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One phrase from greedy boss makes worker quit their 10-year-long career: 'It's a good indicator of how out of touch c suits are'

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Boss puts employee with the flu on speakerphone with whole team to confirm their illness, coworkers laugh in the background: 'Find a new job'

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'Set boundaries quickly': Boss continuously texts worker while they're taking PTO despite worker leaving behind comprehensive documents

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'That's not only inappropriate, it's just plain weird': Boss barges into employee's bathroom to get them after a 1 minute break from a company meeting

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'How about you hand me 10,000 bucks? Then I'll smile from ear to ear': Janitor struggling with financial issues is criticized for not smiling on the job

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'The guy is a manbaby': Man gets coworker the wrong candy for Secret Santa despite coworker saying he liked 'anything sweet,' faces the disdain of the entire office

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Employee bristles at workplace's demand for entire team's Spotify Wrapped data as a form of corporate team-building: 'What if someone just has unorthodox tastes that they'd rather not share'

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Horse caretaker gets fired over text after confirming they can work the upcoming weekend: 'This kind of business needs to be shut down'

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Man litters from coworker's car, coworker throws him out in the middle of a snowstorm: 'He probably paid $80- 100 for an Uber'

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Employee saves company $1.5 million per year, gets laid off within months: 'Instead of getting a thanks or a bonus'

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'Money is supposed to flow down, not up': Worker is asked to pitch in $50 for higher-up's holiday present despite them making 3-4x their salary

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Rich CEO tells employee 'low pay is a good thing because it entices you to be more responsible,' employee quits without notice: 'The hypocrisy is unreal'

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Demanding boss asks employee to share their live location while on emergency leave: 'It'll show them the exact location of my grandparent's house'

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Callous coworkers continually call their colleague 'Victoria' despite her name being 'Veronica,' gaslight her when she tries to politely correct them: 'It just got to me, to the point I was genuinely hurt'

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Dutiful worker puts in 2 week notice during a work assignment, company refuses to pay for his flight home: 'I hope you just got on the next thing smoking and left'

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'PTO is a right': Employer denies worker's day off request for his best friend's wedding a year in advance, tells him not to ask HR

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VP of Sales fires 22-year-old employee weeks after his parents passed because his work performance deteriorated: 'He's not motivated at all.'

VP of Sales fires 22-year-old employee weeks after his parents passed because his work performance deteriorated: 'He's not motivated at all.'

Entitled brother and sister-in-law use family as free babysitters whenever they want, younger sister finally puts her foot down: ‘I told him I’m done babysitting. For anything.’

Entitled brother and sister-in-law use family as free babysitters whenever they want, younger sister finally puts her foot down: ‘I told him I’m done babysitting. For anything.’

Carpooler demands coworkers clock out early so she can attend son's medical appointment, gets offended when they make alternative travel arrangements: 'No way our managers would let us leave 45 minutes early for someone else’s child'

Carpooler demands coworkers clock out early so she can attend son's medical appointment, gets offended when they make alternative travel arrangements: 'No way our managers would let us leave 45 minutes early for someone else’s child'

28-year-old nurse calls cops on her parents for stealing $4600 from her bank account to pay off her 32-year-old brother's gambling debts: 'My parents are facing theft charges.'

28-year-old nurse calls cops on her parents for stealing $4600 from her bank account to pay off her 32-year-old brother's gambling debts: 'My parents are facing theft charges.'

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 13, 2025)

‘You’re doing the best you can mom and dad!': Parenting laughs and woes for witty mothers and fathers (December 13, 2025)

24-year-old handles difficult customer, gets upset when 49-year-old coworker accidentally sends her critical text: 'She should have handled that'

24-year-old handles difficult customer, gets upset when 49-year-old coworker accidentally sends her critical text: 'She should have handled that'

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