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Laboratory technician refuses to continue picking up the slack of his deadweight lab partner, so he quits and leaves management with the lazy employee they favored for months: ‘No more breaking my back’

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Micromanager bans personal phones at his IT team's desks, but his attempt at control backfires when there's a server crash at 4:45 PM on Friday: 'I was just following policy to avoid a write-up'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Office worker throws a fit after a failed attempt to take home dietary-restricted pizzas not reserved for him, then bizarrely tries to steal paper towels off of the office custodial cart later that same day: ‘Happy news, boss gave me the day off’

'"I love this type of pettiness'": Entitled shop owner demands neighboring business clean their windows for free due to “seniority," windows get stained instead

'"I love this type of pettiness'": Entitled shop owner demands neighboring business clean their windows for free due to “seniority," windows get stained instead

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Coworker pettily sends out a team-wide email to confront an employee who made a minor mistake on the job: “They emailed the entire team of 90 people’

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Remote worker fired after being caught working 6 jobs at once: 'He's a legend'

Sound technician’s dream summer music festival gig goes off‑key when supervisor, Anna, waves hot tea over the mixer to boss him around: ‘Now our boss says we're "acting like children"’

Sound technician’s dream summer music festival gig goes off‑key when supervisor, Anna, waves hot tea over the mixer to boss him around: ‘Now our boss says we're "acting like children"’

‘I’ve never had to deal with someone like this before’: Lead employee deals with a 40-something coworker who floods chat with emoji-filled pings and needless questions, so she sets strict boundaries

‘I’ve never had to deal with someone like this before’: Lead employee deals with a 40-something coworker who floods chat with emoji-filled pings and needless questions, so she sets strict boundaries

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'It's use it or lose it!': Boss keeps denying pub kitchen manager's PTO requests, then refuses to let them roll over, kitchen manager finally puts his foot down

'It's use it or lose it!': Boss keeps denying pub kitchen manager's PTO requests, then refuses to let them roll over, kitchen manager finally puts his foot down

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Employee cuts coworker off from free rides to work after she refuses to chip in for gas: ‘I've been adding almost an hour to my commute just to help her out’

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'He called me back in about 3 minutes': Mechanic goes $300 over agreed repair budget and threatens to keep customer’s truck, customer refuses to pay and calls his bluff

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Escape room employee stuck with a condescending coworker who makes shifts miserable and undercuts her confidence, documents his behavior in search for a way out: ‘I LOVE this job, but he is like a dark cloud in the work place’

Escape room employee stuck with a condescending coworker who makes shifts miserable and undercuts her confidence, documents his behavior in search for a way out: ‘I LOVE this job, but he is like a dark cloud in the work place’

Entire staff maliciously complies with the controlling manager's demands to follow exact contract hours, leaving mid-meeting at exactly 4:30, getting her fired after complaining to HR: 'She sends meeting invite for 4.30 pm, everyone rejects it'

Entire staff maliciously complies with the controlling manager's demands to follow exact contract hours, leaving mid-meeting at exactly 4:30, getting her fired after complaining to HR: 'She sends meeting invite for 4.30 pm, everyone rejects it'

Boss discovers employee is quitting when she gets an email from a hiring manager asking for a reference letter, boss accuses employee of burning bridges: ‘Was I supposed to let her know I’m interviewing?’

Boss discovers employee is quitting when she gets an email from a hiring manager asking for a reference letter, boss accuses employee of burning bridges: ‘Was I supposed to let her know I’m interviewing?’

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'HR keeps telling her to hang in there': After leadership change at small non-profit, employee faced policy-defying demands from a new supervisor, and was placed on a PIP despite documenting compliance, HR refuses to intervene following complaints

'HR keeps telling her to hang in there': After leadership change at small non-profit, employee faced policy-defying demands from a new supervisor, and was placed on a PIP despite documenting compliance, HR refuses to intervene following complaints

Employee sends an email criticizing management to the entire company by accident, causing other coworkers to come forward and sound their complaints: ‘I'm probably getting fired tomorrow’

Employee sends an email criticizing management to the entire company by accident, causing other coworkers to come forward and sound their complaints: ‘I'm probably getting fired tomorrow’

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Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Warehouse employee quits 4 days in after supervisor denies her request for adequate breaks: 'They made us work 12 hours through with no 30 minute lunch'

Warehouse employee quits 4 days in after supervisor denies her request for adequate breaks: 'They made us work 12 hours through with no 30 minute lunch'

New remote manager files HR complaint for one employee using her allotted 14-day PTO and another her full 50-day maternity leave, HR just shrugs: ‘[HR] said, “No, she is absolutely entitled to do that."'

New remote manager files HR complaint for one employee using her allotted 14-day PTO and another her full 50-day maternity leave, HR just shrugs: ‘[HR] said, “No, she is absolutely entitled to do that."'

Dad blames daughter of ‘not working enough’ after she switches from working 6 days a week to a mere 40-hour, 5-day schedule, she says: ‘I refuse to repeat the cycle of burnout’

Dad blames daughter of ‘not working enough’ after she switches from working 6 days a week to a mere 40-hour, 5-day schedule, she says: ‘I refuse to repeat the cycle of burnout’

Woman refuses to vouch for a coworker, Dana, who got her in trouble with their manager, and now the whole office thinks she's the problem: “She told our manager that a report I sent had “major formatting issues”’

Woman refuses to vouch for a coworker, Dana, who got her in trouble with their manager, and now the whole office thinks she's the problem: “She told our manager that a report I sent had “major formatting issues”’

Neighbors repeatedly drive over new homeowner's lawn to park, forcing her to stop them by installing T-posts on her driveway: ‘I feel like this is property damage’

Neighbors repeatedly drive over new homeowner's lawn to park, forcing her to stop them by installing T-posts on her driveway: ‘I feel like this is property damage’

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