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Assistant makes a standard PTO request, manager informs her he's done away with all paid vacation time

'Just so you know, we're not doing the PTO thing anymore': Assistant makes a standard PTO request, manager informs her he's done away with all paid vacation time

Boss offers employee a $1 promotional raise, then hires someone in the employee's current role before he accepts the offer

‘I’m furious. I’m disgusted I work for this company’: Boss offers employee a $1 promotional raise, then hires someone in the employee's current role before he accepts the offer

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New HR Lady cancels beloved company traditions and fires people publicly, ends up getting fired the same way

New HR Lady cancels beloved company traditions and starts firing people publicly, ends up getting fired the same way 'All other employees [were] watching and some of them [were] clapping'

Underpaid and overworked employee scores a unicorn job offer and resigns from their current role, boss loses it

‘And just like that, the tables have completely turned’: Underpaid and overworked employee lands a unicorn job offer and resigns from their current role, boss loses it

27-year-old told by 50-year-old employer that she's "too old" to work at a smoothie shop

27-year-old told by 50-year-old employer that she's "too old" to work at a smoothie shop: 'I'm sure Leonardo DiCaprio would love this place'

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Engineer shuts down rich developer’s attempt to make her break safety codes to save money, and her firm backs her up against him: ‘My entire job is to make sure buildings don’t fall down’

Engineer shuts down rich developer’s attempt to make her break safety codes to save money, and her firm backs her up against him: ‘My entire job is to make sure buildings don’t fall down’

Employee forced to come into work despite being sick just because manager can’t find coverage

Employee forced to come into work despite being sick just because manager can’t find coverage: ‘I’ve never had a job do this before!’

‘I thought this job would be my career for the next 30 years, but I'm worried’: Employee accidentally tells “CEO” her team was forced to volunteer, triggering management panic and office gossip

‘I thought this job would be my career for the next 30 years, but I'm worried’: Employee accidentally tells “CEO” her team was forced to volunteer, triggering management panic and office gossip

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Colleague Melissa tries to claim credit for coworker’s idea, gets called out in front of manager mid-meeting: ‘Melissa told me I embarrassed her and made her look bad in front of the team’

Colleague Melissa tries to claim credit for coworker’s idea, gets called out in front of manager mid-meeting: ‘Melissa told me I embarrassed her and made her look bad in front of the team’

Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues

Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues: ‘Not once did he put it in the jar’

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Boss enforces strict no-overtime rule, employee clocks out on time and freezes steel mill operations with 2-mile-long parked train

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‘I'm essentially working for free’: Coworkers push part-time bank employee to stay after their scheduled hours, even though their boss does not pay them overtime for the labor

Star employee gets unjustly fired, negotiates one full year of compensation then starts working for top competitor: 'We have to fire you because you are too expensive'

Star employee gets unjustly fired, negotiates one full year of compensation then starts working for top competitor: 'We have to fire you because you are too expensive'

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'A string of cheese was still hanging from my mouth to the plate': 18+ Servers share their most unhinged, jaw-dropping workplace stories

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‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

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'That's a 40 hour donation': Job candidate rejects job offer with fiery email after learning they need to work an unpaid "one-week trial"

'That's a 40 hour donation': Job candidate rejects job offer with fiery email after learning they need to work an unpaid "one-week trial"

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

Employee backs out of their promise to cover coworker's shift after she also demands they take over all of her extra tasks of the day, gets called out: ‘Coworkers should help each other’

Promising job candidate gets a lowball offer, rejects it and leaves arrogant hiring manager aghast in front of his boss: ‘Never sell yourself short’

Promising job candidate gets a lowball offer, rejects it and leaves arrogant hiring manager aghast in front of his boss: ‘Never sell yourself short’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

New micromanager scolds employee for using the company credit card for meals while working overtime, employee decides to write individual expense reports for everything they buy moving forward: ‘By week two, Dave's inbox was flooded’

Excited graduate starts a new job ready to learn and grow, is partnered with a ‘mean girl’ coworker, leaves after only a week: 'I know I would’ve been burnt out'

Excited graduate starts a new job ready to learn and grow, is partnered with a ‘mean girl’ coworker, leaves after only a week: 'I know I would’ve been burnt out'

Entitled mother-in-law demands son and daughter-in-law drive 6 hours with their newborn for an unplanned family vacation: 'I will not be going!'

Entitled mother-in-law demands son and daughter-in-law drive 6 hours with their newborn for an unplanned family vacation: 'I will not be going!'

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