Horrible Bosses

'I found out today that my current company just acquired my old company': Employee leaves old job on poor terms, now manages his former coworkers

Ben Weiss

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CEO demands employee work from office after a 2-second cameo of his 5-year-old daughter on a call, leads to his resignation: ‘She stood up and looked over my shoulder. She didn't make any noise’

Etai Eshet

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Boss conceals half of employee’s $30K salary from IRS, leaving worker to deal with tax bills on hidden earnings: ‘All of my coworkers have noticed the exact same issues’

Etai Eshet

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Boss requires employee to be in-person 9 hours a day, employee complies by staying within set hours: 'Guess this means I’m excused from all these morning meetings now'

Ben Weiss

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Boss fires teenage employee after she gets scammed into refunding a $3000 fake receipt, then demands father pays for the honest mistake: ‘Sounds like a second scam’

Etai Eshet

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Boss plays favorites with employees and pays the price when entire office strikes back by skipping his training meeting: 'He completely lost it in the team chat'

Isabella Penn

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‘Unlimited PTO’ company boss rejects employee’s PTO for court-ordered parenting, gets called out and faces team backlash: ‘It has backfired on them’

Etai Eshet

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Employee uses loophole in strict time-tracking policy, takes extended sick leave instead: 'It's not my business'

Ben Weiss

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'Don't be cheap': Employee told by HR he can't use travel budget for tips, cue malicious compliance

Ben Weiss

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'I’m the one in charge, so you do as I say': Micromanaging supervisor belittles secretary for years, quits after being proven wrong by them in front of boss

Isabella Penn

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Employee contests 15% pay cut, causes several people to get demoted: 'Company is probably shaking in their boots right now'

Ben Weiss

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Movie theater boss refuses to let employees leave until they've shoveled all the snow: 'He had gone outside... and wrote them up'

Remy Millisky

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Company requests employees to ‘donate’ PTO to colleagues affected by the LA wildfires to ’make up’ for hours lost: ’[This is] just so the company doesn't hurt, not their people’

Lana DeGaetano

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'I'm going to have to reject your application': Candidate receives offer, goes in to sign contract, employer changes his mind

Ben Weiss

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New CFO takes away employee perks valued at $10,000, then demands more work for same pay: 'I am now set back three years in pay increases'

Ben Weiss

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Young worker complaining about burnout after one year of 9-5 sparks wave of sarcastic responses: ‘Welcome to adulthood. You get used to it after the first couple of decades

Etai Eshet

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