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Manager covers employee's work and sends care packages to their home when they suddenly take an extended leave of absence, surprising the other team members: 'You're one of us. We take care of each other here.'

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New coworker demands that things are done "by the book" forcing the manager to remove flexible working agreements with the staff and making everything worse for everyone: 'Rules are Rules and they are there for a reason'

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Retail worker pretends to not speak English to avoid bad-mannered customer: 'So I looked her [...] in the eye and said, "No hablo inglés"'

Customer tries to use employee’s tip jar to pay for her order, refuses to leave and starts hassling other shoppers for handouts: ‘I have to follow the law. It doesn't matter if you're a Hollywood actor, a politician, [or] someone without housing’

Customer tries to use employee’s tip jar to pay for her order, refuses to leave and starts hassling other shoppers for handouts: ‘I have to follow the law. It doesn't matter if you're a Hollywood actor, a politician, [or] someone without housing’

Boss cuts back on granting overtime, worker complies and refuses to jump on urgent project after hours: 'All scheduled overtime had to be approved…cool!'

Boss cuts back on granting overtime, worker complies and refuses to jump on urgent project after hours: 'All scheduled overtime had to be approved…cool!'

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Entitled shopper demands Instacart driver carry 22 packs of water up 17 flights of stairs for $8 tip, harangues him when he refuses: 'Do you think it's legal?'

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'Whole spreadsheets, proposals, pitch decks, gone': Toxic boss continually deletes employees' work to 'test' their 'adaptability' under pressure

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'The guy who cost the company $3 million dollars': 20+ Employees who made colossal mistakes at work

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Manager blocks employee from getting a promotion, driving them to quit their job, years later same manager applies to a position in employee's new company: ‘I got her interview canceled’

Manager blocks employee from getting a promotion, driving them to quit their job, years later same manager applies to a position in employee's new company: ‘I got her interview canceled’

'[He] stole a 25 lb bag of onions!': 10+ new hires who got fired for ridiculous reasons

10+ new hires who got fired for ridiculous reasons: ''[The new] cook stole a 25 lb bag of onions!'

Difficult coworker goes on sick leave after employee refuses to do her work for her: 'I ended up having to take over all of her tasks'

Difficult coworker goes on sick leave after employee refuses to do her work for her: 'I ended up having to take over all of her tasks'

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Apathetic boss disallows employee to take a yearly vacation with their sick mother, but allows the rest of their colleagues to take them without hesitation: ‘My boss told me that I was "bringing down morale"’

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Employee is written up for not answering a work text while on vacation: 'They actually gave him a formal write up for delayed communication'

On-call employee reprimanded for her work clothing, even though her boss's wife wears the same outfits to the office: 'She complains to her husband about me needing to cover up'

On-call employee reprimanded for her work clothing, even though her boss's wife wears the same outfits to the office: 'She complains to her husband about me needing to cover up'

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Employees refuse to run office errands on their way to lunch, leading manager to revoke the work hours flexibility they allowed so far: ‘Rules are there for a reason'

Employees refuse to run office errands on their way to lunch, leading manager to revoke the work hours flexibility they allowed so far: ‘Rules are there for a reason'

‘Tina always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her’: Dental office assistant Tina hides supplies to avoid work, pushing her coworker to stop covering for her, leading to Tina’s dramatic departure

‘Tina always acted like the simplest parts of the job were beneath her’: Dental office assistant Tina hides supplies to avoid work, pushing her coworker to stop covering for her, leading to Tina’s dramatic departure

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Frustrated gym user sets up an automatic response for every time he gets a late fee notification in revenge for the one time they charged him an extra $11: 'I did what anyone with too much free time and a mild interest in how systems work would do'

Frustrated gym user sets up an automatic response for every time he gets a late fee notification in revenge for the one time they charged him an extra $11: 'I did what anyone with too much free time and a mild interest in how systems work would do'

Chef thinks he is teaching the kitchen "Runner" a lesson over a kitchen intrusion, but he's the one who learns one thanks to the Runner's malicious compliance: 'Don't want me to do the work? Ok, then do it yourself'

Chef thinks he is teaching the kitchen "Runner" a lesson over a kitchen intrusion, but he's the one who learns one thanks to the Runner's malicious compliance: 'Don't want me to do the work? Ok, then do it yourself'

Couple buys food to feed animals at a rescue, only to be met with a crowd of kids demanding they share the food, couple responds: ‘I told the kids to stop’

Couple buys food to feed animals at a rescue, only to be met with a crowd of kids demanding they share the food, couple responds: ‘I told the kids to stop’

Low-performing employee consistently sends emails at 2 AM to prove he's working hard, manager is skeptical

Low-performing employee consistently sends emails at 2 AM to prove he's working hard, manager is skeptical

30-year-old parents get ditched by their friends in the wilderness because they weren't warned that their “hike” was actually a strenuous bike ride: 'We don't own mountain bikes'

30-year-old parents get ditched by their friends in the wilderness because they weren't warned that their “hike” was actually a strenuous bike ride: 'We don't own mountain bikes'

Mama cat cares for her five kittens on top of hooman's skylight, hooman feels obligated to bring the entire feline family inside: ‘They are living their best lives’

Mama cat cares for her five kittens on top of hooman's skylight, hooman feels obligated to bring the entire feline family inside: ‘They are living their best lives’

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