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'Come in and volunteer in the meantime': Company cancels interview as it's starting, asks candidate to volunteer for them instead

Brad Dickson

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'He started piling sweets, biscuits, cakes, etc. onto the counter': Customer and cashier work together to evade store's return policy

Remy Millisky

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'Be here 15 minutes before shift starts': 20+ Workers share scams that have been normalized in the workplace

Brad Dickson

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'I just want to make sure I do my job correctly, ma'am': Video store clerk makes impatient customer wait while they scan 50 DVDs

Remy Millisky

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'I don't understand what's going on': Confrontation escalates when interviewer falsely accuses job seeker of parking in a handicap space

Brad Dickson

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'You told me today I couldn't cook without permission': Boss insists employee ask him before cooking anything, employee complies on 'the busiest night'

Remy Millisky

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‘I had been sleeping in the office working nonstop’: Software administrator rescues company's data, only gets $625 and a below-market raise, so he quits

Elna McHilderson

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Boss threatens sick worker's job, furious doctor gives worker more time off work

Brad Dickson

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'He got a promotion... by getting fired': Programmer gets fired to caught costs, has to be rehired a month later since he coded their entire system, gets better position and pay

Elna McHilderson

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‘[I'll] smile for a raise': Boss messages his employee privately asking her to ‘smile more’ in their weekly teams video call; she refuses and hilarity ensues in the comments

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'He was officially reprimanded': Salesperson tries to pull power move with the lab techs, learns the hard way how to wait 24-48 hours

Elna McHilderson

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'I was going to give you my 2 week's notice today, but I'm just done': Non-profit director quits on the spot, provides manager with a list of all their incompetence

Elna McHilderson

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Terrible thieving boss tries to scapegoat sick worker, reaps the karma of her own actions

Brad Dickson

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'Three-day suspension if anyone sang Gwen Stefani's "Sweet Escape"': 30+ Foolish rules that schools and workplaces insisted on

Remy Millisky

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'Adventures as a cart-pusher': Employee becomes vigilante during work hours, serves justice to the evil forces of Karen parkers and neglectful parents

Elna McHilderson

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Terrible interview leaves candidate questioning the entire process

Brad Dickson

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