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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'

Brad Dickson

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Hospital worker accepts higher-level position with a $2 raise at their employer of 2 years, but the pay is missing from their first paycheck, then HR contacts them saying the offer was a mistake: 'The new rate would actually be LOWER than my previous pay'

Brad Dickson

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New hire left abandoned with no training or assigned work—boss starts insisting they get more work done and "learn by doing"—they consider quitting: 'I told him that I didn't get any proper training'

Brad Dickson

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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'

Brad Dickson

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20+ Jobs that sound fake but actually pay really well for those considering an out-of-left-field career change: 'Bear removal expert'

Brad Dickson

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Boss denies employee’s bereavement leave, schedules "mandatory fun" team event after working hours instead

Brad Dickson

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Manager refuses to fund underperforming employee's training on critical thinking, claiming it's “wasting money” on a failing employee

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employer demands all employees return to the office 4 days a week despite there not being enough desks or even seats for everyone—this marks a brutal end to the previous 2-day flexible working policy: 'People often have to work at the cafeteria'

Brad Dickson

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Is It Excessive for HR to Demand an Original Copy of a Job Candidate’s College Degree? Employees Discuss

Bar Mor Hazut

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22 Workers shared the thing that made them finally stop caring about "going above and beyond" at work—It is often seen as an important trait, but when should you stop?

Brad Dickson

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28-year-old worker learns coworker, with whom she privately vented frustrations, secretly recorded their conversations for over a year—HR blindsides her, firing her and promoting him—When is private venting ok and when is it a workplace issue?

Brad Dickson

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Recuiter demands an apology from job applicant for informing to HR about their exit from the hiring process: 'You heavily wasted my and client's time’

Bar Mor Hazut

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Employer Cuts Overachieving Employee’s Pay in Half When They Switch Them From Flat Rate to Hourly Pay— I Work Fast and Efficient and Can Get Most Jobs Finished in Half to 3/4 of the Allotted Time

Brad Dickson

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CEO says employee's prototypes are bad, lays her off and then steals her ideas: 'I should have just quit'

Brad Dickson

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‘I felt my stomach drop’: Candidate believes she lost job opportunity after discovering the interviewer is ‘good friends' with her last boss, who fired her from the job

Bar Mor Hazut

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Bank teller surprised by a 47% pay increase after resigning, boss insists that it is not a counteroffer but a raise that had already been approved for them, but refuses to undo their resignation: 'I am honestly baffled'

Brad Dickson

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