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Clever job candidate outsmarts potential employers who post fake job listings to collect free assignments, getting them to pay thousands of dollars in compensation

Sienna Varady

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'Red flags start appearing from the very first minute I arrive': Startup hires employee for impossible project, then vows to cut their salary in half

Remy Millisky

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'No': Middle manager demands contractor attend "mandatory" meeting, contractor replies with a simple "no"

Brad Dickson

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‘Fix your mess’: IT worker skillfully complies with micromanager, puts in 16 hours on a two-hour task, resulting in client's refusal to pay the hourly rate

Sienna Varady

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‘I'm getting fired, aren't I?’: Sole QA employee gets blamed for a mistake that affects thousands of customers, CEO refuses to take responsibility for team being understaffed

Bar Mor Hazut

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'My raise was 0.5%': Plant operator quiet quits after receiving "insulting" low raise

Brad Dickson

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‘You got what you asked for’: CEO announces a 15% pay cut for every employee as a way to ‘reduce costs’, resulting in mass walkout by all employees

Bar Mor Hazut

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'It went to an awkward silence until James left for the day': Employee questions coworker's constant remarks about his wife, coworkers can't agree if they went too far

Remy Millisky

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'The building was empty for most of December': Managers agree to every single vacation request after company eliminates PTO rollover

Remy Millisky

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‘Take it, I'm leaving’: Coworker demands the receptionist's office after she spends her free time fixing it up, she complies by leaving the company altogether

Bar Mor Hazut

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'It’s satisfying watching the management scramble': IT department brought to a standstill when upper management decides they need to approve everything

Brad Dickson

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'The company collapsed without me': Overworked employee quits after being put on probation, company fires entire management team shortly after that

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘Good luck, you're going to need it’: Overworked employee deletes company data from software he created after CEO fires him without an explanation

Bar Mor Hazut

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'You need my help? It'll cost 1 million': Scorned employee takes 10 weeks of vacation time before quitting job

Remy Millisky

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Entitled mother expects to 'still be friends' with the nanny after firing her on the spot for taking 6 days off for a medical emergency: 'Sorry honey... Blocked'

Elna McHilderson

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Ex-employee turns lemons into lemonade when their petulant boss proves them right: ‘I’m taking [this email] to corporate'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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