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'I'll be leaving in 5 minutes': Worker gets dumb rule changed by following it and wasting everyone's time

Brad Dickson

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'Are you REALLY sure you want to do this?': Less than 3 weeks after being wrongfully fired, employer is forced to rehire employee at 6x his old rate

Isabella Penn

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'He pulled the rug out from under me': Boss leaves a job candidate hanging when they go back on their promises, guy finds solace online with others in the same boat

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'[I] asked for a raise... Got fired:' Overworked employee asks for reasonable raise but gets terminated instead

Elna McHilderson

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'Fine by me': Manager demands nurse goes home to dry damp hair, maliciously complies and gets paid to stay home for 2-3 hours as her hair naturally air dries

Elna McHilderson

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'I realized that not only was I getting scammed, but I was also out $3,000': Newly hired employee discovers his job was a scam posing as a legitimate company

Isabella Penn

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'He was trying to guilt trip me': Boss throws a hissy fit when their lab technician finds a better job elsewhere, affirming they made the right choice to leave

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'Hire her and I'm gone': Office Karen turns into the 'boss's pet', getting a coworker fired who later blackballs her for a better position

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'You're on salary, so you have to work during your vacation': IT worker plans vacation in the middle of nowhere to spite boss

Remy Millisky

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'We're coworkers, not friends': Introverted coworker gets their wish after ungraciously declining invitation

Brad Dickson

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'I began doing this multiple times a day': Utility truck driver begins turning vehicle off at every opportunity after company berates them

Remy Millisky

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'His phone bill was $1,400': Company bean-counters ignore their field salesman's advice; their ignorance costs them $1,400 on their next bill

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'If he had just taken my suggestion': New railway manager ignores veteran's suggestion creating a logistical nightmare

Brad Dickson

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'You'll need me... and when you [do] it'll cost you $200 an hour': Boss brags about his salary in front of a priceless IT tech; employee quits on the spot, agreeing to come back only if the boss pays him the same

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'I don't hire people with beards': 20+ Candidates share the reason they walked out of job interviews

Brad Dickson

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'I think I did better than expected': Boss instructs deaf employee to transcribe a tape, cue employee's malicious compliance

Remy Millisky

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