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April 24, 2025 at 12:35 pm

A New Manager Started Changing Every Policy, So This Worker Followed The New Rules To The Letter And Got Him Fired

New boss got exactly what she deserved.

March 17, 2025 at 5:23 am

Finance Professional Got Repeatedly Passed Up For Bonuses And Promotions, So He Timed His Vacation To Ensure His Boss Had To Do His Work, And Then Quit

Glad to see this guy ended up successful.

February 16, 2025 at 3:49 am

Employee Caught Her Coworker Talking Bad About Her Behind Her Back, So She Put In For PTO On Days That She Knew The Other Woman Would Want Too

Treat people right and you don’t have to worry about this type of thing.

February 15, 2025 at 7:22 am

A Boss Came In And Thought He Knew Everything, So An Experienced Supervisor Scheduled Him A Meeting With A Troubled Employee To See How He Could Handle It

Kay sounds crazy, but entertaining.

February 6, 2025 at 11:50 am

Upper Management Denied A Key Employee Their Request For Time Off, So He Decided To Take An Extended Leave And Quit. Now They’re Begging To Him To Come Back.

The Big Boss really ruined a good thing for the company.

October 26, 2024 at 10:22 pm

Travel Agency Owner Had An Employee Who Kept Taking Unauthorized Days Off, But She Couldn’t Fire Her. So One Day When The Employee Made An Offhand Comment About Retiring, The Owner Seized The Opportunity.

She’s the one who said it!

October 13, 2024 at 10:21 am

She Wants To Leave Her Kids With Their Other Parents For Four Months To Work On Her Masters, But Not Everyone Is On Board Because They’d Have To Pick Up The Slack

It’s a dilemma, for sure.

August 29, 2024 at 8:49 am

His Manager Tried To Call Him Into Work After Approving His Vacation Time A Month In Advance, So He Ignored The Calls, Enjoyed His Holiday And Annoyed The Manager

If you approve my vacation request, I won’t be there.

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A New Manager Started Changing Every Policy, So This Worker Followed The New Rules To The Letter And Got Him Fired

Finance Professional Got Repeatedly Passed Up For Bonuses And Promotions, So He Timed His Vacation To Ensure His Boss Had To Do His Work, And Then Quit

Employee Caught Her Coworker Talking Bad About Her Behind Her Back, So She Put In For PTO On Days That She Knew The Other Woman Would Want Too

A Boss Came In And Thought He Knew Everything, So An Experienced Supervisor Scheduled Him A Meeting With A Troubled Employee To See How He Could Handle It

Upper Management Denied A Key Employee Their Request For Time Off, So He Decided To Take An Extended Leave And Quit. Now They’re Begging To Him To Come Back.

Travel Agency Owner Had An Employee Who Kept Taking Unauthorized Days Off, But She Couldn’t Fire Her. So One Day When The Employee Made An Offhand Comment About Retiring, The Owner Seized The Opportunity.

She Wants To Leave Her Kids With Their Other Parents For Four Months To Work On Her Masters, But Not Everyone Is On Board Because They’d Have To Pick Up The Slack

His Manager Tried To Call Him Into Work After Approving His Vacation Time A Month In Advance, So He Ignored The Calls, Enjoyed His Holiday And Annoyed The Manager

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A New Manager Started Changing Every Policy, So This Worker Followed The New Rules To The Letter And Got Him Fired

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