Horrible Bosses

'I want to press charges': Newly hired salesperson brings $1,800 personal chair to the office only to have another employee steal it, ends up getting him arrested after the boss threatens to fire the victim

Isabella Penn

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'Remember that everyone is replaceable': Arrogant boss threatens employees' job security out of nowhere at 8 AM in work group chat

Lana DeGaetano

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‘He was sued for stealing from the company’: Newbie security guard lies to his coworker, claiming their boss allows him to leave early, then tries to blame his coworker when he gets caught

Lana DeGaetano

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Hardware store owner demands employee pay for damage a customer caused: ‘Nothing I did caused it’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘The job market is absolutely cooked’: Employee overhears HR complaining after rejecting 50+ applicants for not being “special,” while expecting entry-level unicorns and ghosting actually qualified people

Etai Eshet

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Job candidate turns down a company after accepting another offer, and their recruiter responds with a rant belittling their experience: ‘All that bitterness just because a candidate chose another company?’

Etai Eshet

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Ex-boss demands passwords from former employee a year after he left, ex-employee refuses to respond: 'His business partner owes me $10,000 in unpaid commissions'

Ben Weiss

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Retail worker accused by their boss of stealing for simply taking their lunch break: 'I told her if it’s unpaid, that time is mine'

Brad Dickson

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'I decided to test something': Qualified job candidate gets rejected, changes email and reapplies, ends up getting an offer

Ben Weiss

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Executive nepo-hires his wife without consulting the marketing team lead, who then faces HR trouble after giving honest feedback about her constant self-promotion of her singing: ‘I might get fired tomorrow for saying mean things to her’

Etai Eshet

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Employee gets fired for "performance issues" two weeks after her wedding despite skyrocketing sales and glowing review: 'Your employer is pretty heartless'

Ben Weiss

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Company forces veteran employees to reapply for their roles at lower pay after a "restructure": 'Same job, same responsibilities. But [...] the posted salary is $8k less than what we're currently making'

Brad Dickson

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Mechanic quits after 14 years of burnout and broken promises, rejects guilt trips from old boss, lands a new job with better perks and actual respect: ‘Burnout hit me good. I’m glad I left’

Etai Eshet

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New Jersey pregnant employee forced to use all her PTO for maternity leave, leaving her with no time off while HR calls it company “generosity”: ‘Let me tell you what “paid parental leave” actually looks like’

Etai Eshet

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'They fired me and want free labor': Marketing employee is laid off due to budget cuts, their boss expects them to train their replacement for 2 months unpaid

Lana DeGaetano

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Engineer files HR report after her male boss expects her to handle admin tasks mid-presentation because: ‘Come on, it's not that hard. Women are naturally better at this stuff anyway’

Etai Eshet

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