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New hire started dream job December 2nd, gets unexpectedly fired mid‑day with zero explanation, leaving her shocked and unsure what to do next: ‘Today, about five minutes before lunch, I noticed I had been signed out of all my accounts’

Manager expects employee to take over late coworker’s $100k role, but claims there’s no budget to increase their salary, pushing employee to look for another job: ‘They're playing games’

Manager expects employee to take over late coworker’s $100k role, but claims there’s no budget to increase their salary, pushing employee to look for another job: ‘They're playing games’

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Retiring employee accidentally discovers management's plans to lay off 50% of their workforce, decides to let coworkers know: ‘It was a good time to retire’

Retiring employee accidentally discovers management's plans to lay off 50% of their workforce, decides to let coworkers know: ‘It was a good time to retire’

Company promises yearly bonus to all employees, only to delay the payment without explanation, forcing employees to cancel plans made for the money: 'It only exists on a spreadsheet'

Company promises yearly bonus to all employees, only to delay the payment without explanation, forcing employees to cancel plans made for the money: 'It only exists on a spreadsheet'

Boss won't stop calling employee on approved PTO, claiming they're needed for client emergency, employee blocks him in response: ‘He messaged me on Facebook asking me to call’

Boss won't stop calling employee on approved PTO, claiming they're needed for client emergency, employee blocks him in response: ‘He messaged me on Facebook asking me to call’

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Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

Employee quits job, then agrees to continue working more than the required notice, only to get threatened with lawsuit when they try to leave early: ‘I just want out of this circus’

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Petty coworker Sapphire’s Secret Santa gift ignores colleague’s stated allergy, pushing the 27-year-old to report Sapphire once again: ‘My boss didn’t take sides, but it’s now been 4 days, and Sapphire refuses to make eye contact’

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‘Scheming’ coworker tries to undermine and paint colleagues as incompetent, their boss starts to see through it: ‘He was inclined to take my side over hers’

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HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

HR tries to fire employee without severance after claiming employee took unapproved work-from-home days, employee proves them wrong: ‘My case is closed’

Management refuses to pay for unlimited WiFi in a new office, instead buying the cheapest data package possible, causing entire office to halt work: ‘The WiFi stopped working after an hour’

Management refuses to pay for unlimited WiFi in a new office, instead buying the cheapest data package possible, causing entire office to halt work: ‘The WiFi stopped working after an hour’

Employee quits job after being denied time off for the holidays, only for HR to extend their notice period by 30 days without warning: 'HR can shout all they want'

Employee quits job after being denied time off for the holidays, only for HR to extend their notice period by 30 days without warning: ‘HR can shout all they want’

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Reputable company lowballs ‘unicorn candidate’ with 10% below her asking salary, she questions company's intentions: ‘She's already taking a pay cut’

Reputable company lowballs overqualified ‘unicorn candidate’ with 10% below her asking salary, candidate questions their intentions: ‘She's already taking a pay cut’

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Entitled manager does not ‘approve' of employees resignation, so she quits on the spot and manager still has the audacity to ask her to stay for a project handover: ‘How do you refuse a two-week notice?’

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Teen worker forces popular pizza place to shut down for days after they refuse boss's demands to make the dough for the week: ‘I laughed and said nah’

Teen worker forces popular pizza place to shut down for days after they refuse boss's demands to make the dough for the week: ‘I laughed and said nah’

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Boss demands remote employees decorate their home office for Christmas, one employee refuses, boss blames them for ruining the holiday spirit: 'It isn't my job to decorate for her’

Boss demands remote employees decorate their home office for Christmas, one employee refuses, boss blames them for ruining the holiday spirit: 'It isn't my job to decorate for her’

Senior manager refuses to pitch in for a coworker's retirement gift because she constantly mocked her team: ‘I would sign the card, but that's all’

Senior manager refuses to pitch in for a coworker's retirement gift because she constantly mocked her team's function in the company: [Brenda] negatively impacted my work-life balance for years’

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Parent of 6-year-old refuses to take her to classmate's birthday party after reading gift profile: 'I thought it was a joke at first, but it is 100% serious'

Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Employee resigns, upper management fails to convince him to stay after refusing to relinquish in-person office requirement: 'They know very well I've been unhappy for 10 months'

Nepo-baby coworker tries to override her dad’s approval of a 3 PM leave to work from home arrangement with a colleague but gets shut down by her boss-father: ‘He told me it has nothing to do with her, she has no authority’

Nepo-baby coworker tries to override her dad’s approval of a 3 PM leave to work from home arrangement with a colleague but gets shut down by her boss-father: ‘He told me it has nothing to do with her, she has no authority’

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

Cake decorator calls out employer, refuses to bring glitter or fondant to work: 'The store... expects [me] to use my own money to decorate a cake'

Woman refuses to continue casual babysitting for her coworker's young daughter, after she turns up 4 hours late to fetch her because she went to happy hour with their other coworkers: 'Finally at 9:45pm Sandra shows up. I was furious'

Woman refuses to continue casual babysitting for her coworker's young daughter, after she turns up 4 hours late to fetch her because she went to happy hour with their other coworkers: 'Finally at 9:45pm Sandra shows up. I was furious'

22-year-old refuses to surrender her first $2.5k paycheck to her family, against cultural tradition: ‘[I need] to protect my own survival’

22-year-old refuses to surrender her first $2.5k paycheck to her family, against cultural tradition: ‘[I need] to protect my own survival’

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