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‘"You need to be more energetic on calls"’: Boss reprimands insurance employee for being too neutral-sounding over the phone, so the employee leans into their ‘radio host voice’ from a former role 20 years prior

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss takes 15 minutes off construction worker's pay when he was 1 minute late, his refusal to work sparks chain reaction with other staff: 'I'm not getting paid until 6:15 so I'm not doing any work until 6:15. I enjoy what I do but I don't do it for free'

Brad Dickson

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Coworker stands up for employee who is being berated by their boss during a team meeting, turning the roast back on her: 'Maybe if you didn’t change the brief 5 times, he’d have it done. Chill'

Brad Dickson

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20+ employees share the clueless things their bosses have said to them: 'It’s not mandatory, it’s compulsory!'

Brad Dickson

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Construction manager meets with unqualified boss to tell him his workload is too high, boss gives him more work, he quits: 'Ok then, I am resigning.'

Brad Dickson

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Boss removes flexible working conditions, leading to the resignation of a top employee : 'Boss wanted to take away the only reason I stayed in the company'

Brad Dickson

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Candidate gets berated for not showing up to "their" new job, even though they never even accepted or received a formal offer for that job: 'We still hadn't discussed my salary'

Brad Dickson

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Employee gets fired on the spot after giving their 2-week notice, boss then calls them later begging them to come back and finish out their notice period: 'I gave 2 weeks' notice. They fired me on the spot, then begged me to finish the week'

Brad Dickson

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Coworker insists nurse trades shifts with her so that she can spend time with her 2 children who are under 10-years-old, begins telling their coworkers that the nurse is selfish: 'You don't have kids, so it's easier for you'

Brad Dickson

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Employee at electric vehicle company gets put on a PIP after having an argument with their new manager, who was hired only 3 months ago: 'The most [foolish] man I've ever had the awful displeasure of working with'

Brad Dickson

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'8/10, see me after class': Gas station employee quits job by editing petty manager's note for all to see

Remy Millisky

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Employee quits after getting written up for being 2 minutes late after covering 3 people's jobs for 6 months: 'I got a formal write-up'

Brad Dickson

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Overworked employee starts leaving right at 5pm making their boss think that they've suddenly got better at their job and have "stepped up their game": 'I got a raise after I started leaving exactly at 5pm'

Brad Dickson

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Employee uses a paper trail to set the record straight when their petty supervisor begins to “performance manage” them out of a job: ‘I responded with facts and data. No response’

Brad Dickson

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Veteran employee of 3 years finds out they're paid 25% less than the new hire, internet discusses the importance of salary transparency and company-hopping: ‘Knowledge is power’

Lana DeGaetano

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Overworked and underpaid graphic designer quits and deletes all her work after being denied a raise: 'I regularly worked 60+ hour weeks with no overtime'

Brad Dickson

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