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'I was rejected for the job I currently have': Job-seeker is passed over for a job, only to be hired 4 months later because 1st hire couldn't 'handle it'

JR Atkinson

Woman unemployed for 4 months finally lands her dream job and uproots her life for it, 3-weeks in she gets fired after inexplicably failing her background check: ‘If they don't [explain], I will hire a labor lawyer.'

Elna McHilderson

Office workers maliciously comply with manager's strict email requirements, forcing the policy to be reversed after a flurry of email spamming: 'The outcome? Inbox mess'

Ben Weiss

Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Lana DeGaetano

Colleague insists woman get takeout with work team, protests when she refuses to pay $60 after making a $14 order: 'She said I never buy dinner for the crew'

Ally Perry

'I pay all the bills': 25-year-old breadwinner puts a ‘Do Not Disturb' sign the door of her home office after repeated intrusions from her distracting, freeloading family members

Jesse Kessenheimer

Coworker hints for a free ride to a supplier visit, so junior employee spite-commutes by hour-long public transit until the boss makes coworker drive: 'My manager berated him for being irresponsible'

Isabella Penn

Grocery store customer pays for stranger's groceries after overhearing her talk about financial struggles, gets criticized by girlfriend for overstepping: ‘You made her feel small’

Bar Mor Hazut

63-year-old part-time employee quits after company orders pizza on day with extra staff that she didn't work: 'She marched right to HR'

Ally Perry

Retail worker accused by their boss of stealing for simply taking their lunch break: 'I told her if it’s unpaid, that time is mine'

Brad Dickson

Overworked admin quits after months of late paychecks and being denied wedding time off, CFO demands she trains her replacement during her honeymoon, worried she won't receive final paycheck if she refuses: 'This was my last straw'

Emma Saven

‘The job market is absolutely cooked’: Employee overhears HR complaining after rejecting 50+ applicants for not being “special,” while expecting entry-level unicorns and ghosting actually qualified people

Etai Eshet

Homeowner's girlfriend demands he fire his cleaning lady after finding out she takes food out of his fridge, homeowner refuses: ‘She has my permission’

Bar Mor Hazut

‘Today she got burned': Busybody colleague nitpicks projects she's not even on, points out a mistake that was actually her own fault in front of entire office and CEO

Elna McHilderson

Company tells worker to drive coworker to the airport after their 3-week trip: 'I don’t want to be known as the guy who takes people to the airport'

JR Atkinson

Grocery store manager treats employee like enemy #1 for no reason, so he secretly quits mid-shift and leaves her hanging: 'I didn't have to tolerate being talked to like that.'

Elna McHilderson