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Boss fires employee for taking a sick day on the spot via text, sending business spiraling down: ‘Their income dropped over 30% since they fired me’

Boss fires employee for taking a sick day on the spot via text, sending business spiraling down: ‘Their income dropped over 30% since they fired me’

Upper management bans above-average reviews to avoid raises, pushing employees to question why they should even try: ‘I was shocked when I got a “met expectations,” 3/5 across the board’

Upper management bans above-average reviews to avoid raises, pushing employees to question why they should even try: ‘I was shocked when I got a “met expectations,” 3/5 across the board’

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‘I was pulled into a meeting with my boss’s boss, where I got yelled at’: 30-year-old coworker cries over not being invited to casual conversation then takes it to HR as an exclusion case

‘I was pulled into a meeting with my boss’s boss, where I got yelled at’: 30-year-old coworker cries over not being invited to casual conversation then takes it to HR as an exclusion case

Boss “concerned” about 26-year-old employee’s love life, turning workplace chatter into awkward lectures: ‘I don't understand why he's so concerned about my relationship he knows nothing about”

Boss “concerned” about 26-year-old employee’s love life, turning workplace chatter into awkward lectures: ‘I don't understand why he's so concerned about my relationship he knows nothing about”

‘Made me feel awful—he completely invalidated me’: Boss publicly mocks new hire on first week, prompting employee to leave meeting feeling defeated and questioning their abilities

‘Made me feel awful—he completely invalidated me’: Boss publicly mocks new hire on first week, prompting employee to leave meeting feeling defeated and questioning their abilities

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Boss demands remote employee commute ten hours weekly and surrender control over non-work schedule, forcing her to reconsider her future: ‘I feel like if I give in once, it’ll just continue to happen’

Boss demands remote employee commute ten hours weekly and surrender control over non-work schedule, forcing her to reconsider her future: ‘I feel like if I give in once, it’ll just continue to happen’

Employee refuses boss’ demands to commute during active tornado or be fired: ‘So yeah I’m looking for another job’

Employee refuses boss’ demands to commute during active tornado or be fired: ‘So yeah I’m looking for another job’

“Your boss isn’t traveling 190 miles just to fire you’: 17 calming reactions to a scared employee spiraling over a lunch invite

“Your boss isn’t traveling 190 miles just to fire you’: 17 calming reactions to a scared employee spiraling over a lunch invite

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Coworker sends entire office into fabricated crisis looking for “missing” item she hid to teach one worker a lesson: ‘I honestly don’t know whether to be annoyed or just baffled’

Coworker sends entire office into fabricated crisis looking for “missing” item she hid to teach one worker a lesson: ‘I honestly don’t know whether to be annoyed or just baffled’

Manager turns an approved short vacation into layoff ultimatum, leaving 5-year-strong loyal employee stuck and unsure: ‘I've worked every holiday, hardly call out or request days off, picked up shifts, and never had any issues’

Manager turns an approved short vacation into layoff ultimatum, leaving 5-year-strong loyal employee stuck and unsure: ‘I've worked every holiday, hardly call out or request days off, picked up shifts, and never had any issues’

HR begs employees to donate their vacation days to coworker on medical leave: 'Nah. My PTO is my PTO'

HR begs employees to donate their vacation days to coworker on medical leave: 'Nah. My PTO is my PTO'

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‘I had a job offer in hand and was preparing to start work, when I get a call from HR that the offer has been rescinded’: Boss gives a poor reference to a former employee, costing them a new position within the company

‘I had a job offer in hand and was preparing to start work, when I get a call from HR that the offer has been rescinded’: Boss gives a poor reference to a former employee, costing them a new position within the company

Boss singles out employee, sets them up for failure by fabricating mistakes forcing employee to weigh whether to expose her or walk away: ‘The final blow came when my performance grading was adjusted retrospectively’

Power-hungry boss singles out employee, sets them up for failure and fabricates mistakes forcing employee to weigh whether to expose her or walk away: ‘The final blow came when my performance grading was adjusted retrospectively’

“They're just stressing people to come up with lists of who to fire if they don't quit first’: Company forces employees back to an unworkable office with missing equipment, non-functional workspaces, and zero effort to support them

“They're just stressing people to come up with lists of who to fire if they don't quit first’: Company forces employees back to an unworkable office with missing equipment, non-functional workspaces, and zero effort to support them

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‘The very next day, I wrote my resignation letter’: Boss targets introvert employee, denies raises, and sets impossible deadlines, forcing her to quit

‘The very next day, I wrote my resignation letter’: Boss targets introvert employee, denies raises, and sets impossible deadlines, forcing her to quit

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Supervisor tells employee they cannot take PTO on Tuesdays through Thursdays weekly, even for medical reasons: ‘We all have to make sacrifices’

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'My position has been eliminated': New homeowner closes on deal on first house, only to be fired from his job 15 minutes later

'My position has been eliminated': New homeowner closes on deal on first house, only to be fired from his job 15 minutes later

20-year-old rejects his stepmother and her family after they treated him like an outsider since he was 5 years old, despite his dad's demands that he consider them family: 'I was left out and they were angry I was even there'

20-year-old rejects his stepmother and her family after they treated him like an outsider since he was 5 years old, despite his dad's demands that he consider them family: 'I was left out and they were angry I was even there'

Harvard PhD graduate insults his roommate's “lesser college” degree, then gets exposed when he struggles to figure out how to use the new can opener: ‘I’d find mangled cans in the garbage’

Harvard PhD graduate insults his roommate's “lesser college” degree, then gets exposed when he struggles to figure out how to use the new can opener: ‘I’d find mangled cans in the garbage’

'I am in shock': Candidate interviews for a sales role and gets rejected, company founders impressed by response and decide their talents deserve a custom position

'I am in shock': Candidate interviews for a sales role and gets rejected, company founders impressed by response and decide their talents deserve a custom position

20-year-old daughter stops contributing time and effort toward her physically impaired granddad after her family lazily and solely relies on her to be his caretaker, despite her being a full-time college student: ‘I don’t think it’s fair’

20-year-old daughter stops contributing time and effort toward her physically impaired granddad after her family lazily and solely relies on her to be his caretaker, despite her being a full-time college student: ‘I don’t think it’s fair’

‘Nightmare boss finally terminated’: Tantrum-throwing assistant manager finally gets canned after he pops a bag of hot food next to his coworkers, hardworking employee lands a promotion as a result

‘Nightmare boss finally terminated’: Tantrum-throwing assistant manager finally gets canned after he pops a bag of hot food next to his coworkers, hardworking employee lands a promotion as a result

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