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10 new hires share what made them quit on their first day on the job: 'The microwave [in the break room] was coin-operated'

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Handshake deal between boss and employee for a bonus in exchange for doing the boss's work goes sideways when the boss suddenly leaves and the new boss refuses to uphold it: 'I was successfully fulfilling my role and extra work'

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Manager ignores employee's resignation letter for 3 weeks, employee decides not to remind her: 'I don't care if she's left in a bind'

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20+ Job interview red flags: 'If you pick up an extra shift, they pay in gift cards'

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Employer revokes 2x and 3x bonus incentive to work weekends and holidays, is shocked when nobody decides to work those days resulting in missed deadlines: 'The company now stands to lose close to a 6 figure amount in penalties for missed turnaround times'

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Manager asks employee to use their personal laptop to complete their job when their 5-year-old work laptop is too slow, is shocked when they refuse: 'This is my personal computer that I spent like $2400 on'

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15 Bosses who regretted firing their best employees: 'He won't sign it... fire him'

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Employee offered 2% raise after their 4th year at the company and a year of record-breaking profit, exceeding revenue targets by 40%: 'Bragging about record profits and expected us to just smile'

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15+ Managers who had bizarre employees: 'We had to throw away the last 2 hours of product...$650,000 estimated cost'

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Regular customer demands retail worker stop smiling and drop her cheerful customer service act, she complies, leaving the customer to deal with the uncomfortable reality of her request: '[I] would stop even smiling as she'd approach the counter'

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15+ Employees who made giant mistakes: 'He's super fired'

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Manager draws fire from HR for his "bias" for not rewarding single-mother employee with the same raises and bonuses as her better-performing coworker: '[Since he] is willing to put in extra hours (maybe 5-10 hrs per week), he gets more done'

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Management asks employees to pick up their managers' work after layoffs without an increase in pay: 'We went from weekly 1-on-1s and actual support to a 15-minute standup once a week'

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Workplace encourages workers to be available 24/7, creating an unsustainable workplace culture: 'If you miss a message, they act like you personally sabotaged the company, I’m paid for 40 hours, not 168'

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15+ Employees who were fired for good reasons: 'He was immediately fired when he was caught'

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Worker describes their frustration at their coworkers who refuse to take time off even during their vacations, creating a culture where everyone is expected to be constantly connected: '[They have] zero boundaries with work life balance'

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Employee wins company holiday raffle, office manager demands they hand over the prize to a colleague who's retiring: ‘My ticket was in there fair and square’

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Company forces employee to absorb coworker's job after they quit, but does it gradually to keep employee from noticing, they protest: 'My calendar is packed'

Company forces employee to absorb coworker's job after they quit, but does it gradually to keep employee from noticing, they protest: 'My calendar is packed'

Entitled mom pressures a coworker to give up 1 week of PTO because her vacation time is more important than their anniversary: 'She said parents should get priority'

Entitled mom pressures a coworker to give up 1 week of PTO because her vacation time is more important than their anniversary: 'She said parents should get priority'

Underpaid and overworked employee demands a $170,000 raise, management laughs in his face, so he leaves to make $180,000, and takes the entire team with him: '[The] satisfaction and vindication is incredible!'

Underpaid and overworked employee demands a $170,000 raise, management laughs in his face, so he leaves to make $180,000, and takes the entire team with him: '[The] satisfaction and vindication is incredible!'

Retail worker reprimanded for working overtime, then gets reprimanded again for staying exactly on schedule: 'He’s threatening a write up. For doing exactly what he told me to do'

Retail worker reprimanded for working overtime, then gets reprimanded again for staying exactly on schedule: 'He’s threatening a write up. For doing exactly what he told me to do'

Grandma draws the ire of "unschooling" daughter-in-law after giving her iPad-kid 4th-grade granddaughter a real book to read instead of her iPad: 'She actually needs to practice reading not listening'

Grandma draws the ire of "unschooling" daughter-in-law after giving her iPad-kid 4th-grade granddaughter a real book to read instead of her iPad: 'She actually needs to practice reading not listening'

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