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‘Funny thing…’: Guy clocks in at 9:01 instead of 9 and gets in trouble by the supervisor he always covers, next time leaves right at 5 and chaos ensues

Elna McHilderson

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'I stopped correcting Stacey's work': Employee told by HR to stop fixing boss's mistakes without approval, boss loses clients over too many errors

Ben Weiss

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20+ Job candidates who spotted red flags during job interviews: 'You could not pay me enough to work for that place'

Remy Millisky

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New manager yells 'WAKE UP' at coworker who was awake and reading emails at their desk: 'I'd [...] give my actual manager a heads up'

JR Atkinson

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Manager orders 23-year-old kitchen worker to stop helping with other tasks, causing restaurant to fall behind and customers to lose their temper: 'I’m only following his orders'

Ben Weiss

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Employee gives 2 weeks' notice after finding a new job, boss flat-out rejects it: 'He's not going to let me leave'

JR Atkinson

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'He showed up 45 minutes late, wearing shorts and Crocs': 20+ Bosses who got stuck with bizarre employees

Remy Millisky

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Tech employee working 50+ hour weeks takes one personal day, now HR accuses him of being a slacker: 'It’s insane how taking care of yourself is seen as a red flag'

Ben Weiss

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Chef makes an effort to bake cakes for coworkers' birthdays, only to have none of them do anything for her birthday, she refuses to keep the tradition: ‘It's not worth the effort’

Bar Mor Hazut

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‘You need to stop yelling. You’re not at a zoo’: Child-free coworker Kelly grabs and “disciplines” a colleague’s 5-year-old son at a company BBQ, pushing the 31-year-old mother to snap and put Kelly in her place

Etai Eshet

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‘"You need to be more energetic on calls"’: Boss reprimands insurance employee for being too neutral-sounding over the phone, so the employee leans into their ‘radio host voice’ from a former role 20 years prior

Lana DeGaetano

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'They offered me 2 weeks severance if I signed an NDA': Worker complains to HR when manager makes a comment about their appearance during team meeting, gets fired 3 days later

JR Atkinson

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Woman insists Korean coworker use an 'English name' at work because their first name is 'offensive,' coworker refuses: 'She recently complained to our manager'

JR Atkinson

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Company changes overtime policy to avoid paying extra to employees, one team uses new rules to get $6000 more while working the same as before: ‘We were suddenly entitled to loads of overtime’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Tech company manager adds employee to wrong Zoom room, accidentally landing her in a layoff call before swiftly removing her, leaving her on hold for 20 minutes before telling her she’s “safe… for now”

Etai Eshet

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40-year-old coworker, fresh off her own extended maternity leave, pressures 24-year-old colleague into surrendering her pre-approved PTO vacation and drags in management and staff for backup: ‘ I can’t give up my time. This trip means a lot to me’

Etai Eshet

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