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Single mom puts foot down after boss insists on taking meetings at her house: 'My other coworkers told me he doesn't do it this way for them'

Ally Perry

Job candidate walks out of fourth-round interview after recruiter refuses to reveal salary for the position: 'Salary transparency is basic respect'

Ben Weiss

Tech employee gets skipped for promotion at his first ‘real’ job because he was out sick, gets revenge on petty manager several years later: ‘I love telling [this story]!’

Elna McHilderson

15-year-old poultry farm supervisor gets talked down to because of his age, ‘promotes’ mean employee to waste duty: 'As it turns out, you still don't want to [mess with] your boss even if he's 15.'

Elna McHilderson

Boss demands a “good reason” for every vacation request, so an employee maliciously complies, inventing dramatic tales: ‘My boss still gets visibility uncomfortable whenever I come to ask for time off, it's kind of hilarious to me’

Etai Eshet

Manager demands front desk employee arrive at 7:53 but won't pay them until 8:00, resulting in 7 minutes of unpaid labor each day: 'Do I tell him I know the law and stand my ground?'

JR Atkinson

‘I'm honestly at my limit’: Woman refuses to spend entire work bonus on her sister-in-law's wedding florals and catering, is vilified for wanting to save the money for her child's future

Lana DeGaetano

'Work smarter, not harder': New boss gets rid of overtime policy despite team's concerns, employees maliciously comply and boss ends up scrambling

Ben Weiss

Guy ‘fakes it until he makes it' after getting unexpectedly fired; ends up getting a career-making job offer as a result of an elaborate bluff: ‘I just played along until it worked’

Jesse Kessenheimer

‘30 minutes or 2+ hours, your call’: Paramedic drivers score 2 months of overtime pay when a nitpicky manager's decision to disband their workforce's ‘gentleman’s agreement' costs the company $1000s in overtime pay

Jesse Kessenheimer

35-year-old married woman "forgets" to wear her wedding ring to work, 34-year-old husband reconsiders relationship after she confesses to having a work crush: "Given everything going on, it felt like cheating"

Ely Bulnes

'I did what I was instructed to do': Boss shuts down employee who was trying to explain a discrepancy in reporting, employee maliciously complies to prove his point

Ben Weiss

25 Work From Home Memes Showcasing the Highs and Lows of Women Working in Pajamas

Briana Viser

15+ Job candidates whose mid-interview mistakes cost them the job: 'I could barely contain my laughter'

Remy Millisky

Vegan colleague Crystal caught on camera eating a coworker’s beef lasagna, exposing her as the one behind the missing lunches: ‘Now she brings a salad every day and avoids eye contact like we didn’t catch her in 4K with beef on her breath’

Etai Eshet

‘I’ve become office enemy #1’: Employee reports team lead for repeatedly blaming them for her missed deadlines and slip-ups, but the entire office ostracizes them for speaking up

Lana DeGaetano