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'[I] told them I would not be returning to work': Young worker told by boss to accept job reassignment or find a new one, chooses the latter option

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'I quit': Worker quits after discovering their engineering role is actually that of a glorified janitor under a micromanaging boss

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'He doesn't know how to access the project': Micromanaging boss wants remote access to worker's private computer to view the project they're working on

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'You may not be allowed to leave': Worker shares break room poster at their new job detailing restrictive break policy

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'They had to find a replacement ASAP': Security guard fired but still expected to work remaining scheduled shifts

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'I started doing only what I'm asked to do': Worker told they're "not doing enough" after being denied a raise

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'Another manager [who] won't believe their worker could be sick': Tutor who was told they have to come into work while sick makes their boss regret their decision

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'They still scheduled me': Employer refuses to honor new worker's negotiated leave, refusing to remove them from the schedule

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'Nope': Remote worker forbidden from working from sick father's house forced to take PTO, then asked to visit client during that PTO

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'A 25% base pay increase': Worker gets denied promotion, gets a new job instead... effectively promoting themself, others share their stories

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'I got fired yesterday': Employee shares their experience of being fired from their job where they were being berated and micromanaged

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'This is my supervillain origin story': Boss tries to tell worker that getting demoted is a good thing, they leave and cripple the company

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'I'm too good at my job to move upward': Worker passed up for promotion and told that they're too good at their role to be promoted

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'I had over 80 hours of PTO': Employee gives notice, loses all their PTO

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'I declined, obviously': Employee receives low-ball counter offer from current employer

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'I lied about how much I currently earn': Desperate worker lands a better job by exaggerating their current earnings

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