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Guy Walks Out of Job Interview After Company Lies on Job Description

This job candidate was quick to turn heel and bolt when it became abundantly clear that the interviewer had been intentionally misleading in their description of the role. The role had been advertised as being remote work when it was actually “hybrid," requiring some attendance to an office space. To top it off, the interviewer even admitted that they had advertised it as such in order to increase the pool of applicants. As I've often described (and recently discussed) job interviews are a perf…
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Internet Users Are Applauding This Worker's Story About Finding a New Role

This viral thread saw readers voicing their support for this worker who managed to find themselves a new role that offered a 30% increase in pay. Their decision to make a change came after their coworkers made clear to them just how valuable of an asset they were to the company. This thread was shared on Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Redditor u/lolwutRNB. They posted the thread with the title “My employer has been undervaluing me for years and I finally got to see them sweat after putting my…
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Woman Ignites Voracious Online Debate By Claiming that Women Should Receive PTO For Menstruation

We love a good period piece.
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Leaked Applebess's Executive Email Details Strategy For Worker Exploitation

Restaurant Executive Plots to Pay Workers Less By Exploiting the Rising Price of Gas in This Leaked Viral Email

A leaked email has shocked the internet today after going viral. It was posted to the Reddit r/antiwork subreddit earlier this morning, where it has earned 68k upvotes in 12 hours. An absolutely insane number of votes even for the standards of more popular subreddits.
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Retail Worker "Runs Away" From Job, Never Goes Back, People Share Their Similar Stories

The ONLY solution for working retail.
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Boss said I had to stop going to hospital appointments. Shocked upon seeing my resignation.

Sick Employee Quits When Boss Tries to Tell Them to Stop Missing Work For Hospital Visits

When this employee missed work due to a serious chronic illness, management called a meeting because they were “Seriously concerned.” It wasn't the employee's well-being they were concerned about. Oh no, they were concerned with a decrease in KPIs and other performance metrics.
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Guy Accused of Wage Theft When He Clocks in For Meetings

This employee was accused of committing wage theft when they clocked in for “hour-long” meetings. As commenters have noted, there is wage theft happening here, but the boss is confused about who is the one doing the thieving. This thread was trending after it was posted to the r/antiwork subreddit this week and has earned 10k upvotes. The poster, Reddit user u/DannoWhamo, was the one who posted the topic regarding this experience that they had at work. They noted that they were “Tired of spendi…
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Guy Quits on the Spot When Boss Calls Him a Liar, Never Signed the Non-Compete

Redditor and r/antiwork subscriber u/usedallmypowerups posted this story to the popular subreddit today. r/antiwork is a subreddit that has been gaining huge momentum on Reddit as the “Great Resignation" goes into full swing.
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Teen's Employer Won't Pay Him Overtime So He Leaves During A Shift

Sounds like a good solution.
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Guy Prevented From Quitting, Fired After His Notice Period Was Already Over

When u/Tigerdragon180 was working for a large firm as a contractor for the IT department, his experience was one that people often have within a giant, bloated corporate behemoth. The managers were unreliable, the expectations were too high, and the company had an odd culture “That tried to sell more work as being a sign of praise rather than pay you to do the more work." That sounds like something that the owner or CEO thought of one day when they were sitting on the toilet, and all the “Yes M…
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Trending Topic: Worker Gets A New Job, Old Company Counter Offers With Less Pay

"It's a privilege to work here. You should do so for less money." - This Employer Probably
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Director Tries to Leverage Secret Affair With IT Head in Order to Delete Evidence, Backfires Horribly

Taking one in order to avoid taking blame.
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Employee Denies Karen Service 5 Minutes Before Close, Store Manager Demands Overtime to Help Any and All Customers

She got exactly what she asked for.
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Boss Demands Note After Pregnant Woman Misses One Day, Doctor Writes Note For Two Weeks

Dr. Awesome pulls through.
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Worker Stuck Inside Gate Told By Management That They'll Be There Till Morning

They were only concerned about the cost of the gate. Not worker safety.
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Company Tells Woman She is Replaceable, She Starts Her Own Business and Makes Them the Replaceable Ones

Who is replaceable now?
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