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‘The truth is wild. Greg is jealous. He was overlooked for a promotion at the exact same time I was handpicked for one’: Petty ex-boss tries to sabotage former employee, talking to new boss at regional event, but his bitter attempt backfires

‘The truth is wild. Greg is jealous. He was overlooked for a promotion at the exact same time I was handpicked for one’: Petty ex-boss tries to sabotage former employee, talking to new boss at regional event, but his bitter attempt backfires

Secretary proves to the office who's really in charge after she puts boss in his place for attempting to go against a long-established policy: ‘She's the Real Boss’

Secretary proves to the office who's really in charge after she puts boss in his place for attempting to go against a long-established policy: ‘She's the Real Boss’

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15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

15+ Employees recount actions from their managers that caused morale to plummet: 'Boss made a big speech about austerity measures and no raises this year'

Boss sends a 4am email demanding employee attend a 7am conference, then blames them for not driving 2 hours and missing booth setup: ‘My boss is notorious for never reading an email’

Boss sends a 4am email demanding employee attend a 7am conference, then blames them for not driving 2 hours and missing booth setup: ‘My boss is notorious for never reading an email’

‘He just stooped to a whole new level of useless today and my brain cannot comprehend it’: Useless produce department worker ignores tasks and dodges responsibility every shift, pushing coworkers into overtime to clean up his mess

‘He just stooped to a whole new level of useless today and my brain cannot comprehend it’: Useless produce department worker ignores tasks and dodges responsibility every shift, pushing coworkers into overtime to clean up his mess

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Boss demands hourly employee wash workplace linens at their own home: 'He's saving money for the company at your expense':

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‘I gave them 24 hours': Senior programmer gets demoted for ‘performance issues’ after a health crisis, so he diverts all his managerial duties to his boss, ends up demanding a 10% raise and a 4-day workweek after they beg him to come back

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Boss-employee romance turns office into personal love nest, leaving coworker third-wheeling their jobs and taking on unfinished tasks: ‘it didn’t really bother me until it started to affect my job’

Boss-employee romance turns office into personal love nest, leaving coworker third-wheeling their jobs and taking on unfinished tasks: ‘it didn’t really bother me until it started to affect my job’

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UPDATE: 'CEO didn't understand what my department did apparently': New employee decides she's a supervisor and refuses training, workers maliciously comply with her demands

Employee having a rough day emotionally imprints on boss' dog, becomes his unofficial therapy dog in the office: ‘Now he follows me around [and] growls at HR.'

Employee having a rough day emotionally imprints on boss' dog, becomes his unofficial therapy dog in the office: ‘Now he follows me around [and] growls at HR.'

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15+ Employees who watched their coworkers get fired: 'HR cleaned out his desk within 10 minutes'

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15+ Bosses who had the worst workers: '[She was] sleeping on the job. She was a lifeguard. Fired on the spot'

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'Do I feel guilty? Nope': Distribution center employee steals £18,000 from a mega-corporation through a phony return loophole, ends up with enough cash to put a downpayment on a house before quitting

Jesse Kessenheimer

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'They accused me of 'ruining their trip'': Responsible coworker bails on a work trip after catching his 'trusted' colleagues being sketchy in their Airbnb, he leaves them to fend for themselves then takes it to HR

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee finds out boss is getting fired after HR offers them her position, leading employee to consider giving boss a warning: ‘Should I tell her she's getting fired?’

Employee finds out boss is getting fired after HR offers them her position, leading employee to consider giving boss a warning: ‘Should I tell her she's getting fired?’

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'The customer was upset but I told them my manger said so': Boss refuses to put anything in writing, employee follows verbal orders exactly and it blows up in his face

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Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Work-from-home employee rebels after boss starts tracking mouse and keyboard activity: 'Remote work was supposed to be about trust and flexibility'

Work-from-home employee rebels after boss starts tracking mouse and keyboard activity: 'Remote work was supposed to be about trust and flexibility'

Employee cautiously convinced to give colleague a single ride home regrets it when she immediately turns to demanding rides at her own convenience like a personal chauffeur: 'From that day on, she started acting like I was her personal ride'

Employee cautiously convinced to give colleague a single ride home regrets it when she immediately turns to demanding rides at her own convenience like a personal chauffeur: 'From that day on, she started acting like I was her personal ride'

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

'I REFUSE to work if I’m not getting paid': Overworked employee goes part time, leaving entitled coworkers to fend for themselves

'I REFUSE to work if I’m not getting paid': Overworked employee goes part time, leaving entitled coworkers to fend for themselves

Boss dates secretary and fast-tracks her promotion into power, sidelining his longest-serving worker’s career: ‘My career has stagnated while she gets all the good projects’

Boss dates secretary and fast-tracks her promotion into power, sidelining his longest-serving worker’s career: ‘My career has stagnated while she gets all the good projects’

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