Horrible Bosses

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

Ben Weiss

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

Sienna Varady

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

Sienna Varady

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

Ben Weiss

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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

Brad Dickson

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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

Ben Weiss

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

Ben Weiss

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

Sienna Varady

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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]'

Brad Dickson

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

Ben Weiss

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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'

Isabella Penn

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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'

Ben Weiss

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

Sienna Varady

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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'

Ben Weiss

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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

Sienna Varady

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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'

Brad Dickson

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