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‘You're not gifted, you're just lazy’: Student blames teacher for his rejection from a ‘gifted students' program, teacher claims he was never a good enough student to get accepted

‘You're not gifted, you're just lazy’: Student blames teacher for his rejection from a ‘gifted students' program, teacher claims he was never a good enough student to get accepted

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Boss admits to wage theft when explaining time clocks, costs employee hundreds of dollars: 'It serves no other purpose except to scam workers'

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'So, you don't plan to retire?': 15+ Perfect comebacks to the classic line 'Nobody wants to work anymore'

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Company opens coffee shop inside of office, gets rid of all the free coffee machines: 'We were promised a free cup of coffee if we published an impactful research article'

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Boss chews out employee for buying $10 soap despite buying $100k luxury car for himself: ‘How do you think I got so rich?’

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'4 hours at the end of the day is miserable': Unpopular opinions about working 9-5

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Micromanager bans salaried employee from using the break room because it 'confuses' hourly workers, suggests he take breaks in his car: 'She wants a private break room'

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'Isn't it obvious?': Toxic boss mysteriously stalks ex-employee on LinkedIn after abruptly firing them 3 months in

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‘Good riddance’: Passangers get kicked off flight after they falsly claim they left a bag with medicine behind and significantly delay take-off

‘Good riddance’: Passengers get kicked off flight after they falsely claim they left a bag with medicine behind and significantly delay take-off

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'Teaching 7 classes a semester on 3 different campuses and making less than $30k/year': Workers share experiences in the workplace that radicalized them

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Bored government worker complains they were given a $20k salary increase to do 'literally nothing,' while some claim it's a dream job: 'Use the facilities, use the benefits'

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Hardworking employee is berated in group chat for small error, makes boss regret it: 'Staff work hard enough to get nasty texts over a petty thing'

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'Block her number and move on': Boutique owner gifts employee jumpsuit from her store, demands it back when employee injures herself

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'Are you gonna have fun on your little bouncy castle?': Adults debate whether or not taking your birthday off work is an 'ick'

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'You must be kidding!': Boss Emails Entire Company Employee’s Salary Details, Including Expected ‘Raise’

'You must be kidding!': Boss Emails Entire Company Employee’s Salary Details, Including Expected ‘Raise’

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‘No children in the home younger than 16’: Job posting advertises crazy, Orwellian work-from-home stipulations

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Mom demands grandma cut short 5 day vacation to babysit 4-year-old and 6-year-old, gets offended when she tells her she's disappointed: 'I wouldn't ask if I wasn't desperate'

Mom demands grandma cut short 5 day vacation to babysit 4-year-old and 6-year-old, gets offended when she tells her she's disappointed: 'I wouldn't ask if I wasn't desperate'

Son works for parents' hospitality business, gets upset when he is fired for starting similar business without telling them: 'We were down to our last $1'

Son works for parents' hospitality business, gets upset when he is fired for starting similar business without telling them: 'We were down to our last $1'

Daughter-in-law gives in-laws $50K and supports her husband through 6 years of unemployment, in-laws criticize her for becoming a stay-at-home mom: 'Their cash cow is gone and it bothers them.'

Daughter-in-law gives in-laws $50K and supports her husband through 6 years of unemployment, in-laws criticize her for becoming a stay-at-home mom: 'Their cash cow is gone and it bothers them.'

19-year-old aunt spends $3500 on her niece's 15th birthday and $100 on her nephew's 10th birthday, family criticizes her for not 'loving' her niece and nephew equally: 'My nephew loved his gifts for his birthday.'

19-year-old aunt spends $3500 on her niece's 15th birthday and $100 on her nephew's 10th birthday, family criticizes her for not 'loving' her niece and nephew equally: 'My nephew loved his gifts for his birthday.'

Boss asks employee why she didn't respond to the message he sent at 10 PM on a Tuesday: 'When did we all agree that being available 24/7 was normal?'

Boss asks employee why she didn't respond to the message he sent at 10 PM on a Tuesday: 'When did we all agree that being available 24/7 was normal?'

Hotel underpays photographer by half, she undercuts their revenue by 70%: 'We decided to talk to the customers'

Hotel underpays photographer by half, she undercuts their revenue by 70%: 'We decided to talk to the customers'

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