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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'

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

‘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

‘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

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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

‘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

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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?'

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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’

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

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Boss retaliates against employee for letting their coworkers vent to them, employee stops doing all of the extra tasks they had been taking on out of goodwill: 'Coworkers should be allowed to vent to each other without it being treated like this'

‘Her reply: Yes, both, no extra pay’: CEO offers fake promotion to manager, promising more responsibility, a new role, and zero raise.

‘Her reply: Yes, both, no extra pay’: CEO offers fake promotion to manager, promising more responsibility, a new role, and zero raise.

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Employee forced to stay late for optics, puts in hours of OT for doing nothing: 'Well, you asked me to stay late!'

Employee forced to stay late for optics, puts in hours of OT for doing nothing: 'Well, you asked me to stay late!'

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Director upset that employee emailed their resignation when she's unreachable while working from home against company policy, freezes their entire bank account after accidentally overpaying them on their final pay: 'I do plan to formally escalate'

New boss denies employee’s sick time over wording technicality: ‘Next time I call in, my text will only say I’m SICK’

New boss denies employee’s sick time over wording technicality: ‘Next time I call in, my text will only say I’m SICK’

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Woman discovers staff’s sassy and demanding behavior toward colleague while covering for her: ‘I wouldn't even call it a request. The tone of these emails are condescending and bossy’

Woman discovers staff’s sassy and demanding behavior toward colleague while covering for her: ‘I wouldn't even call it a request. The tone of these emails are condescending and bossy’

Employee's hours get cut, then boss calls him to come in early, employee stands his ground: 'If they wanted me in early, they shouldn’t have cut my hours!'

Employee's hours get cut, then boss calls him to come in early, employee stands his ground: 'If they wanted me in early, they shouldn’t have cut my hours!'

“When did PTO become Part Time Off?”: 21 reactions from seasoned employees offering off-grid comebacks and advice

“When did PTO become Part Time Off?”: 21 reactions from seasoned employees offering off-grid comebacks and advice

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Company’s “No leaving break room during breaks” policy backfires as employees comply strictly, leaving managers scrambling during a work crisis: ‘I'm sorry but according to the rules YOU made, I can be terminated for completing your request’

Company’s “No leaving break room during breaks” policy backfires as employees comply strictly, leaving managers scrambling during a work crisis: ‘I'm sorry but according to the rules YOU made, I can be terminated for completing your request’

Ex-boss offers $250 gift card to the employee he fired in exchange for potential job candidates: 'I actually like my friends and would never recommend they try for employment at this company'

Ex-boss offers $250 gift card to the employee he fired in exchange for potential job candidates: 'I actually like my friends and would never recommend they try for employment at this company'

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Employee gets punished for being great at his job, so he decides to stop trying at all: 'Even though I performed my duties better than the others in my department, I was effectively punished for being so good.'

Employee gets punished for being great at his job, so he decides to stop trying at all: 'Even though I performed my duties better than the others in my department, I was effectively punished for being so good.'

Volunteer refuses to come back after being bossed around, given no water, no bathroom breaks, and nearly having her phone confiscated, gets emails a year later telling her she needs to be a better team player

Volunteer refuses to come back after being bossed around, given no water, no bathroom breaks, and nearly having her phone confiscated, gets emails a year later telling her she needs to be a better team player

A hardworking man refuses to let his brother live rent-free in his second flat after years of saving to buy it: ‘I can't set myself on fire to keep him warm’

A hardworking man refuses to let his brother live rent-free in his second flat after years of saving to buy it: ‘I can't set myself on fire to keep him warm’

Man leaves brother's landscaping company after years of being underpaid, later warns prospective business partner about secret plan to absorb his clients and equipment: 'Family members think i betrayed my brother'

Man leaves brother's landscaping company after years of being underpaid, later warns prospective business partner about secret plan to absorb his clients and equipment: 'Family members think i betrayed my brother'

Job applicant uses hidden tracker to catch startup using his unpaid design test after rejecting him, sends $1,800 invoice and gets paid within hours: 'They knew they were completely caught red-handed'

Job applicant uses hidden tracker to catch startup using his unpaid design test after rejecting him, sends $1,800 invoice and gets paid within hours: 'They knew they were completely caught red-handed'

Employee spends months thoroughly organizing communal folder in secret, only to wind up causing office chaos: 'I’m sitting here, staring at the perfectly organized, color-coded, and searchable directory I created, terrified to say anything'

Employee spends months thoroughly organizing communal folder in secret, only to wind up causing office chaos: 'I’m sitting here, staring at the perfectly organized, color-coded, and searchable directory I created, terrified to say anything'

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