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Vice President of company denies longtime employees 2-week vacation request after taking 3 weeks of vacation for himself: 'That's what people who are quitting do'

PTO for me, but not for thee

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'Time to work 3% less hard': Company announces record-breaking profits, cuts employee's 401ks in the same meeting

Make it make sense

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Employee sends in one-month noice, toxic boss makes them fire innocent coworker before they leave: 'So happy you were able to escape'

Leaving a job is a process

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'Underwater welder': The jobs Redditors would never accept, no matter how much they paid

No way in heck

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Worker brings in hundreds of million of dollars in revenue, works from 4 a.m. to late at night, quits after her annual raises don't even match inflation: 'It didn’t matter. Nothing I did was respected or valued'

She deserves better

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‘You want a pizza with everything? You got it': Customer demands pizza place for a pizza with every single topping, costing $50 and making it impossible to eat

Alright fellas, let's talk about pizzas. Finding the best pizza place is a challenge, but once you find the place that makes the best pizzas for your liking, it is a relationship no less important than the one you have with your partner. You get friendly with the employees, they soon know your name and your favorite toppings, and you always know you are going to enjoy that pizza and never be disappointed. Your pizza order is no less important – finding your favorite crust, toppings and size is…

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Employee closes up shop after coworker doesn't show up, gets reprimanded by HR for not covering their shift: 'Trying to suppress laughter at the idea I might work an unplanned double-shift'

Sorry no unplanned doubles for me

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'He [...] stormed into the office block': Entitled coworker asks to drive coworker's brand new Mercedes, lashes out when he refuses

Not so fast buddy

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Cafe worker bakes cookies to share with coworkers, boss takes them and sells them to customers: 'That any boss would be that cheap, lame and petty, [...] I'd be looking for the exit'

Gave me cookie got you cookie

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'I'm not coming back': Toxic boss cancels employee's shift last minute despite employee's 1.5-hour commute

So not cool

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Boss reprimands employee for coming in 15 minutes late after working 12 hours the day before, maliciously complies to a strict 9-5 schedule: 'Mind you my boss works 10-3 every'

They need to get a grip

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'My manager is now literally stalking me': Boss sends worker to knock on colleague's door after they didn't reply to an email

Totally uncalled for

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‘They pay him $1000 to take pictures with his car’: People Share the Most Strange Ways They’ve Seen Someone Make Their Living

‘They pay him $1000 to take pictures with his car’: People Share the Strangest Ways They’ve Seen Someone Make Their Living

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Man is forced to work on his wedding day despite asking for leave 6 months prior: 'His job will not remember this sacrifice'

Sorry babe I can't make our wedding

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Job seeker purposefully tanks interview after recruiter tries to lowball him: 'I was told this role would pay $Y but sure, I could put in $X amount of effort instead'

Good for him

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'I really hate that it has come to this': Incompetent boss berates ex-employee for keeping company while he was on a European vacation

Working for a terrible boss can take a toll on you

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Vice President of company denies longtime employees 2-week vacation request after taking 3 weeks of vacation for himself: 'That's what people who are quitting do'

'Time to work 3% less hard': Company announces record-breaking profits, cuts employee's 401ks in the same meeting

Employee sends in one-month noice, toxic boss makes them fire innocent coworker before they leave: 'So happy you were able to escape'

'Underwater welder': The jobs Redditors would never accept, no matter how much they paid

Worker brings in hundreds of million of dollars in revenue, works from 4 a.m. to late at night, quits after her annual raises don't even match inflation: 'It didn’t matter. Nothing I did was respected or valued'

‘You want a pizza with everything? You got it': Customer demands pizza place for a pizza with every single topping, costing $50 and making it impossible to eat

Employee closes up shop after coworker doesn't show up, gets reprimanded by HR for not covering their shift: 'Trying to suppress laughter at the idea I might work an unplanned double-shift'

'He [...] stormed into the office block': Entitled coworker asks to drive coworker's brand new Mercedes, lashes out when he refuses

Cafe worker bakes cookies to share with coworkers, boss takes them and sells them to customers: 'That any boss would be that cheap, lame and petty, [...] I'd be looking for the exit'

'I'm not coming back': Toxic boss cancels employee's shift last minute despite employee's 1.5-hour commute

Boss reprimands employee for coming in 15 minutes late after working 12 hours the day before, maliciously complies to a strict 9-5 schedule: 'Mind you my boss works 10-3 every'

'My manager is now literally stalking me': Boss sends worker to knock on colleague's door after they didn't reply to an email

‘They pay him $1000 to take pictures with his car’: People Share the Strangest Ways They’ve Seen Someone Make Their Living

Man is forced to work on his wedding day despite asking for leave 6 months prior: 'His job will not remember this sacrifice'

Job seeker purposefully tanks interview after recruiter tries to lowball him: 'I was told this role would pay $Y but sure, I could put in $X amount of effort instead'

'I really hate that it has come to this': Incompetent boss berates ex-employee for keeping company while he was on a European vacation

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