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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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New manager suggests getting rid of entire department because "AI is going to do it all soon anyway": 'Why would this information be shared if not to make people anxious?'

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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Return-To-Office Mandate Forces Employees Into the Office 4 Days a Week for “Collaboration” Following Years of Remote Work, But All Meetings Are Still Online Anyways—Then the Company Fires Half the Team and Remaining Employees Get 2 Times the Workload

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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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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Employees Sat Through Months of RTO Lectures Before Discovering What Their Boss Had Been Hiding, Highlighting His Hypocrisy and Lack of Accountability

Brad Dickson

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Job candidate refuses to have Zoom interview recorded after recruiter won't turn her camera on: 'If cameras are required, both should have it turned on'

Ben Weiss

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New hire quits 3 weeks into new job after being abandoned, receiving no training, and being made to feel like a burden by their manager and team members: 'Day two: He is just sitting there. No one is talking to him'

Brad Dickson

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Job candidate asked to work entire day for free instead of sitting their scheduled interview, they stand their ground and walk: 'They expected me to work 6 hours for free before even telling me the salary'

Brad Dickson

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Employee confronts CEO about delayed paychecks, then quits on the spot after CEO disrespects him: 'Get out of my face!'

Ben Weiss

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Hiring manager kindles job-search discourse with a negative remark about an applicant who claimed that their personal interest is "olive oil": 'That is not an interest. It’s been hours, and I cannot stop thinking about it. There won't be an interview'

Brad Dickson

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35-year-old's helicopter parents refuse to let him accept an offer that pays $23,000 more than his last job: 'They want me to turn this opportunity down [...] and keep looking for local jobs in Kansas'

Ben Weiss

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Job candidate mistakenly receives email about his interview performance from hiring manager, sends an epic response: 'His attire wasn't professional enough for our office culture'

Ben Weiss

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Members of the workforce recount the dumbest things they've heard their coworkers say: ‘She was adamant that Parmesan cheese was not a dairy product’

Lana DeGaetano

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Service worker laid off in July gets a message from their boss asking them to return to their old job: 'Thanksgiving week was a disaster because they didn't have enough people on to handle the crowds'

Brad Dickson

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