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2 Bosses forbid employees from discussing wages but are forced into an awkward retreat when employees call them out: ‘I guess TWO different managers didn't know the law’

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Employee finds-out their manager earns a significant salary by delegating work and taking credit for their accomplishments without contributing much, receives witty comebacks on the discovery

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20-year-old who stays calm under pressure wonders what jobs might value their ability to remain unfazed receives amusing comments: ‘Unemployment’

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‘Manager seemed confused as to why I was still sick’: Boss refuses to accept employee's illness can last more than a day, then gets passive-aggressive when the unwell worker needs to leave mid-shift

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Boss schedules employee during approved mountain vacation with no cell service, threatens their job when worker don't show up: ‘I turn my phone back on, and I get bombarded with a million notifications’

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Employee fired via web meeting by an executive she never met along with colleague finds out her boss didn’t know she was losing 2 team members: ‘my boss told us she wasn’t aware of any meetings with upper management’

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Incompetent boss accidentally reveals massive pay gap while trying to relate with employee about wanting more money: ‘I'm just dumbfounded and honestly thinking about looking for a new job’

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Boss fires employee and demands she train 3 replacements without providing severance pay: ‘He said I can't leave them hanging and that I needed to be a team player’

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Entitled 11-year-old coworker’s daughter keeps stealing from everyone at work, including makeup from hidden bags, while her mother does nothing, forcing 23-year-old employee to look for creative solutions

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Company lies in job description, cuts employee’s schedule after hiring 8 new employees to same position: ‘I was told an average work week is “32-37 hours.” next week and I am scheduled for 12 hours’

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Condescending coworker insults “uneducated” colleagues, says they deserve less pay despite needing constant help with basic tasks: ‘She’s very loud and vocal about her opinions, and can be very abrasive in her treatment of others’

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Executive orders fired employee to keep working, running errands and monitoring emails without pay, threatens their career when they refuse: ‘now, after being fired I’m supposed to be a team player?’

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Company continues sending $5,000 in paychecks to former employee who repeatedly reports the payroll error but receives no response from HR: ‘It is a very poorly run business and she has experienced silly things like this with the company before’

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‘Quitting might be the only way out of this vortex’: Company owner dismisses employee's report of manager’s incompetence and misconduct, replies with empty “thanks”

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Boss forces weekly emotional check-ins, regularly asks personal questions, driving employee to plan their exit: ‘She privately messages me for an "energy check" if I'm not full of energy and excited to be around her’

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Boss blames pregnant employee after manager steals her lunch, gets an allergic reaction, and faces no consequences: I got a verbal warning, I don't get how I'm the bad guy but a literal thief gets away with stealing’

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