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Ex-employee wins lawsuit after former boss neglects to pay her mandatory severance: 'They take people to court because they think the threat will scare most people off'

Ben Weiss

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Experienced job candidate tells off recruiter after getting offered $12/hour with no benefits: 'I told her she needed a reality check because her offer was a joke'

Ben Weiss

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19-year-old pressured to give $2k of her savings to her mother: 'She called me ungrateful and said I’m acting like a “tenant” instead of a daughter'

Ben Weiss

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'They panicked when I resigned': Top-performing employee quits after getting no raise in 3.5 years, suddenly management counteroffers with a 37% pay raise and profit sharing

Ben Weiss

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Job applicant pressured to do an unpaid trial shift before his interview: 'I got up to leave!'

Ben Weiss

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Employee makes it to a final interview and the company lowballs them, claims the $60-80k range they posted was ‘aspirational’: ‘Is this even legal’

Lana DeGaetano

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Homeowner fights with HOA after increasing dues despite wasting away $300K without fixing road damage: 'Here's what they HAVEN'T done: fix the road.'

Ben Weiss

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Employee promised a promotion for 6 months, only to learn another colleague was given the same promise: 'I worked so hard and delivered way beyond my targets'

Ben Weiss

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Employee forced to "prove" himself or get fired, he hands in his resignation instead: 'You were lucky to have me!'

Ben Weiss

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Boss gives employee a $820 parting gift, her partner calls gift "frustrating": 'She couldn't understand my point of view, called me entitled, and basically ended the call'

Remy Millisky

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'I owe the HOA 1 cent': Resident of 20+ years in the neighborhood refuses to pay the $0.01 he owes in HOA fees on principle

Ben Weiss

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Employee uses all 37 days of PTO at once before quitting: 'Is there anything stopping me?'

Ben Weiss

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Employee resigns after finding better job with a 20% raise, now his boss wants to renegotiate his salary: 'Why are you surprised that I found a place willing to pay me what I'm worth?'

Ben Weiss

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‘So instead of $30, I’m spending $150 for paper towels’: Science teacher uses school funds to buy price-gouged supplies to make admin think twice about giving teachers purchasing autonomy

Jesse Kessenheimer

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Employee gets moved to another department after 17 years, refuses to train his unqualified replacement: 'He keeps asking me how to do his job'

Ben Weiss

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Massage therapist calls out boss for unfair 40% pay cut, he fires her and tries to get away with not paying her unemployment: 'He claimed that I had quit by refusing his 'generous offer'"

Ben Weiss

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