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Overachieving employee raises KPI averages higher just so their boss misses a promotion: 'The entire sector didn't get raises that year' 1

'If I am not employed there, the software cannot be used': Teacher wipes software from all machines before leaving for good after years of free extra labor 2

‘I don’t care about your policy': Guest checks into hotel for 45 minutes, then leaves, demanding a full refund which employee refuses 3

'I want to enjoy a campfire from my porch': Guest wants to light a campfire in the middle of a forest, hotel employee refuses to sell him firewood 4

'She was fired': Hybrid employee takes a take a sick day instead after being admonished by boss for working an additional day from home while sick 5

‘I don’t work 80 hours a week when I’m paid for 40’: Boss demands new hire work overtime for free, stating employee isn't committed enough to their team 6

Fast food Karen throws back-to-back tantrums, gets herself arrested: 'Karen [ended up] sitting in the backseat of the police car' 1

‘I don’t care about your policy': Guest checks into hotel for 45 minutes, then leaves, demanding a full refund which employee refuses 2

27 Retail Memes for Customer Service Workers Who Are Checked Out 3

'If I am not employed there, the software cannot be used': Teacher wipes software from all machines before leaving for good after years of free extra labor 4

Manager insists on personally reviewing every job candidate Recruiter finds, lives to regret it: 'I never received pushback again' 5

‘I don’t work 80 hours a week when I’m paid for 40’: Boss demands new hire work overtime for free, stating employee isn't committed enough to their team 6