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'Employer is trying [...] to force me to resign': Boss tries to cheat employee out of unemployment compensation, also denies PTO request

Ben Weiss

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'Withdrew my application and told them to...': Candidate gives strongly worded response to recruiter's unreasonable request

Brad Dickson

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'I always put in 8 hours': Micromanaging boss doesn't believe top-performing worker is actually working at home

Brad Dickson

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'I have cost the company $12. I quit': Employee shamed for scanning food item incorrectly, quits on the spot, managers have to scramble

Ben Weiss

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'What a complete waste of my time': Micromanager tries to get employee written up for forgetting to take notes, manager's boss intervenes and fires her

Ben Weiss

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'For every one [text] I sent him, he received 30': Man gets petty revenge on brother by running up his phone bill, costing him a job

Isabella Penn

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'If you hire her, I'll quit': Employee terminates job candidate's offer after finding out the candidate is her old boss

Eleonora Bader

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'I thought we were on good terms': Job candidate asks former boss for reference, she sabotages candidate's chances with the recruiter

Ben Weiss

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'My screen was idle for 28 minutes': New manager accuses highest performer of being unproductive because of failed "screen audit"

Brad Dickson

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'You had it good here': Boss takes credit for employee's tech skills, mocks her during her final days on the job

Ben Weiss

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'Watch people's body language, particularly around management': 30+ red flags and questions to ask to avoid toxic work environments

Ben Weiss

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'We're going to be pursuing other candidates': Candidate loses job offer after "failing" salary guessing game interview tactic

Brad Dickson

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32 Memes for New Hires Who Begin Their New Job Just in Time for the New Year

Eleonora Bader

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'A great deal of free labor': Candidate withdraws their application after being asked to prepare entire presentation using real company data

Brad Dickson

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'It's not like I singled her out': Coworker keeps hogging the microwave, employee confronts her, gets in trouble with HR

Ben Weiss

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'Get everything in writing': HR blindsides employee, moves him from salary to hourly rate, pays him less per hour

Ben Weiss

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