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Bosses cuts workers pay for working too fast, so employees slow down and milk the clock until company caves: ‘I'd go grocery shopping, get lunch, read a book, look at social media, anything, until clock out time’

Bosses cut workers' pay for working too fast, so employees slow down and milk the clock until company caves: ‘I'd go grocery shopping, get lunch, read a book, look at social media, anything, until clock out time'

Boss refuses to approve assistant's last-minute PTO request, assistant goes over boss's head and lies to upper management to get the vacation approved: 'I will not be treated this way'

Boss refuses to approve assistant's last-minute PTO request, assistant goes over boss's head and lies to upper management to get the vacation approved: 'I will not be treated this way'

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Entitled customer books hotel reservation with an invalid credit card, then throws a fit when the front desk employee cancels their reservation: ‘We aren't a charity, we are a business’

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Office worker "Brian" microwaves fish every day for a month, coworker writes anonymous note to get HR to step in: 'People have started... to avoid the break room'

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20+ Managers who had to fire their worst employees: 'He left with over $4,000 from the cash register'

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'I gave them process... and panic': IT employee has it with the inefficient demands of his manager, maliciously complies and gets his way

'I gave them process... and panic': IT employee has it with the inefficient demands of his manager, maliciously complies and gets his way

Elna McHilderson

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Company instates 'return to office' policy after 3 years of remote work, attempts to fix morale by holding a "pizza party" but doesn't buy enough pizza: 'They only bought five pizzas for a team of 25. by the time I got there, it was just empty boxes'

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22-year-old parks worker quits on the spot after 21-year-old supervisor Noelle's remark: 'Micromanaging is not your job'

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Sarah wrongfully accuses her coworker of deleting her work during client pitch collaboration and files a complaint with management, only to discover that she’d been editing an old archived file with a similar name instead

Sarah wrongfully accuses her coworker of deleting her work during client pitch collaboration and files a complaint with management, only to discover that she’d been editing an old archived file with a similar name instead: 'Accused me of sabotaging her'

CEO reprimands unpaid intern for coming to mandatory Halloween party in a “scary” costume, intern claims he didn't get the memo

CEO reprimands unpaid intern for coming to mandatory Halloween party in a “scary” costume, intern claims he didn't get the memo stating it wasn't allowed: ‘I was not properly informed’

Top-performing team blindsided, after being informed by management that there won't be merit raises as the budget will be redirected to investing in artificial intelligence, despite exceeding revenue goals

Top-performing team blindsided, after being informed by management that there won't be merit raises as the budget will be redirected to investing in artificial intelligence, despite exceeding revenue goals: 'Bringing in more money than ever'

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Woman leaves ER to shower and grab dinner, then storms back demanding VIP treatment, her original bed, and place in line: ‘I guess it wasn't that bad after all if she could drive, shower, eat, and even complain’

Woman leaves ER to shower and grab dinner, then storms back demanding VIP treatment, her original bed, and place in line: ‘I guess it wasn't that bad after all if she could drive, shower, eat, and even complain’

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'She’ll text me 'be there in 2 minutes' and still come out 10 minutes later': Employee leaves a chronically late coworker to fend for herself when their ride-share agreement makes them late for work for 2 months

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Boss demands IT employee follow process to the letter, stalling out a project with a major client and causing frantic messages from their boss: 'No ticket = no work. Bureaucracy over brains'

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College student working at pet resort is scheduled alone on chaotic Sunday to manage over 100 dogs with no support, she breaks down in front of customer after being overworked, boss then demotes her for crying

College student working at pet resort is scheduled alone on chaotic Sunday to manage over 100 dogs with no support, she breaks down in front of customer after being overworked, boss then demotes her for crying: 'You need to be stronger to work up front'

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Online handbag seller refuses to send bag to entitled customer after they demand a refund for two past orders, leading to a dispute on the site: ‘I decided to cancel the order’

Online handbag seller refuses to send bag to entitled customer after they demand a refund for two past orders, leading to a dispute on the site: ‘I decided to cancel the order’

Employee informs manager he has to miss work due to medical emergency, HR reframes this as a resignation: 'I never resigned!'

Employee informs manager he has to miss work due to medical emergency, HR reframes this as a resignation: 'I never resigned!'

Resident claims she “keeps the neighborhood's standards high” by reporting false complaints to the HOA about other neighbors, they form a plan to sue: ‘The HOA won't do anything about her’

Resident claims she “keeps the neighborhood's standards high” by reporting false complaints to the HOA about other neighbors, they form a plan to sue: ‘The HOA won't do anything about her’

Retail employee tells off their manager, Gary, pointing out his failure to handle his own tasks when he starts micromanaging theirs: ‘Slow clap for the hero in aisle 7'

Retail employee tells off their manager, Gary, pointing out his failure to handle his own tasks when he starts micromanaging theirs: ‘Slow clap for the hero in aisle 7'

Manager forces fast food employee to work while sick, employee goes over manager's head: 'Let's see what YOUR boss has to say'

Manager forces fast food employee to work while sick, employee goes over manager's head: 'Let's see what YOUR boss has to say'

21-year-old bagel store cashier refuses to shovel snow for demanding boss: 'I'm not going to do that... for $15 an hour'

21-year-old bagel store cashier refuses to shovel snow for demanding boss: 'I'm not going to do that... for $15 an hour'

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