Horrible Bosses

Bosses cut workers' pay for working too fast, so employees slow down and milk the clock until company caves: ‘I'd go grocery shopping, get lunch, read a book, look at social media, anything, until clock out time'

Etai Eshet

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Company instates 'return to office' policy after 3 years of remote work, attempts to fix morale by holding a "pizza party" but doesn't buy enough pizza: 'They only bought five pizzas for a team of 25. by the time I got there, it was just empty boxes'

Brad Dickson

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Top-performing team blindsided, after being informed by management that there won't be merit raises as the budget will be redirected to investing in artificial intelligence, despite exceeding revenue goals: 'Bringing in more money than ever'

Emma Saven

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'Yeah, I'm not coming back. I quit!': Boss takes away employee's lunch break after he is late one time, employee leaves for good

Ben Weiss

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College student working at pet resort is scheduled alone on chaotic Sunday to manage over 100 dogs with no support, she breaks down in front of customer after being overworked, boss then demotes her for crying: 'You need to be stronger to work up front'

Emma Saven

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Employee plans exit after getting reprimanded for not requesting PTO in advance despite family emergency: 'I'm so done!'

Ben Weiss

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Unorganized boss tries to blame his own mistake on an employee in front of the company owner, employee claps back with receipts: ‘The owner… patted me on the shoulder’

Lana DeGaetano

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Stubborn salesman denies warehouse manager credit card for fuel, delivery truck runs out of diesel and breaks down mid-route, causing major delays and repair costs, salesman never withholds card again: 'He decided 1/8th of a tank was perfectly adequate'

Emma Saven

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Tech employee skips unpaid ‘mandatory’ team retreat, manager suggests they've lost their chance for a promotion as a result: ‘He said my attitude is the issue’

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss accuses remote worker of being lazy, he maliciously complies by sending him daily emails at 6:00 AM: 'Just trying to keep my lazy habits under control'

Ben Weiss

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Intern with memory issues outsmarts toxic manager after she asks him to memorize and recite every detail of client interactions, turns tables by presenting every unnecessary detail of his day, forcing HR to intervene: 'They agreed it wasn’t sustainable'

Emma Saven

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Employees under untracked unlimited PTO policy thrive until HR calls their vacations “excessive” and demands new restrictions their manager has to enforce : ‘Now I have to penalize them for failing to meet expectations that none of us knew existed’

Etai Eshet

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Employee pressured to keep working after not receiving compensation for 2 pay cycles, maliciously complies with boss's orders: 'The work I perform reflects the pay you provide'

Ben Weiss

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‘That's when they started panicking’: Overworked employee secretly scores new job with a 50% pay raise, then quits, leaving higher-ups to put out the fires they've created

Lana DeGaetano

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“We're all burnt out. You just have to push through it”’: Manager weaponizes exceptional employee's tears during an unwarranted poor performance review and tells them it's a "growth moment’

Lana DeGaetano

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Data analyst corrects manager in an important meeting because he misrepresented a project the employee is spearheading, and is then reprimanded for making him ‘look unprepared’

Lana DeGaetano

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