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'You want the job? Approved, it's yours!': Programmer tries to get secret second job, accidentally successfully applies for a demotion

Brad Dickson

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'We had to pay fifty cents to use a K-Cup': 30+ Jobs with silly rules that drive the workers crazy

Remy Millisky

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'Stay calm, she is only joking': Man gets called an embarrassing name in front of his colleagues, but HR shrugs it off

Stephanie Harper

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'[Coworker] hasn't told him that he's leaving': Employee debates telling boss that coworker has found a new job

Remy Millisky

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'I walked out of my interview today': Candidate walks out of an interview after interviewer is 15 minutes late

Brad Dickson

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'I gagged, took my apron off, and left': Jaded employees recall the horrors of when they quit a new job on the first day

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'The line stops for a full 20 minutes': Freshly promoted new boss thinks he knows better than experienced machinist, predictable happens

Brad Dickson

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'That weekend [...] doubles as our vacation': Bridesmaid wants to bring her boyfriend to bachelorette party at bride's sister's expense

Brad Dickson

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'That's what she wants to have': Customer insists on paying more money for smaller cell phone plan after refusing to listen to customer service rep

Remy Millisky

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'It’s now 15 days late': Ex-boss refuses to send final paycheck to former employee, employee considers filing class action lawsuit

Ben Weiss

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'News of Shannon's self-firing raced through the building': Assistant director investigates 'untouchable' employee's performance

Remy Millisky

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'I call the department manager, who is equally confused': Manager shows customers dictionary definition to convince them he's not trying to fool them

Remy Millisky

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'We never saw him again': Employees successfully conspire to rid themselves of a terrible boss

Brad Dickson

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'While I appreciate the sentiment... I'm not doing that': Employee pushes back against coworkers' plan to buy boss a birthday gift

Remy Millisky

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'Is there any way I can tell him no?': Micromanaging boss wants remote access to worker's personal computer

Brad Dickson

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'It is like every email is a poem': 25+ Computer-challenged coworkers who needed a helping hand

Remy Millisky

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