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‘I thought this job would be my career for the next 30 years, but I'm worried’: Employee accidentally tells “CEO” her team was forced to volunteer, triggering management panic and office gossip

‘I thought this job would be my career for the next 30 years, but I'm worried’: Employee accidentally tells “CEO” her team was forced to volunteer, triggering management panic and office gossip

Colleague Melissa tries to claim credit for coworker’s idea, gets called out in front of manager mid-meeting: ‘Melissa told me I embarrassed her and made her look bad in front of the team’

Colleague Melissa tries to claim credit for coworker’s idea, gets called out in front of manager mid-meeting: ‘Melissa told me I embarrassed her and made her look bad in front of the team’

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Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues

Employee finds out coworker is pocketing all of her tips rather than pooling them like the rest of her colleagues: ‘Not once did he put it in the jar’

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Boss enforces strict no-overtime rule, employee clocks out on time and freezes steel mill operations with 2-mile-long parked train

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‘I'm essentially working for free’: Coworkers push part-time bank employee to stay after their scheduled hours, even though their boss does not pay them overtime for the labor

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Star employee gets unjustly fired, negotiates one full year of compensation then starts working for top competitor: 'We have to fire you because you are too expensive'

Star employee gets unjustly fired, negotiates one full year of compensation then starts working for top competitor: 'We have to fire you because you are too expensive'

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'A string of cheese was still hanging from my mouth to the plate': 18+ Servers share their most unhinged, jaw-dropping workplace stories

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‘My promotion was earned, not gifted’: Coworker Mark demands a cut of a colleague’s promotion bonus, claiming he deserves it for training him, but the colleague refuses

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‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

‘It took her from $60,000 to $110,000’: Underpaid office manager leaves a small firm, lands a new $110k job with real benefits, while old boss melts down, admits he underpaid her for years, and still loses her

Employee gets PTO request approved for family emergency, then revoked with no notice: 'If you take off unapproved time then we'll have to let you go'

Employee gets PTO request approved for family emergency, then revoked with no notice: 'If you take off unapproved time then we'll have to let you go'

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Boss refuses to allow part-time employee to work a second job on his days off because he must be available if a colleague calls out, but does not give him on-call pay: ‘I have to show up no matter what’

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Entitled boss "Paul" claims employee's work as his own and fires him, employee gets even years later by buying Paul's company and demoting him: 'Enjoy litigation and demotion!'

Entitled boss "Paul" claims employee's work as his own and fires him, employee gets even years later by buying Paul's company and demoting him: 'Enjoy litigation and demotion!'

'We settled for 5 times my yearly salary': Lawyer secures pest-control technician a legal payout of $300k, after manager forces him to use damaged ladder, causing him to fall 25 feet

'We settled for 5 times my yearly salary': Lawyer secures pest-control technician a legal payout of $300k, after manager forces him to use damaged ladder, causing him to fall 25 feet

Print shop's new district manager demands all employees wear ties near a tie‑eating laminator, staff answers with giant clown bow ties: ‘The employee handbook doesn’t provide color or size parameters’

Print shop's new district manager demands all employees wear ties near a tie‑eating laminator, staff answers with giant clown bow ties: ‘The employee handbook doesn’t provide color or size parameters’

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‘She was telling MY COWORKERS the same lies she’s been trying to spread at her store’: New manager gets her branch to near perfect condition, while a different location’s supervisor paints her as lazy and a job taker

‘She was telling MY COWORKERS the same lies she’s been trying to spread at her store’: New manager gets her branch to near perfect condition, while a different location’s supervisor paints her as lazy and a job taker

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

Micromanager enforces 14-hour Zoom call to monitor employees, entire team quits to work for their competitor: 'The company closed'

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Job candidate logs onto Zoom interview early and overhears that an offer has already been made, proceeds to call them out: 'Hey guys, just so you know, I can hear you!'

Job candidate logs onto Zoom interview early and overhears that an offer has already been made, proceeds to call them out: 'Hey guys, just so you know, I can hear you!'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

'They fired me and want free labor': Marketing employee is laid off due to budget cuts, their boss expects them to train their replacement for 2 months unpaid

'They fired me and want free labor': Marketing employee is laid off due to budget cuts, their boss expects them to train their replacement for 2 months unpaid

Boss demands lab employees provide testing reports earlier in the day, they warn him that the data won't be complete, his insistence leads to more work for him: ‘He can't figure it out’

Boss demands lab employees provide testing reports earlier in the day, they warn him that the data won't be complete, his insistence leads to more work for him: ‘He can't figure it out’

Mechanic quits after 14 years of burnout and broken promises, rejects guilt trips from old boss, lands a new job with better perks and actual respect: ‘Burnout hit me good. I’m glad I left’

Mechanic quits after 14 years of burnout and broken promises, rejects guilt trips from old boss, lands a new job with better perks and actual respect: ‘Burnout hit me good. I’m glad I left’

Company forces veteran employees to reapply for their roles at lower pay after a "restructure": 'Same job, same responsibilities. But [...] the posted salary is $8k less than what we're currently making'

Company forces veteran employees to reapply for their roles at lower pay after a "restructure": 'Same job, same responsibilities. But [...] the posted salary is $8k less than what we're currently making'

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