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On-call employee reprimanded for not coming in despite never being notified by hostile manager: 'Am I being gaslit?'

On-call employee reprimanded for not coming in despite never being notified by hostile manager: 'Am I being gaslit?'

City council demands man remove grass from home and the neighboring road or pay the price, man cleverly complies making matters worse

City council demands man remove grass from home and the neighboring road or pay the price, man cleverly complies making matters worse

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Micromanager seeks to prevent 'unnecessary' expenses by making employees pay for the water costs of 'poor' outdoor laborers

Micromanager seeks to prevent 'unnecessary' expenses by making employees pay for the water costs of 'poor' outdoor laborers

'When I say I'm not available, I mean it': Employee berated by boss after last minute schedule outside his available hours

'When I say I'm not available, I mean it': Employee berated by boss after being scheduled outside his available hours

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'The company ended up going into liquidation': Manufacturing boss demands overworked laborer stick to his original duties despite the fact that they've been doing every job alone, their compliance sinks the company

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'My manager forgot she approved my time off': Boss tries to write up employee for not showing up on approved PTO day, fallout ensues

'My manager forgot she approved my time off': Boss tries to write up employee for not showing up on approved PTO day, fallout ensues

20+ lame corporate gifts and bonuses for longtime employees: 'It was a pen. Not a nice pen.'

20+ lame corporate gifts and bonuses for longtime employees: 'It was a pen. Not a nice pen.'

Devoted worker pushed to the brink after PTO revocation just weeks before long-awaited family vacation

Devoted worker pushed to the brink after PTO revocation just weeks before long-awaited family vacation

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Chairman singles out only female board member, asking her to watch visiting politician's children: 'I do not have any children, but everyone else on the board [does]'

'I no longer work here, remember?': Employee's two-week notice rejected, asked to leave immediately but still help with transition, she claps back

'I no longer work here, remember?': Employee's two-week notice rejected, asked to leave immediately but still help with transition, she claps back

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Hourly employee gets fired by entitled boss after refusing to work 2 hours past shift: '[Managers] said the schedule doesn’t determine when I get off work, they do'

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Employee gets demoted, salary gets cut in half despite four years at the company: 'I now make less than the new college graduate I trained in last year'

Employee gets demoted, salary gets cut in half despite four years at the company: 'I now make less than the new college graduate I trained in last year'

'Bye-bye': Employee leaves company high and dry after learning that micromanager attempted to undermine his promotion

'Bye-bye': Employee leaves company high and dry after learning that micromanager attempted to undermine his promotion

VP goes against qualified employee's word, revenue drops 80%, employee gets more company perks after fallout: 'Just got a bigger office farther away from people'

VP goes against qualified employee's word, revenue drops 80%, employee gets more company perks after fallout: 'Just got a bigger office farther away from people'

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‘Please leave!’: Employee flees to new city to escape former boss only to be met by an unexpected visit at new workplace

‘Please leave!’: Employee flees to new city to escape former boss only to be met by an unexpected visit at new workplace

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Retail chain cuts workers' hours rather than paying overtime: 'They are going to schedule all the full timers at 35 hours so that no one goes over 40'

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Woman buys an expensive snow blower after struggling with snow for years and refuses to lend it or clear a neighbor’s drive for free during a major storm

Woman buys an expensive snow blower after struggling with snow for years and refuses to lend it or clear a neighbor’s drive for free during a major storm

Teacher goes against admin rules, devises new system to stop misbehaving students that actually works: 'I literally can never win in admin’s eyes'

Teacher goes against admin rules, devises new system to stop misbehaving students that actually works: 'I literally can never win in admin’s eyes'

26-year-old office coordinator gets payback for years of criticism from her coworker Linda by dismantling the improved company operating system she built: 'I knew it would cause chaos'

26-year-old office coordinator gets payback for years of criticism from her coworker Linda by dismantling the improved company operating system she built: 'I knew it would cause chaos'

Employee gets moved to another department after 17 years, refuses to train his unqualified replacement: 'He keeps asking me how to do his job'

Employee gets moved to another department after 17 years, refuses to train his unqualified replacement: 'He keeps asking me how to do his job'

Restraint in the face of temptation is an important skill for professionals: 10+ employees share why it is important not to burn bridges through their own experiences

Restraint in the face of temptation is an important skill for professionals: 10+ employees share why it is important not to burn bridges through their own experiences

Resident discovers neighbor keeps going through their trash to ensure they "meet HOA standards", they report her to HOA management: ‘I just want her to leave me alone’

Resident discovers neighbor keeps going through their trash to ensure they "meet HOA standards", they report her to HOA management: ‘I just want her to leave me alone’

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