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My boss wants me to start following up on work emails at home "as a favor" and text updates with no on-call pay. Isn't this illegal??

'I was so flabbergasted that I blankly nodded': Boss wants worker to be available while at home without on-call pay or extra compensation

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'Go ahead, fire me'': Worker quits after boss denies their leave request

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"YOU ARE REPLACEABLE" "okay, then I quit" "NO, NOT LIKE THAT"

'Be a team player': Boss calls employee replaceable and demands they come in on their day off, backpedals when they quit

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'Anyone can do it, but...': Job candidate boldly calls out CEO's unrealistic expectations for role

Yeah, no. | Worker quits after boss lies and says they didn't approve their leave

'Also, I quit': Boss pretends they didn't approve worker's leave and demands they come in, worker quits in viral post

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'Thank you': Worker's unorthodox response to boss's criticism sparks online discussion

I put salt in my drinks to find out who's been stealing them

'I will never forget the look on her face': Woman gets glorious revenge on coworker for stealing her drinks

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'I'm already approved to take off that weekend': Boss cancels employee's leave on Thanksgiving due to scheduling conflict, employee quits and cancels their employment

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Asked my HR rep why new hires were getting paid more than people who have been there for years. I don't know what I expected...

'I hope this addresses your concern': Employee asks HR why new employees are getting paid more, gets ridiculous response

Lost all my PTO. I will never give notice again.

'I will never give notice again': Company revokes all worker's earned PTO after they give notice

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'Ex-boss texted me a few days [later]': Boss begs employee to cover shifts after firing them

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'I basically leaked it through my cover letter': Job candidate guesses company's problematic secrets in their cover letter and gets call from the company's lawyer

Too many employers don't truly value their worker's contributions — or outwardly appear to in order to devalue and reduce the employee's self-worth and keep them underfoot.

'My boss met with me and cried': Boss breaks down when employee gets new job they were told they were unqualified for

my coworker has the system beat and they can't do anything to fire him

'He seriously is only seen at breaks and lunch': Coworker spends every work day in the bathroom and HR can't do anything about it

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'You're probably getting paid less than the people hired after you': Experienced programmer getting paid less than fresh new hire sparks online discussion over pay

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'Please let me know': Interviewer awkwardly asks candidate for a job