplinary action': Viral thread shows workplace limiting employee's breaks to 'approved areas'

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“I’m in touch with somebody else that works here, I don’t need your help” “OK” | He was just too good for me to talk to him. He thought he was better than me. So I decided not to ever look at him or deal with him again.

'I’m in touch with somebody else': Guy too good for event worker's credential help, gets to wait for ages instead

I just can't with this one | Employer posts sign in window blaming lazy community for their struggle to find workers

'Get off your butt!': Restaurant blames lazy community for their own struggle to find workers

Can’t expense my bike rides home? Okay, then I’ll take very expensive ubers instead.| I have recently started a new job and one of the perks is that if you work late, you can have a free dinner and then take an uber back home. However, I much prefer renting an electric bike back home (you know the ones on the sidewalk). It’s faster, much better for the environment, fun and a great way to decompress after a long day’s of work.

'Can’t expense my bike rides home?': Employer refuses to accept bike hire expenses in lieu of Uber

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I quit without notice and boss Is telling me I have to come back. | I quit an awful job without notice. It was anguish to my mental health. I found better work that I'm happy with and pays more. My ex boss texted me saying I promised her I would work a full year and that she expects me to come back. I haven't replied to any of her texts or emails.

'I quit without notice and boss Is telling me I have to come back.': Employee quits a bad boss, told they have to continue working

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'I guess Thanksgiving is cancelled': 25+ Heaping helpings of Thanksgiving fails

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‘Would you come back?’: A week after getting unexpectedly fired, employee gets contacted by former boss who offers them the job back, employee makes demands in response

‘Would you come back?’: A week after getting unexpectedly fired, employee gets contacted by former boss who offers them the job back, employee makes demands in response

Mom forces 14-year-old son to pay for family pizza after he eats everyone's food: 'My son's reasoning is that he doesn't work'

Mom forces 14-year-old son to pay for family pizza after he eats everyone's food: 'My son's reasoning is that he doesn't work'

After manager gets fired, his last act is to tell his employee that they are next on the list to be fired, leaving employee unsure who to believe: 'I'm so confused'

After manager gets fired, his last act is to tell his employee that they are next on the list to be fired, leaving employee unsure who to believe: 'I'm so confused'

'[I'm] not playing their games': Employee quits 2 hours before his first shift after getting lowballed on his salary offer by a swindling supervisor

'[I'm] not playing their games': Employee quits 2 hours before his first shift after getting lowballed on his salary offer by a swindling supervisor

Entitled sister-in-law makes too many food demands for Thanksgiving dinner she's not even hosting, host gets even with leftovers: 'Radio silence after that!'

Entitled sister-in-law makes too many food demands for Thanksgiving dinner she's not even hosting, host gets even with leftovers: 'Radio silence after that!'

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