Horrible Bosses

'Never gonna happen': Micromanager assigns overworked employee more responsibilities, then cuts his pay in half, leading employee to leave company high and dry

Sienna Varady

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Overachieving employee raises KPI averages higher just so their boss misses a promotion: 'The entire sector didn't get raises that year'

Brad Dickson

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Worker reprimanded when their coworker who was supposed to cover their shift no-shows: 'I got in trouble for it'

Brad Dickson

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Manager asks barista to a pay fine for calling out sick: 'Is there any way you can pay $50'

Brad Dickson

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'She was fired': Hybrid employee takes a take a sick day instead after being admonished by boss for working an additional day from home while sick

Brad Dickson

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'My workload diminishes and boss's increases': Employee makes micromanaging boss handle tasks, ends up coasting with no work

Ben Weiss

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'If it's not in writing, it didn't happen': Employee uses written communication as defense when micromanaging supervisor's tries to get of them

Brad Dickson

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'If you have a problem with my direction, you come to me': Entire team complies with boss's vague instructions, putting her job in jeopardy

Ben Weiss

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Construction worker offers former micromanager a job, setting the record straight and teaching him a valuable lesson in humility despite of the claim that he will ‘never amount to anything’

Sienna Varady

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Worker calls out company for asking for donations to help a struggling coworker: 'A lot of us are already struggling to make ends meet as it is'

Brad Dickson

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'You were not qualified': Job candidate messages interviewer to decline role, receives unhinged response in return

Brad Dickson

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'If they don't respect my schedule, I'm just going to be absent': Manager ignores employee's conflict, employee maliciously complies, manager gets reprimanded

Ben Weiss

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Client humbles micromanager in front of entire team after micromanager tries to teach staff member a lesson in business etiquette

Sienna Varady

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New boss experiences consequences when multiple members of their team quit simultaneously: 'I'm giving my notice the next day I work'

Brad Dickson

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Clever employee beats micromanager at her own play of power, micromanager caves to employees request to work from home

Sienna Varady

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Employee given the chance to decide whether or not their ex-boss and coworker will be hired, blocks their applications: 'My new boss basically just tossed both [their] resumes out the window'

Brad Dickson

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