Horrible Bosses

New manager put a three-year employee with good reviews on a PIP, claimed past performance issues that didn’t exist, then threatened them for asking questions: ‘He needs to assert dominance by making an example of me’

Etai Eshet

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Employee gets upgraded to first class on business trip, leaving furious boss in coach: 'She thinks [...] I should’ve given her the first class seat'

Ben Weiss

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‘Message heard loud and clear’: Auto employee maliciously complies with arrogant boss's orders, almost costs the auto shop a crucial client as a result

Lana DeGaetano

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Employee gets promotion but no extra pay, leaves for competitor and brings 10 coworkers: 'He took half the team with him'

Ben Weiss

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Boss cuts pay and eliminates benefits to punish an employee who asked for more money and took medical leave, forcing them to either quit or work at a loss: ‘She just doesn't want me to be able to apply for unemployment’

Etai Eshet

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Enthusiastic employee catches coworkers deprecating teammate’s looks and love life after months of believing in genuine office friendships leads to personality-free workspace and late-night job applications

Etai Eshet

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‘So we're all a family, huh?’: Employee calls out company president for revised holiday PTO policy, is let go from the company 2 weeks later

Lana DeGaetano

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Boss retracts PTO approval last minute, one day before event as retaliation for employee reporting misconduct: ‘I wake up and see my previously approved PTO was denied’

Etai Eshet

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‘We absolutely cannot afford to be laid off’: New office manager puts third of the staff on PIP, including top salespersons, leaving employees in fear of losing their job

Etai Eshet

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'Are you tough enough to work here?': 20+ Employer comments that were instant red flags for interview candidates

Ben Weiss

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New owners fire all employees and make them sign new contracts, employee only discovers they no longer have dental care while at the dentist: 'There is no HR'

Brad Dickson

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Boss gets caught writing his own online company reviews: 'I can honestly say I did not have a single problem with management'

Ben Weiss

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Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

Lana DeGaetano

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20 new employees share what made them quit their job on the first day: 'By the way we never mentioned it at the interview but you will get 50 percent pay for 6 months'

Brad Dickson

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20+ Unpopular policies employees had to deal with at work: 'They banned staff from drinking coffee in front of students'

Ben Weiss

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Employee saves company from losing 50 million dollars, boss rates them “meets expectations”: ‘One day we will learn to stop doing anything beyond the bare minimum we are paid’

Etai Eshet

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