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'The exec told me... to run it': Supervisor makes critical mistake with 3-story-tall concrete mixer, makes a giant mess

This supervisor is proof that you can't always trust management to make the right decisions! After making a big mess in his own factory floor, this boss made quite the fool of himself. Up next, read about these sandwiches customers ordered that were so absurd, one employee had to say, “ I forgive you .”
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'Makes me want to show up and work hard': 11 Awesome Bosses Who Deserve a Year-End Bonus Just as Much as Their Workforce Does

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Employee faces retribution from employer after critically answering "anonymous" survey: 'It quickly became clear she could guess who wrote what'

When you first start off your career, you're bright and starry-eyed, carrying such ideals as “work hard and be rewarded,” fueled by stories and mythology of working stories you've heard. The reality is that work is more like Sisyphus pushing his boulder up the hill only to have it roll back down again—nothing gained, changed, or earned except the opportunity to complete the task again. You probably think that as long as you put effort into something, it will eventually pay off and that honest f…
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'A guy bought a car on the company card and... got fired': 20+ HR professionals share the wildest moments they had to fire an employee

These HR pros wondered how employees thought they'd get away with their schemes. In this day and age, digital receipts and/or cameras will catch any workplace foolishness! Still, there are a lot of workers out there who just don't seem to care. One of the best stories here is about one creative employee who found a way to avoid working all day every day. Apparently he kept clocking in, disappearing all day, and then leaving at the end of the day. No one could figure out where he was, although h…
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Micromanager demands employee rush through a major inventory check, employee outs her when $1K+ of inventory is missing from the books and scores a bonus as a result

Slow and steady wins the race
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Entitled coworker steals a child's birthday cake from the office fridge, then the furious parent scorches the earth in the workplace: 'Everyone is a suspect'

Not your cake
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'My teenage self took petty revenge': 16-year-old beauty salon employee gets back at Karen coworker

Dealing with bad customers is one thing, but trying to work with a coworker who can't stand you can make your workday hard to bear. Just ask this person, who realized at age 16 that some people are impossible to please, no matter what you do. Up next, read about what happened when a bowling group scolded a group of youngsters who wouldn't stay in their lane: “ My friends called me a Karen and said kids will be kids ."
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'He hulked out': Burnt out employee smashes $10,000 worth of equipment after upper management snubs their department head's input

HULK SMASH
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21 Funniest Parenting Memes of the Week to Help Relieve All the Working Moms and Dads Out There

Working parents are team No Days Off!
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'Bless your heart, Boss': Interviewee gets denied a cashier position solely because of a chemotherapy-related gap in his resume, holds them accountable by taking the proof straight to the owner

No misunderstandings here...
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'The rest of the team resigned': 20+ Employees who left their bad bosses for better jobs

Up next, these employees got called to HR for some pretty hilarious reasons, like one worker who sadly recalled that “ I'm not allowed to talk about turtles anymore .”
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Boss begs employee to stay when they quit after being denied a raise: 'I can give you what ever you want'

It's pretty safe to say that your employer will never fully appreciate your contribution until after you leave. At this point, they will realize that your contribution isn't quite as easy to replicate as they thought, leading to productivity losses that they will have to pay a lot more to replicate. Of course, they could have just given you a moderate raise and saved more money than they ended up spending. A certain part of this is misreading the relationship, overestimating the hold they have…
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Jealous coworkers "kick up a fuss" about woman whose girlfriend sends her sweet treats constantly: 'It's started to cause some issues in the break room'

Romance is still alive. Just ask this couple, who show their love for each other through little treats! Love is all about the little things, after all. It's about remembering your partner's favorite snack at the grocery store, or surprising them with a special date night, or putting on their favorite music when they get home from work to cheer them up. There are a million tiny ways to say “I love you.” But not everyone has a relationship that's so special: a lot of folks will settle for the bar…
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Daughter refuses to share hefty work bonus with financially incompetent parents, teaching them a lesson on financial literacy: ‘Now they want me to bail them out’

Her money, their problem
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Boss tries to steal PTO from their employees, but gets pwned when one hairstylist returns from a 10-day vacation in Italy with lawyers in tow: ‘No way, no how’

Lawsuit otw
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'It is very satisfying firing a customer': Customer fakes $3,000 discount at car dealership, employee and GM team up to fire their own customer

What could be better for workplace morale than dumping your least favorite customer? It really brings people together to bond over a customer who just cannot be satisfied, as this car dealership worker could tell you all about. After that, read the eye-opening tale of a newlywed couple who were “devastated” to learn that they were only going to make $3,000 off of their $60,000 wedding, leading commenters to wonder, “ Did they think they were gonna make money from their wedding ?”
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