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Employee gets manager fired after illegal questioning over disability sparks HR investigation uncovering stolen bonuses and corporate violations, leading to their promotion: ‘[the manager] had to be escorted out of the building’

Employee gets manager fired after illegal questioning over disability sparks HR investigation uncovering stolen bonuses and corporate violations, leading to their promotion: ‘[the manager] had to be escorted out of the building’

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Employee stops taking on additional tasks to help the management team after being forced to work mandatory overtime, leaving management completely overwhelmed: 'Management is drowning in them now'

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Employee mistakenly receives higher raise than he should left debating how to deal with the situation: ‘I was told I would get a 50 cent raise. Somebody must have typed it in wrong’

Employee mistakenly receives higher raise than he should left debating how to deal with the situation: ‘I was told I would get a 50 cent raise. Somebody must have typed it in wrong’

Cheap company refuses to reimburse employee $20 because they didn't keep receipts, so employee racks up a $280 bill on the next work trip: ‘I went all in’

Cheap company refuses to reimburse employee $20 because they didn't keep receipts, so employee racks up a $280 bill on the next work trip: ‘I went all in’

Boss constantly belittles hardworking employee who keeps the business running, pushing him to find other job: ‘I’m going to quit - no two week notice’

Boss constantly belittles hardworking employee who keeps the business running, pushing him to find other job: ‘I’m going to quit - no two week notice’

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Employee calls out narcissistic boss for tanking her own nonprofit, resigns for better job: 'I did the right thing. It feels so good'

Employee calls out narcissistic boss for tanking her own nonprofit, resigns for better job: 'I did the right thing. It feels so good'

Employee discovers micromanaging boss planted secret cameras to eavesdrop on conversations with coworkers: 'You know I can see and hear you, right?'

Employee discovers micromanaging boss planted secret cameras to eavesdrop on conversations with coworkers: 'You know I can see and hear you, right?'

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CEO tries to fire and replace employee with 2 interns when they take PTO to recover after 13-hour shifts: 'I told them, pay me triple my wage and I'll consider [coming back]'

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Professional and prepared job candidate figures out their interview was really a training session for the hiring company’s fresh new recruiter: ‘I really suspect I was just used to train this girl’

Professional and prepared job candidate figures out their interview was really a training session for the hiring company’s fresh new recruiter: ‘I really suspect I was just used to train this girl’

‘Less than a month in they couldn’t afford to pay me and had to let me go’: 30-year-old woman fired and left unemployed for 4 months after she accepts friend’s offer to leave her steady years-long workplace and come work with her

‘Less than a month in they couldn’t afford to pay me and had to let me go’: 30-year-old woman fired and left unemployed for 4 months after she accepts friend’s offer to leave her steady years-long workplace and come work with her

Boss fires employee and demands they train replacements as retaliation for PTO, the employee cleverly complies, leaving the boss begging them to come back: ‘She demanded me to get back to work and said that the firing was just a prank’

Boss fires employee and demands they train replacements as retaliation for PTO, the employee cleverly complies, leaving the boss begging them to come back: ‘She demanded me to get back to work and said that the firing was just a prank’

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‘Flexible hours means your time is their time’: 20+ Seasoned employees share interview ‘red flags’ that warn them to stay away from certain companies

‘Flexible hours means your time is their time’: 20+ Seasoned employees share interview ‘red flags’ that warn them to stay away from certain companies

26-year-old fresh employee complains about burnout after 4 months of work, getting first taste of being a self-sustaining adult: ‘I can’t do mental work for 8 hours in a day, I feel like I can handle like 3, 4 hours max’

26-year-old fresh employee complains about burnout after 4 months of work, getting first taste of being a self-sustaining adult: ‘I can’t do mental work for 8 hours in a day, I feel like I can handle like 3, 4 hours max’

Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out his boss for unlawful practice

Company expects staff to cook food for their own employee appreciation event unpaid and off the clock, so one employee calls out boss for unlawful practice

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Recruiter sends job-seeking employee’s CV to their current boss, leading to increased micromanagement and workplace anxiety

Recruiter sends job-seeking employee’s CV to their current boss, leading to increased micromanagement and workplace anxiety

Boss scraps bonuses and cuts employees' pay to build $140,000 pool pushing them to plan their swim to freedom: ‘I was praised for being the #1 earner then in the next breath said no more bonuses’

Boss scraps bonuses and cuts employees' pay to build $140,000 pool pushing them to plan their swim to freedom: ‘I was praised for being the #1 earner then in the next breath said no more bonuses’

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‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

‘I quit that job about 3 months later’: Mechanic is left alone after coworkers walk out on an overbooked post‑Thanksgiving Saturday, grinds through the chaos, gets praised with a fast-food gift card by management

Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

Employee gets fired with no warning the day their vacation was set to begin, gets a string of frantic messages not even 24 hours later about returning their equipment after they've already left home: 'I cannot get over how insensitive it feels'

"Auntie" sets hard boundary with her best friend, a mother of a 3-year-old and 5-year old, when she begins dropping the kids with her unannounced and with no food or supplies: 'She says her budget is tight and she figured I already have food in the house'

"Auntie" sets hard boundary with her best friend, a mother of a 3-year-old and 5-year old, when she begins dropping the kids with her unannounced and with no food or supplies: 'She says her budget is tight and she figured I already have food in the house'

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

Boss tries to push construction engineer to apply for demotion to lower-level lower-pay position when their contract ends, claiming he’s not invested enough: ‘I don't live for my projects. And I don't see how that's a bad thing’

15+ Groups of employees who all quit at the same time: 'Over half the team quit within a month'

15+ Groups of employees who all quit at the same time: 'Over half the team quit within a month'

Two ER doctors catch coworker forging patients' documents, report the fraud to their supervisor, but the next day, they are both fired for "causing a huge internal investigation", despite following protocol: 'The signature on the file did not match'

Two ER doctors catch coworker forging patients' documents, report the fraud to their supervisor, but the next day, they are both fired for "causing a huge internal investigation", despite following protocol: 'The signature on the file did not match'

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