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server gets threatened by manager to get fired if she doesn't attended unpaid mandatory 3-hour meeting, employee threatens manager back with reporting him to the labor board for unlawful practice

'If you fire me, I will call the labor board': Manager Tries to Trick Employee Into Attending Unpaid 3-Hr “Mandatory” Meeting, Employee Schools Him on Labor Laws

Elna McHilderson

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'I put in my [four] week notice': Guy gets passed over for promotion, successful candidate tries to get him to do his work

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'They refused to believe I had left': Worker leaves their job of 10 years after getting passed up for promotion in favor of a person they trained

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'I don't like your chances': New employer threatens teen after they demand to be paid for their work after quitting due to red flags

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'[He was] SUPER EFFICIENT and a valuable asset': Programmer fired for underperformance despite being the most productive, but quietest, on the team

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'[It] was intentional': Manager calls a meeting and intentionally "no-shows" as a loyalty test

What is the worst holiday gift an employer has given to you.

15+ People share the worst holiday gifts they ever received from an employer

I just deleted thousands of hours of work from my old job

Freelance worker discovers his former company still uses the work he owns, gets even by deleting the folder

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My boss went through my office without telling me until today, decided she didn't like what she found, and is now giving me busy work. How do I "malicious compliance" this?

'My boss went through my office without telling me': Employee asks for 'malicious compliance' tips

Why yes, I'd love to convert a ten minute task into a three day project!

'It only needs to be, what, half a page? Can't be that hard': Horrible boss assumes employee's work will take no time to summarize

Let’s shame people for using their medical benefits

'It was a slap in the face': Pregnant employee's boss shames her at the company meeting for having to go to the emergency room

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'We don’t get paid past 11': Retail employer wants workers to clock out at closing, ignoring all tasks that need to be completed after close, sparks online discussion

This is my Christmas present from my boss. I’m a 41-year-old man, and neither my first nor last names start with T.

'Sometimes a gift is more offensive than no gift at all': Boss gets employee horrible Christmas gift that proves they don't know his name

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'She quit so fast': New hire quits when boss promises to honor their leave dates then immediately revokes them

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My idiot boss just lost $300.000 Dollars over 30 cents

Dumb Boss Rejects Client's Payment Over 30 Stupid Cents, Loses His Business $300,000 Over This

Effective Immediately: All staff must leave their cell phones on and make themselves available when not on shift

Viral thread, 'Consider yourself on call': Employer demands employees leave their personal phones on and be contactable at all hours to come into work

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Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Resident allows neighbors to use their backyard gate as shortcut to school, until neighbors start making demands about the yard's appearance: ‘It will never end’

Daughter takes back her car after repeatedly reminding her mom to save for her own: ‘She had 15 months to save up’

Daughter takes back her car after repeatedly reminding her mom to save for her own: ‘She had 15 months to save up’

Dad blames daughter of ‘not working enough’ after she switches from working 6 days a week to a mere 40-hour, 5-day schedule, she says: ‘I refuse to repeat the cycle of burnout’

Dad blames daughter of ‘not working enough’ after she switches from working 6 days a week to a mere 40-hour, 5-day schedule, she says: ‘I refuse to repeat the cycle of burnout’

Couple feels uneasy about the house they are about to close on, but don't know why, so husband drives by it one night and makes a discovery: ‘That 10 minute drive basically made the decision for me.’

Couple feels uneasy about the house they are about to close on, but don't know why, so husband drives by it one night and makes a discovery: ‘That 10 minute drive basically made the decision for me.’

Job candidate rescinds application after waiting almost 2 hours to be interviewed: 'It was literally 11:45am. Almost noon. My interview was at 10:00am'

Job candidate rescinds application after waiting almost 2 hours to be interviewed: 'It was literally 11:45am. Almost noon. My interview was at 10:00am'

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (May 6th, 2026)

21 Cooking Fails for Optimistic Home Chefs Learning to Trust the Process (May 6th, 2026)

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