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A teenage lifeguard sits in a lifeguard chair, watching over the swimmers for any signs of misfortune.

16-year-old lifeguard gets fired for having bad breath, despite brushing and flossing twice a day

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Employee gets no coverage for long weekends off, is expected to cover for colleagues taking 2-3 weeks off at once

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A woman sits cross-legged in bed, holding a mug and with a pillow between her knees, looking at her phone

Employee continuously calls coworkers out of hours, gets blocked for calling before 7AM on day off: 'She thinks she's helping us, but she isn't'

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15+ Employees who got fired on the spot: 'I was late 37 days in a row'

A woman waters a collection of houseplants on a table

Employee curates desktop plant collection, gets annoyed when coworker continually 'takes care' of them: 'My pothos got repotted [and] my succulent got moved'

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Employee refuses to give up their approved PTO when office parents try to guilt trip them into accommodating spring break: 'I'm not giving up my time off just because I don't have kids'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Teacher walks out mid-shift on her last day after an admin yells at and follows her for taking a brief call, leaving the already mismanaged school scrambling to cover her classes, leaving the already mismanaged school scrambling to cover her classes

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Biotech employee starts planning to quit after their boss expects them to train the fresh-out-of-college new hire they gave the promotion to :‘[She’s] asking me to hold her hand through tasks daily’

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Coworkers spend 2 years telling employee he should leave his fiancée because she'll take his money: 'These people don’t even know me'

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Older coworker spends 3 months in job, puts name labels on all company property: 'She takes what I'm using while I'm still using it'

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Manager flips out on employee after they talk about their 'side project' with their coworkers

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Movie theater manager demands workers have availability 24/7, sees school as only valid conflict: 'I DO NOT accept you not being able to work a day because you want the day off to rest'

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Workplace fires graphic designer for attitude problem, continues to hang her art in the office: 'They tried to spin me as the worst employee ever'

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'[I’m not] her backup plan': Childfree coworker refuses to continue bending over backwards for a single mom when she starts taking advantage of their availability, setting healthy office boundaries

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Work investigates employee for leaving the country during sick leave because of their email timestamps: 'You're 100% going to get fired'

A woman smiles as she takes a phone call on a cell phone in a shared office

Coworker overhears teacher talking to spouse about visa application, suggests she should have married someone from the same country: 'Why would you say that to anyone?'