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'I asked 37 times for a promotion': Employee follows his supervisor's advice to get a promotion, ends up irking the CEO and getting fired instead

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I'm not working a minute of overtime!': Supervisor targets top-performing mechanic due to five minute hold up; supervisor gets fired

Sienna Varady

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'Why am I not surprised you wrote this?': Karen's undeserved 1-star review gets picked apart by the restaurant's owner

Brad Dickson

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'No natural light, all day long': Worker quits job because of dismal 'Open Plan' office

Brad Dickson

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'Someone at work [felt] targeted': HR gets involved when joke about office 'White Elephant' exchange goes wrong

Brad Dickson

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'1 month later I'm getting phone calls asking for help': Worker gets laid off by employer who panics after things go sideways

Brad Dickson

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'My average mileage is 90% greater': Nitpicky new management tries to dispute a flat-rate, $1,000 stipend for a traveling employee; he retaliates by increasing his mileage and doubling his payout

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I can't fire him, because he's my boss': Customer lets her kid wreak havoc in pool store because she's 'the owner's daughter'

Remy Millisky

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'[I] caused a 30,000+ order backup': 30+ Employees who had strange and unexpected days at work

Remy Millisky

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'His [timesheet] was cut by 7 hours to make up for the overtime': Hardworking employee goes above and beyond to cover understaffed shifts; gets his hours cut by cheapskate boss as a ‘thank you’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I'd like to rescind my application': Candidate rescind's application over interviewer's impolite email

Brad Dickson

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Update: 'The place was already in chaos': Health professional promised raise, bosses change their minds after she has already taken on more responsibilities

Remy Millisky

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'He walks away with $150 out of the register': 25+ Employees who didn't make it through their first shift at work because they were fired on the spot

Remy Millisky

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'This is unacceptable': Worker demands a shiny silver new laptop from disgruntled IT guy, he tells her boss

Brad Dickson

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'I taped a piece of fish to the back of his desk': 20+ People who quit their job on the spot and walked out

Brad Dickson

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'I knew this would be my last shift': Bartender gets disrespected by a pompous manager, rage quitting and ‘leaving her notice’ in the form of sabotage

Jesse Kessenheimer

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