Interviewing for jobs can be such a thankless experience. In this day and age, it's almost guaranteed that hundreds of people are applying for the same gig that you are - and if you know anything about statistics and probability, the odds are (generally) not in your favor. Unless you're a nepotism baby, of course. But for the rest of us, it's hard knowing you might not be a company's top pick, or even their third, for that matter. But the last thing you want is to actually witness a conversatio…

Following orders

Firing an employee right after they hand in their two weeks notice is probably the least professional thing a boss can do in that situation, and that's exactly what happened to redditor u/Brilliant-Parking359, whose boss ended up screwing himself over by firing his employee right after they quit. u/Brilliant-Parking359 still had the company truck in their possession, and bossman expected OP to drive three hours to deliver the truck even after he'd told OP to ‘f*** off.’ Needless to say, OP did…

What's their damage?

Who will win: one petty supervisor with a bad attitude or a worker with all the leverage in the world? In this episode of Malicious Compliance, u/fire_me_anytime tells the tale of “Bobby,” an indispensable CNC machinist who, for some reason, was the only guy in the entire crew who knew how to make an essential (and super expensive) part of the company's product. Can you guess what happened when Bobby's supervisor decided to flex a muscle he didn't have and smugly serve him a demerit slip for be…

Now that's malicious compliance.

A Utah teenager recently went viral on Reddit for posting their schedule for their part-time job . They are expected to work 32 hours a week, including four 6-hour shifts directly after already going to school for 8 hours. I know there are probably a bunch of angry people reading this and thinking, “that's not very much work! If this teen would hike up their bootstraps, they would be able to work these hours and finish their homework with no issues.” In some cases, they might be right. When I w…

Scammers gonna scam!

Someone on r/antiwork asked American redditors how they cope and “stay sane” with so few holidays and PTO. The comment section rung with a resounding, “we don't.” Sadly, America is way behind when it comes to taking care of its workforce, and it's making us feel straight up crazy. Sometimes it feels like the ones running things don't care if we're literally dying—as long as we get to work on time! Did you know that American workers aren't entitled to any paid holiday at all? That's pretty damn…

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/Beebjank, who asked their boss for compensation for the extra time that they had worked. Their boss's response has them (and the internet) worked up. Scroll on for screenshots of the full story and the reader’s reactions. Thumbnail Image: Mitchell Luo

You can tell a lot about a workplace by how upper management speaks about people who have left the company. It's not too difficult to pick up on a boss struggling to maintain employees because of their poor management style. While it's normal to have a few wacko former employees, it's a red flag when every former employee is discussed with derision and disgust. I've only quit jobs a couple of times, but the reaction from management was very different. When I put my two weeks in while working at…

This employee has learned that a Glassdoor review they wrote when they quit their job has been giving their past-employer grief with hiring. They left their position after experiencing unprofessional treatment from their manager, which they felt necessitated the review being written. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit this week by a user who shared their experiences with the popular sub. They posted their topic with the title “Left my old place due to bad management - M…

There's something to be said here about following through on promises. When this company promised this worker a raise a year ago and then refused to follow through, all they were doing was stacking dominos that were ready to fall. It doesn't take that much effort to follow through on promises so it's hard to imagine what these idiots were thinking here. It doesn't seem unfair to expect a promised raise, especially in light of their contribution to dramatically increased production. Honestly, it…

Employment can be a real piece of work. Being the underling of your boss can go sour quickly. As anyone in the workforce knows, employers are often more than willing to take advantage of their employees because they think they can get away with it. Horrible bosses believe they can squeeze the life out of their workers and continue doing so because they don't think they will ever quit. Who among us hasn't had a boss who watches our every move, making you terrified of making one error to risk bei…

You've got to be kidding me

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