bad bosses

Manager fires top performer over contract dispute to intimidate the rest of the team: 'Keep in line, produce, and don't cause trouble'

Ben Weiss

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Former employee wipes data from his work computer after discovering his replacement was offered the salary he wanted

Ben Weiss

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'It is basically a $50 "loyalty tax" to keep your name off the troublemaker list': HR tries to force workers to "donate" $50 for the CEO's birthday party, until one brave employee stands up to them

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Working mom stands her ground and quits after boss breaks promise on flexibility for her kids: ‘Work from home stops’

Cata Holmes

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New hire shows up to an empty office with no one to train him, ends up collecting a paycheck for 7 months before someone notices

Ben Weiss

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Principal leaves a new hire hanging for 45 minutes, so the prospective Spanish teacher walks out of her interview: ‘You know what? I’m no longer interested'

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Managers discover an employee's social media account, then proceed to ‘gang up’ on her by hazing her on the job: ‘They were writing a physical list of my failures’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss claims any employees' personal belongings left out in the office are up for grabs when his kids visit: ‘Get control of YOUR children’

Lana DeGaetano

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Scorned employee divulges plan to resign after dealing with narcissistic boss for far too long: ‘He spoke to me as if I was a child’

Lana DeGaetano

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Remote consultants forced to work off old computers, they get even with management by slowing their pace down: 'There really is no way for us to go quicker without quicker laptops'

Ben Weiss

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Boss forces employee to use a PTO day instead of WFH after she gets snowed in during a storm: 'I literally can't drive to work'

Ben Weiss

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Company higher-ups try to swindle an employee out of the mandated two weeks' pay after they resign: ‘He says… the handbook doesn't matter’

Lana DeGaetano

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'Remember that everyone is replaceable': Arrogant boss threatens employees' job security out of nowhere at 8 AM in work group chat

Lana DeGaetano

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Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Lana DeGaetano

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'They fired me and want free labor': Marketing employee is laid off due to budget cuts, their boss expects them to train their replacement for 2 months unpaid

Lana DeGaetano

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Immature boss starts playing petulant games with his employee, assigning her no work for days because she expressed a need for rest once: ‘She's been removed from their Slack channel’

Lana DeGaetano

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