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'I was looking forward to a 70% pay bump': Employee jeopardizes a promotion after getting caught by the CEO playing Pokémon Go on his phone

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Entitled boss furious when employee doesn't come in for work after instructing employee to stay home: 'I was joking'

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Retail employee forced to work 20 hours unpaid due to daytime managers incompetence, ends up taking matters into her own hands next time: ‘[They're] not ready to play nice’

Retail employee forced to work 20 hours unpaid due to daytime managers incompetence, ends up taking matters into her own hands next time: ‘[They're] not ready to play nice’

Elna McHilderson

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'I can barely afford food': Pre-law intern making $14/hour gets badgered by their out-of-touch boss to buy a designer purse worth a month's salary

Jesse Kessenheimer

'If you’re going to talk a big game... be sure you can play it': Assembly line worker insists he can do the job of two workers, coworker calls his bluff

'If you’re going to talk a big game... be sure you can play it': Assembly line worker insists he can do the job of two workers, coworker calls his bluff

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'Oh, people like to work late': 20+ Workplace red flags that say, "Don't work here"

'Oh, people like to work late': 20+ Workplace red flags that scream, "Don't work here"

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'I stopped going the extra mile': Gen X employee finds peace when he quiet quits after realizing his workplace reality

Jesse Kessenheimer

'Employees weren't happy with their wage': Department head informs employees she'd deduct their wages if she could, demands they "be mindful"

'Employees weren't happy with their wage': Department head informs employees she'd deduct their wages if she could, demands they "be mindful"

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'She accused me of not having a true goal for my career': Job candidate pushes back after hiring manager goes from praising work experience to insulting it during interview

'You fire one of us, you fire all of us': Senior staff member fired for arriving late, coworkers band together to rehire the underappreciated worker

'You fire one of us, you fire all of us': Senior staff member fired for arriving late, coworkers band together to rehire the underappreciated worker

'Manager changed my schedule as a power move': "Control freak" manager tells employee to get over their new hours, regrets it days later

'Manager changed my schedule as a power move': "Control freak" manager tells employee to get over their new hours, regrets it days later

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'She was livid from the moment she walked in': 15+ Customer chronicles told by retail workers

'She was livid from the moment she walked in': 15+ Crazy customer chronicles told by retail workers

'I got paid an extra $30 for literally doing nothing': Retail worker maliciously complies with manager's rules about clocking out

'I got paid an extra $30 for literally doing nothing': Retail worker maliciously complies with manager's rules about clocking out

'I played along': New employee accidentally bosses around his supervisor

'I played along': New employee accidentally bosses around his supervisor

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'You should have thought about it sooner': Nanny arrives at new job and immediately gets sick, boss refuses to give her a day off

'You should have thought about it sooner': Nanny arrives at new job and immediately gets sick, boss refuses to give her a day off

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Worker contacted by shocked HR months after being told they'd been laid off in case of mistaken identity: 'It took them almost TWO months to realize'

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18-year-old Daughter bans her Mother from her graduation following 8 years of her Mother favoring her 18-year-old Stepsister after remarrying: 'I told my mom it hurt my feelings'

18-year-old Daughter bans her Mother from her graduation following 8 years of her Mother favoring her 18-year-old Stepsister after remarrying: 'I told my mom it hurt my feelings'

Engineer complies with manager's insistence to never stay past 5:00 PM by pausing an imminent project at the end of the day: 'Greg had explicitly told me to leave even if the building was on fire'

Engineer complies with manager's insistence to never stay past 5:00 PM by pausing an imminent project at the end of the day: 'Greg had explicitly told me to leave even if the building was on fire'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Stay-at-home mom continues cooking homemade meals every day for a full house to save money despite her picky brother-in-law’s demands for special meals: 'I can’t really afford making main courses that are entirely meat'

Employee of 12-years is considered the ‘most essential,' but is written up when he comes in to help on his day off, so he quits on the spot: ‘The manager immediately started backpedaling, saying it was all a misunderstanding.’

Employee of 12-years is considered the ‘most essential,' but is written up when he comes in to help on his day off, so he quits on the spot: ‘The manager immediately started backpedaling, saying it was all a misunderstanding.’

Freelance editor teaches pushy client a lesson after months of complaints about “over-editing,” posts unedited drafts as requested, and watches him quickly backtrack: ‘Maybe just do a light pass’

Freelance editor teaches pushy client a lesson after months of complaints about “over-editing,” posts unedited drafts as requested, and watches him quickly backtrack: ‘Maybe just do a light pass’

School counselor locks office after teachers and staff keep using it without permission and accessing confidential documents, sparks tension across the school: ‘It’s not a break room’

School counselor locks office after teachers and staff keep using it without permission and accessing confidential documents, sparks tension across the school: ‘It’s not a break room’

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