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'I am going to quit on the spot': Manager demands written essay documenting every second of employee's workday, gets 8-page paper and an on-the-spot resignation to follow (update)

Ahhh yes, nothing like the good ‘ole fashion micro-manager who does more work trying to hover over your every move than actual work that needs to get done. Most people come across these types of delightful managers at least once in their career and boy is it a hoot. That was us being sarcastic, if you couldn’t tell… Micro-managers are the absolute WORST. The are entitled and think they can do your job better than you, so much so that they sacrifice their own duties to watch over yours and call…
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'I declined, obviously': Employee receives low-ball counter offer from current employer

When you receive an offer from a new employer, you may be incentivized to approach your current employer and see if they'll match the offer. After all—as we often discuss, your current employment is a known entity, and so it will often seem preferable to stay in the comforts of the known—rather than branch out into the unknown of the new role that is being offered. Usually, your current employer will come back with what they can reasonably offer, seeking to match the offer you've received. It's…
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'He is basically paying me $400 a month not to file for divorce': Woman gets back at husband by charging him for healthcare every month

This woman deserves an Oscar for how petty she is.
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'He landed face first in a puddle of mud': Male Karen gets put in his place after bullying an underaged referee at a kid's soccer game; karma comes back with a vengeance

There's nothing worse than unnecessarily rowdy adults at a children's soccer team. Perhaps everyone thinks their child is a star athlete and is under the impression that their little golden goose is going to the big leagues one day. That may be, but for now, chill out Kevin, your boy is 8 and he's picking the grass in the goal. Sit back down and relax.
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'I left a bad review': Company threatens to sue former employee, blasts their 'work ethic'

'I left a bad review': Company threatens to sue former employee, blasts their 'work ethic'

This person probably never imagined that a company would take their bad review so seriously. As a company, you rely heavily on your star rating . Lots of places maintain five stars, or sometimes four, but once your business has three stars or less, lots of people will avoid it just based off of that. After all, if enough people have had a negative experience at your restaurant or store, why would a customer bother going in there? Instead, they'd rather go to a place brimming with five star revi…
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25+ Funny School Flops for Teachers and Students Who Desperately Need Their Summer Vacation

25+ Funny School Flops for Teachers and Students Who Desperately Need Their Summer Vacation

Now that June is coming to a close, most schools have officially wrapped up the end of the school year, which means students can enjoy their much-needed summer vacations.
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20+ Workplace memes for employees who can't wait for the weekend

20+ Workplace memes for employees who can't wait for the weekend

Since you spend so much time at work , you may as well goof off a bit. At least some of the people below feel that way. With a label maker, the possibilities are really endless! Your ability to be passive-aggressive towards that coworker you always roll your eyes at has increased significantly once you hold that label maker in your hand. Other people chose to create signs , which are also hilarious and seem to lead to passive aggression. The signs I'm most curious about are the ones warning of…
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'Oh that's it? [...] We can pay more than that': Boss tries to convince employee to stay by offering higher salary and trash talking new job

'Oh that's it? [...] We can pay more than that': Boss tries to convince employee to stay by offering higher salary and trash talking new job

We sincerely hope this employee doesn't fall for his boss's desperate shenanigans.
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'I find out she was in the middle of being fired': Coworker cracks friendly joke, unbeknownst to him it was during the most inconvenient moment

They say comedy is all about timing. You never really know if that's true until you experience a poorly timed joke. For example, depending on the audience's vibe, it's always time for a joke at a comedy stand up show. However, if you're at a funeral and you're asked to say a few words—again, depending on the crowd—that's usually a bad time to crack a joke. Those are pretty obvious examples of comedic timing. A new example has come from a Reddit story . The OP truly made very very poor comedic t…
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'This made me really mad': Step-sister plans to wear a wedding dress to sister's wedding, bride makes it a costume party instead

'This made me really mad': Step-sister plans to wear a wedding dress to sister's wedding, bride makes it a costume party instead

There are certain people out there who just want all of the attention—all the time. No matter the situation, they need to be in the center of it with all eyes firmly focused on them. These 'Heathers' (just wait, it will catch on) of the world are the sort of people who will try to upstage you at your own wedding, doing outrageous things like getting engaged at your reception. They'll somehow make your birthday party about themselves, and before the candles are blown out on the cake, they'll be…
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'I had proof I was within my rights': Tenant turns parking spot she can't use into rentable space after manager insists she has to pay up

'I had proof I was within my rights': Tenant turns parking spot she can't use into rentable space after manager insists she has to pay up

A $25 per month bill inspired this woman to get creative with her parking spot. It's great to have an apartment building where you can park your car in a garage or a parking lot. It saves you the hassle of having to fight for a spot, and if you can park indoors, you'll never have to wipe snow and ice off your vehicle again. And don't even get me started about having to move your car when the street cleaner comes around, which some cities make you do monthly. Yes, there's a lot of be gained from…
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'I disabled the internet for the entire company': Boss demands IT manager disable internet for employees, IT manager shuts down internet for entire company

'I disabled the internet for the entire company': Boss demands IT manager disable internet for employees, IT manager shuts down internet for entire company

Management seems to have a different set of rules for themselves, on the one hand, they are allowed to do whatever they want, even if it goes against company guidelines, yet employees caught behaving, in the same manner, will be immediately given the boot. In this case, OP was working part-time as an IT manager for a small company, as OP was still in University finishing their degree. OP described the management team as extremely incompetent, as they would browse the internet for personal shopp…
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'I charged her $5': Karen won't pay minimum transaction amount, has been secretly paying it anyways

For some people, it's not actually winning that makes their gears hum—it's thinking they've won. Let's be honest… they're so singularly focused on winning that they probably don't even realize what it is they were actually arguing about in the first place. The fact that they're not getting what they want doesn't matter as long as they feel like they've won. This is a problem you will run into time and time again when you engage with the masses in a retail or customer service role. When you're d…
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'You can thank your insubordinates for this': Boss changes employee handbook to require 3 months notice after multiple employees leave at once

'You can thank your insubordinates for this': Boss changes employee handbook to require three months notice after multiple workers leave at once

How does this boss think that enforcing these ridiculous new rules will make his employees loyal?
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'Get off my property!': Delusional Karen breaks into a military family's garden, threatening to run them out of town to acquire their property; police remove her, justice ensues, and the family lives happily ever after in their forever home

Military kids can all agree that moving sucks. After packing up your belongings for the 15th time before you even hit 8 years of age, the whole process starts to become numbing and the idea of a forever home becomes more of a fantastical dream than a reality. However, for some army brats, their dreams come true when their parents get stationed in a long term, or even forever, location.
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'Work your last shift, then block [your boss'] number'; Serial people-pleaser employee finally quits and puts in her 2-week notice, Karen manager ignores it (+ Update)

Remember in high school when you would break up with your week-long relationship and sometimes the person would just straight up pretend they didn't get the breakup not that you gave their friend to give to them? Well, now imagine that with your adult boss, but you passed that note yourself directly into their hand. And that note was your 2-weeks notice . What kind of immature BS is it when that manager's response is, “no.” And then they just keep scheduling because they know they can take adva…
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