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Workplace fires receptionist then splits her job between 11 people: 'So twice a week I now spend two hours answering the door'

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Startup boss demotes new employee in front of their coworkers with no warning: 'I haven't even been here for 2 months, but this is all getting to be a bit too much'

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Employee gets asked by boss that his “team’s status” remains always available, so he complies, creating a system that did it for him: ‘And it simulated just enough activity to keep my status green.’

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Civil engineer documents that the builder purposely ignored his drawing and built only with what he was told on the phone, which got him fired: 'On my next site visit, there was a different foreman, and I was told the previous foreman had been let go'

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College student advisor decides to leave after 1 year being overworked and underappreciated by her boss and her ‘flying monkey’ subordinate: ‘I literally broke down and cried at my desk’

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I wonder if this loophole is, in fact, a loophole or if she will eventually be kicked out because of this. It should be allowed to be a little mischievous, but also, if it were allowed, it would probably lose its whole point. Let’s walk through this story first and later derive our own conclusions from it.

Call-center employee finds a loophole that starts making her job a lot easier: ‘I had just had a customer before this one who got a call and had to go... which gave me the bright idea'

Automation has proved itself to be an amazing cutting-edge tool, and knowing how to automate tasks on a computer is currently the holy grail of useful skills, but we are, at the same time, only beginning to see its downsides. For example, the Redditor who shared this story could potentially extinguish the job of an entire department if he shared his hack, so he wouldn’t only have to deal with the loss of his own job but also with the responsibility of getting all his teammates laid off.

Employee finishes his ‘real’ work by 10 in the morning and spends the rest of his day pretending to be busy, leading him to debate whether or to come clean to his boss: ‘I automated 3 hours of my daily work. Now I spend that time pretending to be busy'

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21 Ridiculously Self-Important LinkedIn Posts to Welcome You Back to the Workforce

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Employee makes a custom sign saying 'Do Not Make Coffee, It Tastes Awful,' is reprimanded about professionalism

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Coworkers compete for the same management position, one instantly freezes the other out: 'She’s been ice cold and goes out of her way to avoid interacting with me'

Boss gives another company his employee's personal phone number without their consent: ‘This is my own personal data’

Boss gives another company his employee's personal phone number without her consent: ‘This is my own personal data’

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Man considers leaving 6-figure front desk job because he doesn't 'fit in' with wealthy environment: 'I just feel like I’m faking it all day'

Employees discuss why they quit their jobs only a few days (or hours) in: ‘[I was] working 12-13 hours a day’

Employees discuss why they quit their jobs only a few days (or hours) in: ‘[I was] working 12-13 hours a day’

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Boss denies raise to $15/hr worker, immediately starts criticizing them when they ask: 'They forced you out. They were calling your bluff'

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Employee begs for 3rd shift in interview process, is given all 1st shift while giving newbie 3rd: 'I already have a commute 45 min to an hour and in that rush hour it takes me almost 2 hours to get there'

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Company only allows PTO on 'sick days,' forcing employees to lie about their time off: 'That’s basically no PTO with extra steps'