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'Go ahead, fire me'': Worker quits after boss denies their leave request

Stiff me on overtime? Queue the long, expensive, revenge. | This happened in the early 2000s when I joined a start-up. We agreed on a salary and no paid over-time and an evaluation in 3 months and then annually. Standard stuff mostly.

'The total demand was something like $135k': Employer cheats guy on overtime, guy plays the long con to get it all back, plus interest

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'[My boss] knew very little about this report': Manager takes credit for subordinate's work, backfires when she can't answer questions about it

"YOU ARE REPLACEABLE" "okay, then I quit" "NO, NOT LIKE THAT"

'Be a team player': Boss calls employee replaceable and demands they come in on their day off, backpedals when they quit

Yeah, no. | Worker quits after boss lies and says they didn't approve their leave

'Also, I quit': Boss pretends they didn't approve worker's leave and demands they come in, worker quits in viral post

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Update: 'I took the advice': Worker quits at internet's urging after boss demands their personally upgraded plane seat

'[You] told me you would bump it up to $29 in April': Cheap boss takes advantage of overworked employee, dangling a raise over her head and going back on his promises

'[You] told me you would bump it up to $29 in April': Boss goes back on promise to employee by dangling a raise over their head

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NO paid over time ? No worries | Come payday my friend asks the boss where's the overtime pay. He gets the reply " we don't pay overtime anymore." My friend replies" sure but remember I don't work for free" The next day it comes knock off time and my friend is about an hour from the milk plant with a full load of milk.

'You can't do that': Company says no overtime, tanker driver threatens to abandon full load on side of road

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Wrongly Fired Worker Takes Entire International Division Down With Him

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'Quit my job suddenly via email': Employee leaves without notice, boss insists on having face to face conversation, internet reacts

Lost all my PTO. I will never give notice again.

'I will never give notice again': Company revokes all worker's earned PTO after they give notice

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'Ex-boss texted me a few days [later]': Boss begs employee to cover shifts after firing them

'I sent him119 emails': Expert malicious complier bombards boss with daily reports, then spends an entire day playing games

'I sent him 119 emails': Expert malicious complier bombards boss with daily reports, then spends an entire day playing games

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'She was let go': Boss takes credit for employee's report, gets exposed as incompetent

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Too many employers don't truly value their worker's contributions — or outwardly appear to in order to devalue and reduce the employee's self-worth and keep them underfoot.

'My boss met with me and cried': Boss breaks down when employee gets new job they were told they were unqualified for

my coworker has the system beat and they can't do anything to fire him

'He seriously is only seen at breaks and lunch': Coworker spends every work day in the bathroom and HR can't do anything about it

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Worker surprised by manager's reaction when they give their 2 weeks' notice, manager demands that they stay longer and give 1 month total: '[My] manager is upset that I didn't give "advanced notice"'

Worker surprised by manager's reaction when they give their 2 weeks' notice, manager demands that they stay longer and give 1 month total: '[My] manager is upset that I didn't give "advanced notice"'

Employee hands boss their two weeks' notice, only for boss to demand they stay for longer, employee refuses: ‘You should be glad I'm giving you this’

Employee hands boss their two weeks' notice, only for boss to demand they stay for longer, employee refuses: ‘You should be glad I'm giving you this’

'Promoted at 12, laid off by 2 PM': Company leader publicly congratulates worker who has already been fired

'Promoted at 12, laid off by 2 PM': Company leader publicly congratulates worker who has already been fired

Micromanager puts employee on PIP for doing her job instead of letting her boss do it for her

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