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"If my work is that bad then it would be better for everyone if I quit"

'He's been telling me all year that I [...] wasn't good enough for my role': Employee quits for better job after boss threatened him all year

Here's a rare satisfying story about a horrible boss getting what he deserved!
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No OT but you won’t swap me to day shift? Ok, boss.

Employee's Horrible Boss Denies Request to Switch Shift, Gets Revenge By Working OT Against Company Policy

This supervisor got a rude awakening
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Application for a min wage job, at a cat café

Application to Work at a Cat Café Requires Hand-Written Cover Letter and Ridiculous Creative Project

Can you imagine actually applying to this?
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The Best New Memes, Tweets, and Hot Takes About Toxic Workplaces

Some will make you laugh, others will make you think, and all will make you question why we work like this.
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My girlfriend is dying and my boss keeps asking when I'm coming back. I'm gonna quit today.

'Update: We argued. I quit': Boss insists worker leave dying girlfriend and return to work, worker quits

This worker found themself faced with pushback from their boss when they decided to take a leave of absence to spend time with their girlfriend, who is in hospice care with not much time left. After “a few weeks” off, their boss began repeatedly attempting to get them to come back, texting them 13 times in the course of a week, insisting that there was “no way” someone could be in hospice for that long. They go on to express in their original post (items #1-9) the pressure they felt, how their…
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Fresh Memes and Tweets to Keep You Feeling Positive During a Stressful Work Week

Fresh Memes and Tweets to Keep You Feeling Positive During a Stressful Work Week

Always look on the bright side of work, I guess?
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Don't want to pay me for my work? Alright, I'll undo it!

'We won't give you anything more than $5': Delivery service tries to cheat driver out of agreed upon rate, cue malicious compliance

When will these companies ever learn?
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My boss is making us sign an NDA that states we cannot speak about what we see or hear at work to anyone outside of our business for 25 years. We also are told we cannot talk about our coworkers outside of work for 25 years,and we cannot speak about the business at all. Is this normal?

Unhinged Manager Makes Servers Sign Ridiculous NDA That Bars Them From Gossiping For 25 Years

Does this horrible boss seriously think this NDA is enforceable?
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Don’t get me wrong, I love my coworker but she’s acting like she’s the manager when she isn’t.

'She's acting like she's the manager when she isn't': Coworker starts making rules and requirements for everyone else, team members retaliate

No one likes a bossy coworker!
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Abusive restaurant owner

'I'm ready to fire pretty much all of you': Abusive restaurant owner sends wild, unhinged messages to staff

This restaurant owner is the definition of evil...
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My bf started a new job, sent me this, and turned off his phone

'This means completely turned off': Employer's autocratic cellphone policy goes viral

Just another employer who thinks they own their workers because they pay them the smallest amount that they're legally able…
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27 Work Memes For Those Severely Lacking Monday Motivation (October 24th, 2022)

The blaring of an alarm in the early hours of a Monday morning has got to be one of the most brutal experiences—tearing you suddenly from the dream of the weekend back into the harsh, cold, mundane world of the working week. The alarm acts as the equivalent of having a red pill shoved down your throat—you awaken, clammy, gasping for air and life. coming to your senses, you begin to realize that the barren wasteland of reality is all that lies before you… Gone are the aspirations of your Friday…
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'You're stealing...': Tech CEO fires two engineers caught working two full-time jobs

A tech CEO reported firing two engineers who were caught working a second full-time job in this LinkedIn post that went viral. This topic has been trending across the wider web this week as there have been multiple reports from businesses that claim to be firing employees who are working multiple full-time jobs. Notable stories have emerged from the software company mentioned in this thread and from a multinational credit reporting agency that claims to have caught and fired 24 workers who were…
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If I get penalized for one day, then I will be out for three.

Employee Discovers Loophole in Company Sick Day Policy and Enrages Horrible Boss

There's nothing like finding a loophole that your boss can't do anything about!
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My work hours are 830am-5pm no exceptions? you got it

'Now, my email notifications are muted': Employee scolded for leaving early, gets revenge by going off the grid after hours

Strict bosses can't have their metaphorical cake and eat it too!
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Several Employees at My Company Were Forced to Sign No Talking Contracts | This is to document the conversation regarding the excessive talking between ____ and fellow employees, specifically, but not exclusively with ____.

'This is literally my dream': Employer forces chatty coworkers to sign "no talking contracts"

This employer forced “several employees” to sign effective vows of silence (performance improvement plan) at their workplace and photos of the contract have sparked discussion online.
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