Horrible Bosses

‘The final straw’: Employee resigns after her micromanaging, narcissistic boss denies her PTO request and provides no bereavement when her loved one passes

Lana DeGaetano

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‘We all attend church together on Sundays’: 20+ employees discuss job interviews that made them ‘run for the hills’

Lana DeGaetano

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Tech specialist fired after 6 years when boss demands he inflate his car tires as a “friendly” favor: ‘He called me arrogant and started swearing, I asked him if he was firing me as a friend or as an employer’

Etai Eshet

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50-year-old employee begins quiet quitting after younger coworkers get promoted above him: 'I stopped trying'

Ben Weiss

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‘I’m expected to show up even if I have no clients, just to hang around and work for free’: Boss demands part-time personal trainer to work unpaid hours, pushing their limit to brink of quitting

Etai Eshet

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‘I can’t help but feel like it was personal, not professional’: Manager turns sick days into performance issues to justify firing employee during probation period

Etai Eshet

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Entitled boss refuses to allow office employee to eat lunch inside after hours of doing outdoor landscaping work not included in their job description: ‘I was being treated unfairly’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Things got personal and intense’: Employee informs boss they're seeking other career opportunities, boss retaliates by stripping them of their responsibilities

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss at call center sends vague call to action, then reprimands employees for conversing about it, the whole team maliciously complies: 'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me!'

Ben Weiss

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'After years of unpaid overtime, I started logging out exactly at 5 PM': Employee shares how sticking to scheduled hours improved their wellbeing and productivity

Brad Dickson

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Employee resigns, then gets lured back with better offer, only to be fired 6 months later: 'Corporate ghouls be corporate ghouls'

Ben Weiss

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‘My boss is trying to get me fired’: Micromanager microscopes employee and issues made-up write-ups to force them out of a job after department switch

Etai Eshet

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‘My hours were given to 3 different teenagers’: Loyal employee quits job after 6 years as family-owned business cuts her work schedule for young workers

Etai Eshet

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Employee applies for internal promotion and their egotisitcal boss finds out just before their annual review: ' Is it going to hurt my chances of getting promoted?'

Brad Dickson

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Retaliatory boss fires colleague before they could file a claim against her, employee fears they're next on the chopping block: ‘I am next on her list’

Lana DeGaetano

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‘Anything that keeps you there’: Employees discuss the nonsensical so-called benefits that were disguised as company ‘perks’

Lana DeGaetano

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