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‘I’m expected to show up even if I have no clients, just to hang around and work for free’: Boss demands part-time personal trainer to work unpaid hours, pushing their limit to brink of quitting

‘I’m expected to show up even if I have no clients, just to hang around and work for free’: Boss demands part-time personal trainer to work unpaid hours, pushing their limit to brink of quitting

‘I can’t help but feel like it was personal, not professional’: Manager turns sick days into performance issues to justify firing employee during probation period

‘I can’t help but feel like it was personal, not professional’: Manager turns sick days into performance issues to justify firing employee during probation period

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‘My boss is trying to get me fired’: Micromanager microscopes employee and issues made-up write-ups to force them out of a job after department switch

‘My boss is trying to get me fired’: Micromanager microscopes employee and issues made-up write-ups to force them out of a job after department switch

‘My hours were given to 3 different teenagers’: Loyal employee quits job after 6 years as family-owned business cuts her work schedule for young workers

‘My hours were given to 3 different teenagers’: Loyal employee quits job after 6 years as family-owned business cuts her work schedule for young workers

‘Her reply: Yes, both, no extra pay’: CEO offers fake promotion to manager, promising more responsibility, a new role, and zero raise.

‘Her reply: Yes, both, no extra pay’: CEO offers fake promotion to manager, promising more responsibility, a new role, and zero raise.

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New boss denies employee’s sick time over wording technicality: ‘Next time I call in, my text will only say I’m SICK’

New boss denies employee’s sick time over wording technicality: ‘Next time I call in, my text will only say I’m SICK’

Woman discovers staff’s sassy and demanding behavior toward colleague while covering for her: ‘I wouldn't even call it a request. The tone of these emails are condescending and bossy’

Woman discovers staff’s sassy and demanding behavior toward colleague while covering for her: ‘I wouldn't even call it a request. The tone of these emails are condescending and bossy’

“When did PTO become Part Time Off?”: 21 reactions from seasoned employees offering off-grid comebacks and advice

“When did PTO become Part Time Off?”: 21 reactions from seasoned employees offering off-grid comebacks and advice

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Company’s “No leaving break room during breaks” policy backfires as employees comply strictly, leaving managers scrambling during a work crisis: ‘I'm sorry but according to the rules YOU made, I can be terminated for completing your request’

Company’s “No leaving break room during breaks” policy backfires as employees comply strictly, leaving managers scrambling during a work crisis: ‘I'm sorry but according to the rules YOU made, I can be terminated for completing your request’

35-year-old woman cries to bosses over 24-year-old coworker’s private birthday party, turning personal celebration into work-related office-wide scene: ‘I sent my FRIENDS a private message idk how much more sensitive I can be’

35-year-old woman cries to bosses over 24-year-old coworker’s private birthday party, turning personal celebration into work-related office-wide scene: ‘I sent my FRIENDS a private message idk how much more sensitive I can be’

Nonstop talker employee turns coworker’s workdays into daily struggle with endless interruptions, repetitive questions: ‘They just stand up and stare at me until I take my headphones off to hear them’

Nonstop talker employee turns coworker’s workdays into daily struggle with endless interruptions, repetitive questions: ‘They just stand up and stare at me until I take my headphones off to hear them’

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'I call it a win': HR employee reaches out to supervisor for help on an escalated situation but receives incompetence instead, so she gets her demoted

'I call it a win': HR employee reaches out to supervisor for help on an escalated situation but receives incompetence instead, so she gets her demoted

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Company fires employee for mildly positive survey response: ‘Didn’t even talk to my boss, HR and I had a 1 minute discussion and was sent off’

‘Didn’t even talk to my boss, HR and I had a 1 minute discussion and was sent off’: Company fires employee for mildly positive survey response

‘I finally said “NO”’: Fed-up employee finally shuts down a needy, bossy coworker, leaving them stunned and silent for the first time

‘I finally said “NO”’: Fed-up employee finally shuts down a needy, bossy coworker, leaving them stunned and silent for the first time

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Coworker offers ride home daily despite daily refusals, won’t take no for an answer, turning commute into awkward workplace discussion

Coworker offers ride home daily despite daily refusals, won’t take no for an answer, turning commute into awkward workplace discussion

Head of HR annoys employees into quitting, becomes the HR problem herself: ‘She comes down on me for basically everything. Nitpicking little things, micromanaging…’

Head of HR annoys employees into quitting, becomes the HR problem herself: ‘She comes down on me for basically everything. Nitpicking little things, micromanaging…’

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‘My apartment isn’t livable between 8am-4pm‘: California renter loses her bedroom, bathroom, and water every weekday for 2 weeks during pipe work, can't relocate to work remotely, and asks if the landlord owes compensation

‘My apartment isn’t livable between 8am-4pm‘: California renter loses her bedroom, bathroom, and water every weekday for 2 weeks during pipe work, can't relocate to work remotely, and asks if the landlord owes compensation

49-year-old designer is penalized at work for keeping his personal life private, and is fed up with corporate culture treating basic boundaries as a career-ending red flag

49-year-old designer is penalized at work for keeping his personal life private, and is fed up with corporate culture treating basic boundaries as a career-ending red flag

Boss demands IT tech take their lunch at only 12-1 PM when they skip it to handle a critical error, predictably, they clock out when the next emergency occurs at that time: 'He insisted I must take my 30-minute lunch from 12-1 as per company policy'

Boss demands IT tech take their lunch at only 12-1 PM when they skip it to handle a critical error, predictably, they clock out when the next emergency occurs at that time: 'He insisted I must take my 30-minute lunch from 12-1 as per company policy'

Employee gets fired from his dream job because took 5 holidays in his first month and wonders if there's anything he can do to reverse it: 'It’s just a bad month. But I don’t know what to do. They are saying this will be a final decision.'

Employee gets fired from his dream job because took 5 holidays in his first month and wonders if there's anything he can do to reverse it: 'It’s just a bad month. But I don’t know what to do. They are saying this will be a final decision.'

Friend grows tired of accommodating Mary after years of last-minute cancellations leave her wasting time, money, and effort: ‘This has happened plenty of times before’

Friend grows tired of accommodating Mary after years of last-minute cancellations leave her wasting time, money, and effort: ‘This has happened plenty of times before’

Employee pretends to be friendly with coworker for months only to extract important information about the workplace: 'The friendship part might have been real at first, but somewhere along the way it started feeling more like a project to him'

Employee pretends to be friendly with coworker for months only to extract important information about the workplace: 'The friendship part might have been real at first, but somewhere along the way it started feeling more like a project to him'

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