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Employee asks her coworker to stop washing his hands because she's sensitive to the scent of the office soap: 'Does that mean she's not washing her hands?'

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Employee gets fired for low attendance after HR forgot to put in their PTO, only to get called back to work after HR realized their mistake: ‘My bad, if you come back, we'll pay you’

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A man uses his laptop while sitting on a park bench and holding a sandwich.

New hire has lunch alone in park, gets criticized by manager for not eating in breakroom instead: 'It is starting to read as not being interested in the team'

Knowing how to navigate workplace social settings is a precise skill that requires finesse, intention, and a lot of experience.

28-year-old employee gets fired, but her boss claims she resigned—all after she left work early upon being lectured for 2 hours about her request to be treated with respect: 'I received an email that he interpreted it as resigning and I could not return'

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Restaurant owners cut hardworking employees hours down from 48 hours a week to 32 hours a week so their lazy nephews can work more, get angry when he gets a 2nd job on the weekends

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Company gets rid of evening security guard, then demands last employee to leave to take care of closing duties, employee refuses: ‘I'm leaving at 5 from now on’

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Boss's assistant demands employee stop over-documenting, employee proves they followed her exact instructions, boss takes employee's side: ‘She is getting what she asked for’

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Boss drops employee's pay from $12 to $9 an hour after coworkers find out how much they make, claims it was to “make this fair”: ‘ We have to bump people down’

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Customer complained that she wasn't greeted at the store, and it made it seem like no one was available to help her, so an employee complied with the demand: 'I proceeded to follow her around the store constantly asking'

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Employee quits job after finding out their direct report was making more than them: ‘I brought it up to management and was brushed off’

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HR publishes leaderboard to show how much PTO each employee donated to coworker and shame those who didn't: ‘People who donated 0 had their number highlighted in red’

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Boss gives New Jersey mobile mechanic a company vehicle, puts the title in his name to force him to pay running costs, then fires him and demands it back along with the employees personal tools:

Boss gives New Jersey mobile mechanic a company vehicle, puts the title in his name to force him to pay running costs, then fires him and demands it back along with the employees personal tools: 'I pay the insurance. I pay the registration'

The employee left his office at 5:00 on the dot, much to his boss's chagrin.

Boss harasses employee for leaving work at 5 PM exactly, claims he's leaving earlier than 5 PM according to her watch: 'It's just breaking my spirit.'

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Boss offers employee their job back after firing them, employee refuses when they discover the pay is lower: ‘I was making [more] when I started five years ago’

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Tennessee employer gleefully changes projected profits following the wake of Dolly Parton's passing, planning on an economic surge from those chasing the icon's legacy: 'My boss posted to the message wall about how the company is gonna make lots of money'

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Illinois company forces employees to use their own phones to authenticate into company systems, leaving them wondering who should be paying their phone bill: 'They say it's for security, but they won't provide work phones'