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$1.5 million quote goes unfinished thanks to a bad office internet connection and rigid remote work policy: 'Ah, well. If only I could go home to use my working internet'

Employee attempts to sabotage coworker's promotion by taking important files from their desk, coworker finds out, secretly records him in the act to show HR: 'I got proof'

Employee attempts to sabotage coworker's promotion by taking important files from their desk, coworker finds out, secretly records him in the act to show HR: 'I got proof'

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‘Oops’: Bean-counting manager slashes company travel budget, gets his comeuppance after his own horrendous ‘budget’ business trip ends up costing double in changed flights, sketchy motels, and missed meetings

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘Sharing a win!’: Employees share their ‘low-energy, give-nothing-personal-away' techniques in dealing with a toxic manager

‘Sharing a win!’: Employees share their ‘low-energy, give-nothing-personal-away' techniques in dealing with a toxic manager

Elna McHilderson

New manager put a three-year employee with good reviews on a PIP, claimed past performance issues that didn’t exist, then threatened them for asking questions: ‘He needs to assert dominance by making an example of me’

New manager put a three-year employee with good reviews on a PIP, claimed past performance issues that didn’t exist, then threatened them for asking questions: ‘He needs to assert dominance by making an example of me’

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‘Message heard loud and clear’: Auto employee maliciously complies with arrogant boss's orders, almost costs the auto shop a crucial client as a result

‘Message heard loud and clear’: Auto employee maliciously complies with arrogant boss's orders, almost costs the auto shop a crucial client as a result

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Grocery store boss flips out on employee, employee surprises him with 2 days notice: '[He] couldn't understand why'

Hospital employee outs new coworker's laziness when he doesn't dispose of an overflowing bin of medical waste over the weekend: ‘I decided to set a trap’

‘I decided to set a trap’: Hospital employee outs new hire's laziness when he doesn't dispose of an overflowing bin of medical waste over the weekend

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Boss cuts pay and eliminates benefits to punish an employee who asked for more money and took medical leave, forcing them to either quit or work at a loss: ‘She just doesn't want me to be able to apply for unemployment’

Boss cuts pay and eliminates benefits to punish an employee who asked for more money and took medical leave, forcing them to either quit or work at a loss: ‘She just doesn't want me to be able to apply for unemployment’

Enthusiastic employee catches coworkers deprecating teammate’s looks and love life after months of believing in genuine office friendships leads to personality-free workspace and late-night job applications

Enthusiastic employee catches coworkers deprecating teammate’s looks and love life after months of believing in genuine office friendships leads to personality-free workspace and late-night job applications

‘So we're all a family, huh?’: Employee calls out company president for revised holiday PTO policy, is let go from the company 2 weeks later

‘So we're all a family, huh?’: Employee calls out company president for revised holiday PTO policy, is let go from the company 2 weeks later

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'I laugh a little, thinking he’s joking’: Employee scheduled to work at 8 AM clocks in at 8:01 AM, gets fired over being one single minute late

'I laugh a little, thinking he’s joking’: Employee scheduled to work at 8 AM clocks in at 8:01 AM, gets fired over being one single minute late

Elna McHilderson

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'Apparently, I'm the idiot': Tech support employee dumbfounded after receiving a scathing review from a customer who failed to identify the difference between an iPad and a laptop

Jesse Kessenheimer

Employee going on 17 years gets petty with replacement after being forced to move departments: 'It doesn't seem to be working out between you and your boss'

Employee going on 17 years gets petty with replacement after being forced to move departments: 'It doesn't seem to be working out between you and your boss'

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Job candidate puts average IQ score on resume thinking it's a strong result, hiring manager calls him out: 'It turns out I just found a smart way to make myself look foolish'

Job candidate puts average IQ score on resume thinking it's a strong result, hiring manager calls him out: 'It turns out I just found a smart way to make myself look foolish'

Boss retracts PTO approval last minute, one day before event, as retaliation for employee reporting misconduct: ‘I wake up and see my previously approved PTO was denied’

Boss retracts PTO approval last minute, one day before event as retaliation for employee reporting misconduct: ‘I wake up and see my previously approved PTO was denied’

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'Good luck finding a replacement for me': Employee resigns after manager downplays his work, prompting four other employees to quit

'Good luck finding a replacement for me': Employee resigns after manager downplays his work, prompting four other employees to quit

Neighbor shovels snow from elderly resident's driveway every morning, decides to confront other neighbors for not offering to help too: ‘How would you feel if she was your mother?’

Neighbor shovels snow from elderly resident's driveway every morning, decides to confront other neighbors for not offering to help too: ‘How would you feel if she was your mother?’

28-year-old employee professionally gets back at entitled supervisor by giving HR the paper trail of her incompetence, becomes her supervisor's supervisor: ‘I waited and won!’

28-year-old employee professionally gets back at entitled supervisor by giving HR the paper trail of her incompetence, becomes her supervisor's supervisor: ‘I waited and won!’

Tenant dug out his own parking spot during snowstorm, he left briefly and returned to find it taken, so he parked the car in, sparking tension when confronted by neighbor's visitor who occupied parking spot: '[Says now] he knows my true colors'

Tenant dug out his own parking spot during snowstorm, he left briefly and returned to find it taken, so he parked the car in, sparking tension when confronted by neighbor's visitor who occupied parking spot: '[Says now] he knows my true colors'

Neighbor Leo parks on man’s lawn for shade during southwest US summer heat, offers and gets upset when refused: ‘Next day there's a 5 dollar bill taped to my front door with a note that says this week’s shade rent’

Neighbor Leo parks on man’s lawn for shade during southwest US summer heat, offers and gets upset when refused: ‘Next day there's a 5 dollar bill taped to my front door with a note that says this week’s shade rent’

Employee forced to come into work despite snowstorm emergency: 'I was told to dig myself out'

Employee forced to come into work despite snowstorm emergency: 'I was told to dig myself out'

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