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'She got fed up': Manager regrets demanding that retail cashier ask for their transaction approval

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'We will contact our lawyer': Company threatens candidate with legal action after they leave a review of their interview experience

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About 5 years ago my company brought in an individual to see if my position was "no longer needed". I passed with flying colors...

'I turned off every automated task I had ever set up': Dude gets pro-level revenge against an entire company just by taking an unplanned vacation

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'You're still rinsing rice?': Cook's rice rinsing procedure gets out of control thanks to micromanaging boss

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'I made a condescending coworker question her sanity... I regret nothing': Employee has brilliant and hilarious idea to subtly get back at rude coworker

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'Now I'll miss three [days]': Boss demands sick note for one day off, doctor gives them three more

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'Is it normal to be fired over text after two days': Worker fired from new job after second day without explanation

‘You Gave the Wrong Employee Demerit Points…’ : New Supervisor Ultimately Gets Himself Fired When He Messes With Invaluable Machinist, Leading to Malicious Compliance and Chaos in Production

‘You Gave the Wrong Employee Demerit Points…’ : New Supervisor Ultimately Gets Himself Fired When He Messes With Invaluable Machinist, Leading to Malicious Compliance and Chaos in Production

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'You will not be eligible to be rehired': Employer attempts to decrease turnover by increasing resignation requirements

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'[She] fired my wife on the spot': Manager framed to make way for nepotism hire, entire team walks out

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'If you fire me, I will call the labor board': Manager Tries to Trick Employee Into Attending Unpaid 3-Hr “Mandatory” Meeting, Employee Schools Him on Labor Laws

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'I put in my [four] week notice': Guy gets passed over for promotion, successful candidate tries to get him to do his work

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Boss Says "No Overtime," Shocked When Worker Complies

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'I took another job': Plumber quits without notice for massive pay increase after boss denies them a raise

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'You won't get your hours': Boss demands workers call out sick before 6 AM, immediately regrets it

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'They must have been crying at the computer': Customer frantically withdraws their complaint when worker gets fired because of it

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15+ Employees who walked out of their jobs and never looked back: 'I looked at my boss, deleted my files, and left'

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Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

Parents allow unemployed 23-year-old son to move home, he requests $10k from Dad after quitting new job: 'You don't quit your job without having another lined up'

Update: Employee tries to invoice company $37k using calculator screenshot: 'We owe him nothing'

Update: Employee tries to invoice company $37k using calculator screenshot: 'We owe him nothing'

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘The hardest part of my job isn’t the work, it’s the constant urgency over nothing‘: Company treats every minor task like a crisis, drowning its staff in fake emergencies until stress becomes the main worload

‘Coworker assumed I was pregnant,Im not even kidding’: colleague gifts baby items to someone not pregnant, claims a “glow” gave it away, and sparks an office-wide lesson in confidence without awareness

‘Coworker assumed I was pregnant,Im not even kidding’: colleague gifts baby items to someone not pregnant, claims a “glow” gave it away, and sparks an office-wide lesson in confidence without awareness

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