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‘"I'm not sure about him… I think he's like, a video gamer"’: Job applicant finds out he isn't hired because the hiring team profiled him as a ‘video gamer’, all thanks to an Otter.AI meeting transcription

'She’s mastered the optics game': Coworker treats office like "theater show", always taking credit for coworkers' work and verbalizing how great she is, causing office tension when managers undeservingly applaud her

'She’s mastered the optics game': Coworker treats office like "theater show", always taking credit for coworkers' work and verbalizing how great she is, causing office tension when managers undeservingly applaud her

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15+ Job interviews full of red flags: 'The manager... showed me YouTube videos for like 30 minutes'

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Boss refuses to acknowledge employee's two-week notice, refusing to discuss it further and acting like they aren't leaving: 'She's still assigning me projects for next month. Still scheduling me for meetings three weeks out'

'[I] got fired 4 hours into my first day': Entitled coworker gets new warehouse employee fired for working too slowly even though it was his first day

'[I] got fired 4 hours into my first day': Entitled coworker gets new warehouse employee fired for working too slowly even though it was his first day

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‘HR hung up on me’: After being fired, HR director contacts ex-employee asking to hire them as a contractor, only to be appalled when they ask for a pay rate 5x their former salary

‘HR hung up on me’: After being fired, HR director contacts ex-employee asking to hire them as a contractor, only to be appalled when they ask for a pay rate 5x their former salary

'I don’t like them either, the difference is, I don’t feel the need to pretend': Coworkers are baffled when employee refuses to socialize with them during lunch break, despite them repeatedly insulting her behind her back

'I don’t like them either, the difference is, I don’t feel the need to pretend': Coworkers are baffled when employee refuses to socialize with them during lunch break, despite them repeatedly insulting her behind her back

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‘Do they want to blackmail the new hires?': Guy walks out of a job interview after only 2 questions, dodging a shady employer because of a sinking gut feeling

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‘I actually got to see a "shocked Pikachu" face’: Employee expected to get a $20k raise is actually offered $6k and told to “just quit” if he's unhappy, so he does and finds a higher paying job

‘I actually got to see a "shocked Pikachu" face’: Employee expected to get a $20k raise is actually offered $6k and told to “just quit” if he's unhappy, so he does and finds a higher paying job

Elna McHilderson

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New micromanager demands "detailed" daily reports, IT technician drowns them with every unnecessary detail about their day: 'By Friday, my “daily report” was 87 pages long. Times New Roman, size 11, single-spaced'

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20+ Entitled job candidates who did not impress the hiring managers: 'The world does not revolve around your ideal schedule'

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Self-confident new boss threatens to fire employee, employee fires him instead, getting old managers involved: 'He was stripped of the team leader's role in customer support and was begging not to be let go'

Entitled hotel guest demands a room on the top floor, concierge tells her none are available, customer loses it: 'She then leaves a 1 star review'

Entitled hotel guest demands a room on the top floor, concierge tells her none are available, customer loses it: 'She then leaves a 1 star review'

‘Jokes on her… [I’ve] never been happier!': Senior supervisor gets the boot only 2-weeks after college student coworker reports her for online trolling, learns harsh lesson on following colleagues on social media

‘Jokes on her… [I’ve] never been happier!': Senior supervisor gets the boot only 2-weeks after college student coworker reports her for online trolling, learns harsh lesson on following colleagues on social media

Elna McHilderson

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Retail worker takes district manager’s corporate cliches literally and shows up in CEO cosplay after being told to dress for the job she wants: ‘She asked my manager about it and he just shrugged and said "She's dressing for the job she wants"’

Retail worker takes district manager’s corporate cliches literally and shows up in CEO cosplay after being told to dress for the job she wants: ‘She asked my manager about it and he just shrugged and said "She's dressing for the job she wants"’

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'They fired her to protect the company': Intern fired after cupcakes trigger allergic reaction and land star coworker in hospital

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Employee is told that the promotion she applied for is being dissolved, she gets given the role's responsibilities anyway with no extra pay: 'There’s a pretty significant pay gap between the dissolved role and my current role'

Employee is told that the promotion she applied for is being dissolved, she gets given the role's responsibilities anyway with no extra pay: 'There’s a pretty significant pay gap between the dissolved role and my current role'

Customer tries to buy snacks at convenience store, realizes store has no prices: 'I'm not buying something if I don't know how much it costs

Customer tries to buy snacks at convenience store, realizes store has no prices: 'I'm not buying something if I don't know how much it costs

25-year-old groom-to-be uninvites sister from his wedding after she takes over his engagement party with pregnancy announcement: ‘I’m done being second in my own life’

25-year-old groom-to-be uninvites sister from his wedding after she takes over his engagement party with pregnancy announcement: ‘I’m done being second in my own life’

15+ Employees who got fired on the spot: 'I was late 37 days in a row'

15+ Employees who got fired on the spot: 'I was late 37 days in a row'

26-year-old woman refuses when neighbor demands bread after complaining about the noise created by her baking: 'She is now telling other people in our building that I'm petty and unneighborly'

26-year-old woman refuses when neighbor demands bread after complaining about the noise created by her baking: 'She is now telling other people in our building that I'm petty and unneighborly'

Woman spends hours catering to her friend's "allergies" until her mystery diet starts raising eyebrows: 'I saw Dina eating a slice of regular pizza'

Woman spends hours catering to her friend's "allergies" until her mystery diet starts raising eyebrows: 'I saw Dina eating a slice of regular pizza'

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